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!The Seven Warlords of the Sea
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[[caption-width-right:350:The members before the Summit War.[[labelnote:Characters]]'''Clockwise from the bottom:''' Donquixote Doflamingo, Boa Hancock, Jimbei, Gecko Moria, Marshall D. Teach, Bartholomew Kuma, Dracule Mihawk.[[/labelnote]]]]
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->''"As long as the Shichibukai give a portion of their loot, obtained from pillaging and uncivilized lands, to the World Government, their pirating activities are officially sanctioned. Other pirates might look down on them by calling them 'government dogs' or whatnot, but they're extremely strong!"''
-->--'''Yosaku'''

The Seven Warlords of the Sea (七武海, ''Shichibukai'', literally translating into the "Seven Military Seas") are a loose group of powerful individual pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government, in exchange for certain benefits. Upon becoming a Warlord, their bounties get frozen, meaning the Marines and World Government stop actively hunting them. They are permitted to retain their crews, territory, and any operation that they have. In exchange, they are required to hunt other pirates and do the government's bidding when needed, which can include, but is not limited to, helping them fight wars. They are also required to give the World Government a portion of their plunders, though this is rarely followed. Along with the [[Characters/OnePieceTheFourEmperors Four Emperors]] and [[Characters/OnePieceTheMarines Marines]], the Seven Warlords comprise one of the Three Superpowers that define the current era. Although they are referred to as a group, the Warlords never work together nor do they even like each other; as a result, they mainly serve as a supplementary buffer for the World Government against the pirate threat.

While the Marines would rather not work with such characters, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork they feel as if they have no choice if they want to preserve the "balance" of the world]]. In the light of their abysmal performance, such as the Straw Hat crew regularly managing to defeat one of them, several Warlords being revealed as corrupt or others just plainly betraying the Government, several voices have been raised to scrap the whole system altogether.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AnimalMotifs: The original seven, who also got the corresponding AnimalThemeNaming except for Jimbei (who is actually a shark fishman): Dracule Mi''hawk'', Crocodile, Donquixote Do''flamingo'', Bartolomew ''Kuma'' (bear), ''Gecko'' Moria, and ''Boa'' Hancock. Of the later recruits, Trafalgar Law is nicknamed ''Tora'' by Luffy (from the katakana rendering of his name, ''Torafarugā Rō''), which means "tiger".
* ArtifactTitle: They frequently go through periods where they have less than the titular 7 members, due to many of them quitting or being expelled. Even when the Government tries to recruit new privateers over the two-years timeskip, Luffy and his allies reduce their numbers again when they [[spoiler:beat Doflamingo, and Trafalgar Law--one of said allies--is also kicked out for his actions, leaving the current count at five known members]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: With the notable exceptions of Dracule Mihawk, Jimbei, and Bartholomew Kuma, all the Warlords have large organizations of powerful fighters supporting them, and are usually the [[LargeAndInCharge biggest]] and strongest member of the groups they lead, especially with Moria and his zombified crew prior his expulsion from the Warlords.
* BalanceOfPower: Collectively, they act as the World Government's buffer against the Four Emperors. Seems to have varying degrees of success.
* BigBadEnsemble: Zigzagged. Several of them are antagonists, but several others are the Straw Hats' allies, or have performed an EnemyMine situation with them.
* BoxedCrook: Their bounties are frozen, and they are given certain privileges in exchange for hunting down pirates, and giving a length of their loot to the government.
* BrokenAce: All of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are supposed to be {{The Ace}}s who can match the Four Emperors along with the Marines. However, all of the Warlords, save for Blackbeard and Buggy, are people with severe emotional and mental issues. Crocodile had his will broken by the harshness of the Grand Line, and tries to take over a kingdom and turn it into his own military state and utopia. Mihawk is constantly bored since [[VictoryIsBoring no one can challenge his sword skills]]. Hancock was enslaved as a child by the World Nobles and has a tattoo permanently embedded on her back. Jimbei lost his captain and friend who was betrayed by humans, his queen was killed by an assassin, and his subordinate Arlong went on to terrorize East Blue after he was freed since Jimbei became a Warlord. Doflamingo [[spoiler: is a former World Noble who was exiled, hunted and tormented by people who were wronged by the World Nobles, lost his mom to illness, and was raised by a gang who treated him like a god]]. Moria had his entire crew wiped out by one of the Four Emperors and tried to create a zombified pirate crew so he never has to experience something like the loss of his friends. Kuma was slowly turned into a mindless cyborg and now has no will of his own. Of the newest members after the two year time-skip, [[spoiler:Law had his life ruined because the government covered up how his home got lead poisoning (which caused other kingdoms to wall off his city and kill anyone who tried to escape), he only had a few years to live because of said poisoning, his entire family was murdered by people who thought his illness could be spread, and his mentor figure was murdered saving his life both from Doflamingo and his illness. As for Edward Weevil, he is denied belief that he's Whitebeard's son and he's under the thumb of [[MyBelovedSmother his controlling mother who's more interested in finding Whitebeard's supposed treasure than avenging his death]]]].
* CarnivalOfKillers: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. Not all of of them are directly opposed to Luffy: Mihawk is neutral and interested in Zoro's journey; Hancock pulled a HeelFaceTurn and fell in love with him; Jimbei immediately offered to help Luffy, befriended him, and was even asked to join Luffy's crew; and Law formally allied with him despite knowing it was against the rules of being a Warlord. Though, the latter two forfeited their positions, with Jimbei promising to come back to Luffy's crew after he took care of some unfinished business.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: All of them are implied to have a very strong [[FreudianExcuse reason]] for why they're the way they are.
** Crocodile has a strongly implied one.
** Moria's entire crew was killed, leading to his desire for an indestructible, but expendable army for companionship.
** Hancock was a slave to the Celestial Dragons. This entailed being forced to eat a Devil Fruit for the nobles' amusement, being given a brand marking their slavery, and ''something'' that led to her despising all men before she met Luffy.
** Blackbeard during his short time as a Warlord is also strongly implied to have one by [[AllThereInTheManual Oda when he drew the Warlords as children]] -- rather than being as carefree as he is now, [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130703113906/onepiece/images/d/dd/Marshall_D._Teach_as_Child.png he is holding both arms around his legs in fetal position while crying]]
** Doflamingo's past [[spoiler:as a former World Noble. When he was a child his father decided to give up his title as such and leave Mariejois, off to live with his family amongst common people (both heretical ideas amongst World Nobles, who consider themselves above humanity). The people in the place he moved to promptly rose up and tried to kill them all once they learned he was a World Noble. This leads to the family being forced to live in the dumps, and later, his mother dying from illness. He also killed his father out of anger and desire to go back to Mariejois, only to be rejected by the nobles. All of this being said, however, it's become increasingly clear that he has no one but himself to blame for a good deal of it; if he hadn't decided to act like a stereotypical World Noble and hadn't called attention to his family, it's likely that none of that would have happened. However, given the common people's hatred of the World Nobles and the fact his father (in the anime at least) also carelessly revealed himself and his family to be World Nobles, it is likely that all the events that transpired were inevitable due to already present prejudice.]]
** Law's backstory is one of the worst in the entire series, right up there with Robin's: [[spoiler:his hometown and everyone in it (including his family) were destroyed, he had a disease that would kill him in three years, and, a few years later, the man who saved his life and served as a father figure to him was murdered... by Doflamingo]].
** Averted with Jimbei, who is the only one so far whose past actually [[TookALevelInKindness improved his outlook]], rather than [[JadeColoredGlasses making him jaded]] like the others. Though, granted, he ''did'' lose his captain in his backstory, and he also had to live with the guilt that comes from knowing that he indirectly helped unleash Arlong on the world.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: The group takes the concept of RecruitingTheCriminal and associated tropes and utterly rips it apart.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Defeating one of them is a ''big deal'' in the One Piece world, and the World Government's usage of them relies on this ''never'' happening to them by anything less than one of the Four Emperors themselves. If it happens to one of them, especially in public, then they risk expulsion. Case in point: Crocodile. In fact, Moria's BadassDecay is what got him kicked out, and the only reason he wasn't immediately expelled after Luffy beat him was because it was never made public.
* TheDreaded:
** A large part of the reason why the World Government enlists them, and why they allow them to stay. It's later revealed in a conversation with Kuma, that if that reputation is seriously affected (e.g. loss to rookie pirate, poor showing in battle etc.) it could result in their expulsion. Most of them never even personally knew each other before the Paramount War, and have only heard of each other.
** This principle is demonstrated magnificently by Buggy the Clown's inclusion in the group after Whitebeard's war; being a relatively pathetic fighter, and hilariously weak compared to the other Warlords, is no obstacle if the world and the authorities ''believe'' you to be a threat. At the end of the day, the Warlords are a propaganda vehicle used by the World Government to intimidate lesser pirates and those who would dream of joining them as much as dealing with the New World. A criminal that's both cooperative and seen by the joe public as a fearsome big-shot is more than welcome.
* EnemyMine: With Pirates, and ultimately the World Government itself.
* JadeColoredGlasses: [[DarkAndTroubledPast Their experiences on the seas]] has given all of them a cynical outlook on the world in some form, either about the Golden Age Of Piracy, or concepts such as justice, and belief in morality. However, none of them are [[NietzscheWannabe nihilistic]], and some such as Crocodile, Doflamingo and Teach sought to [[TakeOverTheWorld dominate the world]] in some form either by [[{{Ubermensch}} imposing their own values]] or by [[BiggerStick superior military might]]. Jimbei is an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] as his life started out rough, but became gradually optimistic as time went on. Zig-Zagged with Law, who started off as a very kind child, then became a cold, evil, and heartless nihilist after his first tragedy, but softened slightly thanks to the influence of a beloved parental figure; while he's ''definitely'' jaded and still rather cold as an adult, he is still capable of compassion and empathy.
* MysteriousPast: So far, we know very little about their pasts, even the more recent members. We just know that [[FamedInStory they're very famous]]. Only Hancock's and Jimbei's [[{{Backstory}} backstories]] were shown in some detail. Later subverted for two of the members when Law's and Doflamingo's pasts were revealed in full.
* TheNotableNumeral: "The Seven Warlords of the Sea", or "Ouka Shichibukai" in Japanese. "Shichibukai" in particular puts an emphasis of the number of people who share the same title.
* OneManArmy: Just one of them was enough to take over a country for the World Government. Or "liberate it" as they call it. Crocodile was assigned as "Alabasta's guardian".
* {{Privateer}}s: Only Kuma seems to actually follow through his job and even he can't be trusted completely.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: They're called "government dogs" for a reason. As a lot of the tropes on this page shows, there are a ''lot'' of problems with this. See DeconstructedCharacterArchetype above. By the time of the Reverie, things have gotten so bad that [[spoiler:Vegapunk is working on a project to render the Seven Warlords unnecessary.]]
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Subverted, as the earliest members introduced (Mihawk, Crocodile, Doflamingo, Kuma) were also among the strongest that the Warlords had to offer, while later introductions range from powerful but not ''quite'' on par with the earlier introductions (Hancock) to surprisingly weak (Moria).
* TheStarscream: Despite allying with the World Government, the Warlords are hardly loyal to them. With the exception of [[ConsummateProfessional Mihawk]], they have all at one point displayed either utter contempt or blatant traitorous actions towards the Government. [[AristocratsAreEvil It's not exactly hard to blame them, either]].
* SuperpowerLottery: One thing most of them (both current and former members who ate a Devil Fruit) share in common is that they all happened to have obtained very powerful and unique Devil Fruit abilities, which all of them have complete mastery over (except former member Law, who's still young and improving, and Blackbeard, who instead goes on to take other powers). In Gecko Moria's case, his ability was the only thing that kept him up to par with the other Warlords for a while. Even Crocodile's comparatively mundane Logia power is unique among Logia's in a way, since it has a secondary ability to [[TouchOfDeath drain all the liquid from a person's body]].
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: None of them really care for the World Government, and some have been only to [[DragonWithAnAgenda betray]] [[TheStarscream them]] on occasion. Even the supposedly most loyal member had saved the Straw Hat Pirates twice. They're also not the best of buds, the narration noting [[LampshadeHanging that the very idea of them working together during the build-up to the Paramount War was unthinkable]]. However they did manage to work briefly together to bring down Oars Jr, although that seemed to be incidental.
* UltimateJobSecurity: The crap they're allowed to get away with is staggering. The WG apparently consider the pirate problem so dire that they're willing to look over one of them switching sides in the battlefield (sorta), another planning a ZombieApocalypse, and one running a slave ring even after it was abolished two centuries before (though the main reason why that was overlooked was because it catered to the World Nobles and because he had blackmail material on the World Nobles, giving him significantly more leeway than any other Warlord). Though one of the major things that guarantees an expulsion is a very public loss to a relative upstart and/or being exposed as attempting to take over a member state of the Reverie ("liberating countries" is perfectly fine, though). The only other way for them to get kicked out besides the aforementioned BadassDecay is for them to act directly against the World Government very publicly, such as what Crocodile and Jimbei did, as it basically means a resignation from the group.
** It is because of this benefit that marines Vice-Admiral Smoker and Admiral Fujitora find issue with the entire system as a whole, since smart, ambitious and downright cunning pirates can abuse this privilege and essentially get away with crimes against humanity; Crocodile almost succeeded with taking over Alabasta while Doflamingo DID succeed with Dressrosa, ruling over its people for ten long years. It also doesn't help that when their crimes come to light, the World Government will do everything in its power to make sure that the truth is silenced. The main issue comes down to the basic idea being "Find the most powerful and dangerous pirates you can, then give them a full pardon in exchange for their word that they are totally definitely working on your side", which sums up the competence of the WG as a whole.
** Doflamingo is an extreme example of this, as even nearly wiping out a country once his tyranny was exposed wouldn't have been enough to warrant an expulsion by itself, and it took an Admiral to publicly apologize before the deposed former ruler and exposing his carnage to the world, as well as the Marines arresting him, acting ''independent'' of the WG's orders, for the WG to stop dragging its heels and take action. It is because of his pull with the Celestial Dragons that he held such privileges, which were a wide berth even by Warlord standards. In fact, he was given Warlord status in the first place because he kept raiding ships with tributes to the Celestial Dragons, and the WG figured that putting a massive bounty on his head clearly wasn't doing shit to stop him.
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: {{Averted}}; as the story has progressed Luffy has defeated a few and befriended others, but their threat level has only increased, especially after entering the New World. Moria was kicked out because he played the trope straight.
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!!Members at the Start of the Story
These are the original 7 Warlords as they appear in the story; a few of them get deposed and have others take their place.

[[folder:"Hawk-Eyes" Dracule Mihawk]]
!!"Hawk-Eyes" Dracule Mihawk
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakeshiAono (JP), Hirohiko Kakegawa (JP, episode 461+), Andrew Paull (EN, 4Kids), John Gremillion (EN, Funi), Jorge Badillo (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 41 (Pre-Timeskip), 43 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' March 9th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 49 (Manga), Episode 23 (Anime)

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->''"A sword with power alone is not powerful."''

The first of the Seven Warlords to be formally introduced, with his appearance marking their very first mention in the story, Dracule Mihawk currently carries the title of the "Greatest swordsman in the world." Unlike practically every other pirate and even the other Warlords, he is a loner, sailing the seas in a small boat and never interacting with others unless absolutely necessary. He is said to have had a rivalry with Shanks in the past, and that their duels were truly titanic. It is Zoro's ultimate goal to defeat him, and after seeing his warrior spirit, Mihawk urged Zoro to become stronger and surpass him one day. Despite the fact he has unfathomably strong and nearly incontestable skills, he is a reclusive man who prefers solitude, and only comes to meetings at Navy Headquarters when his interest is piqued by something or it is mandatory. He is also the only member of the Warlords who does his job the most honestly and dutifully, attacking nobody but other pirates who antagonize the World Government and rarely, if ever, showing disobedience or engaging in deceitful activities.\\\

As revealed in ''Vivre Card -- One Piece Visual Dictionary'' (the sixth databook, being released as a set of cards over a period of time), Mihawk was famous even before the Great Pirate Era started, and while he was issued a bounty, it remains unknown. He has enough skill to match ''Shanks'' in a duel -- though this has fallen by the wayside now that Shanks has lost his good arm.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The thing can cut through entire ships and mountains of ice without so much as a scratch.
* AccentAdaptation: He has a French-Caribbean accent in the 4kids dub.
* AloofAlly: To the Marines. Granted, the Warlords aren't exactly known for keeping up their end of the agreement, but it's particularly telling that both the Marines and his ''fellow Warlords themselves'' are visibly surprised when Mihawk actually starts to fight for real with them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: He has an interesting take on this trope. In his first appearance he mocked Zoro, for saying his goal was to defeat Mihawk, and Luffy, for wanting to be the Pirate King, saying they were foolish and lofty. However, he seems to greatly admire, or at least approve of, those who have the will to actually try achieving their ambitions no matter how lofty or impossible they are. So it's not so much he has a high opinion of ambition itself, but that he has much greater respect for the will to achieve it.
* AnimalMotifs: The hawk, for having sharp, narrow eyes. He's even nicknamed "Hawk-Eye".
* AntiVillain: He works as a Warlord who opposes pirates... and yet he helps the Straw Hats on several occasions. He also isn't as bloodthirsty as his fellow Warlords.
* AudibleSharpness: As befitting the most powerful sword in the world.
* BadassBoast: Two memorable ones so far:
-->'''Mihawk:''' "You wouldn't kill a fly with a cannon, would you?"\\
''Later''\\
'''Mihawk:''' "I can't be bothered to remember the name of every worm I cross paths with."
* BadassInANiceSuit: Not as impressive as Crocodile's, but just look at the picture! If the whole Warlord of the Sea thing doesn't work out, he could always go look for work in the next installment of ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''.
* BadassLongcoat: With a lovely paisley pattern too.
* BadassNormal: He lacks a Devil Fruit and he is a (presumably) normal human being. He's also the greatest swordsman in the world who kicks just as much ass as the other, super powered Warlords.
%%* BeamSpam: In the anime.
* {{BFS}}: His famed Kokutou Yoru is pretty fucking big.
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Kokutou Yoru's blade is a shiny black; it's considered the greatest sword in the world. Mihawk also taught Zoro the importance of reinforcing a sword with Busoshoku Haki, which in concentrated form becomes visible as a black layer over whatever it's applied to. Which incidentally gives Kokutou Yoru the added advantage of it being impossible for opponents to tell if he's using Busoshoku Haki.
* BloodKnight: Subtly, due to him being TheStoic, but there. Unlike almost every other big name pirate seen in the series, Mihawk has no crew, area of influence, or plans in motion. His only real interest appears to be fighting strong enemies. As mentioned in BrokenAce and VictoryIsBoring, this has left him unfulfilled. This is the reason he's willing to train Zoro, whose life goal is to defeat him. Though at first he considered the request for training to mean he was mistaken about Zoro having the potential to be a WorthyOpponent, he changes his mind upon discovering that Zoro didn't want to be trained for his own sake but to aid his captain. Despite having few personal relationships of his own, Mihawk respected Zoro's willingess to place loyalty above pride.
* BrokenAce: Seems to be rather disillusioned with the world after becoming the greatest sword-wielder in the world.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When two prisoners from Impel Down asked if he remembered them while they started to attack, his response was, "I don't remember the name of every insect I crush."
* CallToAgriculture: Is depicted as tending to a field with Perona and the humandrills on one cover.
* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. Mihawk doesn't so much as grunt when he attacks, regardless of who he's attacking or how.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: The anime has him jump several hundred feet into the air before trying to impale Luffy. Then there's that whole business with him ''chopping a mountain of ice in half''!
* CherryTapping: Uses a dinner knife to fight Zoro, and easily overpowers him.
* TheComicallySerious: In the anime, after Luffy defeats Arlong and earns his first bounty, Mihawk visits Shanks to deliver the news. A joyous Shanks decides to start partying (''again'', despite being hung over from partying the night before) and offers Mihawk a drink. Mihawk keeps that eternally serious look on his face... and chugs the whole thing in one go.
* CoolSword: The Kokutou Yoru, which is fittingly considered the strongest sword in the world.
* CreepyCoolCrosses: He wears a cross-shaped necklace, and his sword has a very large hilt that resembles one.
* CurbStompBattle: Almost every fight we've seen him in, and the only time on-screen someone was giving him a good fight he wasn't using ''any'' of the skills he displayed earlier.
* DeadpanSnarker: After Zoro challenge him to a duel, he brings out his cross pendant and reveals a six-inch dagger, explaining that he's not the type to use his all against weaklings:
-->'''Mihawk:''' Unfortunately, I don't carry any blade smaller than this one.
* {{Determinator}}: Mihawk dogged Luffy during Marineford more than any other character save ''Akainu''. Even when someone showed up to stop Mihawk's pursuit, it never lasted long, and once they were dealt with or distracted by another opponent, Mihawk went right back to pursuing Luffy.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He hunted Don Krieg's fleet across the Grand Line and utterly destroyed it because... they woke him up from his nap. That, and to kill time.
* TheDreaded: Standard fare of all Warlords, but his KillingIntent during the Marineford War was potent enough to deter even [[LeeroyJenkins Luffy]] from attacking him directly.
* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: When Vista fought Mihawk during Marineford, Mihawk spent the first half not even looking at Vista, deflecting his blows, and doing an internal monologue about Luffy's ability to sway both former enemies and complete strangers to his side. That said, it was obvious neither Mihawk nor Vista were taking that fight seriously.
* FamedInStory: His duels with Shanks are reputed to have shaken the Grand Line. The fact that '''Whitebeard''' of all people said they were '''still''' ringing in his ears is the icing on the cake.
* FinalBossPreview:
** For Zoro. The Straw Hats' swordsman gets to fight Mihawk very early on but is completely overpowered by the man who isn't even using his main weapon.
** Also more minor one for the crew as a whole, as he shows them just a taste of what awaits on the Grand Line and beyond.
* {{Foil}}: To Shanks. Both are extremely talented and notorious swordsman who act as the motivating figure in two of the main characters arcs (Shanks for Luffy, Mihawk for Zoro), but contrast in several key ways:
** Shanks is normally friendly and laid-back but is implied to have [[GoodIsNotSoft an extremely dangerous and ruthless side should he be pissed off]]. Mihawk is cold and aloof, but has a HiddenHeartOfGold.
** Shanks is always accompanied by his TrueCompanions and is often shown having parties with them. Mihawk is loner prior to the TimeSkip.
** Shanks, for the vast majority of the series, is a distant childhood figure who Luffy aims to surpass, with the time when time when they finally reunite being teased multiple times. Mihawk's relationship with Zoro is considerably more personable, even mentoring him over the TimeSkip.
* FriendlyEnemy: To the Straw Hat crew, after a fashion. Specifically, he keeps tabs on Luffy's and Zoro's growth as pirates, boasts that Luffy's goal of becoming Pirate King is more dangerous than surpassing Mihawk himself (which is Zoro's dream), gives a mental apology to Shanks before fighting Luffy at Marineford, and agrees to train Zoro during the TimeSkip for the sake of Zoro being better able to protect his TrueCompanions.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He was this during the East Blue Saga. He's not technically the superior of anyone the Straw Hats fought in East Blue, but he's a Grand Line major and thus has larger "scope" of power.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: While he may be an aloof loner, his interactions with Shanks, Zoro and Perona show Mihawk ultimately isn't that bad a guy.
* HighCollarOfDoom: Wears one beffiting such a Badass person.
* HilarityEnsues:
** To try to get away from Mihawk, Luffy uses ''Buggy'' as a human shield, then ''throws'' the top half of the poor guy at Mihawk. What follows is nothing short of pure comedy gold.
** Mihawk coming back to his creepy castle and finding out that ''Perona'' and ''Zoro'' had taken up residence while he was away.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Deliberately invoked: He decided it was more beneficial to spend a few years training Zoro, who has stated that his only real goal in life is to defeat Mihawk, rather than wait around for possibly decades before he could get a good match out of him.
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: Not exactly "die", but he seems slightly bitter about the fact that [[TheRival Shanks]] lost his dominant arm.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Mihawk towers at 6'6''. Perona is only 5'2''. So far, a non-romantic example.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Effortlessly holds off Zoro's three swords with a knife, [[ParryingBullets deflects bullets with his sword]], and [[CleanCut slices through a ship]] the size of an office building with just one swing. ''[[SwordBeam Without making physical contact with the ship]]''. Then there's [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101004031517/onepiece/images/f/f4/Mihawk_slash.png this]]. There's a reason people (in-universe) call it "the World's Strongest Slash".
* INeedYouStronger:
** Invokes this trope practically word-for-word after he meets Zoro.
-->'''Mihawk:''' "You shouldn't rush these things, young man. You're strong, but there is much for you to learn. No matter how many years it takes, I will stand at this peak and hold this title as the greatest in the world, and wait for you. Until that day, you must hone your skills. Then... SEEK ME OUT, RORONOA ZORO!!!"
** It's actively enforced after Mihawk agrees to train Zoro for two years.
* InformedAbility: Despite a few brief (and admittedly impressive) showings of force, we've yet to see ''exactly'' why the man is/was considered an equal to the Emperor Shanks.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Perona who is in her mid-twenties and himself in his forties.
* IShallTauntYou: When Zoro challenged him in East Blue, Mihawk apologized that he didn't have anything smaller than his four-inch dagger.
* ItAmusedMe:
** Mihawk's stated reason for hunting the remainder of Krieg's fleet from the Grand Line all the way to East Blue and utterly destroying it?
-->'''Mihawk:''' "To kill time."
** It's also implied to be the reason why he joined the Warlords in the first place; considering one of this guy's former rivals is currently one of the Four Emperors, it makes you wonder why he even bothers with the Government in the first place.
* KillingIntent: Meeting his eyes cause people to sense his murderous intent running so deep it causes most of them to reconsider, even ''[[{{Determinator}} Luffy]]'' is given pause when their eyes meet in Marineford. Even better, it's never stated that Hawkeye has Conqueror's Haki, meaning he may just be that intimidating.
* KiManipulation: He can use Armament Haki, and he taught Zoro about it.
* KnifeNut: Though not to the same extent that the trope is typically applied, he only uses it to conserve his power against the obviously outmatched Zoro.
* KnightOfCerebus: No enemy prior to his introduction and for quite a while afterwards posed as much of a threat to Luffy and the others as Mihawk did during the few brief chapters he appeared in.
* MasterSwordsman: He is renowned for this.
* MeaningfulName: He's called Hawkeye and he can keep track of [[FlashStep Flash Stepping]] targets.
* MrFanservice: Is remarkably good-looking and often appears in an opened shirt or [[NoShirtLongJacket shirtless under his trench-coat]]. Has quite the following among the female fans of the show.
* MysteriousPast: Despite being the very first Warlord introduced in the story, 800+ chapters later he's still the one we know the least about. In fact, ''all'' that's really known about him is that he and Shanks used to be rivals, and that he was famous before Roger's execution. Nothing else about his background, where he's from, whether he had a crew at some point, how he gained the title of Greatest Swordsman in the World, etc. has been revealed at all.
* LonersAreFreaks: Averted. Mihawk is a very solitary man, yet his prowess is such that he's a rather feared and respected presence whenever he appears anywhere. That and the fact that he's not above spending some time with people he finds worthy such as Shanks (whom he's known for a very long time) or Zoro (whom he took as an apprentice). And now, he also has Perona as a sidekick of sorts, and doesn't seem to mind her presence despite her exhuberant personality.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Having the namesake of Dracula and a ferocious animal (hawk) in his name.
* NiceHat: Completed by a giant plume.
* NobleDemon: He works alongside the government, but so far he has yet to display any outright antagonistic actions in the series save for opposing Luffy during the Marineford Arc and even then, it was just business. Mihawk has been shown to have a cordial relationship with Shanks and even hopes Zoro will surpass him.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's visually based on real pirate Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts, who also lived in a hard-to-reach creepy castle.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: While he will use a proportional amount of force to take down the threat, see StrongAsTheyNeedToBe, he will still not hold back when fighting at that level. He keeps a cool face and attacks to defeat his enemy swiftly.
* NothingPersonal: In general, any time he's opposing the Strawhats. He holds no ill will towards them, and is even a bit friendly, and normally only antagonizes them when it's his job to do so.
* NoShirtLongJacket: He wears a dark longcoat and bares his chest and abs underneath.
* NotSoStoic:
** He broke out into full grins twice, back to back. First when Luffy told him his goal, and then when Zoro swore he would never lose to anyone again. He also burst out laughing (and it was with the stereotypical Mwahahaha!") when Zoro begged him to become his disciple.
** Chapter 747's cover story shows him visibly irritated by bear cubs crawling over him.
* OddFriendship:
** With Perona, a loud and outspoken PerkyGoth girl nearly half his age. Though we've only gotten brief looks at their story during the Timeskip, apparently Perona warmed up to Mihawk enough to go back to his island after dropping off Zoro.
** A larger example would be with his old rival Shanks. Shanks is comfortable enough with inviting him to party, and he's even ''more'' different from Mihawk than Perona, being FunPersonified and all.
* OlderThanHeLooks: Would you believe he was 41 when he was first introduced? (And ''19'' when he attended Roger's execution.)
* OneHitKill: When he's serious, most of his fights end in a single blow.
* OneManArmy: The man can cut galleys in half with no effort, and does so for fun. Also he deserves special mention amongst the Warlords as a whole for being the only member who has no crew to speak of, meaning that whatever danger he poses, is his merit alone.
* OptOut: The moment Shanks shows up at Marineford, Mihawk puts his sword away, says fighting Shanks wasn't part of the deal, and makes his exit.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Well when you can single-handedly sink an entire fleet of ships...
* RazorWind: Bordering on SwordBeam. Bonus points for being the same eerie green as the candles on his boat.
* RedBaron: As per usual for the series, he's called "Hawkeye" Mihawk.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Shanks' red. The two are rivals, with him being the serious one to Shanks' carefree.
* TheRival: To Shanks. This changed after Shanks lost his arm, however. He also see Zoro as having the potential to someday become his new rival, even deciding to train him specifically for the job.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Became one to ''Zoro''. [[DidntSeeThatComing We were as surprised as you]].
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Subverted. His debut marked the first mention of the Seven Warlords, but he may be the most powerful of them (if his former rivalry with one of the Four Emperors is any indication).
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: There's were some minor contention on whether his first name is "Dracule" or some variation of "Juraquille", though the former is the spelling almost universally accepted by the western world. And it ultimately resolved with the release of the One Piece Databook Green. It's "Dracule".
* TheStoic: One of the most serious characters in the One Piece world, you'll hardly even see this man smile, let alone raise his voice.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Mihawk's entire philosophy on fighting, and swordsmanship in particular, is using only as much force as you need to get the job done, and not an ounce more. When he fights Zoro in the East Blue, he only uses a six-inch knife and is able to best Zoro's three-sword style effortlessly.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In the anime, [[http://thumbnails.hulu.com/670/50007670/117626_512x288_generated.jpg his eyes]] are colored yellow to reinforce the AnimalMotif ThemeNaming. All but the most badass of fighters start quaking in their boots looking directly at them.
* SuperSenses: There's a reason he's called "Hawk-Eye" (excluding the above); not even Luffy in [[FlashStep Second Gear]] could move fast enough for Mihawk to lose track of him.
* SwordLines: In the anime, Kokuto Yoru leaves a green (originally purple) trail behind it when it's swung.
* TemptingFate: Literally. The whole reason Mihawk attacked Luffy during Marineford was just to see whether or not Luffy would somehow be able to get away from him alive.
* TsurimeEyes: Which, believe it or not, is a NonstandardCharacterDesign.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Was this for the Baratie arc. His complete thrashing of Don Krieg's fleet led him to return to the East Blue and invade Baratie.
* VictoryIsBoring: Certainly gives this impression. His constant search for a [[TheRival rival]], combined with the fact that he's known to attack ''entire fleets'' over something as trivial as disturbing his nap, seems to be his way of alleviating boredom.
* VocalDissonance: Initially with [[Creator/TakeshiAono his first voice actor]], Mihawk sounds much older than his age suggests, though he often used that vocal tone for doing BigBad characters like Demon King Piccolo in the 80s. his new voice, Hirohiko Kakegawa does not have this problem, sounding more appropriate for his age.
* WineIsClassy: When not out slaughtering pirates, he can be seen relaxing in his mansion with a book and [[AGlassOfChianti a glass of red wine]]. His entry in the ''Vivre Card -- One Piece Visual Dictionary'' reveals red wine is his favorite food.
* WorldsStrongestMan: '''Everyone''' in the setting recognizes him as ''the'' greatest swordsman in the world, and he more than lives up to the honor. So far, there have been ''two'' other people who have been shown to be on his level, one of them being an Emperor and the other being a very high-ranking subordinate of another Emperor, and in the latter case, it was clear that neither party was taking the fight very seriously. Every other swordsman shown has simply ''paled'' in comparison to him, even ''Zoro''. Actually, even after the time skip and all that training he did, Zoro freely admits he's still not the world's greatest swordsman while talking down on ''Doflamingo's top officer''.
* TheWorfEffect: During the Marineford arc, Mihawk proves just how outclassed Luffy really is compared to what's waiting in the New World. In the anime, Mihawk defeats Jimbei, who had interrupted his schooling of Luffy, in one blow.
* WorthyOpponent: Originally with Shanks, but after Shanks lost his arm Mihawk no longer considered him as such. Once he met Zoro he started hoping the latter would fill the role, after he does some major [[TookALevelInBadass level grinding]] at least. He also clearly saw Vista as one; while it was clear that neither party was taking that fight seriously, Mihawk stated that any swordsman who knew their shit would know and respect Vista's name and power.
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[[folder:"Desert King" Sir Crocodile]]
!!"Desert King" Sir Crocodile
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo (JP), David Brimmer (EN, 4Kids), Creator/JohnSwasey (EN, Funi), Francisco Villasis (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 44 (Pre-Timeskip), 46 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 5th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 126 (Manga), Episode 76 (Anime)

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

->''"Justice is only for the people who take it."''

