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Blue Seas

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In the One Piece world, there is only one continent, the Red Line, which runs perpendicular to the Grand Line, where the most dangerous islands are found. The Red Line and the Grand Line combined split the planet diagonally into four seas: the North Blue, the South Blue, the West Blue, and the East Blue. Said seas are far less dangerous than the Grand Line, despite composing the majority of the One Piece world.

Aside from the East Blue, very little is known of the other three seas.

East Blue

The East Blue is one of the four Blue Seas of One Piece's world surrounding the Grand Line. It is known as the "weakest" sea, considering the average bounty there is three million Berries, while a bounty over ten million is considered impressive. It's where Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp originate from. The first 100 chapters of the story are set here.

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Dawn Island

Goa Kingdom

In General

The country and political body of Dawn Island from where Foosha Village resides and where Luffy, Ace, and Sabo grew up. Outwardly, it appears peaceful, but it has a sinister side. The crux of its entire existence is just nothing more than a shameless attempt to brown-nose and curry favor with Celestial Dragons. The decadent nobles which populate its extravagant part try to cover up the existence of their unscrupulous people and Gray Terminal, a dumping ground full of squalor. In the present day, upon the suspicious deaths of the king and prince, it is now ruled and represented at the Reverie by Queen Sarie Nantokanette and her husband, King Stelly, the one-time adopted brother of Sabo.

Aristocrats Are Evil: The nobles there worship their globally influential counterparts at Mariejois to the point that they are almost their Bastard Understudies.
Decadent Court: The nobility of Goa fits this on the spot.
It's All About Me: Every noble thinks only of maintaining or improving their own status, with every action and family member being merely a tool to accomplish that goal. For example, Sabo's parents solely cared about how well he performed as an heir and his potential to marry into the royal family.
Moral Myopia: So bad, that they would BURN their "scum" to ashes rather than let a Celestial Dragon see that impression of their "fine" kingdom. All they want are brownie points in the end. And if you aren't playing for their team, get ready to suffer.
Kill the Poor: Committed a vile atrocity by having the entire noble class willingly plan and coordinate the destruction of Gray Terminal, sending countless people to their deaths all for the sake of superficiality and a lot of rancid values. They essentially repeated the massacre of Flevance Kingdom, not even giving the people a chance for mercy or opportunity to reason and show them they weren't harmful or toxic at all. Nope — just all scrubbed out, and with that, Sabo abandoned his homeland.
Town with a Dark Secret: Goa Kingdom is a beautiful, peaceful city, but only because everything deemed undesirable is dumped in the massive landfill of Gray Terminal and kept out of sight. The nobles consider Gray Terminal to be their country's "shame" and are willing to kill everyone there to hide the truth.
While Rome Burns: With the exception of Sabo, there is nobody among the Nobility there who bats an eyelash at the thought of a genocide of the destitute. Sabo happens to come across only one person — an old man at that — who shows even a touch of remorse, but it's a filler scene added in the anime.
World of Jerkass: Almost as bad as Mariejois, which, fittingly, they are trying to emulate. Calling it the land of the spoiled douchebags is a compliment. Dragon despises this place, as does Sabo, even more so. Sabo came to hate this place so badly that Dragon took him in as one of his Revolutionaries, and was shocked that this kingdom was the one behaving badly enough to finally make a kindhearted person proclaim they hated their roots.

Sabo's Parents

Outlook III and Didit

A noble couple from the Goa Kingdom, and Sabo's father and mother.

Abusive Parents: Both of them are awful to their son, neglecting his feelings and getting physical against him when he does something they disapprove of. They even adopt Stelly in order to have themselves a "backup heir", because Sabo means that much to them.
Even Evil Has Standards: As horribly as they treated Sabo, the two are visibly shook when Jalmack shoots down his ship with Sabo in it.
Hate Sink: Both of them are completely detestable for their rampant greed and dehumanizing of those with less fortunate circumstances. And it's only worsened by how terribly they treat Sabo, especially Outlook who does most of the abusing on screen.

Stelly

Child Voice: Chika Sakamoto (JP), Barrett Nash (EN)
Adult Voice: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Brendan Blaber (EN)

Age: 20

Debut: Chapter 586 (Manga), Episode 500 (Anime)

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A child from a noble family who was adopted by Sabo's parents. He eventually became king of the Goa Kingdom after the previous king mysteriously died, and later attends Reverie.

