History Characters / ThisBitesMarinesWorldGovernmentAndImpelDown

* AGodIAmNot: Irian, the high priestess of a religion on one of the islands he went to in the New World to replenish the Navy's forces, views him as the incarnation of her island's volcano god. He tried to talk her out of it before an unexplained NoodleIncident made him decide not to.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's this to the World Nobles and Five Elder Stars - while he undoubtedly carries out the same Absolute Justice that they do, he genuinely believes in it, whereas the World Nobles mostly seem to [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist view it as a means to an end.]]

* HandicappedBadass: It's confirmed in Part 2 of the Denouement that he's had an obsidian prosthetic added in place of the hand he lost to Dragon.

'''Aokiji''': [[LittleNo No]].\\

* TranquilFury: When he returns to Marineford after the War of the Best, his previous laziness and StoppedCaring attitude have faded away, in favor of disgust - with both the World Government, and what he himself did because he wasn't willing to work up the energy to care and was JustFollowingOrders. Akainu himself notices that the scowl on Aokiji's face is even more severe than ''his''. Despite this, Aokiji never raises his voice, even when he's challening Akainu to their DuelToTheDeath.

* HiddenVillain: Their existence is shrouded in mystery, and the only ones who know they exist are the Five Elder Stars, who answer directly to Imu. They're an even bigger mystery to Cross since his knowledge of the manga ends at the Dressrossa Arc. For reference, Imu was never properly revealed until the Levely Arc.

* NeverMyFault: The SBS sparks his ire for many reasons, but on several occasions that spark was caused by Cross airing out the Marines' and World Government's dirty laundry for the world to see. Maybe it's because of [[TheChainsOfCommanding the burdens of command]], the belief that some things were DirtyBusiness which nonetheless '''[[IDidWhatIHadToDo had]]''' [[IDidWhatIHadToDo to be done]] for [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the greater good]], that what had been done was due to MortonsFork and taking [[LesserOfTwoEvils the best option available at the time]], or simply being blinded by {{Pride}}. Whatever the reasons, he is '''very''' good at working himself up over how Cross is saying things that will damage the standing of the Marines and the World Government while conveniently ignoring how everything broadcast over the SBS is the unvarnished truth, and that none of it would be anywhere '''nearly''' as damaging to the World Government if it were anything other than an utterly reprehensible, thoroughly corrupt system that is responsible for Goda-only-knows how many atrocities, crimes against sapience, and general vileness.

* JustFollowingOrders: Arguably the FatalFlaw of the entire Navy - as soldiers, they are told from the day they join to follow the orders of their superiors. And considering the [[EvilRunningGood near completely-corrupt World Government is the force issuing orders to the often-good Navy]], a lot of those orders are ''very'' morally questionable, or flat-out evil.

** Once Blackbeard shows off how much of a monster he really is, Akainu completely ditches his pursuit of Luffy and Ace to help take him down, correctly deeming him to be the bigger threat. He later deems Blackbeard to be an "unholy monster" and it's implied that he hates Blackbeard even more than he does Luffy or Ace.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers an ''extremely'' nasty one to Ratchet when he tries to protest how credit for the Biomegas will go to Vegapunk.

'''Stussy''': “You were ''volunteered.'' By your ''mother'', as part of a plea deal so that you would escape the good graces of Impel Down. Or ''worse''. Because we ''all'' know that once you had that little island-turtle of yours under control, you would have been casting your gaze onto much farther, much more ''illegal'' horizons, correct?”\\

'''Stussy''': “Let’s take this opportunity to clear up any further misconceptions, shall we? You have no rights, you have no liberties, and you only ''barely'' have more privileges than your fellow inmates because we ''felt like it.'' You work for us because we desire it, and you are still breathing because we ''allow it'', and the ''only'' reason you’re setting foot off this island is because I need someone to operate the world-changer you and your fellow wastes of flesh created. Without that, I have no use for you and your life is ''forfeit''. Are. We. Clear.”

* PutOnABus: He's arrested by Kuma and forced to work for the World Government - on, among other things, the BioMEGA project.

* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: At the end of the Sabaody Archipelago arc, he calls Kong and bluntly declares that he's going to quit the Marines the instant Ace has been executed, declaring that it's not worth having to deal with the constant PR nightmares anymore.

''He ripped the sleeping mask off of his head, and it crystallized in his grasp before he crushed it into diamond dust.''\\

''He held his hand out to the side, and an ice partisan materialized in his hand.''\\

* PunishedForSympathy: In one of his cruelest moments, in Marineford, several Marines have taken a group of pirates who surrendered prisoner. Akainu (who previously gave the Marine forces an order to LeaveNoSurvivors) immolates both them and the pirates.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He forgoes chasing after Luffy and Ace after [[AnArmAndALeg losing a hand]] to Dragon and then witnessing Blackbeard's arrival, recognizing that the latter is a bigger threat.