Crocodile is the second of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to be formally introduced and serves as the [[BigBad main antagonist of the Alabasta Saga]]. During his early travels, he eventually became disillusioned and began to view those who sailed for fortune and glory to be two-bit upstarts. He secretly formed a criminal organization called [[Characters/OnePieceBaroqueWorks Baroque Works]], whose public aim was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans take over the prosperous country of Alabasta and create a utopia]] and led it as its president. To accomplish this he worked to undermine Alabasta's King's influence by [[VillainWithGoodPublicity defeating criminals]] before the army could, [[GambitRoulette and by exploiting a drought in order to pit the kingdom against an army of rebels]]. His Devil Fruit, the Sand-Sand Fruit (''Suna Suna no Mi''), lets him turn into and control sand, a very useful ability in the desert kingdom.\\\

He loses his status as a Warlord when his takeover plot of Alabasta is revealed to the World Government after he's defeated by Luffy.\\\

His former bounty was 81,000,000 berries.
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* AffablyEvil: As of the Impel Down arc Crocodile seems to have become this, leaning towards being an AntiHero. He seems to have civil, pleasant talks with Jimbei on the way to Marineford. Crocodile even gives information to the rest about things such as Awakened Devil Fruit abilities. Not to mention his heroic actions at Marineford. Even with the idea that maybe he doesn't like the Marines having it their own way, those are incredible risks to take to save Ace, Luffy and Jimbei. He wasn't too nice to consider killing all of Buggy's followers if they made trouble, however.
* AlmightyJanitor: While he doesn't have a ''small'' bounty, it is considerably lower than a lot of his fellow Warlords. It was revealed in the series that his bounty wasn't reflective of everything he was capable of, and had the government been aware of his criminal underworld actions, it would have ''at least'' been twice as much.
* AnimalMotifs: The crocodile, keeping monstrous crocodiles as pets and having a scar that resembles a crocodile's smile.
* ArchEnemy: He has ''more'' than earned Vivi's hatred, that of the Royal Courts, and possibly that of all of Alabasta when his crimes came to light. In fact, he's probably the only person that Vivi desired and attempted to kill. Also, Luffy's [[EasilyForgiven live-and-let-live]] tendencies after meeting his old enemies in the Impel Down Arc ''turned off'' as soon as he saw him again, but it was later subverted as the arc went on, and through battling together in the Paramount War. He himself had one in Whitebeard.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is every bit as powerful (and then some) as he lets on.
* BadassBoast: Upon seeing Mihawk cut down the only henchman he actually likes, Crocodile takes him on, parrying Mihawk's Black Sword ''with just his hook'', and telling Mihawk to watch out, because "[he's] in a very bad mood right now."
* BadassInANiceSuit: Goes to battle while dressed like a blinged-out mafia don, complete with a ring on almost every finger and a [[BadassLongcoat pimpin' green fur coat]]. In fact, after being broken out of prison by Luffy and Ivankov, he actually takes the time to get similar clothing before making their escape in earnest. He now sports an all-black version of his Alabasta outfit, which is universally considered to be much more badass than his old one.
* BadBoss: Regardless of how well you've served him, it's ''very'' unlikely that you'll survive working for him. If he likes you, you're fine; unfortunately, Daz Bones is literally the only subordinate who qualifies. Anyone else will be kept around only as long as they remain enough of an asset to justify their existence; fuck up even once, and you're probably a dead man unless you're difficult to replace or have otherwise been useful enough to warrant his giving you a second chance, and even then, he may still kill you down the line. There are hints that he used to be a better boss in his previous pirate life before his downfall.
* BatmanGambit: Turning the people against the king by making them think he's behind the drought.
* BerserkButton:
** Don't make an error when you're reporting the result of a mission to him. Even if you succeed in the long run, he'll have you killed for it.
** Also he has a very low tolerance for insults and nonsense.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the Baroque Works Saga in general and the Alabasta arc in particular.
* BigBadWannabe: He becomes it during Marineford Arc. Crocodile claims that he wants to kill [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] however during the war, he not only can't match by force with several opponents who don't let him get to Whitebeard but he was even unable to inflict at least some damage to Whitebeard. And to top it all off he gets overshadowed by [[BigBad Blackbeard]] (who actually gets to kill Whitebeard) and [[HeroKiller Akainu]] (who kills Ace and emotionally breaks down Luffy).
* BloodyMurder: How he finally met his defeat.
* BlowYouAway[=/=]TornadoMove: His ''Sables'', a sandstorm/tornado, and the more compressed version ''Sables: Pesado''
* BondVillainStupidity: His Bananadile DeathTrap is right out of a Bond movie, just like its owner, with predictable results for killing anyone when you're not even looking. Also you would think the ''second'' time he beat Luffy he'd make sure he had a corpse.
* TheChessmaster: One of the biggest in the series' history. The country of Arabasta sees him as their greatest protector, while he secretly controls the criminal organization Baroque Works, who likewise do not know his real identity. Anything strange that happens in Arabasta can be traced back to Crocodile's plans: from sandstorms to a countrywide drought to the formation of a rebel army. The final plan of Baroque Works boils down to using the peoples' love for their country to destroy it and allow Crocodile to take over a country that loves him. And that's just the beginning. Arabasta was in no way picked at random. The World Government (which Crocodile also nominally serves as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea) takes a dim view of any revolutionary activity, so once his betrayal became known Crocodile would need to control a nation that would give him the power to stand up to them. Like one that hides the secret to finding the [[LostSuperweapon ancient superbattleship Pluton]]. Guess what's encoded onto a tablet in the Arabasta royal tomb.
* CigarChomper: Always shown smoking a cigar.
* ClimaxBoss: While the series has continued long since his defeat, the Alabasta arc, and Crocodile's defeat at Luffy's hands, actually kicked off a lot of the major events that are still transpiring in the manga. Not to mention that, according to WordOfGod, One Piece was originally written to last around 5 years and end with the Alabasta Arc. So, it's no surprise that Crocodile's defeat had lingering FinalBoss vibes.
* CombatBreakdown: His inevitable VillainousBreakdown translated into the third round of his fight with Luffy, which, at that point, had degenerated into nothing but a pure brawl. Crocodile was so fully enraged and completely out of it that he disregarded his [[StoryBreakerPower Story Breaker Devil Fruit Powers]] in order to try and match Luffy physically. Even at this point in the series, matching Luffy physically was something very few characters could do, and Crocodile, regardless of his status as a Warlord, is ''not'' a physical fighter -- at least, not one who could match [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Luffy]]. This was part of why Luffy even won in the first place.
* CombatPragmatist: What makes his TouchOfDeath so deadly, besides the obvious reasons, is that he also possesses the ability to teleport (by dissolving into sand, then reforming anywhere he wants). This means he can dissolve and reform right in front of his enemy and grab them with his RightHandOfDoom, oftentimes with his right hand already around them before he starts to reform. Unlike most villains who ''could'' do something like that, Crocodile actually ''does'', and you're going to need some [[PlotArmor insane luck]] to survive it. The only reason he lost to Luffy ''at all'' is his rage-induced IdiotBall.
* CrazyPrepared: It is shown very well throughout the Alabasta arc that when the Straw Hats and Vivi had one HopeSpot after another in their attempts to stop the war, that every single time Crocodile already had a counter set in place to crush their attempts. It reached the point where the only way to foil his plans was to ''defeat the man himself''. And even when he forced into fighting with his hook (which is very unusual considering he's Logia-type), he has a poisoned backup hook. And if ''that's'' broken, he can eject a knife in its place.
* CynicismCatalyst: There are several hints pointing towards Crocodile having lost his idealistic approach of being a pirate, whether it involved his loss to Whitebeard being his ultimate defeat that made him lose faith in his strength and more reliant on obtaining the ancient weapons, and/or another personal event that caused him to consider relying on friendship as worthless.
* DiabolicalMastermind: Being basically a mob boss whose influence spans across islands, not to mention aiming to paint himself as a "hero" of the desert, he has this going.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the "sandman" variety. His powers are also associated with "dryness," which means moisture makes him vulnerable... but also that he can suck the water of things (like the earth... or ''a person'') with his right hand.
* EnemyMine:
** Teams up with Luffy to get out of Impel Down and have a shot at taking out Whitebeard. Somewhat subverted in that Luffy doesn't trust him (and wasn't going to release him at first), but is talked into it by Ivankov, who knows a secret that keeps him in check. Both he and Jimbei seem to be keeping their eyes on him to make sure that he doesn't stab them in the back.
** Inverted with Doflamingo, as he refused his assistance to take on Whitebeard.
** Played straight again when he kills the two Marines that were supposed to execute Ace. When Sengoku calls him out on it, asking why he's siding with Whitebeard, he justifies his action by claiming that Whitebeard can be killed any time, but he won't let the Marines have their way.
* EnragedByIdiocy: He has a very low tolerance for insults and nonsense, and once he faces Luffy, even when he was controlling the fight, Luffy infuriated him when Luffy tried to capture Crocodile with his mouth. It gets even worse for Crocodile in the second round, who's suave composure slowly degenerates into aggravated disbelief when he sees Luffy over-drink the water. This action pissed him off so much, he screams in rage and recklessly tries to attack Luffy, who catches him off guard with a water blast.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: His crew is about a 50/50 gender ratio and includes a black man, a flamboyant transvestite, and several old folks. For all his faults, bigotry isn't one of them.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even he considers Akainu to be a real dick.
-->'''Crocodile:''' Frankly I should be applauding him for making Straw Hat suffer, but I suppose the pirate in me would rather punch him in the face.
* EvilCounterpart: For Luffy. It is heavily hinted that Crocodile's true dream was to become the Pirate King, but after being defeated and maimed (by Whitebeard, judging by his obvious enmity and confirmed by WordOfGod) he got obsessed with sadistically trampling dreams and hopes of those weaker than him. Unlike Luffy, who followed his dream even after suffering a soul-crushing defeat, Crocodile abandoned his, thinking that dreams, faith in others, etc. are all useless, and that the only thing that matters is sheer power, no matter how it is obtained. As a result, he became the complete opposite of Luffy in every way.
* EvilIsPetty: He continued sending sandstorms to Yuba only because there was an old man who believed his village would never dry out of water. It might also be [[GreenEyedMonster a case of envy]]; life forced Crocodile to give up his ideals, and yet here is this old man who won't give up his dream no matter what happens. It could even be that Crocodile thinks he is doing the man a favor by killing his romantic notions.
* EvilLaugh: Most villains in ''OnePiece'' have distinctive laughs, but Crocodile's creepy monotone staccato is, perhaps, the most memorable one.
* EvilPlan: His {{plan}} to take over Alabasta, from beginning to end, as it's what drives the arc.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with being voiced by Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo.
* FatalFlaw: Wrath. He is an extremely competent schemer and a deadly fighter who doesn't really underestimate his enemies, but he has an exceptionally low tolerance for failure and silliness. He is very quick to have his henchmen executed for the slightest errors, and gets utterly incensed when Mr. 3 gave him the bad news, and tries to kill him, which backfired and led to the heroes escaping his near flawless deathtrap. He is very easy to provoke as well, which allowed Sanji to outmaneuver him and rescue everyone, and enables Luffy to catch him by surprise with a water attack. When Luffy survives the second time, Crocodile's patience is exhausted, and undergoes a Villainous Breakdown, allowing Luffy to get the drop on him.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Seems like a cool-enough man to have a beer with. 'Tis all an act, though.
* FisherKing: Granted, he ruled over what was already a desert kingdom, but with his Devil Fruit power, he could just as easily ''make'' his own desert. He can also cause droughts without end just by being in the area if he wants to -- which, considering his WeaksauceWeakness to any liquid, is ''all the time''.
* ForTheEvulz: Even with all his intricate plans and important work to do, he still takes time out of his day to torture a determined old man trying to save his destroyed town by sending him regular destructive sandstorms. And his mind raping of Princess Vivi was largely unnecessary, but he still found it highly entertaining.
* ForgivenButNotForgotten: After Croocidle meets Luffy again in Impel Down, the latter refuses to free him, despite having already cooperated with some of his former enemies. Ivankov manages to convince Luffy to do so, but Luffy makes it clear that he won't forgive Crocodile for what he did to Vivi.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In his frustration with having to deal with Luffy a third time, he forgoes his sand powers up until the end of the fight, mostly trying to hit him with a poisoned hook. It's quite clear that Luffy is way better at close combat than he is.
* FreudianExcuse: It's been heavily implied there's a reason he went from what was described as being very similar to Luffy in outlook to the cynical {{Jerkass}} he is now, and, since this is ''One Piece'' it's probably a TearJerker.
* FurAndLoathing: And keep in mind that ''he lives in the desert.''
* GeniusBruiser: He's a terrifying giant of a man with one of the more effective powersets even now (and boy, does he know how to use it to full effect), but he's also ''the'' premiere MagnificentBastard of the series.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Italian, French, Spanish; his attack names run the gamut.
* HandicappedBadass: Both of his hands are pretty badass, but his HookHand is practically a BadassTransplant.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: The destruction of Alabasta was only the surface of his GambitRoulette. If he couldn't find the Pluton, though, he would still take over the country as its new monarch.
* HookHand: It's even golden. The hook is also removable. Underneath is... another hook, a ''poisoned'' one. And underneath ''that'' hook is a dagger.
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: Though he wasn't actually killed by the attack, Crocodile gets absolutely livid when Whitebeard is stabbed by one of his misguided crew mates.
* {{Intangibility}}: Making him difficult to fight with physical force.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The only things he cares about are him and himself. If he does show interest in someone, it's either as an enemy or a means to an end. It somewhat changes in the Marineford Arc, however; many of his actions seem rather selfless for a guy like him.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Crocodile reveals the bomb that is set to go off in Alubarna when facing Vivi in the palace, as a way of mocking her desire to save everyone. While he does try to finish her off, Luffy and Pell manage to save her, and she uses the knowledge about the bomb to find the cannon, but he left out a little detail about the bomb being on a timer though.
* KickTheDog: At one point he reveals that personally and continuously tortured an old man who still believed there was water in Alabasta and wouldn't give up looking for it, by using his Devil Fruit powers to completely dry up the area, [[ForTheEvulz just because]]. Cue an enraged ass-kicking from Luffy.
* KnightOfCerebus: Simply put, Crocodile is the first warning sign that the ''One Piece'' world isn't as happy-go-lucky as it first appears; he's powerful, cruel and ruthless. He's the first genuine villain to give Luffy a NoHoldsBarredBeatDown in their first fight, to the point that Luffy could only make him mad and not even ''hit him'' properly. Oh, and unlike most villains he's the only one so far to beat Luffy ''twice'' in one arc. It's also worth noting that the East Blue Saga had no central antagonist, just a collection of unrelated villains. Crocodile is the first antagonist whose presence encompasses an entire saga, setting the standard for all future sagas in ''One Piece'' going forward.
* LackOfEmpathy: As he put it, "There is nothing more worthless than friendship and trust in this world." It's implied that he said so because of his experiences, and he simply lost his empathy in the past; he does seem to still care about Mr. 1.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's a very tall man, and in charge of an entire criminal organization.
* LeftForDead: This seems to be a poor habit of his when he gets too angry with his foes as he does this, then takes off. This lead to his downfall in Alabasta against a {{Determinator}} like Luffy.
* LogicalWeakness: His Devil Fruit powers, and by extension his evasiveness, rely on him being dry. Simply making him wet will render him vulnerable.
* MakeThemRot: By way of stripping a target of moisture, to the point that they will crumble to dust. He can do this either by direct touch, or just by touching the ground.
* ManBehindTheMan: Much of the Baroque Works Saga had his subordinates go after the Straw Hats while he worked in the shadows.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Just look at his outfit. Oh, and he prepares a feast for Vivi when he's holding her captive.
* MightMakesRight: Years went by during his time in the seas, before Crocodile came to view strength and military might as the only things in the world that are important, not dreams. To this end, he wished to find [[LostSuperweapon Pluton]] to have the greatest military power in the world.
* MrFanservice: Between the [[EvilGenius brains]], the [[LargeAndInCharge build]], the [[BadassInANiceSuit awesome suits]], or the overflowing [[EvilIsCool cool]], Croc's got a solid female following.
* MyGreatestFailure: As a rookie, he was utterly defeated by Whitebeard which killed his dream of becoming pirate king and shifted his attention to obtaining the ancient weapon Pluton.
* MyGreatestSecondChance: His motivation to escape Impel Down was to get another chance at Whitebeard in the Marineford War.
* MysteriousPast: He has one that was alluded to by Ivankov. What it is, its secrets were enough to keep him check during the breakout of Impel Down.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: As well, his main man, a previous bounty hunter who is also really tall, super strong, and can turn his body parts into blades, is named Daz Bones.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: His obvious AnimalMotifs. He also keep several gargantuan Bananadiles as pets.
* NighInvulnerable: His Devil Fruit, being [[ElementalShapeshifter a logia]], makes him immune to everything. [[WeaksauceWeakness Unless it's wet, that is]].
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's a {{pirate}}, [[PimpDuds pimp]], [[DishingOutDirt sandman]], [[BadBoss boss]], {{samurai}}, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity hero]], [[BigBad villain]], [[TheMafia crime lord]], [[HandicappedBadass amputee]], ex-con, and [[TheGunslinger cowboy]], [[YoungGun as of the SBS]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In their first encounter, he gave Luffy a few minutes to mess around before swiftly impaling him and [[LeftForDead burying him alive]].
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Prepares a feast for a captured Vivi.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: While he may look and act suave, when he goes for the kill he'll do it swiftly and quickly, as seen with his first 2 fights with Luffy. On his third fight, though...
* NoodleIncident: Sometime in the past, he had a run-in with Ivankov, who learned ''something'' about him that Crocodile does ''not'' want anyone to know. It hasn't been revealed what this damning and/or embarrassing piece of knowledge is, but it's enough for Ivankov to give him AnOfferYouCantRefuse.
* NothingPersonal: Though he likes to taunt his foes when he has them helpless, Croc is typically an impersonal criminal; he's mostly apathetic towards Luffy even after he destroyed his empire. His one exception to this was Whitebeard, and even then, he lost interest in killing him pretty quickly.
* ObviouslyEvil: Oda tends to draw him appearing more treacherous than any other character in the series. Seriously. If there's a close-up on his face, expect it to be at an ominous angle, with plenty of creepy facial shadows. If he gets beat up, his hair will dangle in front of his face, making him look even creepier. If he's in a good mood, he'll give a SlasherSmile that'll put Doflamingo to shame. Hell, in his last appearance before the time skip, he's in a close-up panel giving the most sinister looking SlasherSmile the series has ever seen. Even the anime depicts him as having skin so pale he's two shades of grey away from being a full-blown ''Vampire''.
* OffWithHisHead: Being a [[NighInvulnerability Logia]], this is a minor annoyance to Crocodile.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: He can turn entire cities into barren deserts if he wants to, and sometimes [[OmnicidalManiac he does]].
* PetTheDog: Somewhat literal example. One of the recent chapter covers depicts Crocodile holding an umbrella over a sad looking dog that was shivering in the rain. Being fan-requested cover art, the scene is not canon, but the thought that one of the most despicable characters in the series has enough of a soft spot for dogs that he couldn't leave out in the rain is an amusing one.
* ProperlyParanoid: His CrazyPrepared tendencies are understandable. His WeaksauceWeakness to all liquids means that his powers are downright useless whenever it rains or he is immersed in water (such as when he is bathing). When you're vulnerable at very inopportune times, compounded with the fact that you're a pirate in a world that is ninety percent ocean, paranoia is generally an understandable, appropriate response and character trait.
* SelfRestraint: When Miss Doublefinger and other members of Baroque Works try to [[BreakingOutTheBoss rescue him from prison]], he and Daz Bones decide to stay and go to Impel Down. He was originally planning on staying in Eternal and Inferno Hell respectively for who knows how long, and left because he had a chance to kill Whitebeard.
* SentientSands: He became living, moving sand in human form after eating the Sand-Sand Fruit.
* ShapingYourAttacks: "Desert Spada" and "Desert La Spada".
* SmokingIsCool: Is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Subverted. Despite being a villain fairly early in the series, Crocodile is one of the most powerful people in the ''One Piece'' world. Even in recent arcs he's fighting quite evenly with many infamous top-tiered figures. In order to hammer the point in, the next [[BigBadWannabe "Big Bad"]] was Bellamy. Luffy lost twice to Crocodile and only won the third time due to determination, Crocodile's VillainousBreakdown due to said determination, [[BloodyMurder blood]], and pure dumb luck. Compare that to Bellamy, who was beaten with a single punch, and one that wasn't even stretched at that.
* SuperpowerLottery: Quite possibly one of the most explicit winners: He's not just a Logia user, he's one that had the sense to explore the uses his particular Devil Fruit (Sand-Sand Fruit) gave him, and then some, using it in ways that a lot of people would've thought were outside the scope of 'moves sand'. Yeah, he's a one-man sandstorm, but he can make literally anything, living or nonliving, dry and, with time, even turn a lush green forest into a ''desert'' if he wanted to.
* TechnicolorToxin: His hidden hook has purple poison.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: During Whitebeard's assault on Marine HQ, Crocodile was forced to work together with Luffy by Ivankov. Doesn't mean either of them was happy about it, although Crocodile's not one to hold a grudge.
* TheBattleDidntCount: Seems to have completely disregarded his defeat in Alabasta. He holds no grudge against Luffy (instead planning on using him as a pawn to help escape Impel Down), and when Luffy confronts him about what he did, he simply states that he just doesn't care about Alabasta anymore. Whitebeard on the other hand...
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: With Whitebeard. He violently turns down Doflamingo's offer to team up against Whitebeard and even saves Ace from his execution so that the World Government wouldn't have the upper hand on Whitebeard. He also becomes absolutely ''furious'' when Whitebeard allows himself to be stabbed by Squad.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Displays some more benign aspects of this. Crocodile hates weakness, and people who believe in things without the strength to back them up; this is in opposition to Luffy who will fight for anybody's beliefs, no matter how weak they are.
* TookALevelInKindness: He's gotten considerably better as he got angry when Mihawk was attacking Daz Bones and when Akainu's track record was getting too good even for his standards.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Crocodile meat (fittingly) and tomatoes.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: The reason why he lost and his plan to take over Alabasta failed. And ''boy'', did it piss him off.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Subverted. It seems that Crocodile stages a massive coup against the throne of Alabasta to seemingly create a utopia for him and Baroque Works; however, the only reason he wants anything to do with the sand kingdom is because of [[WeaponOfMassDestruction a massive battleship called Pluton with the power to wipe out an island]], so he can establish the greatest military force the world has ever known, which could even rival [[TheGovernment the World Government]].
* VillainousValor: Crocodile is a guy with no extraordinary physical skills or toughness, and Luffy just managed to pierce his invincible defenses, what does Crocodile do? Stand up, laugh at Luffy and tell him how weak he is before kicking his ass, for the second time. Crocodile has balls.
* VillainousBreakdown: One of the main reasons why Crocodile lost round three of his fight with Luffy is because he had his ''during'' the fight. Luffy's determination broke him, to the point that he started foregoing his Devil Fruit powers in order to match him physically.
* VillainousRescue: In the Marineford Arc. First, he takes out two Marines about to execute Ace. Second, he takes on Mihawk to buy Luffy time to reach Ace and save Mr. 1 (his priority is the latter). Third, he takes on Admiral "punched a hole through the guy made of living fire" Akainu to rescue Luffy and Jimbei. Do note Crocodile has made it no secret that his enemy is the Marines, and not Luffy.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His front as Alabasta's guardian made him revered in the country he was secretly trying to take over.
* VirtueIsWeakness: As mentioned above, he looks down at camaraderie [[PowerOfFriendship beyond]] [[TrueCompanions professionalism]], and sees believing in your dreams as foolish.
* WeakButSkilled: By Logia standards. He's capable of large-scale destruction, but compared to someone like Akainu or Eneru, he comes up decidedly short. He makes up for it with his overwhelming willingness to fight dirty and his almost reflexive mastery of his Devil Fruit.
* WeaksauceWeakness: He's an amazing strategist and has one of the deadliest powers in the series, but his fruit powers are more susceptible to water and other liquids than other Devil Fruit users because of the element it uses. It's even weak enough to the point a nice drizzle or being hit with any wet object (such as fists covered in blood, or sweat) will nullify his Logia powers temporarily. Good thing he is prepared for such events by being skilled in other combat arts.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: When Crocodile traps most of the heroes in a cage, instead of just killing them until he has a chance, Crocodile decides to tell them his EvilPlan for the destruction of Alabasta and then tosses the key from a cage to one of his giant pet crocodiles, and later he just leaves them to die, allowing water slowly fill the room. Do need to say how did it all end?
* WhyWontYouDie: Shouted this at Luffy when the third round of their fight rolled around, after Luffy had come back from the dead twice by that point. It was one of the first signs of his inevitable VillainousBreakdown.
* WickedCultured: He's just as classy as he is badass, even drinking fine wine and preparing a banquet for Vivi as he's holding her captive right next to the caged Straw Hats and Smoker.
* WildCard: Seriously, what ''is'' he going to do next?
* WorthyOpponent: Seems to have gained ''some'' measure of respect for Luffy, if his saving of Luffy and co. is anything to go by. It's worth noting that when meeting Luffy in Impel Down, after his defeat, he doesn't talk down to him. It seems to Crocodile, Luffy isn't some dime-a-dozen rookie anymore, but someone actually worth acknowledging.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Says this to Jimbei as praise for him saving the Impel Down escapees by calling whale sharks. Merfolk can talk to fish, but most Fishmen are too carnivorous for fish to want anything to do with them.
* YouHaveFailedMe: The consequences of failing Crocodile aren't pretty: After he heard a report from "Mr. 3" (actually Sanji impersonating him) that the Straw Hat Pirates were still alive during their conversation, he ordered Mr. 2 Bon Kurei to eliminate him. When Mr. 3 escaped this, he had him fed to his Bananadiles (though, amazingly, he escaped alive from that as well). Hell, the Mr. 7 duo were willing to blow up the town center in Alubarna even risking getting caught in the blast, because they feared ''that much'' what Crocodile would do to them if they failed.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** Too bad for Ms. All-Sunday, though subverted in that it did work out for her in the end. Justified in that she double-crossed him.
** This is surprisingly subverted though, in the case of Mr. 1, who went to Impel Down with Crocodile. As soon as the breakout occurred, he immediately went to his cell for him to be his subordinate again. Now ''that's'' loyalty.
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[[folder:"Heavenly Demon" Donquixote Doflamingo]]
!!"Heavenly Demon" Donquixote Doflamingo
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiTanaka (JP), Creator/RobertMcCollum (EN, Funi)
!!!'''Age:''' 39 (Pre-Timeskip), 41 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' October 23rd
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 233 (Manga), Episode 151 (Anime)

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

->''"The beginning is upon us! I suggest you prepare. We're drawing close to a new world in which only true pirates can survive. The weak should run while they still can or be swept away by the tides of time, as they roll back to reveal a ''new'' era of champions!"''