Beware the Silly Ones: While he's treated as a pathetic joke, it's worth remembering that he committed murder in order to get the throne.
The Bus Came Back: Stelly initially appears in Luffy's flashback but appears in the main story over 300 chapters later at the Reverie.
Butt-Monkey: Most of his scenes in the Reverie Arc are him being humiliated. Considering everything about the guy, it's hard not to be satisfied.
Dirty Coward: Comes with the territory of being a noble, but pretty much everything that doesn't exist in his own sheltered kingdom — like giants, Fish-Men, and even the equivalent of a moving airport walkway — scares him shitless. He's quick to cover his ass with overblown bluster whenever this happens.
Gonk: No wonder Sabo's parents thought he'd make a better heir; he looks like his family tree has been through even more inbreeding than the other noble families.
Hate Sink: He's pretty much designed to be as hateable as humanly possible, being a spoiled, cowardly egomaniac who is shown in basically every scene doing something that'll make the audience despise him.
Hypocrite: Once he steps onto the Travelator during Reverie, he immediately thinks there's an earthquake and starts screaming for his life and begging for someone to protect him. When Fukaboshi asks his family to refrain from using it based on a Gut Feeling and rightly so, as it turns out, he immediately jumps on the contraption and smugly lords himself over the "mere fish".
Jerkass: This guy makes even the Celestial Dragons look affable by comparison.
No Listening Skills: Stelly's first instinct upon learning about the Empty Throne is to develop an overwhelming desire to sit upon it in order to, in his warped logic, become king of the entire world, completely missing the point of the Empty Throne even though an attendant from the World Government is telling him exactly why no one is meant to sit there, not knowing about Imu .
Pay Evil unto Evil: It's heavily implied that Stelly had the previous king of Goa assassinated (along with his immediate heirs who stood in Stelly's way). Considering that the king attempted a literal holocaust against the people of Gray Terminal when he was alive, it's hard to feel anything short of satisfaction in knowing that he's dead.
Politically Incorrect Villain: On top of his many other vices, he's also a colossal racist. He thinks giants are man-eaters who melt rocks with their saliva, and that the Fish-men are just "fish" with deadly diseases.
Properly Paranoid: On his way to Mariejois he claims he spotted a giant with a harpoon and freaks when he sees crows flying by the bubble lift he's on and tries to order his guard to shoot them. The guard assures him nothing is wrong until it's revealed that the guard is Sabo in disguise and indeed the former two sights Stelly saw were members of the Revolutionaries.
Royal Brat: Not surprisingly, he grew up as a pompous and opportunistic brat whose attitude is no better than a World Noble. Practically trying to order Garp to be his escort just on account that Goa Kingdom is his hometown and practically freaks out when Neptune helps him up on a assumption that being Fish-man, they have diseases. He even reveals to Garp that he's trying to get in good with Celestial Dragons so he can become one himself.
Small Name, Big Ego: He likes to throw his weight around and acts like Garp is his servant. Not only has he been a king for only a few months, but the most noteworthy thing about Goa Kingdom is that it's the homeland of some of the World Government's most wanted criminals. He also believes that he can become a Celestial Dragon, which Garp bluntly tells him he has no chance.

Foosha Village

The village where Luffy has lived before starting his adventure. It's a small town of the Goa Kingdom.

Makino

Voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto (JP), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Gwendolyn Lau (EN, Funi); Valentina Souza (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 29 (Pre-Timeskip), 31 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

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Makino is the owner of the bar in Foosha Village, where Shanks and his crew often used to hang around. Makino is very nice and a close friend of Luffy, almost like an older sister to him, being always supportive of his dream and finding his desire to be a pirate endearing.

Babies Ever After: Makino has a child during the timeskip. The father hasn't been revealed yet, but Oda implies he's appeared already.
The Bartender: She handles the bar in Windmill Village's bar and has been doing so since she was at least 19.
Cool Big Sis: Acts as one to Luffy, Ace, and Sabo when they are kids, being not many years older than them. Even years later, she's still closely attached to them: she's always happy to learn Luffy's whereabouts and cries when she learns of Ace's death.
Foil: To Woop Slap. When Luffy is at Foosha, Makino is a sister figure to him while Wood Slap is more fatherly. Makino also supports his dream of being a pirate but Wood Slap disapproves. The two are also very different in temperment.
The Generic Guy: Justified, since she's a minor character. Makino's clothes are those commonly worn by Japanese girls in the 90's, the years she debuted out-of-universe, reflecting how she's just an average nice girl.
Happily Married: She's wearing a wedding ring after the timeskip and even has a baby to further cement it. It's not known who her spouse is, but Oda hints that he's an established character.
Intergenerational Friendship: Downplayed. The age gap isn't as big as other examples of the trope, but Makino has been close to Luffy since he was a kid and she was a teen. Played straight with her implied friendships with Dadan and Garp. When Garp returns from Marineford, she first pleads with Dadan to calm down and later stands between them to defend Garp from Dadan's punches.
Nice Girl: She's really kind and polite to all the customers; in fact, the formerly wild and rowdy Ace learnt manners from her.
Secret-Keeper: Along with Woop, she already knows that Luffy is the son of Dragon when Sengoku reveals it to the whole world.