** Later on, in Marineford, several Marines have taken a group of pirates who surrendered prisoner. Akainu (who previously gave the Marine forces an order to LeaveNoSurvivors) immolates both them and the pirates.

Former Admiral Sakazuki. You are guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the genocide of the civilian population of the island of Ohara. The weight of these crimes makes you fully unsuitable for serving the Marines, let alone leading them. I challenge you to a duel, Sakazuki. The island of Punk Hazard, one week from today. The winner will succeed Sengoku as Fleet Admiral. The loser will die.

* BearerOfBadNews: During his CurbStompBattle at Sabaody, he informs everyone over Ace's upcoming execution. Cross is ''not'' happy to learn this. '''At''' '''''All'''''. We later learn this was part of the Five Elder Star's plan to try and lure the Straw Hats to Marineford so they could publicly broadcast not only Ace's execution, but the destruction of the Straw Hat pirates.

** During the denouement, it's now been revealed that while he retains his rank, he has to undergo mandatory remedial training because the higher ups are fed up with his constantly getting injured.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: The Suomi are this compared to the other Devil Dogs (save the Vikverir, [[ChaoticNeutral arguably]]) - the Angevins supported Ace's execution even after they learned he was being executed for the SinsOfTheFather, the Vikverir just didn't care, Irian was planning to offer Cross up as a sacrifice (and is loyal to Akainu regardless). The Suomi... still support the execution and the Marines, but they admitted that Cross had a point about Ace not being responsible for Roger's crimes (and their stance is that Ace still broke the law, which is true). "Denouement" plays into this by noting that the Suomi are the only one of the three Devil Dogs factions who are reconsidering their alliance with the the World Government in the wake of the Marineford War, if only for practical reasons that it looks like the World Government may now be little more than a PaperTiger.

* VillainRespect: Instructor Zephyr almost had his mind changed by the SBS, but Kid's attack on his students reaffirmed his stance that all pirates are scum. At least until he watches Luffy's declaration of freedom on the SBS - and he's willing to admit there may be an exception.

->See his entry under [[ThisBitesNewWorldMasons the Zodiac of the Divine.]]

!! Vice Admiral "The Hero" Monkey D. Garp

Grandfather of Monkey D. Luffy and a veteran from the days of Gol D. Roger. At 75 years old, he was the Pirate King's greatest Marine rival and backed it up with raw strength.

* AdaptationalBadass: This story portrays Garp as having Conqueror's Haki, a variation that canon has never mentioned him having.
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' call his son Dragon a hero. As far as he's concerned, the Revolutionary is just a jobless bum using his "hobby" of changing the world as an excuse to get out of "real" work.
* ButtMonkey: Even though he's acknowledged as one of the strongest men in the world, he receives a ''lot'' of comical abuse, usually at the hands of his best friend Sengoku (who uses him as his personal chew toy when stressed, especially when Garp is somehow connected and/or responsible for it), and is just as much a target for mockery for stupidity.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He is a perfectly ordinary human by blood, with no hint ever given that he has Devil Fruit powers, but he can punch hard enough to leave ''mountain-sized dents'' in the ''Gates of Justice''.
* TheDreaded: To his grandsons and even to his fellow Marines. Aokiji outright shivers in terror when thanking his lucky stars that he wasn't trained by him, while Akainu gulps in fear when he finds out Sengoku has tasked Garp with "convincing" him to accept his reassignment.
* DisproportionateRetribution: To get back at Merry and Cross, he pulls strings so the former gets a bounty, and forges Sengoku's signature to ''triple'' Cross's proposed bounty, giving him ''the highest starting bounty in history''.
* TheFettered: When Tsuru asked him how he could accept the Marines' justice, he said that the varieties of justice that the Marines follow are all just opinion, and the only thing he follows and trusts to do what's right is his own gut.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Is idiotic enough to do this post-Enies Lobby, both with regards to Luffy's parentage (broadcasted on the SBS, no less!) and Vivi's Sovereign's Will, though he assumed that Cross already knew the latter with everything else he knew.
* LaughThemselvesSick: Busts an earth-shaking gut whenever the SBS comes on. Much to Sengoku's irritation.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing Luffy go so far as to hit him with a Red Hawk in the face to protect Ace from ''him'', after he nearly punches Ace and Isuka with his full power in a rage, is the straw that broke the camel's back and finally causes him to quit the Marines.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Spars with Boss's teacher Sifu Dugong on a regular basis.
* PapaWolf: As much as his grandson is a pirate, '''do not lay a hand on him if you have any interest at all in living.''' Seeing Luffy in the middle of Baron Omatsuri's RainOfArrows had him so furious that it left all of the Admirals shaking and him fully determined to rip the monster apart with his own two hands.
* ParentsAsPeople: Lampshaded repeatedly. It's no secret that despite being on differing sides of the law, Garp loves his family, just like it's no secret that in spite of that, he's a flat-out terrible parent.
* SecretKeeper: He accurately assumes that after two months on the Thousand Sunny, Perona had developed loyalty to the Straw Hats despite her claim that she had parted ways with them, but promises to keep her secret.
* SoProudOfYou: Says as much to Luffy after the Straw Hat defeats Lily Carnation.
* SpannerInTheWorks: For Buggy's weakling façade. He's the one who informed Sengoku about Buggy's status as a former Roger Pirate during the Battle of Marineford. This actually backfires for the Marines, because it prompts Buggy to [[LetsGetDangerous go all-out]], attracting Mihawk's attention and allowing Luffy to escape his fight with the latter and continue his journey to the execution platform.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: After Luffy attacks him with Red Hawk, landing him on his ass, Garp takes one look at his grandson, who is protecting his other grandson, who in turn is being protected by the most powerful pirate crew in the world plus about a hundred or so mutineers and whatever allies Cross managed to gather (including all the survivors of the now-''former'' Cipher Pols), and makes a very prudent decision:
-->'''Garp''': Hey, Sengoku?... I quit.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Garp's reaction to seeing Sengoku's golden hand crashing through his roof and grabbing him while he's listening to his grandson utterly demolish Enies Lobby over the SBS.
--> '''Sengoku:''' '''GET THE FUCK IN HERE AND PAY FOR THE SINS OF YOUR BLOOD, YOU DAMN BASTARD!'''
--> '''Garp:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Shit.]]
* YouDidntAsk: How he approaches the Government saying that he captured Roger (he didn't - Roger turned himself in). He's never denied the claims, but he's never made them himself.
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!!Aokiji