The third of the Seven Warlords to be formally introduced, captain of the [[Characters/OnePieceDonquixotePirates Donquixote Pirates]] and the former king of Dressrosa. Sly, rude and disrespectful towards the World Government, Doflamingo is sadistically playful with others, and seems to delight in causing and participating in chaos. In contrast to the sadistic way he treats most people, he is genuinely affectionate towards his quirky crew, who he considers to be his family (in a twisted reflection of Luffy's relationship with his crew). In turn, his crew all respect and love him, affectionately referring to him as "Doffy". He has eaten the String-String Fruit (''Ito Ito no Mi''), which allows him to produce strings and literally manipulate people like puppets, sever limbs with ease, and travel across the sky just as easily. He also demonstrates the ability to use Haki, being one of the few known users of Conqueror's Haki to exist.\\\

Fitting in with his "puppetmaster" motif, Doflamingo eventually becomes the Underworld's top broker under the alias "Joker", and has countless underworld connections, including planting moles in the Marines, selling weapons to countries to provoke war, and formerly oversaw a massive slaver ring that catered towards the Celestial Dragon nobility. His most important partnership is with Kaido, who he keeps happy by producing artificial Zoan Devil Fruits known as "Smiley" to maintain Kaido's beast army. He is a believer in the New Age, an era where pirates focus on what's around them rather than embark on pursuits of romanticism, making him the antithesis of the Great Age of Pirates that Gold Roger set in motion.\\\

After the time skip, his influence is felt starting from the Punk Hazard arc and finally culminates with him becoming the [[BigBad main antagonist of the Dressrosa arc]]. It was revealed that he was a former Celestial Dragon before losing his status. After a series of long, grueling battles, his "family" was defeated, with Doflamingo himself beaten by Luffy with Law's aid. Due to Issho's actions, the World Government couldn't cover up his activities and had no choice but to strip Doflamingo of his Warlord title.\\\

Prior to joining the Warlords, his bounty was 340,000,000 Berries, the highest known bounty yet revealed in the series until post-time skip. Since he was arrested immediately following his defeat, it has not been reinstated.\\\