Woop Slap

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (JP), Barry Yandell (EN), Jesús Cortés (Netflix)(Latin Spanish Dub)

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

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"I'm gonna tell you again, Luffy. Don't become a pirate! It'll ruin our town's reputation!"

— Chapter 1

The old mayor of Foosha Village. Woop Slap is very grumpy and has never approved of Luffy's dream of becoming a pirate. Whenever Luffy receives a new bounty, he is the only one who complains while the village celebrates. Despite his grumpy personality, Woop Slap is so well-liked by the residents of Foosha that he has remained mayor for a decade.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: When Higuma attempts to kill Luffy, Woop Slap actually got on his hands and knees and begs the mountain bandit to spare the young boy's life.
Anger Born of Worry: Woop Slap is a fatherly presence in Luffy's life and has always disapproved of Luffy's dream to be a pirate. He claims that it will ruin the town's reputation but his concern for Luffy's welfare implies that the real reason is because of the dangers Luffy may face as a pirate.
Because Destiny Says So: After learning about Luffy's first bounty, Makino tells Woop Slap not to worry about Luffy because becoming a pirate is his dream. Woop Slap then wonders if it's actually Luffy's destiny, implying he knows about the Will of D.
Everyone Has Standards: When he realizes in Chapter 1089 that the person he thought was laughing was actually Makino's child - and that he just yelled at them - he hastily apologizes.
Fantasy-Forbidding Father: He's not Luffy's father, but he can be considered somewhat of a parental figure. He is also the only person in Foosha Village to disapprove of Luffy's career as a pirate. This is implied to be a combination of his status as a government official and his concern for Luffy's safety.
Foil: To Makino. Makino is young and a sister figure to Luffy in his childhood, and has always supported his dream, while Woop Slap is a father figure as well an old and grumpy and never liked Luffy's desire to be a pirate.
Grumpy Old Man: Woop Slap is old and constantly grumbles against Luffy's wish to be a pirate. When Luffy starts his journey, Woop complains how he would ruin the town's reputation and, whenever Luffy receives an higher bounty, the entire town celebrates except Woop Slap. Who, instead, grumbles and complains.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's grumpy and annoyed most of the time, and he openly disapproves of Luffy's pirate career, but it is clear he cares deeply for Luffy, being the first person to ask Garp for updates about Luffy after the war. It is also suggested that he cares a lot about his villagers and is well-liked by them in return because he has been mayor for over a decade, most likely due to popular support.
Secret-Keeper: Along with Makino, he's the only one in the village who knows who Luffy's father is before Sengoku's public announcement of it.

Bandits

Curly Dadan

Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (JP), Jessica Cavanagh (EN)

Age: 53 (Pre-Timeskip), 55 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 568 (Manga), Episode 477 (Anime)

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"Luffy's been a little moron since the day I met him... but no matter what he does I'm always on his side... as much as I'm hurting I know he's got it worse... and it breaks my heart... LUFFY!! I KNOW THINGS ARE HARD RIGHT NOW BUT DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP!!!"

Luffy and Ace's caretaker who watched over them when they were kids at the "request" of Garp (i.e: forced into it). She and her gang are mountain bandits of Luffy's home island and are thus criminals. Though Garp is willing to overlook their crimes as long as they do what he asks of them.

Her bounty is 7,800,000 Berries.

Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other:
- Always wished out loud that Luffy, Ace, and Sabo would just get out of her hair but when Ace and Luffy thanked her for raising them before leaving to be pirates, she burst into tears.
- Despite having a fully-justified fear of the man and blaming him for Ace's death, she's openly crying when she learns that Garp went missing in action on Fullalead (although Luffy was also in the newspaper, he was - more or less - fine, being besieged on Egghead.
Badly Battered Babysitter: She was already having trouble with Ace when Luffy came along; Sabo joining them later didn't help much, either. However, she loves all of them as if they were her own children.
Boxed Crook: Garp blackmailed her into looking after Ace and Luffy by threatening to have her arrested for being a mountain bandit.
Brawn Hilda: Ugly, acts very rashly and un-womanly, and leads a gang of thugs.
Calling the Old Man Out: When Garp returns to Foosha Village after the Marineford War, Dadan condemns him for letting Ace die and physically assaults him.
Cowardly Lion: She oscillates between courage and cowardice.
Drowning My Sorrows: When Garp returns to Dawn Island after Ace's death, Dadan is at Makino's bar drinking herself to a stupor, wracked by the loss of her surrogate son.
Fiery Redhead: Has orange hair and is hot-tempered, befitting a thug leader.
Gonk: Mildly put, she's a thickset woman with coarse features.
I Was Quite a Looker: She may be a Gonk nowadays, but the SBS reveals she looked very nice as a young woman. Just look here◊.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's usually grumpy, no doubt due to the stress of taking care of Luffy and Ace, but it's implied that her wards were aware of her inability to turn down requests, and told Sabo as much. When Sabo asked to stay with them, she caved in mere moments despite knowing he's as unruly as Luffy and Ace.
Mama Bear:
- She attacked the pirate captain Blue Jam in order to protect Ace and Luffy.
  "Don't you dare... hurt my boys!"
- Also her actions towards Garp listed in Calling the Old Man Out. Attacking without hesitation a man she had spent years rightly terrified of because of Ace's death and the pain it caused Luffy.
Odd Friendship: She's friends with Garp, despite being a bandit and marine respectively.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Luffy's flashback to his childhood shows that Dadan visibly feared Garp and always addressed him respectfully, but when she sees him again after Ace's death, she fearlessly clobbers him on the head in front of his Marine subordinates and punches him repeatedly, accusing him of picking his job over his family and letting Ace die. She also cusses him out.
Parental Substitute: She'd never, ever admit it, but Dadan loves Ace, Luffy, and Sabo like her own children, and is absolutely heartbroken when Ace is killed, moreso because she cannot support Luffy in person. She laments that Luffy "is having a harder time" than anyone else and yells out encouragement to him in her grief.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: She gives an absolutely blistering speech to scold Garp for his complacency in Ace's death and Luffy's grief, complete with a Punctuated Pounding for good measure. Everyone, including Garp himself, feel that he had it coming.
"You were right there with them on that battlefield! Those poor boys, and you didn't do a damn thing to help them! Why did you have me raise Ace, huh?! Why did you have me take care of them if it was going to end this way?! You stood there and watched that boy die! You care more about your damn job than you do about your family! 'The Great Hero of the Navy.' I hope you're proud of yourself, you heartless piece of crap! (...) Say something, you bastard! Why didn't you help him?! Why didn't you do something?! Look me right in the face, you spineless wretch! You answer me, dammit!"
So Proud of You: One chapter cover features Dadan and her bandits wearing straw hats as they cut out pictures of Luffy and articles about his exploits to put in scrapbooks and there are few books dedicated to Ace, showing she's happy of what her foster sons have become.
Tsundere: Towards her adoptive children, Ace, Luffy, and eventually Sabo. She treats all three as nuisances, but shows concern when they decide to live outdoors (which she denies) and cries after hearing each brother's farewell (which she also denies). She's heartbroken when she learns about Ace's demise and equally distraught when she learned that Sabo (apparently) murdered someone.
What the Hell, Hero?: Berates and attacks Garp for not actively trying to save Ace during the Marineford War.

Dogra and Magra

Dogra Voice: Kappei Yamaguchi(JP), Michael Jones (EN)
Magra Voice: Hiroaki Hirata(JP), Newton Pittman(EN)

Two members of the Dadan Family, as well as the only two with names and distinct designs.

Animal Motif: Magra's red mohawk and beard(?) make him look like a chicken.
Big Guy, Little Guy: Magra's the big guy, and Dogra's the short guy.
Nice Guy: Compared to Dadan's Jerk with a Heart of Gold, these two are pretty nice to the boys in her care and regularly show concern for them and their boss.
Those Two Guys: Beyond being part of the Dadan Family and reacting to the events around them, they don't really do much.

Higuma's Mountain Bandits

"We are bandits. We are not here to cause any trouble. We just wanna buy ten barrels of sake"

—Higuma (Chapter 1)

A group of bandits lead by Higuma, a man with a bounty of 8 million berries. They live on Dawn Island and taunt the Red Hair pirates. However when they're eventually engaged in combat, they suffer a massive defeat.