The Blue Pheasant of the Marines, and the only Admiral with a true moral compass (although even he has noticed that, due to his orders, he's not sticking to it as much as he'd like). His real name is Kuzan.
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[[Characters/ThisBitesStrawHatPirates Straw Hat Pirates]] | [[Characters/ThisBitesNewWorldMasons New World Masons]] | [[Characters/ThisBitesAlliesAndPirates Allies and Pirates]] | '''Marines, World Government, and Impel Down''' | [[Characters/ThisBitesOther Other]]]]]]-]

He ripped the sleeping mask off of his head, and it crystallized in his grasp before he crushed it into diamond dust.\\

He held his hand out to the side, and an ice partisan materialized in his hand.\\

->'''Akainu''': If your sabbatical is over, then get back to your post, Admiral Aokiji.\\

"What was that, Admiral Aokiji?\\
I said 'No'. For the past twenty years, I've ignored my better judgment and [[JustFollowingOrders followed orders because it was the easiest thing to do]]. But following the order to let Blackbeard live has caused one of the worst disasters in living memory. I doubt I can ever make up for what I've done anymore. But I'm going to try, starting now.\\

* TheAtoner: In the second part of the Denoument, he quietly makes his peace with his actions, and decides to dedicate his life to fixing them.

** Also, in the Denoument, right after Cross ''thanks them'' for warning the Straw Hats about the War and allowing them to save Ace, Imu calls them. Considering how badly they've bungled the Summit War and a ''lot'' of the events in the past year... well, the narration says that their phone to Imu ringing at that point was the first time they felt fear because of Cross.

An army of mercenaries Akainu hired from different factions in the New World. Each are specialized in their own right. Consists of the Vikverir, the Angevins, the Suomi, and Laut Kecil.

An army of mercenaries Akainu hired from different factions in the New World. Each are specialized in their own right. Consists of the Vikverir, the Angevins, the Suomi and an unnamed group Irian belongs to.

* HollywoodNatives: Irian's faction are Polynesian-inspired, worship an unnamed volcano god with HumanSacrifice, and are more like Akainu's personal army than the other Devil Dogs since their head priestess, Irian, considers him their god made flesh.

* PetTheDog: While it's uncertain whether Robin will ever know about it, Aokiji visits Ohara for the first time in years after the War of the Best concludes and blankets the entire place in snow, which will last for years to come.

* OriginalCharacter: Just like the [=BioMEGAs=], these factions are all created for the fic due to being New World-grade natives Akainu has personally approved and hired to fight in the Marineford War, thanks to the amount of normal Marines that have been wiped out, rebelled or quit after Enies Lobby, Sabaody and other disasters thanks to Cross's influence.