Finally, he's also notable for being the first enemy to witness and fall to Gear Fourth, Luffy's incredibly powerful NextTierPowerUp.
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* ActuallyADoombot: The Doflamingo that was beheaded by Kyros was actually a string clone controlled by Doflamingo.
* AdvancingWallOfDoom: His ''Birdcage'' creates a dome out of his strings that can cover an entire island. Strings hard enough to be practically unbreakable, and sharp enough they'll cut with the lightest touch. And then he ''contracts'' the dome...
* AffectionateNickname: His executives and some of his more trusted subordinates call him "Doffy".
* AgentPeacock: He dresses in a very gaudy and flamboyant manner and acts hammy. He's also a Warlord and famed arms dealer who used his RazorWire to nearly kill Smoker and kick Law's ass.
* AlliterativeName: '''D'''onquixote '''D'''oflamingo.
* AmbiguouslyBi:
** The way he [[RealMenWearPink dresses]], the way he [[LargeHam acts]], and the way he hits on Crocodile could hint this, although it's more likely he was simply mocking Croc given the entourage of scantily clad women lounging with him at his mansion.
** When Law calls to blackmail him, Doflamingo hits on him, inviting him to drinks now that he's grown up.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Everyone at Dressrosa cheered when [[spoiler:Doflamingo's atrocities are exposed and Luffy defeats him]].
* AnimalMotifs: The flamingo, wearing pink, flamboyant clothes and walking like a flamingo.
* ArcVillain: Of the Dressrosa Arc and the Dressrosa Saga as a whole.
* ArchEnemy:
** He and Law outright despise each other. Their entire conflict is the result of another case of ArchEnemy, mixed with UnknownRival. [[spoiler:Doflamingo's own brother Rocinante (aka Corazon, Law's idol) despised his brother as well, considering him to be pure evil, viewing the purpose of his existence as to keep his brother's "madness" in check. As such, as a marine, he infiltrated his brother's pirate crew with the intention of preventing the tragedy that Doflamingo would bring about on Dressrosa. Doflamingo was completely unaware of this until the moments leading into Rocinante's death. Murdering Corazon resulted in Doflamingo earning Law's hatred -- Law would then spend the next thirteen years of his life plotting his revenge]]. Law's actions during the Pirate Alliance Saga is what would cause his hatred to become mutual on both their ends, with the Dressrosa arc basically amounting to a pissing contest between the two over who can piss off the other more. Doflamingo eventually came to hate Law so much that even during his final confrontation with Luffy (who he came to hate almost as much as he did Law), one of his main motivations for trying to kill the latter was so Law could finally lose hope in getting his revenge.
** It's clear that whatever's left of the Riku royal family hates him, and for good reason:
*** King Riku Dold III was blackmailed by him for ten billion berries in order to keep Dressrosa, and when the king finally managed to collect it by appealing to the people, [[spoiler: Doflamingo used his powers to force the king and his soldiers to start killing people so that Doflamingo could show up and "save" everyone, ruining the king's good name and turning the very people he loved against him. His family is hunted down or imprisoned, and he himself becomes a convict gladiator]].
*** Rebecca, his granddaughter, only a child when this occurred, lost her mother and eventually became a convict gladiator, forced to fight and win a thousand battles to gain her freedom, and unable to live with the toy who raised her and protected her. She enters the tournament with the objective to gaining the Flame-Flame Fruit, so that she can kill Doflamingo, and be reunited with "Thunder Soldier".
*** [[spoiler: Kyros]], his son-in-law and the father of Rebecca, was turned into a toy dubbed [[spoiler:"Thunder Soldier"]], unable to protect his wife from Doflamingo's forces and had to raise his daughter without ever telling her who he truly was, lest he be tossed into the scrap heap, as his entire family had forgotten who he was due to the powers of Doflamingo's henchwoman, Sugar. He would later plan an assault on the toy factory and a rebellion against Doflamingo with the Tontatta Tribe, who also have a good reason to hate the guy.
*** Viola, the king's daughter, submitted herself into Doflamingo's service under the name [[spoiler:Violet]] in exchange for sparing her father's life, being forced to work as an assassin for the last ten years for the man who ruined her family. Viola switches sides when she sees an opportunity to take down Doflamingo once and for all.
** The Tontatta Kingdom has been enslaved by the Donquixote Family (both his crew and [[spoiler:Dressrosa's original royal family]]).
** Includes the Straw Hats now as well, since they find his actions during the Pirate Alliance Saga outright despicable and he considers them irritating nuisances for causing his hold over Dressrosa to be destroyed. Luffy especially stands out due to both men wanting to become the Pirate King, but their methods in achieving that goal clash with each other. The fact that Doflamingo made several of Luffy's friends angry and/or suffer (namely Law, Rebecca and [[spoiler:Bellamy]]) is just icing on the cake. Doflamingo, however, didn't come to ''really'' hate Luffy until the latter activated Gear Fourth and proceeded to hand him a humiliating NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* ArmsDealer: He has worked as this under the name of Joker for 10 years following his [[spoiler:re-]]take over of Dressrosa.
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler:The story of his ancestors, the Donquixote Royal Family. They helped found the World Government and became World Nobles, but even before that the Tontattas tell that the ancestral Donquixote Family used the Little People as slaves. While Doflamingo's parents and younger brother were surprisingly decent people, Doflamingo acted like a traditional World Noble. Even after his family left Mariejois, he refused to let go of his "Noble" heritage]].
* AssassinOutclassin: Nonchalantly talks over the phone to Vergo even as one of his subordinates, Baby 5, tried several attempts to assassinate him in revenge for killing eight men who proposed to her. And even when he incapacitates said subordinate with his powers, he's still not breaking a sweat.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's not only in charge of a pirate crew, but also is the King of Dressrosa. It would also take nothing less than a Marine Admiral to take him down, and he shows no hint of fear or apprehension when he actually does encounter the Admiral sent after him. At this point, he's probably one of ''the'' single strongest non-Four Emperor combatants in the series and has what is most likely the single best track record of them all.
* AxCrazy: It was most shown when he was younger, but in times of [[VillainousBreakdown significant stress]] he can turn into one hell of a dangerous nutcase.
* BadassInANiceSuit: When he was 25 years old, he kicked ass in a damned nice suit, and without that bow-legged swagger to boot.
* BadBoss: If you're merely a peon (such as Bellamy and Disco), he'll will subject you to his attacks. He can sometimes pretend to be BenevolentBoss to his peons, though.
* BadDreams: He continued having nightmares, well into adulthood (age 25), about [[spoiler:his childhood past being tortured by angry citizens wanting revenge against the Celestial Dragons.]] It's also revealed that, to cope, he [[DrowningMySorrows drank a lot of alcohol]].
* BaitTheDog:
** If his very brief moment as a BenevolentBoss made you think he's more humane than initially presumed, juuuuuust read ArchEnemy above. It reaffirms just how ''awful'' Doflamingo really is.
** You know how Bellamy turning out to be alive in Dressrosa -- after supposedly being killed back at Jaya -- seemed to reveal that Doflamingo was a BenevolentBoss? Turns out that he not only ordered his minions to kill Bellamy in the colosseum because he lost his match and then failed to kill Luffy, but he had been intending on doing so from the beginning since he already considered Bellamy an "eyesore".
** [[spoiler:Even his supposed "devotion and care towards his new family" falls short when you consider that he only cares about them when they're convenient, ultimately puts his goals before them, will readily sacrifice them when it's needed, and he essentially preys on other people's suffering to make them join his family]].
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Subverted. [[spoiler:At first (in order of chapters), you'd think that him being tortured by the mob as a child, along with having his childhood turning to hell after the fact that his family is a former World Noble is outed to the angry masses, turns him into the vengeful, violent man he is now. But then his brother Rocinante basically said that he was ''born'' evil and that the torture only made it worse]].
* BenevolentBoss: If you're one of his high execs (such as Monet and Vergo), chances are he'll be friendly with you. Notably is Trebol's failure to protect Sugar, [[spoiler:[[NoOntologicalInertia resulting in the loss of all their toy slaves and the uprising in Dressrosa.]]]] Such a big screw-up would be a YouHaveFailedMe moment for anyone else, but not for him. [[spoiler:Then it's later turned on its ass when it's revealed he treated Bellamy, who idolized him, like crap because not only the guy lost to Luffy, Doffy sees him as an "eyesore". Law also deconstructs the trope by revealing Doffy's "family" at its core: he only sees them as tools for his plans and will not hesitate to sacrifice them when it's convenient. All that kindness and forgiveness are just part of a mask he kept up for years]].
* BerserkButton: Four:
** Being looked down on. [[spoiler:He's a World Noble, dammit! How dare lowly commoners go against him!]]
** While the reasons have not been given, he seems to despise [[spoiler:anyone with the 'D' initials, though being a pseudo-World Noble could be an explanation]]. The fact that [[spoiler:Law]] turned out to be one sent him flying into a rage that ultimately caused him to walk right into a very powerful attack.
** Law's very existence is becoming one for Doflamingo, as he is now seen seething with rage every time he engages Law in conversation.
** Now Luffy is counted among the list of things that really pisses him off; hard to blame him since Luffy defeated Doflamingo in an overwhelming beatdown.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the Pirate Alliance saga, and the Dressrosa Arc in particular.
* BigBrotherInstinct: According to Buffalo, Doffy sees Baby 5 as his little sister and wanted to protect her from "personality flaws", which gave him ample reason to murder the eight men she easily fell in love with. Subverted; he only did so because he saw her as a convenient tool to keep around, a sentiment shared by his other crewmates.
* {{Blackmail}}: He does this a lot.
** In the past, he stole the "honor money" that was meant for the World Nobles as well as their secret "national treasure" and then blackmailed them with it, claiming that he would blurt out their secrets if he isn't given some authority. That's how he became a Warlord, as well as how he can still hold some power over World Government agencies.
** His EngineeredHeroics below also involves blackmail.
** Ironically, he's on the receiving end of this when Law holds Caesar hostage and blackmailed him into resign from the Warlord position. Unfortunately, the first example gives him the power to render this null and void.
* BlackSheep: He's a BlackSheep from a family of WhiteSheep. The other known members of the Donquixote family are unusually kind for [[AristocratsAreEvil World Nobles]], while Doflamingo himself is every bit as cruel as is typical of them, even after losing his status.
* BlueBlood: [[spoiler:Turns out to be this, what with being a (former) Celestial Dragon and all.]]
* BreakThemByTalking:
** He tells Law that if not for that blunder that he did years ago ([[spoiler:accidentally bringing Vergo to Corazon]]), he could've prevented many deaths and tragedies, including that of [[spoiler:Corazon's]], and he tells Luffy that Dressrosa shall slowly be destroyed in 60 minutes and people will curse Luffy's name as they die until Dressrosa falls into dead silence. Both Law and Luffy [[ShutUpHannibal retaliated in their own ways]].
** Later he rants to Tsuru that if not for his presence on the seas, [[spoiler:the world would've gone to chaos a long time ago since he was in "control" of everything. By being removed from the playing board, factions from all over (Worst Generation, Marines, the Warlords, the Four Emperors, Revolutionaries, etc) are going to vie for the open seat of the Pirate King throne.]] [[ShutUpHannibal Tsuru doesn't care and tells him to shut up.]]
* CainAndAbel: With his younger brother Corazon/Rocinante. [[spoiler:Corazon believed his brother was born evil, and that he existed to keep Dofamingo's "madness" in check. In Law's backstory, Doffy kills his brother for siding with the Marines]].
* CallBack: how he was defeated in Chapter 790 mirrors how Chinjao was defeated earlier in the colosseum tournament. Both by flying to the air and trying to clash with Luffy, who then knocked them down with a technique that enlarges his arm and turns it black, and both cracked the ground in two as they fell, Doffy having it more painful and epic.
* CharacterTics: Every time he gets particularly vicious, or dangerously angry, a set of veins bulge out on his forehead. Likely because his eyes are always covered by his shades, and Oda wanted him to have a way to show the state of his emotions. It works to a mortifying degree. Whenever Doflamingo's veins appear, it's an unquestionable warning sign someone, or even worse, everyone, is ''definitely'' screwed. As the Dressrosa arc goes on and his plans start to fall apart, his enraged look is now becoming the norm for him. This hits a breaking point when Luffy goes into Gear Fourth and starts overwhelming him. Being constantly sent flying through the city is making veins not only show up on his forehead but on his ''cheeks as well''. His rage is also so palpable that nearby citizens flee in terror of the man and Doflamingo's trademark smile is replaced with ''bared teeth''.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Seeing how quickly and permanently he is established as a PerpetualSmiler, it can be a little strange to see him ''frowning'' in his very first appearance.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Even without taking his String powers and Haki attacks into account, Doflamingo is ridiculously strong. No human could replicate half of what he does normally, much less while wearing a feathery jacket.
** To elaborate, here's a little comparison; before the TimeSkip, Kaku of the dreaded CP-9 was able to slice the Tower of Justice at Enies Lobby in two with a RazorWind kick, which was considered one of the most impressive feats in the series at the time. To do it, he had to spin around in place for about a minute, and once the tower was cut, it [[http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2509-7/one-piece/chapter-402.html slid off its base at first]] before slowly falling apart. Doflamingo, in comparison, kicked without any preparatory spinning at all... and not only cut ''three towers'' in half, but even had enough force to send the buildings flying in the air!. You can see for yourself [[http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/745/5 here]].
** His endurance is also legendary, since getting a beatdown from Luffy's Gear Fourth techniques and being sent flying several times across the city and into a mountain was not enough to sufficiently knock him out. And this is ''after'' Law sliced his organs alive.
* CheshireCatGrin: That godawful smile rarely leaves his face, even as he's terrorizing people.
* TheChessmaster: He hides it extremely well. For example, he has [[spoiler:moles (ex-crewmates) like Vergo in high ranking marine positions and criminals like Caesar Clown under his influence]]. It's implied back on Jaya that he was planning for [=SMILEs=] to become the new thing even then, and then in the timeskip Caesar just so happens to have developed a weapon named Smiley. Oh, and SMILE turns out to be a codename for Artifical Zoan type Devil Fruits, and he has a factory just for producing those, for his deal with Kaido. He even turned Law's blackmail on its head and use it to trap him. He also [[CrazyPrepared have backup tactics and plans]] in case of major things happening, and also a good player of XanatosSpeedChess.
* ClimaxBoss: His final battle with Luffy went in four stages (Fight with Luffy & Law, dealing with both Luffy and Law separately at [[SelfDuplication the same time]], battle with Luffy across Dressrosa, RaceAgainstTheClock final showdown) which took over 30 chapters, with him being the first to push Luffy to his limits post-Timeskip, and signifying that the New World is only going to get more challenging from then on. Doflamingo himself seems to have regarded himself as the "gatekeeper" keeping all the major players in check, with it only going to be total chaos once they collide with him gone. He also marks the final instance where a Warlord is the BigBad of an arc, after this point, the paradigm shifts to the Straw Hats and their allies fighting the Emperors and the World Government, and the Warlords are regulated to mostly secondary antagonists.
* CombatPragmatist: While he is nonetheless extremely powerful, he tends to manipulate, trick, and weaken his opponents during his battles beforehand. Notably, he tries to delay his confrontation with Luffy for as long as possible.
* ControlFreak: Doflamingo has a huge obsession with being in control. His devil fruit is the string fruit that lets him manipulate people like puppets. He ruled Dressrosa, making them believe he was their savior and made the previous royalty look like fiends. He fully expects his crew to act as sacrificial pawns if required. The biggest thing that ticks him off is no longer having his [[spoiler:Celestial Dragon status and being treated like a god. His rants to Tsuru about how he was some sort of "benevolent" deterrent against the major factors of the world threatening to tear the world apart highlights how influential he is, and thus how much effort he has put into making himself in control of people at a large scale.]]
** This also shows in the way he treats Trafalgar Law. He ''hates'' that Law escaped his control, and continues to speak as if Law is his subordinate ''thirteen years'' after Law left his crew. At one point, Doflamingo even says that he "owns" Law. Part of why he has come to hate Law so much is because Law kept on choosing others over him.
* CoolShades: Very rarely seen without one.
* TheCorrupter: Implied to be this to Trafalgar Law in the latter's youth. That phrase that Law said to Tashigi: "The weak cannot choose their way of death," comes straight out of Doflamingo's mouth at one point during his fight with Luffy and Law. With Law's flashback, it's apparent that Doffy did try to bend him to his whims, but Corazon's actions prevented it from fully happening.
* CrazyPrepared:
** He managed to get the Flame-Flame Fruit shortly after Ace's death, and apparently did so solely to use it as leverage against Luffy if he needed to. That means he held on to a Logia-class fruit for ''two years'', just in case.
** Despite the heroes [[spoiler: turning his toys back into humans]] and exposing his atrocities, he goes into "Plan B" aka The Birdcage and ''traps the entire island" in a prison of string. Then demands the citizens kill his enemies to claim a "bounty", essentially turning the whole island against the heroes. Though he didn't count on the Colosseum tournament participants (i.e not part of his kingdom) turning on him and his troops because they were pissed at him.
* CreateYourOwnHero: Or AntiHero, in this case. Every single misfortune he endured during the Dressrosa arc before his final defeat can be traced back to [[spoiler:the murder of his father, which eventually resulted in his younger brother being taken in by Sengoku and becoming a Marine spy dedicated to stopping Doflamingo]]. Corazon, however, turned out to be a DoomedMoralVictor whose own death was the catalyst for the creation of the ''true'' (anti-)hero of Doflamingo's story: Trafalgar Law. Law's RoaringRampageOfRevenge is the driving force of the Pirate Alliance saga, and the ultimate instigator for the Straw Hats getting involved in the entire mess in the first place. Doflamingo is very much aware of this, which is why, even after coming to hate Luffy, he still hates Law ''more''.
* CreepyChild: The first thing he asks for after [[spoiler:leaving Mariejois]] is "where are the slaves," and the second is for his father's gun to "deal with commoners who crossed his path." His father telling him this is not the way to act in society ''never'' registers with him.
** It takes a seriously unhinged person, let alone a ten year old boy, to [[spoiler:shoot his own father in the back of the head, ''decapitate his corpse'', and then travel with his dad's severed head halfway across the world from the North Blue to the Red Line]].
* DarkAndTroubledPast:
-->'''Doflamingo''': There are few people who have led as unfortunate a life as I have.
** And as it turns out, he does not lie about that. [[spoiler:When he was a kid, his father had his family live the simple lives as commoners, forfeiting their World Noble privileges and tried to live in a relatively more modest (but still wealthy) home. However, the citizens caught wind of a family of World Nobles living alongside them, and their home was eventually burned down. His family was forced into a dingy home near a garbage dump, and indeed, he and his brother ate garbage just to survive. His mother's health declined and she passed away, while the remaining family was nearly killed many times whenever angry citizens caught them. Both times the family tried to go back to Mariejois -- the first by his father asking them politely, and the second by Doffy killing his father and attempted to return -- they were refused, so he vowed vengeance against them. The worst part is that it's implied to be a SelfInflictedHell, he was so rotten and arrogant as a child and kept trying to act like a World Noble that it's his fault the normal people cottoned up to the fact of his family's lineage and they took their retribution for the abuses of the World Nobles out on his family]].
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Though it's darker in the anime than in the manga.
* DeathGlare: Performs this on some Dressrosa citizens after he gets launched off the palace by Luffy's Gum Gum Kong Gun.
* DefectorFromDecadence: According to him during his talk with Law. He mentions that he's not really with [[spoiler:the Celestial Dragons]] anymore. As it turns out, it was not by his own choice -- though his father apparently played it straight.
* {{Determinator}}:
** Doflamingo has an unbreakable will to survive, refusing to plead or die [[spoiler:even when citizens tortured him in a failed attempt to break him, while swearing aloud to live through it to kill everyone in revenge; compared to how his father and brother were begging for mercy, this scene utterly horrified everyone who witnessed it. Even when being hunted down by the Celestial Dragons after learning their secret, Doflamingo managed to escape them due to his will to live. This trait eventually brought on his obsession for immortality, which is the main reason he took an interest in the Op-Op Fruit and is extremely bitter with Law for refusing to fulfill this desire]].
* DiabolicalMastermind: The same way as Crocodile before him, Doffy poses as a benevolent king to his kingdom while secretly oppressing them and holding up a black market.
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** His plan to trap Luffy falls flat on its face when [[spoiler:Luffy -- who he expects to be fighting in the colosseum right now -- is now in his palace with Zoro and Violet, and someone else (Sabo) impersonates "Lucy".]] Though to be fair, [[spoiler:''Luffy himself'' didn't see it coming either]].
** Nor did he anticipate [[spoiler:Sugar's defeat by Usopp.]]
** And he ''definitely'' didn't see himself being ''launched all the way to the middle of the town via Luffy using Gear Fourth's attack, Gum-Gum Kong Gun.'' In short, Doflamingo screwed up '''big time.'''
** One can only imagine what final thoughts were going through Doflamingo's head when his "God Thread" was broken through and he saw and felt the oncoming fist of Luffy's "King Kong Gun" punch.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Subverted. When Doflamingo begins his "Birdcage Plan," he assigns the highest bounty to ''Usopp''. This is way overblown strength-wise, but justified by the fact that Usopp [[spoiler:knocked Sugar out]] causing the truth behind Dressrosa to be revealed to the public and the Marines, causing him to realize that he's in serious trouble
** Played straight with his reaction to people who try to take advantage of Baby 5's neurotic need to be needed to get her to marry them. He not only kills the men in question, but also razes the towns they live in and kill everyone there.
** This stems from his flashback with the would-be 4 top executives where they all commit extreme retributions whenever Doffy felt wronged in the slightest. [[spoiler:Him being a former World Noble, who are known as this, also explains it.]]
** Some adaptations and translations have him asking for his father's gun to deal with "a commoner who crossed his path on the street."
* TheDon: The Donquixote family is the head of many big-league crime operations, which include slave trade, information broker, arm dealings and Devil Fruit black markets, and he's on top of it ever since they were only a pirate gang. Though his 25-year-old self looked more the part, he's still very much a classic example of TheDon now as he was then.
* DrowningMySorrows: Even as an adult, he still suffered nightmares of his hellish childhood, so to cope with it he drank generous amounts of alcohol.
* EnfantTerrible:
** As a child. [[spoiler:As much as you'd expect from a child who was a World Noble]]. What really takes the cake is that he killed his own father apparently for [[spoiler:wanting his family to live like commoners]]. ''His own younger brother'' believed that Doflamingo was simply born evil.
** To say nothing of the time when Doflamingo, [[spoiler:bruised and beaten and being tortured at the stake, shouts at the mob torturing him that no matter what happens, he ''will'' survive, and when he gets down, he will kill each and every single one of them. ''Even the mob'' was taken aback by this.]]
** How he escaped that mob? By using [[spoiler:Haki]] to knock them all out, being one of the youngest characters in the series to use that ability.
* EngineeredHeroics: [[spoiler:Ten years ago, he manipulated King Riku and his army into collecting money from his citizens and then massacring them, [[FrameUp making them look bad in the process]], while he and his group shows up at the right time to "save" the populace and become their new "good" king]]. No wonder he's got [[VillainWithGoodPublicity such a good publicity in the island despite his attitude]].
* EntitledBastard:
** [[spoiler:As a (former) World Noble]] he thinks he's entitled to everything. He really hates the World Nobles [[spoiler:for not letting him rejoin them because of his father's actions even after he killed his father]] and he wants to destroy the world they built just for that.
** This is what actually got his family in trouble in the first place. Even though he knows [[spoiler:he's not a World Noble anymore after his father moved from Mariejois, he kept acting like a brat to the townspeople. That eventually tipped them off that the family were former World Nobles and came after them with extreme prejudice.]]
** The four Executives, particularly Trebol, kept on fostering and encouraging Doflamingo's so-called "fate" of being the future "King of the Seas", who can do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:He killed his cherished younger brother Rocinante when he discovered he was a Marine.]]
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:It's implied that part of what motivated him to kill his father was his mother's death, which he believes could have been prevented with the top class medicine they would have had access to when they were World Nobles. In a flashback to Doffy's childhood, his mother was the only person he displayed genuine concern and affection for, even bringing her food while she was sick, and is devastated when she dies in front of him and his brother.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: {{Zig zagged}} a bit.
** While he does put on a show of affection for his top officers, and part of the reason he killed his father was because the hardships of their life [[spoiler:outside of Mariejois]] resulted in his mother's death, it's implied that the only reason he likes his officers is their UndyingLoyalty. He has no problem asking them to die for his sake, even if he'll regret it.
** He was attacking the ''Thousand Sunny'' with the intent to rescue Caesar but stopped the moment Law put a sword near to Jora's throat and let them escape. Let´s remember the fact that Caesar was necessary to Doflamingo in order not to anger Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.
** You do ''not'' laugh at his top executives. He considers them to be his family, those who shared both joy and sorrow with him, so he will not tolerate any disrespect towards them.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** He might be one of the crueler Warlords, but he's not the type to start fights over dreams, and even if he is, he'd make sure he didn't lose [[spoiler:which is why he personally (well, [[PeoplePuppets almost personally]]) beat up and dismissed Bellamy]].
** He also reacted ''very'' badly to [[spoiler:Monet's apparent death, to the point that he jumped off a window four stories high to head off to Punk Hazard. He deems his execs his family, and will go to great lengths to protect and avenge them.]]
** When it's discovered that [[spoiler: Law]] was from Flevance, a country no longer existing due a tragedy involving a susbtance called Amber Lead, he berates Jora for bringing it up, since it clearly disturbs [[spoiler: Law.]] He along with his crew explain the truth about Flevance, Amber Lead was poisonous yet the World Government let them get rich from it before abandoning the country when everyone got sick, sending the population into wars out of desperation to escape and resources. He may be quite the bastard, but even Doflamingo found the fate of Flevance to be an atrocity and reading about it caused him to dwell on his own past, causing him nightmares.
* EvilCounterpart:
** Surprisingly, [[spoiler: with Vivi]] of all people. [[spoiler: Both are descendants of the 20 kings who formed the World Government, both of them do not have the title of Celestial Dragon because someone in their bloodline decided to live alongside normal people (Vivi by a distant ancestor, Doflamingo by his parents), and both of them were popular with their respective kingdoms. But while Vivi is honest in her desire to help her kingdom, Doflamingo uses his image of a good king as a way to hide his underground operations.]]
** To Luffy. Both care about their crews to the point of violence when they're attacked. Both have had tragic pasts where they lost a brother. Both are condemned by other people because of their ancestry (Luffy because he's Dragon's son and Doflamingo because he [[spoiler: was once a Celestial Dragon]]). Yet their ideologies couldn't be more different: Luffy has been motivated countless times by the dreams others have while Doflamingo dismisses them as delusions. Doflamingo is one of the most cunning enemies in the series while Luffy is an IdiotHero. Luffy will charge into a fight without a second thought while Doflamingo is seen to avoid personally engaging in a fight unless he absolutely has to. [[spoiler:Doflamingo ''murdered'' his brother, while Luffy's gave up his life in order to save him from a ruthless Marine]]. Even their attitudes towards their respective crews have a dark parallel: Doflamingo genuinely cares about his crew, but puts his goals before them and won't hesitate to demand personal sacrifices from them for his sake, including their lives. Luffy, however, is selfless to a point, and would never demand anything meaningful from his crew to forward his goals, such as their dreams, and ''especially'' their lives -- he'd rather die than allow such a thing to happen.
** Though he himself would never admit it, Law is very much alike to former mentor/current ArchEnemy Doflamingo. Both are cunning, charismatic men with a cruelty streak a mile wide and a severe case of misanthropy. However, Law, beneath all his cruelty, has genuine empathy and care for others -- he doesn't hesitate when protecting some of his weaker allies, he shows great benevolence to his crew, and he expresses outright disgust for Caesar after he revealed his experiments on children and his method for keeping them from running away. Compare this to Doflamingo, who only shows fondness for his closest crew mates yet isn't above ordering them to sacrifice themselves for him and his goals, and ''facilitated'' the kidnapping of children for the experiments of the MadScientist on his payroll. Law ultimately lives the sake of another, his goal of stopping Doflamingo ultimately to fulfill the wishes of the man who saved his life. Doflamingo lives for the sake of himself, to wrought his vengeance on the world to get back at those who denied him what he perceives as his "birthright". Thus, Law has no fear of death -- he knows his quest to end Doflamingo's madness may very well end in his demise, but while he does not long for it, he won't hesitate to face it if it means accomplishing his goal. Doflamingo, in turn, is an ImmortalitySeeker who fears his death, to the point that he won't hesitate to send the "family" he supposedly cherishes so much to ''their'' deaths if it means prolonging his life and/or furthering his own goals.
** With the rest of his upbringing revealed, he became this to his younger brother -- from their [[CainAndAbel nature and personality]] to their mentor and their life choices. [[spoiler:Despite their shared tragedy, Rocinante took after their parents and grew up to be an altruistic, compassionate man. Doflamingo, on the other hand, was deemed to have been born evil, his miseries just served to reinforce the worst traits in him; he never grew out of the bitterness of having been denied his birthright and wanted to destroy the world for it. In their childhood, Rocinante was taken in by Sengoku and became a Marine, while Doflamingo was taken in by the four executives and turned to a life of piracy, growing up with a conviction that his new 'family' fostered that he had the makings to become the Pirate King. In the end, Rocinante abandoned his mission and sacrificed his life for a boy unrelated to him. In contrast, Doflamingo would sacrifice anyone for his goals and all his actions are ultimately for the sake of himself, and the people he keeps calling 'family' are just means to an end]].
** He has become this for Sanji as well. Both Doffy and Sanji are extremely intelligent, care about their crew, and are very powerful and competent fighters. However, as much as he is flawed, Sanji is very compassionate and will come to anyone's aid (especially women). Doffy treats his crew kindly, but only as convenient tools and slaves that he won't hesitate to throw away when it's convenient. [[spoiler:Both Sanji and Doffy are also children of royalty, who lost their mothers at an early age, and had siblings who antagonized them all their lives, except Sanji had the sheer misfortune of growing up in an abusive household that forbids virtues like compassion and kindness, and was constantly beaten and demeaned for showing said virtues. The only difference was that Sanji grew up surrounded by loving and caring people who taught him morals and disciplined him when neccesary, allowing him to grow up with a strong moral compass; while Doffy's actually GoodParents died and his "caretakers" (his executives) only followed him around because of his Conquerer's Haki and enabled his bratty behavior and god complex, believing he was destined for greatness, until both traits grew to horrifically monstrous proportions.]]
* EvilIsPetty: When it comes down to it, all of his horrible actions are just him trying to get back at [[spoiler:the World Nobles]] simply because [[spoiler:they refused to give him his title back after he killed his father and presented his head to them]].
* EvilLaugh: "Fuffuffuffuffu."
* EvilMentor: Towards Law. When Law was a young boy, he envisioned him becoming his right hand man, and in his own mind a sacrificial pawn that required "re-education" to become as such. His brother, Rosinante saved Law from this fate. Law still held teachings from Doflamingo however, firmly believing "the weak can't choose how they die" and Law himself acknowledging their similarities.
* EvilPowerVacuum: [[spoiler: Claims that with his defeat there will be a power struggle for control over the New World between the pirates, Marines, and Revolutionary Army. Time will tell if he's right.]]
* EvilPuppeteer: Doflamingo is a thoroughly sadistic person with RazorFloss powers that he mainly use for PeoplePuppets -- he can manipulate people's bodies, usually to harm each other.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Whenever he's not laughing, his voice is suitably deep and menacing, courtesy of Creator/HideyukiTanaka.
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: Averted. Pre-time skip, no one had any idea why or how Doflamingo could manipulate people to his whims. In the Dressosa Arc, Law had intel on his Devil Fruit abilities due to previously being a part of his crew. Although, near the end of the arc, Doffy did reveal Devil Fruits could affect their surroundings with experience called "Awakening", but didn't really go into detail.
* AFatherToHisMen: You'd never expect it from the guy, but he treats every member of his crew with love and respect, from silently weeping and driven to a berserk rage over [[spoiler:Monet's sacrifice]], to thanking Vergo for his hard work before his (presumed) death, and forgiving Baby 5 and Buffalo when he finds their [[ItMakesSenseInContext still-alive decapitated heads]] alone on a life boat. He even has shown forgiveness towards Law to an extent, willing to take him back despite his betrayal. Turns out there's a reason for it. [[spoiler: His mom died when he was eight and he killed his father at age 10, then he gained 4 followers not long after and he went on to assemble other ones that then became the Donquixote Pirates. So the crew are like a family to him]].
** Law calls this trope on its ass since at its core, Doflamingo only really cares about himself, and WILL throw his crew members lives away if he felt it necessary. In the past he even wanted [[spoiler:his last remaining relative, Rocinante]], to sacrifice his life to provide him with immortality using the Op-Op Fruit. When he finds out that Law gains this ability, he's adamant about trying to get Law to perform that on him.
** Though previously Law used Jora as hostage knowing that Doflamingo wouldn´t attack the Sunny where Caesar, a man he needed in order not to infuriate Kaido, was. Unfortunately it's hinted that Jora knows that affection is short-lived and Doflamingo would go through any lengths if pushed enough (and that Law may be waiting exactly for that reaction); she promptly runs away.
--->'''Doflamingo''': What do you plan on doing to Jora? You of all people should know the lengths my family is willing to go for me.
--->'''Jora''': (Boasting out loud) That's right Law... If it's for the young master, I would gladly lay down my lif-
--->'''Law''': (Law uses Room to switch her out with a rock and we see Jora running away) If by "lengths", you mean running... as fast and as far in the opposite direction, then I do know...
--->'''Doflamingo''': ...
* FauxAffablyEvil: Doflamingo has a rather jovial and polite manner of speaking most of the time and rarely stops smiling... even when he's torturing people, attempting mass murder, or otherwise [[KickTheDog kicking the dog]].
* FingerGun: His Tamaito technique fires a string out of his finger like a gunshot.
* FlashbackNightmare: He had one once, involving his DarkAndTroubledPast above.
* FlechetteStorm: His Flap Thread technique has him arranging his strings in a wing-like formation and then sends them towards the target rapidly.
* {{Foil}}: To Sanji of the Straw Hat Pirates. To wit:
** [[spoiler:Both came from wealthy backgrounds, with Doffy being a former World Noble and Sanji being the third son of the Vinsmoke family, a royal family of Underworld assassins and commanders of Germa 66 whose power and affluence are almost on par with the World Nobles.]]
** Both left their cushy lifestyles at a young age. [[spoiler:Sanji did it willingly because his relatives are criminal assassins and because said relatives (save for [[TokenGoodTeammate his older sister Reiju]] and his [[MissingMom deceased mother]]) were abusive assholes. Meanwhile, Doffy had to discard his title as a World Noble because his father wanted him to learn how to live among the commoners their neighbors so often mistreated, which Doffy never quite got over even as an adult and has been trying to be accepted back into Mariejois ever since]].
** Both are very formidable fighters, but Sanji is a physical fighter whose kicks are aided by [[KiManipulation Haki]]. Meanwhile, Doffy is a Devil Fruit user who, while no slouch in direct combat himself, tends to heavily rely on his powers.
** Both have a talent at being TheChessmaster. Sanji uses his talents to help people, while Doffy's entire career lies in using people like puppets (literally and figuratively) and even caused an entire kingdom to suffer for it.
** [[spoiler:Both Sanji and Doffy hate their fathers, but Sanji has a legitimate reason because Vinsmoke Judge is a brutish man and abusive parent who believes in MightMakesRight and conquered the North Blue just to demonstrate his family's strength and power. Meanwhile, Doffy's father was kind and well-meaning, but his idea of making his family leave the World Nobles to live among the commoners made Doffy lash out like a brat who was denied his allowance and kill him (though it's implied the death of Doffy's mother, as well as his father's naivete, provided motivation as well)]].
** [[spoiler:Both have [[CainAndAbel antagonistic relationships with their siblings]]. Sanji's older and younger fraternal quadruplet brothers are assholes who bullied him for being a weak waste of space. Doffy's brother Rocinante opposed him because he believed his sibling was "evil to the core"]].
** [[spoiler:Both had affectionate relationships with their mothers, who died of illness when they were both young. Both incidents were the turning points in Sanji and Doffy's lives; Vinsmoke Sora had secretly pulled a HeroicSacrifice to protect Sanji and his quadruplet brothers from becoming their father's weapons, dying in the process and allowing Sanji to "live" like a normal child. The death of Doffy's mother, however, drove him to "death", specifically, the murder of his father; it's implied he killed his father because if he hadn't moved the family out of Mariejois, his mother's illness would have been cured by the World Nobles' advanced medicine.]]
** Finally, Sanji and Doffy's personalities are basically inversions of each other. Sanji's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who cares deeply for his friends no matter how much he argues with them and is a compassionate, princely (pun intended) young man underneath his abrasive, harsh exterior. Meanwhile, Doffy's kindness, charisma, and father-like treatment of his [[DysfunctionJunction pirate crew]] hides the insane, [[ItsAllAboutMe entitled]], [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], [[{{Narcissist}} prideful]] scumbag who psychologically manipulates his "family" into serving as his tools and won't hesitate to discard them when it's convenient. It's even reflected in their powers: Sanji's [[PlayingWithFire use of fire]] can also feed and help his crewmates, while Doffy's seemingly harmless strings are used as tools of manipulation and murder.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: He has yet to remove his sunglasses (except once in flashback, and we only see one of his eyes, in an extreme closeup), but is definitely the most amoral of the Warlords, especially with Moria, Crocodile and Blackbeard who were very malevolent people. [[spoiler: And being an epic scumbag seems to be par for the course for the Celestial Dragons...]]
* FreudianExcuse: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. He claims to have had the most unfortunate life imaginable and that claim has a decent amount of substance to it. [[spoiler:He and his family were World Nobles who tried to live as ordinary humans rather than gods and were hunted like animals by those who had been wronged by other World Nobles. Doflamingo had to eat out of trash cans, his mother died from disease related to them living in a dump and when they're finally caught, he, his father and brother were crucified and tortured with the express purpose of keeping them alive to prolong their suffering. However, a big reason all that happened was Doflamingo acting like a SpoiledBrat, such as demanding people kneel before him because he's a World Noble, which outed his family and former World Nobles. That could possibly be attributed to being raised in the environment where people in it thought themselves as beings superior to mere humans, except his brother Rocinante had the same upbringing and remained a grounded and emphatic individual as his parents taught him to be. Rocinante himself was of the opinion Doflamingo was just born evil.]]
* GenreBlind: Falls into a common pitfall of Shonen villains and heroes alike; he simply allows Luffy to transform into his SuperMode without any interference and it consequently costs him the fight.
* GogglesDoNothing: [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/3/3d/Donquixote_Doflamingo_at_Age_17.png/revision/latest?cb=20130510013030 He wore goggles in addition to his sunglasses when he was younger for some reason]].
* GracefulLoser: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted.]] [[spoiler: After being taken into custody he acts every bit like the SoreLoser you would expect but after Tsuru delivers a ShutUpHannibal speech he concedes that things were probably inevitable and takes comfort in the fact that with all the powerful people in the world, the Celestial Dragons are likely to be thrown from their seat of power. In the end, he simply asked for daily newspapers.]]
* HealThyself: He can use his string powers to stitch back his own ruptured organs.
* HiddenDepths: He was rather upset when [[spoiler:Monet didn't answer after being given a fatal wound by Caesar]], and is grateful to [[spoiler:Vergo for sacrificing himself, and even acknowledged how Vergo had been at his side longer than any other, thanking him for all the years of loyal service]]. And the fact that he went alone to check Punk Hazard out says a lot. Not something you'd expect from the most amoral of the Warlords.
** [[spoiler:Going by Monet's last thoughts, there is something far more to him than we think. For one, her thoughts suggest that he, a man who plans to spearhead a movement against an era driven by dreams, aspires to be the ''Pirate King''.]]
** [[spoiler: Chapter 763 presents the reason why he's a World Noble but isn't living like a GodKing in Mariejois... and it was worse than imagined, to the point that he continued to have nightmares about it until adulthood.]]
* HiddenEyes: Even on the rare occasions when he's not wearing his shades, Oda makes sure that we don't see what they're covering (though we see one eye during his CatapultNightmare). The most ludicrous example is the Chapter 794 cover page, in which he is outright covering his face after lending his shades to a flamingo. The closest we can guess about his eyes is when the Slave Auction House got wrecked pre-timeskip; His Transponder Snail has been shown to wear the same glasses as he does, [[http://imgur.com/KaiOhZP except for this particular instance.]]
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: After the Dressrosa arc, [[spoiler:the once formidable Warlord and King of Dressrosa has lost everything that ever mattered to him and is detained in Impel Down as a deranged wreck]].
* HumansAreBastards: He claims that all humans, however proper and respectable they may be, deep down crave for blood and death of others. This viewpoint was probably the result of his past; [[spoiler: when the surrounding people found out about his family, they went on an insane witch-hunt of a rampage.]] After seeing the worst of humanity from common people, hearing about the atrocities of the World Nobles and [[spoiler:them refusing to help his family]], no wonder he has this view.
* TheHyena:
** It is very rare to see him not laughing, and even rarer to see him without a smile.
** He's also the boss of a guy called Bellamy "[[RedBaron The Hyena]]."
* HypocriticalHumor: When witnessing Luffy activating Gear Fourth, he starts chuckling and sarcastically asks Luffy "what can rubber do?" Reminder: Doflamingo is a "String Human". He's not in a position to be [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway mocking seemingly useless powers]], and it's surprising [[UnderestimatingBadassery that he was so condescending to Luffy when he assumed that form]], [[SwissArmySuperpower given how deadly Doflamingo is in the application of his own powers]].
* IllKillYou: While a group of angry people were [[spoiler:holding him, his brother, and their father tied up and his father begged the mob to spare the lives of his children,]] Doffy screamed out he would kill every single one of them. The furious mob was actually taken back by this.
* ImmortalitySeeker: Doflamingo's obsession with keeping himself alive above everything else [[spoiler:led to his obsession with the Op-Op Fruit, whose user can grant eternal youth at the cost of their own life]].
* INeedAFreakingDrink: His solution to being rattled by a particularly horrible nightmare involving his childhood.
* IronicEcho: Doflamingo says to Law that "weaklings cannot decide how they die" -- the same thing Law himself stated to Tashigi in Punk Hazard.
** Law returns the favor by repeating Doflamingo's words about the countless fools who underestimated the Strawhats and were broken by them after Doflamingo starts indicating they are as good as defeated.
* IslandBase: After the timeskip, we see that he operates from an island called Dressrosa that he rules as its king.
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:The World Nobles won't give ME back MY title because of my father leaving it all behind? WELL IF I CAN'T HAVE IT, THEN SCREW THEIR WORLD!]]
** Even though his past was genuinely tragic, it was no excuse for his actions. Look no further than [[spoiler:his brother Rocinante]], who went through exactly the same things he did and turned out to be one of the most kindhearted characters in the series. At the core of the matter, Doflamingo only thinks about himself, resulting in a genuine LackOfEmpathy. Thus he shows no sympathy for the plights that Luffy and Law went through (one of which he knows quite well), and outright ''shouts'' at them that ''their'' tragedies do not compare to ''his''.
** He genuinely cares about his gang, whom he calls his family, but even then he puts himself and his goal above them and would not hesitate to demand their sacrifices for his sake. To his credit, ''many'' of them would do it willingly, like Vergo and Monet. [[spoiler:In Law's flashback, we found out that this attitude also extended to his only remaining relative by blood -- his younger brother Rocinante, as Doflamingo wanted Rocinante to consume the Op-Op fruit and die to give him immortality (though it's unknown how Doflamingo's emerging suspicion of Rocinante ratting out his family to the Marines factored in this scheme). In keeping with this extreme selfishness and egoism, once he knew Law had eaten the fruit, Doflamingo immediately demanded to retrieve the boy, so that he could "educate him the importance of dying for [Doflamingo]". He would likely have gone through with it too, had Rocinante not pulled a HeroicSacrifice to ensure Law could get away from him.]]
** Law eventually calls bullcrap on Doflamingo's definition of "family", claiming that Doflamingo only calls them family when they're convenient to him. And Law might have a point -- Chapter 782 reveals that [[spoiler:the Donquixote Family started when the four who'd later become his chief executives noticed Doflamingo's charisma and will to survive, particularly the Conqueror's Haki, appointed him their leader, and were fanatically loyal to him, under the belief he was the future Pirate King]]. Given how his 'family' was founded on, and how his upbringing from that point on had over and again reinforced his already unhealthy mindset, it's no wonder that Doflamingo's ego and selfishness grew to what it became. Law goes further and calls Trebol's reasons for following Doflamingo and their "family" to be delusional and pathetic; while Trebol may consider Doflamingo and the executives to be "equals", Law says that Doflamingo just considers them to be stupid, willing puppets who does what he wants. The above point also contributes to Law's argument.
* ItsPersonal: Law's entire business with him originates from [[spoiler:Doflamingo's murder of Law's benefactor and Doflamingo's younger brother Corazon 13 years ago]]. And Doflamingo himself has a MAJOR beef with [[spoiler:the World Nobles who're the reason for who he is now.]]
* TheJuggernaut: Surprisingly. Anyone, who isn't Luffy or Law is unable to even put a scratch on him, and even both of above mentioned attacking at full force still wasn't enough. Every sure-kill attack leaving him with only minor injuries. Only one, who was able to fight with him one on one, was Fourth Gear Luffy. And when, after he was blasted across the country (twice),and it seems like he finally pass out... he gets back up and effortlessly wipes the floor with army of gladiators, trying to stop him. He was only stopped after a second round of Fourth Gear, and the finishing blow essentially destroyed the city as collateral damage, and he still survived.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: He seems very fond of sharing his beliefs or relevant information with opponents.
* JustShootHim: While one of his Bullet String attacks would be about as, if not more, deadly than a pistol shot, he's quite liberal with his use of firearms compared to most One Piece Devil Fruit users.
* KiAttacks: He has awakened Armament Haki and Supreme King Haki.
* KickTheDog:
** Forced Atmos to murder his own crewmates, with Doflamingo cackling all the way.
** Forcing [[spoiler:King Riku to gather all the money of his kingdom, only to be used like a puppet to slaughter his own citizens.]]
** Forcing Bellamy to kill Luffy to regain his favor (after Bellamy and Luffy had developed a great deal of mutual respect for one another), beating the shit out of him, insulting him to piss off Luffy, and then using him as a ''HumanShield'' when Luffy flies into a rage.
** Really, it says something that the main use of his PeoplePuppets power is to force someone to kill those close to them, and pointless cruelty and sadism have both become defining character traits of his.
** Generally, most of what he says or does to Law is a practice in Kicking The Dog. [[spoiler: Choosing to shoot Law specifically with ''lead'' bullets was a cruel reference to the Amber Lead Syndrome he had as a boy, for example. Also, seeing as how it was already a CurbstompBattle, ripping Law's arm off was also largely unnecessary and savage.[[note]]That particular action of his, ripping Law's arm off, [[TheDogBitesBack later bit him in the ass]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard when Law used Room to manipulate said arm to]] slice Trebol through his stomach.[[/note]]]]
** Forcing Viola to work for him by threatening to kill her father even after he had already completely defeated/overthrown him and had no reason to do so.
** When Viola attacks him to buy time for Luffy's recovery, he easily overpowers her even in his weakened state. Rather than finish her off himself, he takes control of Rebecca so that ''she'' will be the one to cut down Viola.
** Something more personal to himself, the setup name for his final attack "16 Sacred Bullets of the Assassin, God Thread" is a mocking reference to a man who was part of the mob that tortured him claiming his sons were shot dead 16 times by [[spoiler:Celestial Dragons. Another glimpse to how badly Doffy still wished he could be a Celestial Dragon.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Was apparently responsible for the death of X Drake's father, who had become a notoriously brutal and cruel pirate who was apparently just as awful to his own son as he was to his victims. It's telling that Drake bears absolutely no grudge against him for it.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: He is a significantly more serious threat than the Straw Hats have faced before [[spoiler: especially being a former World Noble]].
* KnowledgeBroker: Part of his third occupation as the underworld figure "Joker".
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Gives up on killing Smoker after Aokiji makes it clear he won't let that happen. He did ''try'' once, but Aokiji froze him, although it had no apparent affect on him. He probably could have done okay in a fight against him, but he went to Punk Hazard to clean up a mess, kill some people who knew too much, and retrieve a valuable employee, NOT fight an ex-Admiral, and he knew right away that there was no way around Aokiji after he showed up to the party.
* LackOfEmpathy: He takes delight in seeing the suffering of others believing that is the real desire of human beings. Doflamingo seemed incapable of understanding the reasons for why Law would care so deeply for Corazon. He argued back and forth that Law has him to thank for his abilities as a pirate and Law is ungrateful and petty for turning against him. In response, Law claims he only has Corazon to thank for the life he holds to the present day. Reading the letters of "Corazon" on Law's jacket, he couldn't understand why Law wore them and named his crew the Heart Pirates, instead belittling him for not holding the heart seat of his executives.
* LargeAndInCharge: Both played straight and subverted to a degree. Doflamingo is incredibly tall, standing at a mighty ''305 centimeters'' (10'), and he towers over most of his subordinates. However, three of his four CoDragons are actually even taller than he is, dwarfing him by several feet.
* LargeHam: He's actually been slightly mellower since the Timeskip, but make no mistake -- Donquixote Doflamingo ''loves'' to ham it up. Especially when he's happy and excited about something (like during the Whitebeard War or when he starts getting the upper hand in his fight with Luffy and Law).
** [[spoiler: He goes on another Whitebeard War-esque rant about the New Age while being transferred to prison]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: All his wrongdoings come back to bite him in the ass later. [[spoiler:He murdered his loving (if misguided) father for making them leave Mariejois for the commoner life (which, admittedly, went to hell). His brother came to hate him for it, joined the marines, and then infiltrated his crew with the intention of bringing him down. He eventually succeeded in keeping the Op-Op Fruit out of his hands, preventing Doffy from being given the immortality he so desperately craves. Doflamingo promptly murdered him]], causing Trafalgar Law to swear revenge and spend the next thirteen years plotting it. All of it culminates in the Dressrosa arc, where over the course of a single day, the Straw Hats and Law manage to cause the criminal empire he's built over the course of his entire lifetime to fall apart in the most spectacular fashion possible, finally shattering his grip over a kingdom he's been ruling for over 10 years.
* LaughablyEvil: Evil alright, but at least it's fun to watch him.
* LaughingMad: His anger at how things ended up is replaced with voracious laughter as he rants and raves [[spoiler:in his cellar in a ship on the way to Impel Down.]]
* LeanAndMean: Unlike the super bulky Moria and Kuma, Doflamingo is rather lean.
* LeaveNoWitnesses: With his plans for Dressrosa falling apart, Doflamingo goes to his backup plan: exterminating the entire island.
* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Ran one for the World Nobles for a time. It was a huge slave ring centered around selling slaves to the Nobles, so they would ignore almost everything else he did. Such as sell weapons to pirates on the side.
* LightningBruiser: Fast as hell, hits like an out-of-control dump truck, and can shrug off just about anything.
* LooseLips: As a youngster, he behaved like an entitled brat and let slip he was a Celestial Dragon, even though his father forfeited their status. With that, he unintentionally set a chain of events that led to the destruction of his home, the death of his family, and his life as a pirate.
** He's clearly learned a lot from this experience, since after murdering his father at the age of 10 and [[spoiler:returning to Mariejois]], he somehow stumbled upon the National Treasure of Mariejois and learned its secret, arousing the fears and wrath of the Celestial Dragons. He kept the secret for decades, and managed to exploit the World Government and get a Warlord position of it, in exchange for keeping his lips sealed about what it is to the world.
* MadeOfIron: His durability is rather astounding. He casually shrugs off being frozen by Kuzan and an assassination attempt by Baby 5, and earlier he also left the Marineford War unscathed. [[spoiler:Even as a child, when he was hanged and tortured with his brother and father, he declared that he'll survive and then he'll kill all of his torturers one by one.]]
** His fight lasts for around 30-40 chapters (instead of the usual 20s for the other {{Big Bad}}s) partly because of this. He only starts getting what could be his first real deep hit on-screen with Luffy's Gum Gum Red Hawk move, and then he keeps standing; he also calls Luffy's subsequent Gear Second and Third attacks as "weak". Even when Law uses his Gamma Knife to cut his insides, he can patch it up with his powers[[note]]Though the anime added scenes that imply that the damage really was severe and he had to divert focus to fighting Luffy and keeping his injuries in check. So it's very likely he was weakened by the time Luffy took over[[/note]]. It's only when Luffy goes Gear Fourth that his "toughness" starts to break, and it ends with his defeat. The only character who's taken more punishment on-screen was ''[[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]]'', who by comparison took an extreme case of RasputinianDeath to finally put down.
* MagneticHero: Rather, Magnetic Villain. Doflamingo is noted to be exceptionally charismatic. Indeed, the (modern) Donquixote Family had its beginnings when four men were astonished by his willpower and drawn to him and decided to follow him in spite of his youth, certain that he would eventually conquer the seas.
* ManBehindTheMan: Behind Caesar and Vergo. And Kaido is the man behind him.
* ManiacTongue: Pre-TimeSkip, it was quite common to see him giving a toothy grin with his tongue out. Post-TimeSkip, it's been happening less and less, presumably because he's not in the mood with things not going his way.
* ManipulativeBastard: This is how Doflamingo works; As he told Bellamy, it didn't matter if Sky Island or the City of Gold existed; just use the people's beliefs to bring them to their knees!
** Organizes a tournament with the prize being Ace's devil fruit so he could distract Luffy from his mission at Dressrosa.
** Best summed up by Law: "Provoking people is what he does best." This is after Doflamingo irritates Luffy by insulting Bellamy in front of him and then uses Bellamy as HumanShield against him.
* MeaningfulName:
** His namesake, Don Quixote, is an iconic dreamer, in stark contrast to Doflamingo's insistence that dreams are just that, dreams. Ironically, he does share one connection to Don Quixote. Neither of them realize that their beliefs are merely a product of their own insanity.
** His epithet ''Ten Yasha'' (rendered as "Heavenly Yaksha" or "Heavenly Demon" in the English translation) refers to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha Yaksha]]: spirits in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist folklore with dual personalities that guard the resources beneath the earth. Doflamingo tends to switch between amusement and murderous rages, and gave Dressrosa wealth... if only by exploiting the dwarves beneath the flower fields.
** His prior history of raiding ships with tributes to the Celestial Dragons from the nations of the world [[spoiler:and his own former status as a Celestial Dragon himself]] could be another reason for his epithet. Literally taking the world's treasures and preventing "godlike" nobles living separately from the world in the "Holy Land", from having them.
** The "Heavenly Demon" itself may also be meaningful [[spoiler:as since he's an ex-World Noble who are considered "Heavenly" and the fact he turned to piracy (hence "Demon"), he's considered a figurative FallenAngel.]]
* MightMakesRight: Firmly believes this as demonstrated by his speech at Marineford about who becomes justice.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: He believes no one is more entitled than he is because of the sole reason that no one compares to the struggles he's experienced. To the point, Law and Luffy's struggles are childish games to him.
** It's also a requirement for those in his crew, who he calls his family. When he met Law, he thought the young boy would grow into his right hand man for all the struggles he's experienced and the boy's desire for destruction. According to a [[WordOfGod SBS]], he took in Monet and Sugar, knowing they came from a terrible environment. Baby 5 and Senor Pink have confirmed backstories exploring their loss. It's implied that he might also consider Bellamy as weak for being a punk who became a pirate out of boredom, which is why he coldly rejects him. Law points out that Doflamingo uses the misery of his crew to establish loyalty and manipulation, under the front that they are his "family" who only have each other.
* MoralMyopia:
** He treats his own crewmates like family and gets angered if something serious should happen to befall them. Yet has no qualms with tearing apart other peoples' families [[spoiler:such as the Riku Family, who had ''given into his demands'' without any resistance whatsoever when he first arrived at Dressrosa]] for kicks and giggles.
** He was pissed about all the crap Luffy and the Straw Hats, and Law, put him through, ruining his control over the country and trying to mess up his business partnership with Kaido. Never for a second does it occur to him about [[spoiler:what he's done to his own country for 10 years, including enslaving people, tearing families apart, removing the royal family from their position of power, having them hated and feared, and hunted down, with them either being killed, or again enslaved; and indirectly having dozens of children taken from their homes and experimented on for his own shady business deals]].
** [[spoiler: Despite having been on the end of horrible treatment when he was younger, he decides to do even worse actions as an adult that make what the mob did to him and his family seem like child's play.]]
** Played with as far as his crew mates go. If you're part of his inner circle, you are family to him and there is absolutely no length that he won't go to for you. On the other hand, if you're lower on the totem pole, he'll act like you're family to him until you displease him, in which case he's every bit as abusive and hazardous to life and limb as someone like Kuro or Crocodile. Law calls out Doflamingo's and Trebol's idea of a "family", as even the Executives aren't immune to being sacrificed if it means furthering his plans.
* MotiveRant: After he and Trebol beat Luffy and Law, he lets off a particularly large one. [[spoiler:He's basically lashing out at the world at large because his right as a World Noble was made void after the rest of them called his family "traitors", following his father choosing to be a commoner]].
* MrExposition: Almost all of his lines are this in full.
* {{Narcissist}}: In every possible way...
** Doflamingo is extremely arrogant, which is explainable by way of the fact that he is a [[spoiler:former Celestial Dragon]]. He takes immense pride in his bloodline, in spite of the fact that he [[spoiler:is a ''former'' Celestial Dragon]], and thus technically has no right to any of the privileges of his status as [[spoiler:one of the descendants of the creators of "the world"]].
** His BerserkButton is anyone believing in even the slightest that they have a chance at beating him.
** Despite loving his crew and seeing them as family, he displays self-centered affection towards them. When he learned Law had eaten the Op-Op Fruit, he only had it in his mind to teach Law the value of dying for him. Also when he asked Monet to blow up the island to kill Law and the Straw Hats. Law even points out that Doflamingo's only considers people "family" when they're convenient to him.
** [[LackOfEmpathy He claimed Luffy and Law's hard pasts had no comparison to his own]] and believes no longer being considered a [[spoiler:Celestial Dragon]] is his greatest shame.
** He outright says to Luffy that "commoners" are worthless unless they're being manipulated by him, and that the slaughter he commits against them is their own fault for being born of "common blood".
* NeverMyFault: Yes, his past actually was pretty horrifying and traumatic, but to be perfectly honest, odds are that none of it would have happened if he hadn't [[spoiler:continued to act like a stereotypical World Noble and hadn't called attention to his family as a result, and the rest of his rationale reads like something akin to "Daddy made me stop hanging out with the cool kids and now they won't let me back into their club"]]. While he may have experienced genuine tragedy and great misfortune, he has completely failed to take any responsibility for his part in it. It's especially glaring when you consider that [[spoiler:his brother Rocinante]] went through the exact same thing as he did (through no fault of his own, to boot) and wound up being one of the most genuinely kind characters in the series, which renders no small amount of credence to [[spoiler:his]] theory that Doflamingo genuinely was just a bad seed.
** Every single time a character calls him out on his actions and tries to get him to think about the shit he's done to others, Doflamingo keeps falling back on the excuse that since he's "royalty" he can do whatever he wants and it's the ''victim's'' fault due to being born a "commoner". Luffy knocks him out after hearing this reason for the umpteenth time.
** Subverted in the anime, where it's instead his father who outed to the surroundings about their [[spoiler:former World Noble heritage.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Apparently based on French singer [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michel-polnareff.jpg Michel Polnareff]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Let's just say that people unfortunate to end up in a fight with him don't make it out safe and sound.
** Smoker gets one at the end of Punk Hazard, only saved by the [[BigDamnHeroes timely arrival]] of Aokiji.
** Law gets beaten around Dressrosa, culminating in Doflamingo shooting him. It's so bad that even after being released from Sea Stone chains, Luffy has to carry him around for several chapters.
** Bellamy gets one when he tries to confirm that Doflamingo wants him dead. By the time Luffy and Law arrive, they find him face-down as Doflamingo's footstool, and Doflamingo later raises his face to show that it's covered with bruises, blood and tears.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: He probably should have died after having several of his internal organs ruptured by Law, regardless of his ability to sew them back up. He also probably should have died after taking a severe beating from a Gear Fourth enhanced Luffy while in this state. He ''definitely'' should have died after being knocked unconscious by the [[MegatonPunch King Kong Gun]] due to the fact that the strings holding his torn organs together should have dissolved immediately. But he doesn't die, because... he just... well... ''doesn't''.
* NotHyperbole: When Doflamingo says that no one has endured the horrors that he experienced as a child, we're treated to images of him complaining about living a normal life, making us think his "nightmare" [[FauxHorrific was just a life without luxury]]. A few chapters later, we find out he's telling the truth. [[spoiler:It seems that after his father gave up the life of a World Noble, the citizens of the island his family moved to learned they were former World Nobles and burned down their mansion, forcing them to go on the run and hide in a trash dump where Doflamingo's mother died due to getting sick there. Also, Doflamingo and his brother were forced to eat out of ''trash cans'' and avoid getting attacked by mobs. Finally, his family was cornered by the islanders who crucified them to their house and shot arrows at them. As much of a scumbag this guy is, his past is genuinely tragic and horrifying]].
* NotQuiteFlight: His Devil Fruit power allows him to swing from clouds, essentially allowing him to fly.
* NotSoDifferent: When he's downed after Law's Radio Knife attack, he claimed that they're very much alike, something the latter won't even deny. The only thing that truly separates them is Law's empathy and compassion (sides of himself that he rarely ever shows).
* NotSoStoic:
** He has been shown to be annoyed before, like during his first appearance when he was summoned to Mariejois, but never outright angry. That is, until Law defeated Vergo, revealed his own plans with the special weapon [=SAD=], and boasted that he's going to ruin whatever schemes he has and his influence in the world. That is the first time he's seen visibly enraged.
** Also when he didn't hear Monet's response as [[spoiler:she had suffered a fatal blow to the heart by the unknowing Caesar Clown]], prompting a very out of character moment of him rushing to Punk Hazard alone.
** Then Law gives him an ultimatum: Either step down from his position as a Warlord and face the Marine Admirals, but getting Caesar back, or staying a Warlord, but facing Kaido's wrath for not being able to provide him with any more [=SMILEs=]. Forget the SAD thing, ''this'' is when he got '''really pissed off'''.
** It continues with chapter 712 when he loses his calm demeanor after Fujitora attacks both him and Law with meteors. It seems the stress of the last arc and this one has really gotten to him.
** [[spoiler:And then Sugar got knocked out]]. By the time he has his final confrontation with Luffy and Law, Doffy is so enraged that all he can do is laugh it off and try to kill them. Eventually, he's so fed up that he attempts to murder everyone on the island to keep the events of Dressrosa from getting out.
* OffWithHisHead: Inflicted it on Crocodile with his powers, though [[MadeOfAir obviously]] that didn't stick. Found himself on the receiving end of it thanks to Kyros, but that didn't stick, either.
* OhCrap:
** When Law reveals that he's set him up so that his options involve either stepping down and getting the Admirals on his ass or staying put but losing his bargaining chip with Kaido (the absence of which will almost assuredly get him killed by an enraged Kaido), this is his initial reaction before he begins to flip out.
** [[spoiler:Another one when he realizes that the "Lucy" running around the colosseum is ''not'' Luffy anymore, who is currently rampaging his way in his castle.]]
** And yet another one when [[spoiler:Sugar lost consciousness]], making ten years of slave-making go up in smoke, and causing chaos in Dressrosa as [[spoiler:the toys turned back to normal and people regained their memories]].
** Gets one at the start of the fight against Luffy and Law. Luffy rushes for Law out of the blue but Doffy realizes too late it's a bluff. Law uses his ROOM and Shambles moves to switch places with Doffy and warp Luffy closer to him. By the time he realized what happened, Doffy's hit by Luffy's Red Hawk move.
*** When Law's flashback is over and the surgeon pirate reveals [[spoiler:he is also a D.]], this is what happens to him because, [[spoiler: as a (former) World Noble, he was taught to fear the D people.]]
** As he laughs at Luffy's attempts to stop him, he was totally surprised when Law suddenly swaps places with Luffy and hits Doflamingo with one of his strongest attacks: the Gamma Knife.
** Doflamingo laughs at Luffy's new Gear Fourth form and tells him that if he's trying to simply intimidate him, he's failing. Then Luffy starts attacking and Doflamingo is suddenly not laughing anymore...
** Gets two in the climax of his fight with Luffy. First when Luffy manages to break free of his Puppet attack upon going Gear Fourth meaning he can't simply take control of him as he's done so many that's come before him. And second when he sends his strongest attack at Luffy by turning the strings into bullets and firing them at him. Luffy's King Kong Gun however proves stronger, barrels through the string and right towards Doflamingo. His last expression before it hits is one of utter disbelief.
* OlderThanHeLooks: He's currently in his early 40s, but looks like he's a decade younger at most.
* OminousWalk: More like Ominous Wobble. Yes, he is such a vile and dangerous character that he can kick your ass while his injured self can do little more than shuffle forward slowly. Think flamingo legs.
* OmnicidalManiac: He states to Bellamy that his goal is to ''destroy the world''. As Law (used to) share this thought, he deems Law to be his right-hand man (before he defects). His reason for destroying the world is that [[spoiler:he's spiteful at the World Nobles for not giving him his rightful title, so he swore to destroy everything the World Nobles possess.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Most of the things he does are for monetary gain, and when something is looking like it isn't going to be profitable, he [[NothingPersonal ditches it and anybody tied to it]]. Somewhat debatable however, as Monet implies that Doflamingo does aspire for something ''other'' than monetary gain: [[spoiler:to become the Pirate King. That, and wanting to get back at the World Nobles for shunning him and his family.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: If that CheshireCatGrin leaves his face for any reason or length of time, '''run.''' Seeing him smile is no guarantee of safety either.
* {{Outgambitted}}:
** For someone who is a mean player of XanatosSpeedChess, he sure as hell didn't count on Law throwing a massive SpannerInTheWorks merely by [[spoiler: one-shotting Vergo and swapping Smoker's heart with Monet's before handing it to Caesar]].
** He also didn't count on Law blackmailing him. See Sadistic Choice below. In turn, Law didn't count on him feigning compliance with his blackmail conditions as a way of luring him into a trap.
** He massively underestimated just how much trouble the Straw Hats would be. [[spoiler:Sabo and Luffy switching places screwed up most of his plans, then things went straight to hell when they took out Sugar.]]
* PapaWolf:
** Laughing at his executives is a no-no. They are his family, with whom he shared many joys and sorrows, so laughing at them is asking to be BuriedAlive by Pica, as some poor soul in the crew almost experienced (although Baby 5 shot the guy and caused him to fall off, she at least spared him from such a fate). Most likely has to do with him despising how his real family turned out to be.
** What does he do after Monet's voice unexpectedly falls silent? Jumps out of a four story building to fly over to Punk Hazard from Dressrosa to deal with whoever stopped her.
** He [[DisproportionateRetribution crushes entire islands]] for taking advantage of Baby 5's inability to refuse requests. Subverted later when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he and his crew just don't want to lose such a "convenient" person.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He seems to have been either this or a surrogate big brother to the younger members of his crew Buffalo, Baby 5, Dellinger, and Law. He took special effort in raising Law, personally overseeing his education and having him trained under his executives since he believed that the boy had great potential. This may be why he takes Law's defection and efforts to undermine him so personally.
* {{Patricide}}: He mentioned that he killed his father when he was 10. His father, Donquixote Homing, was [[spoiler:a DefectorFromDecadence that is World Nobles]], and Doffy hates the old man for it, to the point of calling him "such a foolish father". Understandable to an extent since Homing was too naive to realize how bad [[spoiler:living outside Mariejois]] would turn out to be.
* PeoplePuppets: His Parasite move lets him take control of people, and manipulate their movements while making hand gestures as if controlling a marionette's strings. He mostly uses this to make his enemies kill each other ForTheEvulz.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: His String-String Fruit not only makes him deadly, but has a considerable amount of destructive power. With his Birdcage he can potentially destroy everything in a whole island radius.
* PerpetualSmiler: [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness It's a really big deal when he's not smiling]].
* ThePhilosopher: Sometimes he waxes about his world views, and whenever he does it, it gives an ominous feel to it. See MightMakesRight and HumansAreBastards above for two instances.
* PlayingCardMotifs: Sometimes goes by the alias "Joker" while his CoDragons have suit-themed names.
* PlayingWithPuppets: He regularly uses his "Parasite" move to control his victims into attacking others for his amusement. Preferably their loved ones or friends. [[spoiler:The night he claimed the throne on Dressrosa, he had King Riku and the army attack the citizens.]]
* PersonalityPowers: Doffy ate the String-String Devil Fruit (''Ito Ito no Mi'') that allows him to create and use strings, and is a ManipulativeBastard and ControlFreak who specializes in XanatosSpeedChess and playing people for fools. He also possesses Conqueror's Haki, which is noted to be the rarest form of Haki that is only possessed by people with leadership qualities. Doffy is a (now former) ruler of the Dressrosa kingdom, and he has an entitlement complex ten miles high due to [[spoiler:being a former World Noble]].
* PowersDoTheFighting: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He ''could'' just sit down and shoot strings at his opponents or make his PeoplePuppets attack, and in fact, he prefers to; however, he's an extremely dangerous physical fighter as well, and he's at his toughest when he's airborne and mobile.
* {{Pride}}:
** So much that he brutally punished Bellamy for disgracing his flag because he suffered a defeat from Luffy.
** [[spoiler:Being a former Celestial Dragon has inflated his ego so much that ANYONE looking down on or opposing him will suffer his wrath]].
** Such that when he was finally defeated, it looked like how Lucifer fell from the Heavens, resembling a most classical sense.
* PsychoticSmirk: What an unnerving smirk he has.
* PsychoForHire: He's one of the less sane members of the Warlords. He also takes on contracts from various underworld brokers to peddle in illegal substances for them.
* PsychopathicManchild: Deep down, he's just an overgrown SpoiledBrat throwing a huge temper tantrum over the "cool kids" (read: [[spoiler:the World Nobles]]) not letting him back into their club.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Once Luffy enter Gear Fourth, he starts the showcase of new power by punching Doflamingo straight off the palace, through a few buildings and into the central district of the city. Counts as LaserGuidedKarma as well since when Luffy and Doflamingo finally square off the first time, Doflamingo had managed to punch Luffy across the room into a wall. Luffy returned the favor ''big time''. Later, Luffy's "King Kong Gun" punches Doflamingo into the '''Earth''', so much that the ground ''splits in two.''.
* PungeonMaster: His string power's [[CallingYourAttacks attack names]] often end with -ito (string).
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: His whole inner circle is absolutely made of this. Members include a man dressed as a baby, a woman who can't bring herself to refuse requests, and a man made of slime who has issues with personal space, a girl who's actually in her twenties due to her unique power, and so on.
* RazorFloss: He has the Ito Ito (String String) Fruit which lets him shoot out strings from his fingertips, or occasionally other parts of his body. The string can slice clean through many things larger than its width, even meteors. Considering he has a vast empire (both literal and underground) and many connections and moles in Marines and World Government, it's a StealthPun -- he's the man pulling the strings in both figurative and literal level.
* RichesToRags:
** He came from a wealthy family before he became a pirate. [[spoiler: His father had his family leave Mariejois to live amongst commoners, and they ended up living under such horrible conditions that his mother became ill and died. As he put it, he saw the "{{Heaven}}" and "{{Hell}}" of this world]]. Then it becomes RagsToRiches as he worked up for years, and now he's one of the strongest pirates, one of the Underwold top dogs, and a king.
** By the end of the Dressrosa arc, [[spoiler:he went from a king to an insane prisoner of the Marines.]]
* RiddleForTheAges: The part of his face obscured by his shades. We do see a close-up of one eye during a CatapultNightmare in a flashback, but Oda seems to go out of his way to keep his upper face obscured at all times. Even in a cover page where he gives his shades to a flamingo, he's still covering his face with one hand. The closest we can get is [[http://imgur.com/KaiOhZP this pre-timeskip moment]], and considering Den-Den Mushis tend to show the other party's facial features, it's safe bet that this is how his eyes would look.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** After receiving a SadisticChoice by Law, Doflamingo reaches Punk Hazard returning the decapitated heads of Baby 5 and Buffalo to their captured bodies, and ruthlessly mowing down the Marines, all while demanding the Straw Hat Pirates. He was also going to beat Smoker to death, and would have succeeded if not for Aokiji intervening.
** His entire motivation is to do this to the World Nobles: Destroying the world which they effectively lord over, because they refused to give his title back, which he killed his father to get.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Outside of being the King of Dressrosa [[spoiler:and a former World Noble]], he runs a 2000-strong pirate gang and is the head of many lucrative and shady operations in the underworld, on top of being TheChessmaster and one of the series' most dangerous fighters. This is especially important since most corrupt royals and government officials in One Piece would rather cower and send ''much stronger'' underlings to do their work for them (Spandam, the World Nobles, etc.)
* RunningGag: Viewers never see Doflamingo's full face without his trademark glasses. ''Never.'' Even when he's chilling on a island or sleeping or even defeated and his glasses shattered, the panels always pans away from his revealed face or has it covered somehow. The best we got is seeing one eye during one of his past nightmares; a ''close-up'' shot of his lone eye at that. [[spoiler:When being taken to Impel Down, the glasses are back on.]]
* {{Sadist}}: Big time. You could write a 5 page essay explaining how cruel and sadistic this man is and listing his many actions to that end, but here's one thing that settles it; in the middle of the chaos of the final battle, even after having his entire empire destroyed, his kingdom razed to the ground, being beaten across the country by Luffy, and his organs ruptured by Law... he ''still'' just can't help but crack a big ol' smile when he's given the opportunity to ''try and force Rebecca to murder her aunt Viola''.
* SadisticChoice: After Law captures Caesar, he gives Doffy a ultimatum of quitting the Seven Warlords. If Doflamingo remains a Warlord, he doesn't get Caesar back, leaving him unable to create SMILE, and thus can't provide Kaido with it, invoking the Emperor's wrath. However, if he steps down from his position as a Warlord, he gets Caesar back and can continue providing Kaido with SMILE, but the Marines, and especially the Admirals, won't stand idly by anymore. He steps down from the Warlords and decides to take his chances with the Admirals. [[SubvertedTrope Except that, as it's revealed]], [[TakeAThirdOption it was actually a ploy to trap Law and the Straw Hats]]. He managed to fool them into thinking he had stepped down from his position so he could lure them into a trap.
** And then he issued one to the entire island: With the truth of his rule revealed, they can either come and kill him if they have the fortitude to end the chaos caused by the "Birdcage", or it can come to an end quicker if they collect the bounties he's issued on the heads of the heroes that have been huge [[SpannerInTheWorks Spanners In The Works]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: His whole scheme of quitting the Seven Warlords, then claiming it was a mistake and thus still retaining his position, was no simple feat. As he considers this, Law realizes that only someone with connections to the Celestial Dragons could pull off such a large-scale deception without any consequences.
** Taken to a logical extreme, [[spoiler:as a lot of the parties who relied on his arms-dealing are extremely pissed that the efforts of the Straw Hats, Law, and the Revolutionaries have put him out of the game. Some have gone to get revenge on Luffy and Law themselves, while others are crazy enough to try their luck on a Marine escort fleet to put him back in business]].
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He's the King of Dressrosa and, along with that, he doesn't just have connections to the Celestial Dragons... [[spoiler:''[[WhamLine he is one]]'' (well, technically a former one, but it still leaves him with enough power to do crazy stuff)]].
* SelfDuplication: He can make clones out of his string, called "Black Knight", which acts as his proxy.
* SelfMadeMan: Orphan, to pirate gang leader, to underworld arms dealer-cum-Devil Fruit dealer-cum-knowledge broker, to Warlord of the Sea, to King of Dressrosa. However, he very much resents that this had to be the case instead of simply being given great fortune [[spoiler:by his status as a World Noble. Even then, though, being a ''former'' one has already helped him a lot]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: He killed his father at the tender age of ''ten'' because he couldn't forgive his father for [[spoiler:abandoning his family's Celestial Dragon status]]. Even to the present day he continues to resent his father.
* SelfSurgery: In chapter 781, it's revealed he can stitch together his internal organs if they are damaged.
* SharpDressedMan: His twenties saw him wearing suits, like [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/c/c3/Donquixote_Doflamingo_at_Age_28.png/revision/latest?cb=20150825060048 this one]]. After reaching his thirties, however, he began looking more like a pimp.
* SiblingMurder: He murdered his own younger brother in cold blood when [[spoiler: he found out he was a Marine.]] In the act he felt anger towards his brother for having to murder another blood relative and was even shaken while shooting him. In the present day, he feels relieved that he murdered a hindrance to his goals.
* SillyWalk: Walks with a bowl-legged waddle like a flamingo in his first appearance.
* SinisterShades: The shades themselves are even shaped sinisterly.
* SinsOfOurFathers: He is considered a traitor [[spoiler:to the World Nobles]] because of something his father did: [[spoiler:he ''dared'' to leave Mariejois to live like a normal human being. And said normal human beings hate the World Nobles for their horrible, horrible actions ([[AristocratsAreEvil and who wouldn't hate them]]) and prosecuted Doffy's family once their heritage is revealed. Even if Doffy's father is one of those few nobles who ''didn't'' mistreat people lower than him]].
* SlasherSmile: More like Slasher Sneer, or Slasher Smirk.
* SmugSuper: He always sees himself as unbeatable right up until the very end. It shows in that he always grins when he thinks he's in control of the situation. It's worth noting that this guy is the strongest [[spoiler:Celestial Dragon, former or no,]] seen in the series thus far. And like his former brethren, he is incredibly arrogant.
* TheSocialDarwinist: During the battle of Marineford, he delivers a speech about how MightMakesRight.
-->'''Doflamingo:''' Pirates are evil! The Navy is just! But that's only true because history tells us so! Children who've never knew peace have different values than children who've never known war. The one who wins will rewrite the definition of "right" and "wrong". They'll decide the future and how the past is written. Will justice prevail? Why, there's no other way! The winner will define the meaning of "justice"!
** He later expresses his opinion that people were born to be in their station in life, and that Bellamy could never be anything more than a lowly thug.
** And gets much more darker later as he firmly believes that [[spoiler:since he's a World Noble]], he has privileges over every other people in the world, and that he can't stand the thought of anyone else looking down at or even besting him. And like a World Noble would, he'll call everyone else "commoners" and that they deserve being treated like dirt by him because they "choose" to be born that way. [[spoiler:Even if he's a ''former'' World Noble.]]
* TheSociopath: [[TheChessmaster Manipulative like you wouldn't believe]], [[ItsAllAboutMe extraordinarily selfish]], possessing a complete LackOfEmpathy, and [[AxCrazy a violent sadist to boot.]] Even when he was young, his behaviour (which included asking his dad for a gun to kill someone ''[[DisproportionateRetribution over a petty argument]]'') raised some serious red flags about his twisted mind and what he would go on to become and do.
* SoreLoser: Played with. Seen on Tsuru's ship [[spoiler:heading to Impel Down after his loss, chained and pinned down to the floor]], rambling about the fact that if Fujitora had worked together with him, he would've won. Tsuru tells him to quit bitching and accept the reality that he was defeated by a bunch of kids he kept looking down on. He scoffs and says it's ''all the other crazy pirates'' the Marines should be worried about now, not him. He takes comfort in believing that the resulting chaos from all of those pirates making their various power plays will bring down [[spoiler:the World Nobles]] he resented so much.
* SpoiledBrat: Despite all his talking down on Luffy and Law, [[{{Hypocrite}} calling them brats]] and stating that adults like him don't have the time or patience to deal with their "kiddy games," one can easily tell that Doflamingo, at his core, is little more than a PsychopathicManchild who's pissed off at the world because he's this trope, [[spoiler:''instead'' of the RoyalBrat that he used to be, all because his father happened to have the shred of human decency the rest of the World Nobles lacked and left Mariejois with his family to live a normal life]]. All his despicable actions as a pirate are little more than him having thirty year-long temper tantrum over being denied what he considers his birthright.
** He was no saint before this, but Chapter 782 shows that [[spoiler:this attitude of Doflamingo was enabled and reinforced in no small part by four youths who'd later become his top executives, who took him in after his father's death. Seeing his potential (Conqueror's Haki and all), they raised him, and held him as their future king, catering to his every (ax-crazy) wish and whims, essentially encouraging the worst traits in Doflamingo and making him he man he is now. The Executives consider themselves to be Doflamingo's equals for raising him, but Law just states that Doflamingo essentially got free slaves out of the deal: the Executives themselves.]]
* StepfordSmiler: His default expression is a humongous grin and he instinctively tries to smile no matter the situation or what he's actually feeling.
* SuperpowerLottery: Much like most of his fellow Warlords. His "Parasite" technique seems to have no limits; he can control anybody like a puppet, they can't resist at all (unless you're Luffy with Gear Fourth), and he can spread the strings across the distance of an entire island and control hundreds of people at the same time. Not even Sanji or Diamond Jozu (who can toss icebergs) could resist at all. Also his strings are powerful enough to instantly amputate ''Oars Jr'', the 300 foot tall giant. He himself even boasts that he's acquired one of the most powerful and rare devil fruits. He can even use said strings to perform first aid on himself, such as repairing organs after Law used his "Gamma Knife" to inflict serious internal injuries on him. And not to mention, he has "awakened" his devil fruit power, much like the special Zoans in Impel Down, granting them even more powers than before. What does his awakened power do? ''Turns the very environment around him into string to use for massive attacks.'' Luffy notes that that his awakened power makes him seem more like a Logia now than a Paramecia. And that's not even counting the Birdcage.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: After Law reveals that [[spoiler:he's a "D"]], Doflamingo claims he doesn't care about [[spoiler:the superstition that the letter is associated with in his homeland]], but his attacks grow more reckless and he visibly becomes extremely angry.
* SwissArmySuperpower: His control over what he can do with his strings can reach downright absurd levels. RazorFloss is its most basic application. From there, you can go for PeoplePuppets, NotQuiteFlight, SelfDuplication, AllWebbedUp, CombatTentacles, SomeKindOfForceField combined with TheWallsAreClosingIn, and even SelfSurgery.
* ThickerThanWater: Subverted. [[spoiler:Go ask his old man and his brother Corazon. No wait, you can't -- as they're dead]].
* ThresholdGuardians: He is the final antagonistic Warlord in the series and possibly the strongest, having no exploitable WeaksauceWeakness like Crocodile and requiring the full scope of Luffy's post-TimeSkip power-up with Law's assistance to take down. The antagonists the Straw Hats have to contend with immediately afterward are ''Emperors'', who all have CoDragons that are on the same level as Doflamingo or worse.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: His Conquerer's Haki emerged when he was ten years old during a moment of extreme stress, [[spoiler:when he was being pursued by a mob of people bearing a mile-wide grudge against the World Nobles and wanting to torture him]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: When he was young he was so accustomed to his spoiled life [[spoiler:as and status of a World Noble that he felt he could ask for his father's gun [[DisproportionateRetribution to sort out someone he had an argument with]]]].
** [[spoiler:At no more than ten years old, he gave death threats to a mob that was ''trying to kill him and his family''. Even the mob was creeped out by that]].
** In the original sketch Oda made of the Warlords as children, he can clearly see him [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking smoking a cigarette like a mob boss]].
* TrueCompanions: His executives are the only ones he shared his joys and sorrows with, after the death of his family. This goes even further with the four top executives (Diamante, Trebol, Pica and Vergo), who are practically his surrogate family. [[spoiler:Law points out that Doflamingo only considers those useful to him a "family".]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Goes to great lengths ''not'' to do this when he finally conflicts with the Straw Hats, having learned from the mistakes of those before him. However, once he gained the upper hand, he starts falling prey to this, something that Law calls him out on in chapter 724.
-->'''Law''': "Will you be one of the countless many... that have come to regret underestimating them?"
** The moment he fell into this completely, Luffy went '''Gear Fourth''' [[CurbstompBattle on his ass.]] [[MegatonPunch One punch]] was enough to sent Doflamingo to the other end of the island.
** His final one was when he actually thought that enraging Luffy with more of his spiel about being "royalty" and that "commoners" such as Luffy and everyone else deserved to be beneath him was a good idea. One of his ultimate, awakened Devil Fruit attacks, "God Thread" and his nearly impenetrable "Spider Web" were both shattered against Luffy's "King Kong Gun" and sent Doflamingo flying straight into the ground, shattering his glasses and knocking him out.
* TheUnfettered: Doflamingo has done nearly anything to achieve his goals. [[spoiler:He considers the crew he loves like a family sacrificial if need be, like when he asked Monet to blow up the island and herself to kill the enemy. He brought his father's head to Mariejois in a failed attempt to become a Tenryuubito again. When he gained an interest in the Op-Op Fruit, he was prepared to force his brother, Rosinante, to eat it (unaware that Rosinante had already eaten a devil fruit) and then order Rosinante to give up his life in exchange for giving Doflamingo eternal life, knowing that even though Rosinante is a traitor, he still could not reject his orders. However he ended murdering his brother when he confirmed he was a marine spy and that the Op-Op Fruit was already consumed by Law.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: His telling of his origin leaves out a lot of key details such as how [[spoiler:a bunch of commoners who had a grudge against World Nobles horribly brutalized him and his family (his mother died of exhaustion from being pursued) as well as how his father tried to bargain for his sons to become World Nobles again because he didn't want them to suffer anymore.]] But thing is, what he ended up saying never contradicts those facts that comes later.
* TheUsurper: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:Doflamingo's family were the original rulers of Dressrosa before they became World Nobles, so in his eyes, he's reclaiming his birthright. Kyros and the dwarves think of him like this, though]].
* VerbalTic: As a child, he ended his sentences with "eh", [[spoiler: like many other World Nobles.]]
* VictoryByEndurance: [[spoiler:It's worth noting that Doflamingo actually ''won'' his first serious bout with Luffy. Even though Gear Fourth Luffy outclasses him so much that he's basically a glorified punching bag, Doffy can just take hits better than Luffy can keep dishing them out. Eventually, he outlasts Gear Fourth and while heavily injured, would have killed the now defenseless Luffy had Dressrosa not interfered.]]
* VillainHasAPoint:
** While his statements during the Marineford War are just his usual demented ravings, he accurately states how the Marines do horrible things and get away with calling it justice because they are the biggest fish in the sea as it were.
** Following his defeat, he claims that there will be a power struggle that will dethrone the World Nobles as the supreme authority in the world. Given that he lists the Four Emperors, Warlords, Supernovas, Marines, Revolutionary Army, and any D's as a possible contender for this spot and characters from each faction have a gripe with the Nobles, it's hard to argue with him.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** As the Alliance's plan continued to succeed during the Punk Hazard arc, topped off with the Sadistic Choice above, Doflamingo lost it, went into an immediate UnstoppableRage, and ran roughshod on G-5, slaughtering {{Mooks}} and beating ''Smoker'' to near death, all while demanding the heads of the Straw Hat Pirates and Law. The only reason he didn't succeed in killing Smoker was because of Aokiji. He still shows shades of it, as he seems more susceptible to losing his cool when things don't go his way, such as when Fujitora attacked him unexpectedly.
** He likewise doesn't seem to take injuries well, or at least the idea of "brats" like Luffy and Law thinking they can take him: First time Luffy manages to land a hit on him, he starts going off the deep end, ranting about [[spoiler:he's descended from the world's "most noble bloodline," angrily expressing his hatred of his father for leaving Mariejois with his family to live a normal life (and his beef with the World Nobles because of it), and]] how brats like Law and Luffy shouldn't get cocky.
** The entirety of the Dressrosa arc is one long [[{{pun}} string]] of these for Doflamingo. First, [[spoiler: after the Straw Hats succeed in knocking out Sugar, everyone who was turned into a toy goes back to normal with no way to reverse it]], thus not only dismantling his entire operation, but also restoring the memories of all of the people who had been forgotten. This immediately starts a revolution in Dressrosa, with the entire country calling for his head. Doffy does ''not'' take this well, becoming the most visibly angry we've ever seen him get. Secondly, once Law mentions that [[spoiler:he has the "D" name]], his attacks become less focused and much more wild, leaving his defense full of holes. Law takes advantage of this and manages to score a blow to his midsection as a result. He considerably wises up afterward, though.
** Eventually, he gets so fed up with everything falling apart around him that he [[spoiler:makes his Bird Cage shrink, intent on killing everyone in Dressrosa.]] Luffy is having none of that and proceeds to enter his Gear Fourth form to give Doflamingo the comeuppance he had coming since the beginning of the series, shrugging off his attacks and pounding the prick into submission. Doflamingo's face is teeming with rage and humiliation, since this is most likely the ''first time'' in his life he has ever been overwhelmed (at least by someone that isn't an Emperor, if his fear of Kaido is any indication), despite the powers and influence he wields, especially to an "idiotic rubber nobody" that he believes Luffy to be. This finally culminates in his defeat when Doflamingo is slammed into the ground by Luffy's ''King Kong Gun''.
** As he's been taken to Impel Down aboard Tsuru's ship, [[spoiler:he's gone completely insane, ranting that he was the only one keeping all the opposing forces in check, and that a major conflict will potentially happen around who'll rule the seas. Tsuru naturally shuts him down]].
* VillainousValor: He might've been a brat as a child, but it takes guts to [[spoiler:declare that you're not only going to survive the torture inflicted upon you and pay it back tenfold while your father and brother beg for mercy and death respectively]]. This, together with the fact that he exhibited Conqueror's Haki at that age, [[spoiler:convinced the four executives to follow him and found the Donquixote Pirates]].
** If there's one thing more impressive than Doflamingo's ability to dole out punishment, it's his ability to endure a lot of it.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As the king of Dressrosa, Doflamingo had absolute dominion over the entire country, being able to do so as a Warlord. A good number of citizens once had a great deal of respect and admiration for him, to the point citizens tend to become angered when he is disrespected or spoken ill of in public. Doflamingo appearing to be benevolent on the outside, when in truth, [[spoiler:he manipulated the former king to ran rampant across the kingdom and deceived his way into the hearts of the people of the country as their saviour. His actions of converting citizens to toys and erasing memories of such citizens further demonstrate a maliciousness towards the kingdom.]] When the kingdom learns the truth [[spoiler:of the toys thanks to Usopp and the Tontattas]], Doflamingo resorted to psychological means to control the citizens, noting that he should have used tyranny to rule over them from the beginning. He forced everyone in Dressrosa to kill and harm each other, and took advantage of the people's fear and greed for his own entertainment, offering freedom from his game of death and prize money by capturing twelve of his enemies.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Doflamingo was a massive DifficultySpike compared to anyone Luffy had fought so far in the New World, forcing our hero to actually bring out his brand new NextTierPowerUp in order to win against him. Even after that, Doflamingo quickly discovers how Luffy's new form works and is able to fight him evenly, boiling down to a clash of their ultimate attacks that Doffy ultimately loses. Even after defeating him, Luffy was unconscious for days.
* WhipItGood: His Overheat, which involves him shooting a long rope-like whip out of string from his hand and pulverizing things with it.
* WildCard: For the World Government, he acts on his own whims and couldn't care less about their issues, only coming to their call if it's something that interests him (such as the War with Whitebeard). In fact, the way he got his position was largely through blackmail by intercepting ships with kingdom offerings to the Celestial Dragons.
* WolverineClaws: A variant. His basic move Goshikito is him clawing his foe with his strings extending from his fingertips. His Full Bright is a stronger variant. His Athlete (''Asuriito'', Leg Shave String) is another variant done with his feet.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: While he was driven insane by his extremely tragic past and aims to destroy the world that the Celestial Dragons so cherish in order to make them pay, it is actually [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when his brother shows that he was already evil to begin with. So rather than being a Woobie, he is just acting like a SpoiledBrat that had his allowance cut off, and he just kept falling to the deeper end.]]
* TheWorfBarrage: When Luffy activates Gear Fourth for the first time, Doflamingo tries to use ''Athlete's Thread'' on him, an attack that previously sent Gear Second Luffy flying away as well as cutting him. Against Gear Fourth? It just harmlessly bounces right off Luffy's body. [[OhCrap Much to his shock]].
* WouldHurtAChild: While it's unknown whether or not he would do this personally, but he did facilitate the kidnapping of many children for Caesar Clown's experiments, and then had Vergo cover them up. Also indirectly, [[spoiler:children were among the casualties during his takeover of Dressrosa, and he was the one directly controlling King Riku's soldiers when they were being forced to slaughter civilians]].
* WrittenByTheWinners: Strongly believes in this, as shown by his speech during the Marineford War. [[spoiler:Which becomes incredibly unsurprising once you learn that he's a descendant of the "winners."]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: Thinks Luffy is fighting him on Dressrosa because Luffy is trying to be a hero. It never occurs to him Luffy has come after him out of personal outrage from his petty cruelty to others.
* XanatosSpeedChess:
** He didn't lose his cool even when Caesar Clown, Vergo, and Monet were defeated. He instead simply ordered Monet to blow up the island after Baby 5 and Buffalo retrieved Caesar. When he found out that the island didn't blow up, he decided to go there himself. He only started to lose his cool when he learned that the Straw Hats and Law managed to leave the island with Caesar in their hands before he reached Punk Hazard.
** With [[spoiler:Sugar's defeat]], the horrible truth of his ten-year long rule starts to unravel. So what does he do? [[spoiler:Through the "Birdcage", he entraps the entire island, cuts off communications with the outside world, controls the citizens to kill each other]], then promises the terror will only stop if they either have the stones to come up and kill him, or hunt down the group that gave him grief (The Straw Hats currently on the island, King Riku's family, Law and Sabo) for a bounty.
** After all of the above fails and everything keeps falling apart, Doflamingo essentially flips the entire chessboard over [[spoiler:by making the Birdcage shrink so it will kill everyone in Dressrosa.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe:
** To Bellamy, in the end of Skypiea arc. [[spoiler:Though, Bellamy didn't die from the wounds and went on to get stronger while still loving Doflamingo.]]
** [[spoiler: And in Dressrosa arc he pulls it on Bellamy ''again'', this time for failing to kill Luffy ''before he even has a chance to.'' Though the way Dellinger puts it, it seems like he was going to have Bellamy killed off regardless if he succeeded or not since he's apparently an "eyesore"]].
** He also later does this to one of his peons in Momonosuke's flashback.
** Consistently subverted with his executives. Despite that one setback that completely destroys ten years worth of work and endanger his alliance with Kaido because of their failures, he chooses to focus his anger on Luffy and the others instead of his subordinates.
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[[folder:"Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma]]
!!"Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiHori (JP), Creator/JoelMcDonald (EN, Funi)
!!!'''Age:''' 45 (Pre-Timeskip), 47 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' February 9th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 233 (Manga), Episode 151 (Anime)

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->''"We have no obligation to cooperate with the Marines save where the government is directly involved."''

The fourth of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to be formally introduced. Kuma is a very large man who is always seen carrying a bible. He has a reputation for being an incredibly ruthless pirate who crushed anyone to stand in his way, yet his quiet, calm demeanor and his (in hindsight) merciful actions fly in the face of that. He also has eaten the Paw-Paw Fruit (''Nikyu Nikyu no Mi'') and is the prototype for the Pacifista project known as PX-0.\\\

He is also known for following the World Government's orders to the letter, unlike the other Warlords. Yet he also seems to follow the code of Moral Justice, rather than the seemingly more prevalent Absolute Justice, and unlike many other characters, seems to have an idea of what goes on behind the scenes. It also turns out that he is an officer of the [[Characters/OnePieceRevolutionaryArmy Revolutionary Army]].\\\

His former bounty was 296,000,000 berries.
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* ActuallyADoombot: The Pacifistas are modeled after his likeness. The only differences between them and him are the Bible he carries around and his Devil Fruit powers.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His hair is brown in the manga, but black in the anime. Also, his jacket was initially orange in the manga before changing to black like in the anime.
* AnimalMotifs: The bear, appearing to be frightening and extremely large, having his name literally mean "bear" in Japanese, and having a Devil Fruit that gives him bear paws; he's also appropriately [[BearsAreBadNews a dangerous member of the Warlords.]] [[BearyFriendly He's also nicer than the rest of the them]].
* ArchEnemy: Subverted with Luffy. The latter should by all means hate Kuma for doing the unthinkable: [[BreakingTheFellowship taking his crew away from him]]. But by the time Luffy meets him again, well... he's not himself. He later learned the '''real''' reason to why he did so, as well as learning he was once a fellow Revolutionary with his dad, Dragon.
* AttackReflector: Any attack that hits his paw pads will just bounce right off, regardless of how much power it has.
* BearsAreBadNews:
** Played pretty straight the first time. Subverted in the second time, as he actually saved the Straw Hats' lives on Sabaody, even if they didn't realize it at first.
** Played straight with his cyborg copies, even if they don't have his Devil Fruit power.
* BreathWeapon: His cybernetic modifications allow him to fire a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser beam]] from his mouth.
* TheBusCameBack: Returned in the series in the Reverie arc, where [[spoiler:he's revealed to now be a mindless slave for rent, and the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom]].
* ButNotTooWhite: His skin is noticeably darker in the anime than in the manga.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "If you were to go on a trip, [[PreAsskickingOneLiner where would it be]]?"
* TheChessmaster: Unclear. He asked Perona where she would like to go before he pushed her to Kuraigana Island during the events at Thriller Bark. He would later send Zoro there when he split the Straw Hats up to help them gain strength, and Perona discovered him and was able to bandage him up and help him recover. It's never stated whether he sent Perona there specifically for that reason, but given he knew the Straw Hat crew well enough to send each individual member to an ideal training location it's quite possible he did it on purpose.
* CreepyMonotone: His voice is always emotionless.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: It's stated by Donquixote Doflamingo that they slowly replaced his limbs and body from the legs up, and guess what? His head and brain are gone now as well. [[ThatManIsDead "Tyrant Kuma" is dead]].
* DontCelebrateJustYet: After Gecko Moria is defeated at Thriller Bark, this guy takes center stage for a while.
* EnigmaticMinion: He's known for following the World Government's orders more than the other Warlords, but it's clear that there's more to him than meets the eye.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He didn't do much in his first appearance (during the meeting with Sengoku, along with Doflamingo), but the first thing he does when arriving on Thriller Bark is make Perona disappear in no time flat.
* FantasticNuke: His devastating "Ursus Shock" attack. By condensing air pressure into a tiny sphere, Kuma can release the sphere which will rapidly expand, creating a concussive force as massive as an entire ''island''. Something of note is that in the anime, the sound of a siren is heard when Kuma makes the Ursus Shock akin to warning systems for missile attacks.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Subject to an especially cruel example after the TimeSkip. With his free thought removed, the World Nobles use him as a mount, forcing him to crawl on all fours while they do things like stick blades in him for fun.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Moria. It's especially apparent in their MirroredConfrontationShot [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vonPZpu6TE4/maxresdefault.jpg here]]. They are equal in height but Kuma is top heavy and has very small legs while Moria is bottom heavy. Moria dressed very flamboyantly while Kuma dressed simple. Moria is a broken PerpetualSmiler while Kuma is TheStoic and the emotionless. At the time of their meeting, the World Government had little faith in Moria while they trusted Kuma almost completely due to his programming. Moria's power seems very flashy and scary but suffers from a major WeaksauceWeakness (salt) and he himself is dependent on his shadow collection and zombie army; Kuma meanwhile is a OneManArmy with his [[StoryBreakerPower surprisingly broken power]] to push things and [[HollywoodCyborg cyborg augmentation]]. During the fight with the Strawhats, Moria constantly mocked them and was defeated; Kuma meanwhile play the role of NoNonsenseNemesis and defeated them easily (both times). Later during the battle of Marineford, Moria was TheLoad on the government's side while Kuma and his Pacifistas effectively turn the tide of the battle against the pirates.
* GeniusBruiser: One of the largest and strongest men in the One Piece world, yet is very intelligent and perceptive, seemingly having a vast geographic knowledge of the known world judging by the separation of the Straw Hats, and his status as TheChessmaster. [[http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/a/a1/Bartholomew_Kuma_as_a_Kid.png Even in his youth, he was known to read books on philosophers while carrying massive burdens on his back]].
* GoodAllAlong: Luffy outright states he's this after he finds out that he's one of the Revolutionaries and he sent the crew away in the Sabaody Archipelago to save their lives.
* HandBlast: His ''Pad Cannon'' which is a paw-shaped [[BlowYouAway air bullet]] created by pushing the air at extremely high speeds.
* HealingHands: Kind of. He can push the pain and fatigue out of a person's body (which is manifested as a paw-shaped bubble) and put it in someone else, which doesn't heal the person's wounds but does free them of their suffering.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: One of the most powerful characters in the One Piece universe. His power? The ability to push things. As in the ability to push things miles away in an instant, to push himself so fast it looks like he's teleporting, to create sonic booms by pushing the air, and even to push away abstract concepts like pain and exhaustion.
* HeroAntagonist: Every meeting with the Straw Hats has him in opposition with them in some form, save for his last appearance where [[spoiler:Franky met him outside the ''Thousand Sunny'']]. Despite so, there's more to him than meets the eye; Franky outright called him a valuable ally after what he did to them pre-timeskip. Though Franky says that the crew should not expect this to continue after his full conversion as he will not be the same person should they met again.
* HollywoodCyborg: He's a Pacifista prototype human weapon.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler:From king to revolutionary, to lackey of the World Government, to finally being a mindless slave, Kuma has fallen low]].
* ImplacableMan: He's NighInvulnerable after all. The Straw Hat Pirates were unable to touch nor hurt him, let alone stop.
* InformedFlaw: He is called "The Tyrant" for his limitless cruelty. He's never shown any significant amount of malice, [[spoiler:and he certainly won't now that he's been fully mechanized]]. [[spoiler: In hindsight, it was possibly a case of petty slander against him betraying the World Government.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Anytime he shows up by himself, the situation becomes far more desperate. See BearsAreBadNews a higher.
* LaResistance: Kuma was a member of Monkey D. Dragon's army before his piracy days.
* LightningBruiser: He's big, but he's also among the fastest and strongest characters in the series likely due to his Devil Fruit power to push himself at high speeds which seems like teleporting.
* TheMole: He turns out to be a member of the Revolutionary Army. He is no longer The Mole after he consented to his full conversion into a cyborg with no free will of his own. We're still unsure of why he agreed to such a fate.
* MadeOfDiamond: Comes with being a cyborg.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Cited words for words as the reason for his FateWorseThanDeath after the timeskip listed above. [[spoiler: The World Nobles wanted to show the world that no matter who you are, even if you are the king of an ''affiliated'' country with the World Governement; defying the gods mean suffering a FateWorseThanDeath.]]
* MoodWhiplash: His presence in Thriller Bark causes the situation to go from a silly horror parody to very serious, especially after defeating the already exhausted Straw Hats with no effort.
* MysteriousPast: Kuma's past has been shrouded in deep mystery ever since he was introduced. Even his fellow Revolutionaries don't know what the hell caused him to go from hating the World Government to becoming their lackey. The only other snippets of info we know is that he [[spoiler:used to be the king of the Sorbet Kingdom, and he and Jewelry Bonney may have some sort of connection]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His last name is Kuma, which is Japanese for [[BearsAreBadNews Bear]]. And his epithet is ''Tyrant''.
* {{Narm}}: In-universe. While everyone is initially terrified of his mysterious abilities, when he reveals that the source of his powers are paw prints, they temporarily stop taking him seriously. They regret this when Kuma responds to Franky's mocking by one-shotting him.
* NiceHat:
** A tad understated, but the ears make it.
** A flashback shows that Kuma once had a Nice ''Hood'' with ears on it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
** Played with. Although the Straw Hats are unable to even ''touch'' him, he's able to use his powers to transport them out of harm's way without physically wounding them. It's the whole "getting separated" ordeal that makes it significant -- which is what he wanted, as the Straw Hats actually come out of that ordeal stronger than ever before, to the point that Franky calls Kuma a valuable ally.
** Played straight when he injects Zoro with all of Luffy's pain gained from his fight with Oars and Moria, which is played seriously.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Even before he [[spoiler: became a mindless Marine drone]], Kuma was completely serious on the job and played no games.
* OneManArmy: He was able to defeat the entire Straw Hat crew ''twice'' without even trying.
* OutsideContextProblem: He shows up reasonably late in the Thriller Bark arc and seems rather out of place there, being neither one of Gecko's minions nor involved in the current arc's conflict. He only gets involved after Moria is defeated.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Could easily destroy an entire island if he wanted to.
* PowerPalms: His Devil Fruit gives him [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal powerful paw pad palms]].
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Basically what the powers of the Paw-Paw Fruit boil down to. Range is roughly ''the other side of the world''.
* TheQuietOne: He doesn't speak as often as the other Warlords.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler: He was the king of one of the kingdoms that was part of the World Government.]]
* RedBaron: "The Tyrant".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: If a red light appears in one of his eye pieces, watch out.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Actually Scary Shiny Focusing Lenses, but the effect is the same.
* SemanticSuperpower: His power can be described as "pushing". Doesn't sound very impressive at first, but then you realize the lack of limitations on the "what" and "how" he can push...
* ShooOutTheClowns: His Devil Fruit power enables him to do this. The first thing he does when he shows up at Thriller Bark is send away Perona. He later does the same at Sabaody, removing the entire Straw Hat crew from the islands.
* StealthMentor: His first meeting and "fight" with the Straw Hat Pirates was essentially a SecretTestOfCharacter to Luffy's crew to see how loyal they were. Then in their second meeting he scatters them across the world to islands that all turn out to be the ''exact'' places they needed to go to each [[TookALevelInBadass take a Level in Badass]].
* TheStoic: Always composed and calm. Always.
* StoryBreakerPower: Luffy is goddamn lucky that Kuma was more or less on his side for the first several encounters with him, given that Kuma's physical strength and Devil Fruit make him easily one of the most deadly fighters in the series.
* SuperpowerLottery: Much like most of his fellow Warlords. There seems to be no limits on how fast, how far, or even exactly ''what'' he can push, judging by the fact that he can push someone across faraway distances, as well as pushing air and ''pain''. He's also a cyborg with a body structure so tough that not even Zoro (pre timeskip at least) can cut through, considering he's able to cut steel before. Oh, and considering he can push ''himself'' as well for an instant FlashStep, it also must be mighty hard to be merely faster than him as well. This guy could lay waste to an entire island if he wanted to, by compressing the air around him into a ''bomb''. Just hope he never gets the time to make a bomb out of sheer air pressure...
* SuperPrototype: He's the original Pacifista, later finalised as PX-0, complete with BreathWeapon and a [[PowerPalms devil fruit power]] that can slap you halfway across the planet, the latter of which makes him different from his successors.
* ThanatosGambit: In exchange for being turned into a robot he made a deal to be able to [[spoiler:protect the ''Thousand Sunny'' until one of the Straw Hats returned to Sabaody Archipelago]].
* VocalDissonance: For someone so large and intimidating, Kuma's actual voice is quite gentle and soft-spoken.
* WalkingSpoiler: Probably not quite as much compared to other examples, but most of the things he's done since his second appearance may come as a surprise to fans.
* WorthyOpponent: Zoro considers him this, and almost immediately noticed when a [[RobotMe Pacifista]] attacked the Straw Hats earlier that it wasn't the real Kuma. Kuma, for his part, was impressed when he found out that Zoro survived back in Thriller Bark.
* YouShallNotPass: Kuma had a mission directive installed to [[spoiler:protect the ''Thousand Sunny'' until one of the Straw Hats showed up]].
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[[folder:Gecko Moria]]
!!Gecko Moria
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Katsuhisa Houki (JP), Chris Guerrero (EN)
!!!'''Age:''' 48 (Pre-Timeskip), 50 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 6th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 449 (Manga), Episode 343 (Anime)

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

->''"Straw Hat... Ughah!... Then you go see for yourself... What a real nightmare is...! In the New World!"''

The fifth of the Seven Warlords to be formally introduced and the [[BigBad main antagonist of the Thriller Bark Saga]]. Gecko Moria is the captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates, leader of the "Mysterious Four", and resides on a massive island/ship known as Thriller Bark, where he kidnaps unsuspecting travelers and uses the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit (''Kage Kage no Mi'') to strip them of their shadows and utilizes them to raise an army of zombies. He believes the undead to be superior to the living, as they can just be replaced when destroyed and do not possess souls. This way of thinking is due to his entire crew being wiped out by the Emperor Kaido some time in the past.\\\

He loses his status as a Warlord after the World Government deem him too weak to continue carrying the title following his defeat against Luffy, though this was held off until the end of the Marineford War as he was needed to fight against Whitebeard's forces. In the aftermath, he is rescued by his subordinate Absalom when Doflamingo attempts to kill him on the World Government's orders.\\\

His former bounty was 320,000,000 berries.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: An extremely fat vampire-like dude who has the ability to outrun ''[[LightningBruiser Luffy]]''. He also showed no trouble walking on one of the chains holding Oars' corpse like a tightrope to implant Luffy's shadow.
* AdaptationDyeJob: His hair is [[EvilRedhead red]] in the manga but purple in the anime.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: He's a giant horned albino with a body shaped like a bowling pin.
* AnimalMotifs: The gecko, his clothing and overall features resembling a gecko, as well as a bat.
* ArcVillain: Of the Thriller Bark Arc.
* ArchEnemy: [[{{Jerkass}} Kaido]] is his because Kaido killed off his entire pirate crew and mutilated him in the past. Also, Luffy and Doflamingo may have become additions to his "enemy-for-life" list.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Himself in Shadows Asgard form, after absorbing a thousand shadows.
* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Subverted as he used others to fight for him, and as soon as he fights, he's a glorified punching bag. It's heavily implied that he used to be ''far'' more powerful before Kaido murdered his crew and turned him into the FlunkyBoss that Luffy and co. dealt with.
* BadassDecay: The InUniverse reason for his expulsion from the Warlord; his defeat at Luffy's hands results in him being viewed as having undergone such. And even before that, he went from being a truly major threat befitting his title to a bitter, jaded, impotent washout who relied on his zombies for everything after Kaido slaughtered his entire pirate crew.
* BadPowersBadPeople: His Devil Fruit works by ripping off people's shadows, also leaving them without a reflection. Oh, and they disintegrate in direct sunlight. He then takes these shadows and either absorbs them to make himself stronger or ''makes an army of zombie slaves''. The zombie doesn't even have the personality and will of the original person it's made from. Honestly, what morally good use could a power like this be put to?
* BerserkButton: When Kuma visits Moria, he's his usual arrogant self, but when Kuma implies that the World Government thinks Moria could be defeated by the Straw Hats, he flies into a rage at the accusation of his weakness.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the Thriller Bark Arc.
* BodyHorror: Those stitches on his neck? Were damage control from Kaido implicitly ''ripping his chin off''. The particulars are never explained, which is probably for the better.
* BrilliantButLazy: Moria is indeed a badass competitor worthy of his title of Warlord. He's also currently a lazy bum whose motto is "You do it!" which made him extremely rusty.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent ever since Marineford and Doflamingo's attempted assassination, he pops up again with a small zombie army attacking Blackbeard's base for Absalom during Chapter 925.
* CastingAShadow: His Devil Fruit lets him manipulate and even steal someone's shadow.
* CreepyChild: An SBS Question Corner page showing the Warlords as kids reveals Moria was a dick even as a kid (and with horns to boot), but he was more optimistic in expression than he is now. He also mentions that he used to be a very sociable person who relied on his own strength to do things and that he had many good friends, likely within his crew as well. Kaido murdering his crew and severely wounding him turned Moria into the lazy, [[FlunkyBoss zombie-mook-reliant]] asshole he is now.
* DarkIsEvil: The wielder of darkness powers, he's a pretty unpleasant guy.
* DualWielding: The scissors he uses to cut off peoples' shadows can be split in two to be used as swords. And if he absorbs the shadows of several swordsmen, he can even become a MasterSwordsman himself.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He had normal teeth during his [[FaceFramedInShadow first appearance]] before he was later given a [[FangsAreEvil mouth full of fangs]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Heavily implied to be the case both for his deceased former crew, and the few living members of his current one.
* EvilAlbino: He's a white skinned, horned giant.
* EvilCounterpart: While not one himself, [[ExploitedTrope he can create them]] using his Devil Fruit power. By putting a person's shadow in a zombie, the zombie will become the shadow owner's counterpart. He has made one for Brook, and later Sanji, Zoro and Luffy (before they go back to normal that is).
* EvilLaugh: His SignatureLaugh, "Kishishishi!"
* EvilRedhead: In the manga, where his hair is colored red. [[AdaptationDyeJob The anime changed it to purple]].
* EvilWearsBlack: Wears a long, black coat and gloves.
* FangsAreEvil: Somewhat reminiscent of a vampire.
* FatBastard: In a somewhat unique example to the rest of the series, his gut isn't an example of StoutStrength. He's genuinely just out of shape.
* AFatherToHisMen: Implied. The loss of his crew courtesy of Kaido hit him hard, leading him to believe that zombie army is the way to go to prevent such loss ever again. [[spoiler:A more direct example is when he finds out that Blackbeard's crew has killed Absalom and he can be seen holding back his tears in grief and anger.]]
* FlunkyBoss: A non-video game example, as he prefers to have his underlings do the work for him. His first fight with Luffy has him literally sitting on his ass, laying out, and offering commentary while Luffy tried, and failed, to get past Moria's shadow.
* {{Foil}}: To Luffy, as both were pirate captains who sought to become the Pirate King and dearly treasured [[TrueCompanions their crews]], and were devastated when their crews were cruelly torn away from them by an opponent ''way'' out of their league (Kuma/Kaido). However, the difference is that what Kuma did isn't lethal and is reversible. It's only this difference that prevented Luffy from becoming the bitter, jaded, [[FlunkyBoss zombie-mook-reliant]], and lazy washout that Moria became.
* FormerlyFit: During the time of Gol D. Roger's execution, the younger Moria appeared to be rather muscular (even having a chin), befitting his fearsome visage. In his prime, he could apparently survive a battle with an Emperor, while nowadays, he's little more than a punching bag for a pirate upstart (an admittedly powerful one, but still).
* FreudianExcuse: After his TrueCompanions were wiped out by Kaido, he began avoiding new attachments and surrounding himself with completely replaceable -- and nigh-indestructible -- zombies.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His entire face and neck seem to be sliced vertically in half and stitched back again. Although 20-odd years ago, he had considerably fewer stitches, implying that it's either a [[FashionVictimVillain fashion choice]] or Kaido ''really'' fucked him up bad during their battle.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His Shadow Asgard move. Yeah, it turns him into a giant and gives him more strength. [[ClippedWingAngel But it also makes him a bigger target and collected all of the shadows in one place for the heroes.]] What's more since he was weakened after being pummeled during the fight against Oars, he didn't have the strength to keep them in his body, having to alternate between fighting Luffy and trying to keep the shadows from escaping which eventually leads to his defeat.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Not even taking into consideration losing his Warlord status and nearly dying because he'd become too weak, just compare his current self to how he [[http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/3/37/Young_Moria.png used]] [[http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/5/59/Kid_moria.PNG to be]]. Having all of his TrueCompanions slaughtered and his chin torn off ''really'' fucked him up.
* HornedHumanoid: He's one of the three giant characters to have some.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His Lizard Horn Spear impaled even a colossal beast like Oars Jr. with ease.
* ImpossibleShadowPuppets: Inverted with his Shadow Revolution, in which he controls the shape of the shadow to change the shape of the body casting it, due to the fundamental law of nature that the object and the shadow must '''always''' be of the same shape. He demonstrated this by turning Oars into a RubberMan and a giant ball.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Downplayed. Being a gigantic, white-skinned, devil-like man with horns and fangs, he was never a looker by any account, but he sure [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/0/02/Gekko_Moriah_at_Age_26.png/revision/latest?cb=20130624083802 wasn't as ugly]] in the past as he is nowadays when you look at the extremely fat character image in his folder.
* {{Jerkass}}: Although his minions are very loyal to him, all he cares about is his giant, Oars, and even that's because he values him as his trump card against Kaido. He also seems to be an ass to everyone he contacted with. You can blame Kaido for that.
* LargeAndInCharge: So very much to the zombies, except for Oars.
* LastVillainStand: By the climax of the Thriller Bark Arc, he knows he's done for. Most of his zombie army has been stopped, Oars has been defeated, he himself is injured, and he's surrounded by the wounded but ''very'' vengeful pirates he's stolen the shadows from for years. However, the realization that his ship is leaving the fog it once resided in, the fact that the sun is starting to rise in the east, and he himself is right in the middle of his VillainousBreakdown causes him to put it all on the line and unleash his [[ClippedWingAngel Shadows Asgard]], desperately trying to buy a few more minutes for the sun to rise and at least take the ones responsible for destroying his work down with him.
* LivingShadow: He can animate his shadow, which he calls Doppelman, to [[GuardianEntity fight for him while he lazes around]], make a legion of sharp-toothed bats, or a large spear with a lizard-shaped hilt out of said shadow.
* MadeOfIron: He may lack strength, but think about it: he got up after being totally pummeled by ''Nightmare Luffy'', alias Luffy with the skills and fighting power of 100 people combined to his own. He got up (though after some time), went OneWingedAngel and then survived two [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Gum Gum Giant Jet Shell in a row ''and'' a '''falling tower''' before finally fainting.]] He may not be good in direct combat, but he surely has one hell of a stamina!
* ManChild: He spent at least half of his screen time during the Thriller Bark Arc acting like this. [[FromBadToWorse Then he got serious]].
* MeaningfulName: "''Gekko''" is Japanese for "moonlight" and also refers to his AnimalMotif, the gecko. Moria is a very creepy and dangerous location in [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]] and, with a different accent stress becomes an old Italian word indicating the deaths of many (usually farm animals) after a plague/draught. Furthermore, from "Gecko Moria" you can get the word "Komori", bat, his second AnimalMotif.
* MonsterClown: The checkered trousers and ridiculous boots he wears don't exactly fit your typical image of a fearsome necromancer. Plus, the whole attitude.
* TheNecromancer: Revives the undead by implanting shadows of his victims within them.
* NightmareFace: During his VillainousBreakdown, when he reveals his FreudianExcuse, his eyes enlarge to the point of sporting bulging veins, his pupils shrink to an incredibly tiny size, and combined with his SlasherSmile it makes him look ''completely unhinged''.
* NoOntologicalInertia: Double subverted. Initially, he tells Luffy that no matter what happens to him, the shadows he stole will never return to their proper owners unless he tells them to. However, once he absorbs all the shadows for his Shadows Asgard technique, [[ClippedWingAngel the issue is simplified down to beating them out of his bloated mouth]].
* NonActionGuy: As far as a Warlord (who's expected by the government to fight and defeat other pirates regularly) possibly can be. He basically sits on his ass and lets his zombies and shadow clones fight for him, and even his few offensive techniques involve [[PowersDoTheFighting using his powers without himself actually having to move much]] (such as launching his shadow like a spear from a standing position). When he does finally go OneWingedAngel and fight head on, Luffy beats him relatively easily.
* ObviouslyEvil: Nothing screams "I'm evil!" more than a demonic appearance. He looked even more sinister back in the day when he was thin enough to actually have a jawline, and was also HellBentForLeather, apparently. Though it's implied he wasn't nearly as bad a guy back then.
* OneWingedAngel: His Shadows Asgard technique where he absorbs a thousand shadows to become monstrous. This also counts as ClippedWingAngel since this form can be defeated by beating the shadows out of him, and he moves sluggishly in this form. Also crosses over into TheLastDance territory. Zoro even points out the only reason he took this form was to stall for time in hopes the sun would rise before he was defeated so that all the shadow-less people would be vaporized in its rays, giving him an automatic win.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Perona. WordOfGod said that he found Perona when she was still a child and raised her ever since, and she loves him like a parent.
* PeoplePuppets: His Kage Kakumei (Shadow Revolution) involves his shadow invading Oars', allowing him to contort his body to match the shape of the shadow. Raises unsettling implications on the effect of someone who wasn't a pain-less zombie.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Makes his first appearance in the time skip starting a fight on one of Blackbeard's favorite islands. Why? To rescue one of his few living minions -- Absalom. He seemed genuinely happy and relieved when he thought Absalom was alive... which makes it heartbreaking later when he learns his minion really is dead.]]
* PowersDoTheFighting: He doesn't even have to move to keep up with a Pre-Timeskip Luffy, as his shadow does both offense ''and'' defense for him.
* PowerLevels:
** He is probably the most notable [[AvertedTrope aversion]] of the concept of using bounties as this. He has the second-highest bounty of the Warlords prior to his removal yet is among the weakest of their number. He might have been living up to his bounty before, though, before his bad past with Kaido.
** He also used shadows as a power level, guessing correctly that Luffy used 100 shadows to become Nightmare Luffy. So to try and one up him, Moria absorbed 1000.
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Despite rumors that he was killed by Doflamingo after the Marineford battle, Mihawk and several others attest that [[spoiler:he's still alive]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: His rant against Luffy, stating that he's going to lose all his crew in the New World in his current (i.e pre-timeskip) state. [[VillainHasAPoint He wasn't wrong, either]]; none of the Straw Hats were anywhere ''near'' as powerful as they needed to be to survive even their first battle against New World enemies, and the process of realizing this (hint: Kuma) actually did nearly annihilate the Straw Hat Pirates and put Luffy through trauma as severe as that which broke Moria.
* ScaryTeeth: Has two rows of sharp fangs that he always shows off with his {{Slasher Smile}}s. It's creepy, to be honest.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He didn't take the announcement that he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness had outlived his usefulness]] very well, and skidadled.
* ShadowWalker: His Doppelman can fly far away safely, then he can [[NinjaLog switch places with his shadow.]]
* ShapingYourAttacks: Can turn his shadow in a flock of bats, a lizard-like spear and anything else he could imagine probably...
* SlasherSmile: Plastered all over his face, except when pissed or annoyed.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Databook Green uses Gekko Moriah. Viz and [=FUNimation=], and thus TV Tropes, uses "Gecko Moria".
* SquishyWizard: The phyically weakest among the Warlords, take his Fruit off of him and he's done.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Averted. After Crocodile, Eneru and Lucci all came close to killing Luffy and the Straw Hats, Moriah and his crew are much less of a threat.
* StealthPun: He could be considered a ''[[HowTheMightyHaveFallen shadow]]'' of his former self.
* SuperpowerLottery: Like most of his fellow Warlords. In fact, [[SwissArmySuperpower his versatile Devil Fruit]] was the only thing that kept him in the Seven Warlords since he's otherwise weak without it. He can take anybody's shadow by snipping it right out of the ground as though it were paper, and no matter how strong they are, they ''will'' fall unconscious for a while, allowing him to do what he wants with their shadow without getting the tar beat out of him instantly. With the power to put the shadows in any potentially powerful corpse and no limit on how many he can stuff himself with (unlike others, the original user can stuff themselves with however many shadows they want) he could very easily raise an insanely powerful undead army. His fruit also gives him several "passive attacking" techniques (creating shadow clones of himself, creating shadow bats to pester his foes, creating zombies to fight for him, etc.), which help make a weak guy like him instantly formidable.
* TookALevelInJerkass: His SBS appearance, while having a CreepyChild vibe, is clearly the most optimistic looking of the warlords as kids; cue the present where he's an ass to everyone. Having your entire pirate crew wiped out by a {{Jerkass}} Emperor can do that to you.
* TraumaCongaLine: Loses his first nakama to Kaido, loses to Luffy, double-crossed by the World Government and left for dead by Doflamingo, and finally loses one of his closest companions to Blackbeard...yeah, Moria fits. You can't help but feel a little bad for the guy despite what a huge {{Jerkass}} he is.
* TrueCompanions: With his pirate crew, who were all killed by the Emperor Kaido at one point in his past. Even after some years after their deaths, he still thinks rather fondly of them and remembering their fates affects him greatly.
** It's implied that he's this to the other members of the Mysterious Four, even if he doesn't admit it: When Moria fell to Luffy, Hogback and Absalom escaped Thriller Bark with him, even though they could have abandoned him. Perona never doubted Moria's survival in the Battle of Marineford and when she received news [[spoiler:confirming he's alive, she prepared to travel to his current whereabouts. Moria, for his part upon hearing of Absalom's capture stormed a ''favourite island of an Emperor, with him in it'']].
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He took it as a personal insult when Kuma arrived to inform him that the WG sent him to help beat Luffy. Moria insisted he'd defeat the "Straw Hat rookies" himself. Turns out Luffy was much tougher than he anticipated, which his BadassDecay didn't help in the slightest.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: While he did give off CreepyChild vibes, he did seem to show more optimism than he does now. He also used to do things with his own power and had a lot of friends, in contrast to the present where he would make his zombies do everything for him.
* VillainousBreakdown: His is one of the most nightmarish in the whole series. After his strongest zombie Oars is defeated by the Straw Hats and the Rolling Pirates, who all demand that he give their shadows back, Moria ''snaps'', ranting about how he lost his old beloved pirate crew to Kaido and how Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates will suffer the same fate due to being too weak for the New World, all while sporting a completely unhinged and terrifying NightmareFace. Then he absorbs everyone's shadows into his body and uses ''[[OneWingedAngel Shadow's Asgard]]'', which provokes a MassOhCrap.
* WeakButSkilled: While "weak" is a bit much, he is the least powerful Warlord, as well as the least [[LazyBum physically fit]], and yet he's capable of giving a good fight to the entire Straw Hat crew due to his absolute mastery of his Devil Fruit.
* WeakenedByTheLight: People who have had their shadows stolen by Moria will be vaporized in the sunlight. However, if their shadow returns to them before they're completely vaporized, they'll return to normal (see ImpossibleShadowPuppets).
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Out of all the Seven Warlords (or anyone, really), he's the most cordial towards Kuma, ordering his henchmen to shut up and not bother him when he arrived on Thriller Bark and entered his mansion. Though, he quickly lost his temper with him when he explained why he came, expressed that the latter's loyalty to the WG made him wary of Kuma, and took him using his CatchPhrase[[note]]"If you're going on a trip, where would you like to go?"[[/note]] as a challenge to a fight.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The reason why he's a lazy, ineffectual joke of a villain who relies on his zombies to be a threat can be chalked up to the trauma of watching Kaido slaughter his entire crew and his subsequent vow to never lose another person working under his flag, which is honestly a pretty understandable and compelling motivation. He's still a complete asshole, but at the core, he's also a deeply traumatized and broken man with maladaptive coping mechanisms.
* TheWorfEffect: After losing to Luffy, in the Marineford War, he's one-shotted by Jimbei and finally kicked out of the group after the war.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Doflamingo told him that the World Government wants him dead after his bad performance in the Whitebeard War.
* ZergRush: His Brick Bat technique turns his shadow into a flock of bats that he sics towards his opponents to overwhelm them.
* ZombieApocalypse: His Devil Fruit powers enable him to revive dead bodies by implanting shadows within them. When the Straw Hats showed up he had collected roughly a thousand of them.
* ZombieMooks: He uses his Devil Fruit power to make them in place of a traditional crew.
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[[folder:"Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock]]
!!"Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock
!!!'''Child Voice:''' Creator/KanaeIto (JP), Creator/LydiaMackay (EN)\\
'''Adult Voice:''' Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (JP), Creator/LydiaMackay (EN)
!!!'''Age:''' 29 (Pre-Timeskip), 31 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' September 2nd
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 516 (Manga), Episode 409 (Anime)

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

->''"Whether I kick a kitten... Tear off your ears... Even slaughter innocent people... The world will never cease to forgive my actions! Why, you ask? Why, it is because I am beautiful!"''

The sixth of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to be introduced. Hancock is the Empress of the isolated Amazon Lily and captain of the [[Characters/OnePieceKuja Kuja Pirates]]. Renowned throughout the world for her beauty, she puts on the appearance of being distant, aloof, and, well, a {{Jerkass}} of the highest order, spoiled and selfish, prone to looking down on others. She's not above exploiting her reputation for all it's worth, as she causes most people to completely lose their composure and turn into gooey, love-struck morons. She uses the Love-Love Fruit (''Mero Mero no Mi'') which allows her to turn people who lust after her into stone.\\\

However, she has a FreudianExcuse as her past was not a pretty one. She was at first a normal young girl who, at an early age, witnessed Gold D. Roger's execution, and later hung out with her sisters Marigold and Sandersonia and the Kuja pirates. At age 12, while sailing with the Kujas, the three sisters were captured by slavers. After that, the three pre-teen girls spent four ''hellish'' years under the thumb of [[AristocratsAreEvil the World Nobles]], who among other things forced them to eat Devil Fruits and branded them like cattle. Being branded as slaves is a constant shame, and she would rather die than let it become known. When Hancock was sixteen, a man named Fisher Tiger appeared and while his goal was simply the liberation of the fishman slaves, he freed as many as he could without discrimination. The sisters later were taken in by Elder Nyon, Raleigh and Shakuyaku, and returned to the Kuja pirates; to not let the truth become known, they said that they had killed a Gorgon and thus were punished with their brands, gaining fame as the Gorgon Sisters. The psychological damage, however, had already been done.\\\

She has also fallen madly in love with series protagonist [[ChasteHero Monkey D. Luffy]], creating some hilarious scenes together. After all, watching a renowned IceQueen fawn like a school girl over the completely love blind Luffy whenever he appears is pretty ridiculous.\\\

Her first, only and former bounty was 80,000,000 berries.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: With her normal outfit.
* AccidentalMarriage: Luffy, please never, ''ever'' hug and offer a vaguely romantic sounding promise to a hot, semi-delusional Amazon when she is madly in love with you. She will think you two are now married.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Luffy didn't get her name right at first, calling her "Hammock". Once he finally gets it right, she nearly faints out of happiness.
* ActionGirl: She ''really'' lives up to her title. She is considered one of the mightiest warriors in all the seas and hands down, the strongest woman alive... with the probable exceptions of Big Mom, and maybe Catarina Devon.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Like Robin, her eyes are brown in the manga, but blue in the anime.
* {{Adorkable}}: '''ONLY''' whenever she interacts with Luffy. But, boy when does she acts just like a little girl with a crush. It's both so equal parts adorable and funny that you'd be forgiven if you forget that this is the same woman who in her debut kicked a kitten out of her path.
* AllergicToLove: A variation. Kuja Empresses are prone to a form of lovesickness; more specifically, Kuja Empresses become sick when they fall in love, but suppress it out of necessity or other reasons. Surprisingly enough, it's quite lethal. Many former Empresses have died from it, since their royal position and the island's laws prohibit them from being with the person they love. Gloriosa, the former Empress and mother figure to the Boa sisters, was one of the few survivors, since she actually left the island to pursue the man she fell in love. Hancock does the same by pursuing and helping Luffy.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Height? Check ([[AllThereInTheManual 191 cm]], for the curious). Dark hair? Check. Beautiful? Check. Aloof/graceful attitude? Check.
* AnimalMotifs: The snake, being beautiful and vain. She also resides on an island where serpents are the pet of choice.
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Uses a very regal and archaic manner of speech. For instance, she uses "''Warawa wa''" instead instead of "''Watashi wa''", to refer to herself. Both are polite ways of saying "I am", the former is much older.
* AscendedExtra: She's the second character after Luffy from ''OnePiece'' who is included to the ''VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVS'' character roster. What makes it really impressive is the fact that not even the other ''Straw Hats'' -- yes, not even ''Zoro'' -- are in the game. And not only that, Hancock is the second ''fighting'' [[Manga/MedakaBox female]] character despite not even a main character like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia]] or [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Kagura]] or [[Manga/ToLoveRu Lala]] who are just supporting characters in the game.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Kuja are a warrior culture, where the strongest are the rulers. And Hancock is hands down the strongest woman on the island, having taken the position from Nyon at some point.
* BadassAdorable: The adorable side isn't as prominent as in other characters in the series, but she does have moments where she looks pretty damn cute.
* BadassCape: Two of them, each with a slightly different design, and the only items in Hancock's wardrobe that are neither [[FormFittingWardrobe form-fitting]] nor {{stripperiffic}}. But it sure helps her look regally intimidating.
* BadBoss: Zigzagged. When she first meets Luffy, she seems willing to sacrifice her own subjects without a thought, petrifying Marguerite, Sweet Pea and Aphelandra with barely a care. (And Marguerite ''never'' shows any resentment towards her later.) She also cruelly destroyed a statue that three children made of her to present as a gift (she was too vain to see something made from dirt and mud as a compliment.) She's been nicer to them since she falls in love with Luffy, but still lies to them about her past and origins fearing she wouldn't be accepted by them if the truth came out.
* BareYourMidriff: Her outfits are usually designed to show off as much skin as possible, to capitalize on her [[TakenForGranite Devil Fruit abilities]]. AbsoluteCleavage is the name of the game.
* BerserkButton: Seeing either her or her sisters' naked backs thanks to the slave mark they all have on their backs will make them furious. Luffy found this part out the hard way.
* BigBad: The Amazon Lily Arc, only the first half.
* BigEater: In the Amazon Lily arc, she pretends to have wolfed down several plates of meat in order to hide Luffy (who was stowing away in her room) from the Marines outside. This leads to a hilarious moment where the Marines, who made a bet that they'll sport mohawks if she did indeed eat a lot of food, see her carting out a large pile of plates and are so shocked that ''all of them'' instantaneously start sporting mohawks from the sheer incredulity.
* BitchAlert: The ''very first thing she does'' is kick a kitten and demand to know who placed the kitten in her path.
* BoobsOfSteel: Failing giant characters like Shirahoshi, she's got some of the biggest breasts in the series, and she's one of the strongest female characters period. (In fact, [[WordOfGod according to Oda himself]], her actual measurements are B111-W61-H91, making her a size J in Japan; she may have ''the'' biggest bust size among human females in the series.)
* BreakoutCharacter: Despite not being in any major appearance in a recent arc, she's the tenth most popular character in the series, making her the second most popular Warlord (aside from [[TheChessmaster Trafalgar Law]]), the second most popular female character (Nami being the first), and the fifth most popular non-Straw Hat character.
* BrokenAce: She's beautiful, strong, elegant and wanted by almost every man and woman in the world. She's also completely screwed up because of her horrifying past as a slave.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Gender-Inverted: she's the troubled Brooding Girl to Luffy's optimistic Gentle Boy
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: She's capable of ''pulverizing'' multiple petrified enemies, and later a Pacisfista's head, with ''a single kick from her bare leg'', [[SuperSpeed not to mention]] [[SuperReflexes being insanely fast]] and she was one of the few (including Mihawk and Doflamingo) to leave unscathed from the War against Whitebeard. This came as a MeaningfulEcho, since it was constantly stated that strength is beauty for the Amazons and even Sengoku considered her monstrously strong.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She wasn't happy to hear there are women in Luffy's crew.
* ClothingDamage: Used gratuitously in the "3D2Y" special, when she gets into a CatFight with a member of Bryndi World's crew who uses a cloth dissolving acid in an attempt to "embarrass" her and throw her off guard. Predictably, she is not amused and proceeds to pummel her. Also note: this is never seen in the actual story since she's never actually been injured on-screen by another person.
* CombatStilettos: Never seen without them.
* CrushFilter: Hancock fantasizes about Luffy being a total {{bishonen}}. In reality, he's... cute, in a way, but not so pretty.
* CutenessEqualsForgiveness: No matter what she does, she will always be forgiven because she is ''beautiful.''
* CutenessProximity: ''Completely'' averted: she seems completely immune to any kind of cuteness whatsoever, and kicks baby animals as a matter of habit.
* DanceBattler: Her fighting style consists mainly of [[KickChick kicks]], with [[SheFu lots of spinning]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: She at first hates Luffy, seeing him as just another lowly and despicable man and wants him dead since he saw the "Hoof of the Rising Dragon" on her back. Once Luffy shows her repeatedly that he's a good and helpful guy and he doesn't make fun of her because of her past, he gains Hancock's trust and she falls hopelessly in love with him.
* DevotedToYou: Hancock is so desperately in love with Luffy that she accepted to obey the World Government and participate in the war against the Whitebeard Pirates because Luffy asked her to, so he could get a chance to save Ace. This is something that she wouldn't have done even for the sake of her empire.
* DoesNotLikeMen: She despises men because the first ones she saw in her life enslaved her. The only exceptions are Luffy and Silvers Rayleigh.
* DragonLady: Possibly. [[LadyLand Amazon Lily]] does seem to have some Chinese influences to it.
* EasilyForgiven:
** After hearing about her past, Luffy puts aside the borderline MoralEventHorizon moment she just put him through.
** She's also somehow managed to mantain her title as a Warlord despite openly attacking Marines and Pacifistas during the Marineford War.
%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* EmbarrassingTattoo: The slave mark on her back; she fears that its exposure will land her back in slavery. The Kuja tribe is told that she has Gorgon's Eyes that will petrify anyone looking at it (actually her Devil Fruit power).
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer:
** Cranked UpToEleven with [[LadyLand an entire]] ''[[LadyLand island]]'' [[LadyLand of nothing but women]] fawning over her, though admittedly they are her subjects. Her beauty is just as effective on regular women, too. And thanks to her Love-Love Fruit power, she uses that affection as a ''weapon''.
** Becomes something of a plot-point in the ''3D2Y'' special where Hancock manages to seduce Nightin during their fight.
** She also managed to seduce Domino in order to smuggle Luffy into Impel Down's lower levels.
* ExactWords: When an angry Marine berates her for indiscriminately attacking both pirates and Marines during the Marineford War, she replies that she only specifically agreed to fight Whitebeard, not ally with the Marines.
* FingerGun: Her Pistol Kiss technique. It even fires heart-shaped bullets.
* ForeheadOfDoom: Her bangs are parted to expose her forehead.
* FormFittingWardrobe: She only wore two outfits so far, and the second one was only for a very specific purpose at the time. Both of them clung tightly to her curves in almost scandalous ways, and both (yes, even her "conservative" qipao-like dress) have a thigh-high side slit.[[note]]The better for her to [[KickChick kick with]].[[/note]]
* FreudianExcuse: The World Nobles are why she's such a {{Jerkass}}.
* {{Gainaxing}}: Despite being perfectly still all the time she was onscreen, her boobs got ''really jiggly'' during Marineford arc.
* GodivaHair: In the scene in her bath, her hair conveniently covers her breasts when she stands up.
* HeelFaceTurn: It wasn't simply because [[AllAmazonsWantHercules she fell in love with]] [[IdiotHero Luffy]]. This (and the falling in love after) happened after Luffy said he punched out a Celestial Dragon -- the World Nobles that, at one time, owned Hancock and her sisters as slaves.
* HelloNurse: To date, the only ''OnePiece'' character to be truly immune to her charms is Luffy, due to being an ObliviousToLove ChasteHero. Other people have had to resort to stabbing or poisoning themselves to even have a ''chance'' at being distracted from her weapon-grade [[TakenForGranite (literally)]] hawtness.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Though ''Gold'' may be a ''massive'' overstatement, her interactions with Luffy still show that she's not as heartless as she lets on, as Nyon had feared for a time.
* HopelessSuitor: Any reasonable chance Hancock had to be with Luffy got intentionally trampled pretty fast. Not that it's a surprise since One Piece has always been a strictly NoHuggingNoKissing series. Or that it matters at that since Hancock takes literally ''everything'' Luffy says as a declaration of love.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Part of the reason why Hancock falls in love with [[IdiotHero Luffy]] is due to the fact that he's the only one who can resist her charms, while everyone else she comes in contact falls head over heels for her. The other (and central) part comes from how she [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan admires]] his good qualities.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: She had it before it became widespread post-TimeSkip.
* InformedAbility: Her sisters state that she has Conqueror's Haki, but she's yet to be seen using it. Her powers allow her to incapacitate her foes [[TakenForGranite another way]].
* IronicEcho: Nyon exclaimed that "Love is like a hurricane!" when she realized that Hancock fell in love with Luffy and the utterly improbable situation of the Snake Princess answering a call to be summoned to fight for the World Governmant on a man's behalf presented itself. When Hancock during the Paramount War was questioned by Sentomaru why she is aiding Luffy when she is a Warlord, she replies, "love is like a hurricane!", to his puzzlement.
* {{Jerkass}}: She's extremely selfish, arrogant, immature and even cruel. She's willing to go over the MoralEventHorizon just to protect herself. She has one hell of a FreudianExcuse, though. She just [[JerkAssWoobie became the way she is]] [[BrokenBird due to sheer force of trauma.]]
* KiAttacks: She is the master of all forms of Haki and one of the few who can use the Conqueror's Haki. She, like any Kuja warrior, can use [[InstantArmor Armament Haki]], and frequently does so to make her kicks extra deadly.
* KickChick: Whenever she isn't turning people into stone with her powers, she kicks them hard with her shapely legs.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Wears a purple dress for battle during the Marineford Arc.
* KickTheDog: Played for laughs with examples of [[CuteKitten kitten]]/[[PreciousPuppies puppy]]/baby seal kicking. Not played for laughs with grandma defenestration and having her sisters try to kill Luffy's defenseless friend just to screw with him and almost succeed at it.
* LadyOfWar: She fights with graceful, whirling, face-breaking kicks against the strongest pirates in the world and is quite likely the deadliest hand to hand fighter of the Warlords.
* LogicalWeakness: At least in regards to her Devil Fruit powers, they would only work on people who could actually see her beauty. This is seen in her and Luffy's fight against Sebastian, a Wotan (fishman/giant hybrid) member of Byrndi's crew. She is surprised that he shows no attraction to her before he lifts his sunglasses and reveals that he's blind.
* LovableAlphaBitch: She takes care of her people, is brave and caring when it comes to her sisters and those that earn her favor, and has a genuinely good FreudianExcuse. But to everyone else, however, she's a full blown jerkass.
-->'''Hancock''': "Whether I kick a kitten...tear off your ears...even slaughter innocent people...the world will never cease to forgive my actions! Why, you ask? Why, it is because I am beautiful!"
* LoveHurts: Uses this offensively. Also, ironically applies to her when she first has feelings for Luffy, and risks dying from experiencing love for a man like the previous empresses did.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: She badly misinterprets innocuous actions as signs that Luffy reciprocates her love for him. Her behavior has uncomfortable resemblance to a certain RealLife psychological disorder.
* MadLove: Even after Luffy flat out rejects her marriage proposals, she's still crazy about him and keeps misunderstanding anything he tells her as a proposal.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: After seeing her attack everyone indiscriminately, a Marine asks her whose side she's on. Hancock explains that she agreed to fight Whitebeard, not ally herself with the Marines, and that any man (except Luffy, but they don't know that) before her is an enemy.
* MsFanservice: Comes with being the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman.
* NakedFirstImpression: Luffy first met her while she was taking a bath. She was only concerned about the fact that he saw her naked back, though.
* NeverBeHurtAgain: The reason behind her behaviour. She was so scared of being a slave again that she put on a cold, cruel and strong front, so as to never show weakness again and thus never be kidnapped and sold into slavery again. The front has stuck so deep ever since that it became her actual personality, and for a time, Nyon feared that Hancock had truly become heartless, until she softens up near Luffy.
* OneWomanArmy: She's been in the thick of the war and shown facing wave after wave of the strongest New World and White Beard pirates calling for her blood...and comes out without a single hair out of place.
* ProudBeauty: She's ''extremely'' proud of being WorldsMostBeautifulWoman.
* RapunzelHair: She has very long hair, which reaches down to the small of her back.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has long, black hair and fair skin, and is considered to be the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman.
* RunningGag:
** Her habit of looking down on others so much that it gets reversed and she starts looking ''up'', which is frequently lampshaded immediately after.
** Her habit of kicking away small, cute animals, like puppies, kitten or baby seals, that mysteriously always manage to wind up in her way.
* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: She begins to see Luffy differently from other men when he covers the back of her sister Sandersonia while they are fighting so that nobody could see the World Nobles' slave mark on her. Then reinforced when he chooses to save Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra rather than benefit himself, especially since he visibly doesn't even take time to consider.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Her snake Salome can track ships on the ocean floor. Apparently there's nowhere in the world Luffy can go that she can't or won't be able to find him. She can also move through the deadly Calm Belt, which normally only specially-equipped Marine ships can traverse without angering the massive Sea Kings, because the snakes of Kuja that draw her ships terrify even Sea Kings.
* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: She believes that she can get away with doing whatever she wants. Why? Because [[MsFanservice she's hot]], and she knows it. And it looks like she's telling the truth: she's openly helped Luffy several times since they met, including attacking Marines in the open at Marineford. Allying with the Straw Hats would easily get her Warlord status revoked, but as of the start of the Dressrosa Arc, she is confirmed to still be one of the Warlords.
* SelfProclaimedLoveInterest: She actually thinks she and Luffy are engaged.
* ShesGotLegs: Long and sleek, almost always has at least one of them fully bare to mid-thigh ''at a minimum'', and the anime camera seems obsessed with close-up shots of her fine thighs, especially whenever she sits in her [[{{Stripperiffic}} usual outfit]]. It turns out to be (at least partially) a ChekhovsGun for her KickChick skills.
* ShippingGoggles: In-universe. In regards to Luffy and his crew.
* ShipTease: When asked by a fan, WordOfGod made all her personal information that dealt with romance -- from her astrological sign to her blood type -- sync up with Luffy's to be the perfect match, and she is even named after Thomas Hancock, the English inventor who founded the British rubber industry. She should be the perfect match for Luffy... but alas, he is a ChasteHero.
* ShowSomeLeg: This is how she can easily turn her opponents to stone, the only exception being Luffy.
* ShrinkingViolet: No, really. Not that anyone in the world besides Luffy will ever see that side of her, but he's far too dense to even realize the connotations, silly little kid that he is.
* SingleTargetSexuality: She despises all men and is indifferent to most women; however, when it comes to Luffy, she has made it explicitly clear that no matter what the circumstances, even if he was the son of demons, she'd still love him.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Luffy being the nicest guy she's ever met and the fact that he had the guts to punch out a World Noble are the reasons she loves him so much.
* SlaveBrand: The Hoof of the Rising Dragon.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: While not actually a teenager, she tends to act like one around Luffy. Considering that she was MadeASlave when barely 12 or 13 years old, her childish and borderline ridiculous obsession with Luffy starts making an ''uncomfortable'' and ''heartbreaking'' lot of sense...
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female of the Warlords.
* SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond: When Luffy displayed complete immunity to her beauty, she felt that she could not bear the existence of someone completely invulnerable to her powers, and would collapse dramatically whenever he showed no interest via his normal obliviousness.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's very tall, standing at 6'3" (or 191 cm) [[AllThereInTheManual according to official sources]].
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that, since her primary petrification attack needs her opponents to lust after her, wearing revealing clothing makes a lot of sense.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Treats other people harshly, but shows her softer side towards her sisters and Luffy.
* SuperpowerLottery: The Love-Love Fruit granted her the ability to petrify anyone, man or woman, whose heart is even slightly moved by her (read:experiences lust). A basic side-effect is that nearly everyone finds her so unnaturally attractive, their judgement is affected, making them susceptible to petrifaction. While she can directly transform a person into stone by making a heart-shaped gesture with both hands and firing a beam through it, she can also partially petrify her opponents with her physical abilities as well, and petrify entire armies with ''a blow of a kiss'' (one that blossoms into a massive heart that fires arrows, but still).
* TakenForGranite:
** Her Devil Fruit power can turn people to stone if their mind is filled with lewd thoughts. As a result of her beauty this includes anyone in her general vicinity other than Luffy, who is immune thanks to the power of sheer weapons-grade obliviousness. She can even petrify inanimate objects in some cases, for some reason.
** She doesn't need them to lust after her to do this, as her Slave Arrow and Perfume Femur attacks will turn anything they touch into stone.
* TattooedCrook: Though she's evidently stopped being a crook, she and her sisters bear the "Hoof of the Rising Dragon" on their backs, burned onto them as marks of their slavery to the World Nobles. As noted above, she ''murderously'' defends this secret.
* ThanksForTheMammary: Luffy accidentally does this to Hancock when hiding under her dress from the Marines.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Whenever she daydreams about Luffy.
* UnknownRival: She considers Nami and Robin to be her competition for Luffy's affection.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: A brief anime scene shows a pre-teen Hancock as a cute, even rather sweet cabin girl from a Kuja ship. Then she and her sisters were kidnapped, branded, force-fed Devil Fruits, and totally traumatized -- which is the big reason she's such an asshole.
* VaporWear: Her open top makes it clear she doesn't wear a bra.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Although she's not his girlfriend anywhere but in her own mind, Hancock will beat up anyone who threatens Luffy. This can be handy, considering that [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale Hancock is actually significantly stronger than pre-timeskip Luffy]].
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Played for laughs when Luffy's around.
* WhenSheSmiles: When she is around Luffy, she genuinely smiles in a way that the other Kuja have said is unusual of her.
* WomanChild: Has her moments of this, ''especially'' when it comes to Luffy. In fact even before her crush on Luffy, she still displayed the maturity of a child thinking the entire world revolved around her due to her attractiveness. It's also a completely JustifiedTrope: she was kidnapped, MadeASlave and tortured within an inch of her sanity when she was ''at most'' a pre-teen girl. It's a sure thing that such terrible incidents completely stunted her emotional development. On a lighter note though, this also makes her alike to the man she loves, Luffy, who has a childish sense of wonder and attitude.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Her Kuja subjects consider her as the most beautiful woman in the world. The rest of the world consider her similarly, only rivalled by the "Mermaid Princess" Shirahoshi; this is because the Kuja equate beauty with strength, and Hancock has a decent claim on also being the ''strongest'' woman in the world.
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[[folder:"First Son of the Sea" Jimbei]]
->See his entry on the [[Characters/OnePieceStrawHatPiratesAfterEastBlue Straw Hat Pirates: After East Blue]] page.
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!!New Recruits
These are formerly regular pirates who become Warlords during the course of the story.

[[folder:"Blackbeard" Marshall D. Teach]]
->See his entry on the [[Characters/OnePieceTheFourEmperors Four Emperors]] page.

Earned the Warlord status by defeating Portgas D. Ace and handing him over to the Marines. Later lost his status when he revealed he was only using it in his grand scheme against Whitebeard. Once he got what he wanted, he willingly gave it up and took Whitebeard's place as part of the [[UpToEleven far more dangerous Four Emperors]].
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[[folder:"Genius Jester" Buggy the Clown]]
!!"Genius Jester" Buggy the Clown
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShigeruChiba (JP), David Wills (EN, 4Kids), Creator/MikeMcFarland (EN, Funi), Gabriel Ortiz (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Age:''' 37 (Pre-Timeskip), 39 (Post-Timeskip)
!!!'''Birthday:''' August 8th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 9 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

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->''"All of the world's treasure belongs to me!"''

Buggy the Clown is the first real pirate that Luffy encounters early on in his travels. Buggy is a rather gaudy individual who used to be on the legendary Roger Pirates crew, along with Luffy's idol Shanks, who Buggy eventually bore a grudge against for unwittingly foiling a scheme to find a legendary treasure. After Gold Roger's death, the two went their separate ways, and while Shanks went on to become one of the Four Emperors, Buggy hung around the relatively tame East Blue. His Devil Fruit is the Chop-Chop Fruit (''Bara Bara no Mi''), which lets him split his body apart as he pleases.\\\

After his defeat at Luffy's hands, he teams up with Luffy's StalkerWithACrush Alvida, and after a failed attempt at revenge, enters the Grand Line in pursuit of the Straw Hats. He joins the Warlords during and after the two year time-skip. Through Buggy's [[UpToEleven major luck]] and charisma in stringing along a bunch of more powerful but completely gullible breakout criminals from Impel Down, as well as his past history of being associated with former Pirate King Gol D. Roger and being "friends" with Emperor Red-Haired Shanks, Buggy somehow managed to gain the World Government's attention so he was made a Warlord and became the leader of the Pirate Dispatch Organization. Whether or not Buggy's skill set has grown to rival the other Warlords and live up to the title remains to be seen.\\\

He has a former bounty of 15,000,000 Berries. He currently holds the record for having the lowest bounty upon becoming a Warlord.
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* AffablyEvil: While he's definitely a bad guy, he's actually pretty easy going and fun-loving if you aren't in his way. As a former member of the Roger Pirates, his love of partying and generally having a good time is incredibly strong.
* ArcVillain: To Luffy. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember what happened during this time except Buggy cutting his hat and him kicking the clown's ass.
* ArtEvolution: Buggy's first appearances emphasized the evil aspect of his appearance, invoking a MonsterClown vibe. However, later appearances depict him (as far as how he is drawn) in a much more comedic light, emphasizing the comic aspect of his character.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Notable as one of the few ''aversions'' to the trope in all of ''One Piece'', especially among the pirates. In Impel Down, he ends up gaining an entire crew's worth of followers consisting of its prisoners, ''every last one of them'' far tougher than he is.
** But played straight among his original crew.
** Considering that he made his way along the Grand Line just fine prior to Impel Down, this isn't ''entirely'' subverted, though this could be because of his experience on Gold Roger's ship.
* BadassOnPaper: His resume is far more impressive than him in action. While Buggy grows in reputation after the reveal that he was part of Gold Roger's crew along with Shanks, both were merely cabin boys; Shanks went on to become one of the Four Emperors, leading the government to believe that Buggy was just pretending to be weak all along.
** However, as Oda mentioned, Buggy actually has the potential to be quite powerful, so he has the opportunity to subvert this trope.
* BerserkButton: Whatever you do, don't mention his nose, or you risk being blown up. It doesn't help that he has a tendency to mishear things...
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite his goofy clown-like appearance, his immunity to swords gives him an advantage in battle.
* BigBadWannabe: He gets a massive burst of confidence after the escaped Impel Down prisoners rally around him after his history with Gold Roger is revealed and both they and the Marines believe him to be of comparable strength to his old shipmate, Shanks. Thus he sets his eyes on taking Whitebeard's place as an Emperor.
** Played with in that he is believed to be one of the biggest threats in the One Piece world at the moment. With the emphasis on "''believed'' to be..." enough to get him a place as one of the Warlords.
* BrilliantButLazy: Oda outright states Buggy ''does'' have the potential to be one of the most powerful men in the One Piece world -- he's just too lazy to train himself.
* CatchPhrase: He inserts "flashy" into almost every sentence he speaks.
* CharacterTic: When he gets surprised, his body will pop apart.
* CircusOfFear: His entire crew follows this trope, sans Alvida and his new crew from Impel Down.
* CowardlyLion: Especially as he used to be part of Roger's crew, which included a lot of headstrong pirates, and is intimidated easily, which is understandable in this CrazyAwesome setting.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Can beat powerful foes with a bit of teamwork and motivation. Otherwise, he has a very short attention span and doesn't know how to be subtle.
* CursedWithAwesome: His Devil Fruit power, on top of being very powerful when used right, renders him immune to sword slashes. Too bad for Buggy though, he was an excellent swimmer before he ate the fruit, and planned to swim his way to many underwater treasures before he accidentally swallowed the fruit because of Shanks. He still holds a grudge to this day, even though he's now very proficient at using his fruit's powers.
* DetachmentCombat: His power amounts to this, letting him detach and levitate any part of his body (except his feet; he can't float them, and he can't levitate too far away from them either). It lets him attack from almost any angle, and he's effectively immune to slashing attacks as well.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Buggy has an utter lack of fear towards swordsmen. Luffy uses him as a shield against Mihawk, Mihawk slashes Buggy to bits, but he easily survives and puts himself back together, thanks to his [[DetachmentCombat immunity to slashing weapons]]. All the while, he's just angry and annoyed at Luffy and Mihawk for using him as a cutting board/shield.
** When he finally reunites with Shanks, his only instinct is to rant at and threaten him for screwing him over all those years ago, even if he didn't mean it, and over a bunch of other stuff. Shanks is one of the Four Emperors and one of the most [[TheDreaded feared]], badass and powerful men on the planet, but Buggy knows him well enough that he doesn't see him that way and acts like they were still cabin boys around him (though to an extent, so does Shanks). His crew, though, don't know any better, and think their captain is CrazyAwesome for speaking to Shanks like that.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He once destroyed an entire town ''just because some kids made fun of his nose''.
* TheDreaded: Became this when the Marines revealed his past with Shanks on Roger's ship. It eventually evolved to the point where he became a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Subverted in that despite his reputation, Buggy is still one of the weakest characters in the entire cast.
** Largely subverted among those who actually know him, particularly the big names of the Impel Down escapees. When they found out he was in the Roger Pirates, they shrug it off, Ivankov even suggesting that he was the "wimp" of an otherwise BadassCrew.
* EnemyMine: Teams up with Luffy while in Impel Down in order to help him save Ace. Subverted since he has every intention of abandoning Luffy, but fate seems to have other plans. This is played straighter when he befriends Mr. 3, even if they were never technically enemies.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's shown to have sobbed uncontrollably during Gold Roger's execution. Considering that Buggy spent most of his youth serving as a cabin boy in his crew, Roger may very well have been the closest thing he ever had to a father figure.
* EvilCounterpart: To Luffy. They even have similar sounding names. Their powers can also be considered opposites -- both abilities allow their users to, in a sense, extend their bodies, but while Luffy can resist blunt force, he's still vulnerable to blades, while Buggy can resist blades but is vulnerable to blunt force.
** Also made apparent by their differing attitudes about [[SuperDrowningSkills the cost of gaining a Devil Fruit Power]]. Before eating a Devil Fruit, Buggy was an excellent swimmer who planned on using his talent to find a legendary stash of treasure, and he now resents the fact that he can't swim anymore. Luffy, on the other hand, before eating a Devil Fruit was such a poor swimmer that he was nicknamed "Anchor" and as such doesn't seem to mind his inability to swim at all since he was so bad at it anyway.
** Due to his past as being [[TheLancer the left wing man]] to Shanks and the OnlySaneMan as well as a CowardlyLion, he's this to Usopp. Having a funny nose doesn't hurt either.
* EvilLaugh: "Gyahahahaha!"
* FacialMarkings: Standard clown makeup with the addition of a jolly roger on his forehead.
** Which changes with each of his major appearances.
* FakeUltimateHero: Or rather, Fake Ultimate Villain. When he was young, Buggy served as a cabin boy on the ship of Gold Roger (the former Pirate King) alongside Shanks (who is now one of the Four Emperors). When this fact came to the World Government's attention, they immediately assumed that Buggy was just as strong as Shanks and that he had been practicing ObfuscatingStupidity the whole time.
** Thanks to his fake bravado, after the Impel Down Arc, he now has an army of dangerous world-class criminals under his command. Buggy now has essentially [[LethalJokeCharacter one of the strongest crews]] in the series.
** Add onto that he's been made a Warlord of the Sea because of it.
* FireForgedFriends: With Mr 3 during the Impel Down arc, so much so Mr. 3 joins his crew after the events of Marineford.
* {{Foil}}: To Luffy, in many ways, even down to having similar-sounding names.
** Both Luffy and Buggy use Devil Fruits, but while Luffy is immune to blunt force (but vulnerable to swords), Buggy is immune to swords (but vulnerable to blunt force).
** Both Luffy and Buggy inadvertently got their Devil Fruits due to an accident involving Shanks. Buggy holds a grudge against Shanks for this (since he lost his ability to swim), while Luffy idolizes him.
** Buggy was an excellent swimmer before accidentally eating a Devil Fruit (hence the grudge against Shanks), while Luffy was such an awful swimmer that he was nicknamed "Anchor".
** Luffy doesn't care that much for material wealth and considers things that have sentimental value to him (most importantly his Straw hat) as his treasure. Buggy rejects this view entirely (even saying he doesn't see the value in Luffy's hat) and is all about traditional pirate treasure (ie. money and gold).
** Both Luffy and Buggy cause a prison break in Impel Down (leading to an EnemyMine). Buggy was captured and starts out simply trying to break ''out'', while Luffy starts out trying to break ''in'' to save his brother.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Subverted. While he's now got a powerful crew of dangerous pirates behind him after Impel Down and a reputation as a legitimate threat in the eyes of the Marines because of his affiliation with the Roger Pirates, he's pretty much the same Buggy Luffy fought early on in the series, at least in terms of power. And during the timeskip, he became a Warlord of the Sea.
** Also subverted as aside from gaining more powerful allies and inventing his muggy ball, he's shown no signs of improvement since the beginning of the series.
* GagNose: It's his real nose. [[BerserkButton And for your own sake, you better not bring that up.]] Not that the series itself refrains from jokes -- during the Loguetown arc, the anime made it seem like Buggy's nose was the singular ominous red eye of a robot by showing it as the only thing poking out from under a hood with a robotic powering up buzzing noise thrown in for good measure.
* HairTriggerTemper: He gets annoyed very easily, ''especially'' when someone brings up his nose.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Separating one's body? What the hell kind of power is that? Oh wait, did you just take a slash from the world's strongest swordsman and just harmlessly detach and reform part of your body? Yeah, not too shabby.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: His usual knife-fighting style -- three or four per hand, wielded like knuckle-dusters, which is really just a quick way to get all your fingers broken. Then again when you have a superpower that splits your body on reflex broken bones may not be much of an issue.
* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Along with Shanks, he was a cabin boy on Gol D. Roger's ship.
* KnifeNut: His WeaponOfChoice, though [[AnAxeToGrind battle-axes]], flintlock pistols, and [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]] will do in a pinch.
* LaughablyEvil: Hey, what do you expect from someone nicknamed "The Clown"?
* TheLoad: Some characters have theorized that he was this while on Gold Roger's crew.
* MagneticHero: Or Magnetic Villain in any case. While Luffy has a natural talent to attract people and making them help him out of sheer will, Buggy is good at leading them by his cunning and luck, at least according to Jimbei.
* MadeOfIron: Gets stuck by lightning but claims to have 'laughed it off'.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's definitely become one of those as of the end of the Whitebeard War Saga.
* MemeticBadass: Buggy is an odd in-universe example of this being done unintentionally. Because he was on Gold Roger's crew, used to be Shanks' partner, and was accused of being one of the masterminds behind the Impel Down prison break, the Marines see him as a very viable threat while the freed Impel Down inmates decide to follow him, both groups thinking he's much stronger than he actually is. Every single thing he does after this is somehow taken by his new crew as further evidence of his greatness.
** This has gone so far in universe that he's become a Warlord after the time skip.
* MonsterClown: Despite his appearance and Devil Fruit powers, he's mostly not because he's [[LaughablyEvil more funny than scary.]]
* NeckLift: Not only can he do this ([[BadBoss to a mook, at any rate]]), his power lets him do it remotely (a la Darth Vader).
* NoBadassToHisValet: Buggy is literally the only person alive who doesn't have any reverence or fear of Shanks. That's because despite their huge gap in abilities, their relationship as VitriolicBestBuds back when they were young transcends that. Buggy doesn't give a damn about Shanks being one of the Four Emperors; all he cares about is the fact that Shanks is (in his eyes) the reason why Buggy ''has'' devil fruit powers, and thus can never swim again (and he was an excellent swimmer to boot), and was unable to get the treasure he wanted all those years ago by ''selling'' the devil fruit he ate. Shanks in turn outright ''welcomes'' this, due to them being old friends in his perspective.
** Perhaps justified in that because of the fruit he ate, Buggy would be mostly immune to Shanks' swordsmanship. Then again, considering that Mihawk was ''still'' able to curb-stomp him despite his swordsmanship being completely ineffective against Buggy, and the fact that Shanks is a master of haki on top of being a master swordsman, it's more likely that Buggy's familiarity with Shanks, and his humorous rage over the aforementioned incident with his Devil Fruit render him completely oblivious to the obvious power difference between them more than anything else.
* NoSell: His DF power prevents knives and other bladed weapons from hurting him; as a result, he survived easily in Impel Down, because that's the method prisoners are tortured on the first level. (Apparently, none of the guards ever noticed.)
* NotSoDifferent: While he hates Shanks, they do share some personality quirks, such as their love for partying.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Who would have guessed that the comic villain in the beginning of the series would have made it halfway through the Grand Line? Also, he and his crew were the first villains to actually overcome the previously-unstoppable Luffy in their second encounter, and would have killed him if not for some DivineIntervention.
** His Devil Fruit ability has been shown to be one of the best when it comes to swordsmen, as it essentially makes him NighInvulnerable when dealing with them. Even ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction Mihawk]]'' can't hurt him with his sword. It doesn't stop him from easily curb-stomping Buggy when he tries to fight back, but hey, it's still pretty impressive.
** Hell, he even became a Warlord of the Sea during the timeskip.
** According to Oda, if he actually trained and applied himself, he could be one of the most powerful men on the planet... he's just too lazy for that.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He may seem bumbling, incompetent, and just a general blowhard (and he ''is''), but he also made his way across an incredibly dangerous stretch of ocean just fine, has a Devil Fruit that leaves swordsmen helpless against him, ''and managed to hide that fact when he got taken to Impel Down,'' making him the ''only'' Devil Fruit user in the Level One prison population who isn't locked down with Seastone shackles. Yeah, if he was as incompetent as he appears, he would have been long dead.
** He also smuggled in incredibly powerful bombs. [[UnderestimatingBadassery Marines really took him lightly.]]
** And then he breaks out of Impel Down and gains a super-powerful crew by hiding behind pirates stronger than him, loudly taking credit for their work, and massive helpings of sheer dumb luck. Which may provide an alternate explanation for how he made it this far.
*** He's also fairly competent with explosives, which means he probably knows something of chemistry.
** According to Oda, he has the potential to become one of the most powerful men of the OnePiece world. He's just too lazy to train himself.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Unlike other pirates who aim to attain power of fulfill their dreams, Buggy's primarily a buccaneer due to his love for treasure and has little love for anything else besides partying and (occasionally) his crew.
* OpportunisticBastard: How could a rather ineffectual, lazy and ''really'' goofy number like Buggy get to where he is now, despite being largely outclassed by most of his cohorts and the people he acquaints with? Simple: Buggy is nothing short of excellent at spotting and seizing the right opportunities at the right time and take advantage of any situation and other people's gullibility, as he showed during the Impel Down Arc. And while he never ''meant'' to become one of the Warlords, he was quick to adapt to his accidental notoriety and entrench it firmly enough to build a successful business of mercenaries.
* OxymoronicBeing: He's a man who dresses like a clown and calls himself one, but despises comments made about his clown-like nose. Though he employs blades in combat and his powers revolve around him being immune to them, his true worth lies in his proficiency with explosives. He's a StarterVillain who actually served in one of the most infamous pirate crews in history during his youth and is now the leader of a group of people who are vastly stronger than him.
* PluckyComicRelief: His main role during Impel Down and Marineford. WordOfGod notes he included him in order to add some levity to what was otherwise an extremely dark part of the story.
* PrecisionFStrike: In the Funimation dub, he utters the word "shit" twice -- once after being ejected out to sea in his chibi form following his first defeat to Luffy, and again while in disguise at Loguetown when his hand of cards seems to fortell disaster in executing the revenge plot against Luffy -- which it does.
* RedBaron: Following the Time Skip and his entry into the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he's given the nickname "Genius Jester".
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Shanks' blue.
* ShootYourMate: He tries to get Nami, who had claimed to be joining his crew, to kill Luffy with an explosive cannonball at point-blank range.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Devil Fruit user, so natch. Ironically, he used to be an exceptional swimmer before he ate his Devil Fruit. In a testament to how much Buggy is crippled by his own cynicism and cowardice, he is pretty much the ''only'' Fruit user in the entire series who complains about his weakness and doesn't feel that it's worth the power. Buggy is the sort who, when given lemons, would demand an orange instead of making lemonade.
** However, his attitude toward his Devil Fruit powers may actually result from his time with the Roger Pirates. Apparently, most if not all were BadassNormal pirates who believed the power was not worth losing the ability to swim. Given how Shanks seems to have followed this philosophy with his own crew, it's little wonder that Buggy complains about his weaknesses.
* TookALevelInBadass: He's certainly grown a level or two since his first appearance. Most noticeably, he's upgraded his "Buggy balls" -- cannon balls capable of obliterating a city block -- to "Muggy Balls" -- ''mothball-sized'' grenades with comparative power. The only problem is he's taken maybe a level or two in badass while everyone else has taken ''twenty''.
* TookALevelInKindness: Well, at least as far as his crew goes. In his first appearance he was a BadBoss who was not above abusing/killing members of his crew for petty reasons. After losing to Luffy/Nami, he ends up spending a cover arc (expanded on in the anime) trying to recover his body and find his crew (who believed him to be dead). He eventually does reunite with them (saving their lives in the process) and seems to be much less abusive toward them afterwards. He's still a JerkAss to everybody else though.
** It should be noted that after the TimeSkip, most of Buggy's crew is comprised of notorious pirates who are ''way'' stronger than he is, but who grew fiercely loyal to him through a combination of his craftyness, charisma, and sheer dumb luck. Buggy ''literally'' cannnot aford to be a BadBoss to them.
* TwistingTheWords: His first action onscreen is to blow up one of his subordinates for bringing up his nose, even though said subordinate wasn't talking about it at all.
* UnknownRival: Perceives [[NiceGuy Shanks]] as a sort of SitcomArchNemesis, who he blames for making him eat a devil fruit and losing his ability to swim. Disregarding the ''huge'' discrepancy in strength, Shanks is either completely unaware or selectively oblivious to this, thinking that they're still the same HeterosexualLifePartners[=/=]VitriolicBestBuds they've always been since they were kids. Though in an title image after Marineford, they are showed eating and drinking at a bar together while laughing, so it seems Shank's opinion may be closer to the truth.
* VillainousHarlequin: Pretty much his entire motif.
* VillainousRescue: With Alvida's help, he saves his crew from the Kumate tribe.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Shanks, sort of. He really hates that guy's guts, but at this point the difference in power between the two is such that he can't really do anything about it, so they end up looking something like this. However, Shanks' own behavior shows that it was always like this since they were cabin boys and indeed, Shanks views Buggy as a friend. It's implied that Buggy is just in complete denial.
** The Marines definitely believe they are this, since they are convinced that because he and Shanks shared a history in Gold Roger's crew and Shanks became one of the Four Emperors, that Buggy must be playing AlmightyJanitor. Needless to say, this may end up bringing far more attention than he initially wanted...
*** While he initially didn't want to draw attention to himself, after getting a hoard of [[BadassArmy powerful criminals]] to follow him he begins to "dream a little higher" and tries to become one of the biggest threats in the manga.
** He's starting to gravitate towards this with Luffy, starting from their time in Impel Down. He even saved Luffy's life, along with Jimbei's (albeit reluctantly and unintentionally) from Akainu in the Whitebeard War.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Whenever he's angry in the 4Kids dub.
* WaddlingHead: Luffy defeats him in the Orange Town Arc thanks to Nami tying down most of Buggy's body parts, leaving him with just his hands and feet attached to his head.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Downplayed example. Buggy is the first villain that manages to injure Luffy and give him trouble thanks to his Devil Fruit powers when compared to Alvida and Morgan. He's also the one who starts the WorfEffect tradition with Zoro and several following {{Arc Villain}}s that the swordsman faces after him. Luffy is unable to defeat him by himself and needs Nami's help to finish him off. However, Luffy is still giving Buggy a run for his money in the fight. Another instance is that Buggy nearly kills Luffy during an ambush and is only foiled by lightning interfering with the execution.
* WeakButSkilled: As stated many times, Buggy isn't the most powerful character in the story by a long shot but his Devil Fruit abilities, his well-concealed shrewdness and his opportunistic behaviour allow him to make it all the way to the New World as a warlord, despite being a StarterVillain and an overall goofball with a clown-like appearance.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally, considering the rest of him, it doesn't really stand out. WordOfGod says that the blue tassels coming out the sides of Buggy's hat are also his hair. In other words, for the entire series prior to Impel Down, [[RealMenWearPink he's wearing pigtails]].
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[[folder:"Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law]]
->See his entry on the [[Characters/OnePieceTheElevenSupernovas Eleven Supernovas]] page.

Joined the Warlords during the timeskip by providing the Marines with the hearts of 100 pirates, but loses the Warlord status when he reveals that Luffy and he are working together willingly in an alliance which is a breach of agreement with the World Government.
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[[folder:"Whitebeard Jr." Edward Weevil]]
!!"Whitebeard Jr." Edward Weevil
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KozoShioya
!!!'''Birthday:''' December 10th
!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 802 (Manga), Episode 751 (Anime)

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->''"Ewybody says it's too stupid to even considaw!! They aww say...!! ... That the only sons Whitebeawd had were the Whitebeawd Piwates!! But mommy, mommmmyy, I'm...!!! Whitebeawd's son!! My beawd's even white!!!"''

The self-proclaimed son of the deceased Whitebeard. He became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea during the timeskip. There's a lot of doubt on whether he is truly Whitebeard's son, but his strength is said to be comparable to the man himself in his youth.\\\

His mother and also self-proclaimed lover of Whitebeard, Bucking, accompanies him around, telling him what he should do, with him blindly complying.\\\

His former bounty is of 480,000,000 berries. He currently holds the record for the highest bounty upon becoming a Warlord.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: His slurred speech pattern, childish personality despite being nearly 40, impulsivity and poor emotional regulation, and complete reliance on his mother suggest that he is genuinely mentally handicapped.
* AmbiguousSituation: While most people both InUniverse and out instantly assume that his relationship with Whitebeard is a bold-faced lie, Marco notes that Weevil's mother Bucking was together with Whitebeard in a crew about 40 years ago, raising the possibility that Weevil really is Newgate's son.
* BadassMustache: Like his supposed father, he has a crescent shaped moustache.
* BerserkButton: Weevil apparently doesn't take it very well when people insinuate that he doesn't count as one of Whitebeard's sons since he never served under him. According to the Marines, the former captains serving under Whitebeard got into arguments with him that started small but eventually escalated until Weevil beat up them, their crews and [[DisproportionateRetribution destroyed the towns]] they were staying in.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Unlike the other Warlords shown thus far Weevil is introduced in a much more comical way through his [[DumbMuscle stupidity]] and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas bumbling relationship with his mother]]. He's also badass enough to have defeated ''16'' former captains serving under Whitebeard and intends to eliminate Marco, Luffy and Blackbeard as well.
* BladeOnAStick: Wields a ''bisento'' not unlike his "father".
* BunnyEarsLawyer: As to be expected of the Warlords. He's very immature, stupid, and gets bossed around by his mother all the time. Not to mention, he's destroyed several towns and has caused hundreds of casualties. But the Government continues to employ him because of his frightening strength.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's dumb as bricks, but he has strength comparable to ''Whitebeard'' in his youth. Kizaru himself mentions that whether his claim to be Whitebeard's son is true or not, he's still a force to be reckoned with.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Apparently, each town that a former ally of Whitebeard resided in is destroyed in the aftermath of the fight between them and Weevil over arguments started about whether or not the latter is one of Whitebeard's sons.
* TheDreaded: Let's put it this way: even ''Kizaru'' is wary of him, and Marco specifically refuses to enter the Wano Country because he does not want to risk Weevil following him there and rampaging through it.
* DumbMuscle: Despite his strength, his mother does all the thinking for him.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: His speech is translated like this to emphasize his childish mentality.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: A genuine MommasBoy, despite being a violent, destructive Warlord of the Sea.
** This also extends to Whitebeard, who he believes to be his father.
* FatBastard: Downplayed. He's certainly fat, but, while a villain, he's ultimately just a pawn of his mother.
* GoneHorriblyRight: As a self-proclaimed heir of Whitebeard who's going after the pirate crews formerly affiliated with him, it's easy to see why the World Government employed him as a Warlord. However, the resulting civilian casualties from his rampages made the Marines question whether it's such a good idea to leave him running around.
* {{Gonk}}: He looks more like a comical caricature of Whitebeard than he does his son.
* MyBelovedSmother: Bucking is extremely controlling of her son.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Every fight he gets in with allies of the Whitebeard Pirates ends up with a destroyed city. It's noted there's 600 civilian casualties caused by his rampages, and Marco outright refuses to go near the Wano Country because he knows that Weevil is after him and doesn't want to risk him following him onto the island and tearing the place apart.
* PsychopathicManChild: He appears to be very innocent and immature, which makes him easily manipulated by his mother. He's also destroyed several towns because people doubt his claim of being Whitebeard's son.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Played with. He has some minor similarities with Whitebeard such as similar mustaches, but him and his mother see them as much more than they truly are. Lampshaded when Mrs. Bucking holds a poster of Whitebeard in front of him; Weevil thought he's looking at a mirror.
* SubmissiveBadass: Strength comparable to Whitebeard in his youth, 480 Million bounty, one of the Seven Warlords of Sea... and his mother has him completely on a leash.
* YouKilledMyFather: He doesn't give much of a crap about Whitebeard's treasure, and is more interested in killing the man that did him in; namely, [[spoiler:Blackbeard]]. His ''mother'' on the other hand, cares more about the treasure than going after Whitebeard's killer.
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