Bandit Clan: While it's not said if they're blood related, they're a group of mountain bandits led by Higuma.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Ben Beckman takes care of the whole gang using a cigarette and his rifle. As a bludgeon.
Underestimating Badassery: They bully and beat the Red Hair Pirates and only get away with it simply because the latter don't bother even fighting back. Once they kidnap Luffy and threaten Shanks, Ben Beckman and Lucky Roux defeat them instantly.

Higuma

Higuma "The Bear"

Voiced by: Yukimasa Kishino (JP), Matt Hoverman (EN, 4Kids), Kyle Hebert (EN, Funi); Gustavo Carillo (4Kids), Luis Alfonso Mendoza (Netflix) (Latin Spanish)

Age: 46

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

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"When a weakling like him insults me, it makes me so angry!"

—Chapter 1

The leader of the Mountain Bandits and the villain of the first chapter. He's proud and arrogant and brags about his criminal status and (relatively) high bounty to get what he wants. He's actually a coward who has been living in the mainland to avoid getting caught, and runs away when he meets an enemy who is too strong.

He appears only in the first chapter, where he insults Shanks for having drunk all of the sake, unaware of Shanks's strength. This causes Luffy to attack him, only to end up in Higuma's clutches. When the latter is about to kill the kid, Shanks and his crew intervene. Realizing he's no match for Shanks, he flees on a boat with Luffy as a hostage, but is eaten by the Lord of the Coast.

His bounty, when he was alive, is 8,000,000 Berries.

Asshole Victim: Higuma is a vile bandit with no sense of honor and, after kidnapping Luffy, is eaten by the Lord of the Coast.
Beard of Evil: He has a small pointy beard to add to his bandit-esque design.
Bullying a Dragon: He breaks a bottle on Shanks head, pours more sake on him and mocks him and his crew. He manages to get out alive only because Shanks, one of the most powerful pirates of the planet, is a Nice Guy and doesn't want to cause troubles.
Card-Carrying Villain: When he comes into the bar, he proudly presents himself as the leader of the Mountain Bandits, all while showing off his bounty poster and saying that he has killed 56 people.
Department of Redundancy Department: In some translations Higuma is given the nickname of "The Bear". Making him "Brown Bear the Bear".
Dirty Coward: As soon as he finds out that Shanks is actually a strong guy and that his bandits are no match for his crew, he takes Luffy as hostage and flees.
Eaten Alive: His final fate is being eaten by the Lord of the Coast, a giant sea monster.
Faux Affably Evil: While presenting himself and his group as mountain bandits, Higuma claims that they simply want ten barrels of sake and not cause any trouble. After Shanks informs him that they (the Red Hair Pirates) have finished the sake and offer him the only bottle left, Higuma smashes the bottle and he and his group crash the tavern.
Hypocrite: Comments how he hates gutless people, despite he himself being a Dirty Coward.
Jerkass: Aside from being a bandit and an assassin, and proud of that, once Shanks tells him that he and his crew have finished the sake, save for a bottle that he offers to Higuma, the latter smashes the bottle on Shanks's head. He also hits Luffy, a kid, multiple times and attempts to kill him by kicking him into the water.
Know When to Fold 'Em: Once he realizes that he's no match for Shanks and his crew, he takes Luffy as hostage and flees.
Lean and Mean: He's very tall and a proud leader of a bandit tribe. Ironically, Higuma's name means "Bear"...
Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: Sure, his bounty is more than twice the average of the East Blue, but East Blue is also the weakest among the four seas, and he's nothing compared to the other enemies faced later in the series.
Oh, Crap!: In two occasions. First, when he sees his crew smashed by a single man. He has another one just before being eaten by the giant sea monster.
Small Name, Big Ego: Believes himself to be the lord of the land just because he has a 8 million bounty. In his defense, the average Bounty of East Blue is 3 million berry. However, compared to named characters even in the East Blue arc, this is next to nothing.
Smoke Out: Uses a smoke bomb to escape from Shanks along with Luffy.
Smug Snake: Proudly flaunts his eight million-berries bounty and claims to be smart by avoiding the sea so he cannot be found, but the moment he sees someone stronger, his ego is quickly destroyed.
Starter Villain: The first villain of the manga but, unlike most examples, he's not defeated by the protagonist, who at the time is too weak for him, and is instead killed by The Lord of the Coast after barely escaping Shanks.
Would Hurt a Child: After seven year old Luffy attacks him for having mocked Shanks, he beats the kid and would've killed him if it hadn't been for Shank's arrival.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: He kidnaps Luffy to use him as hostage during his escape, but once he has no more use for the kid, he kicks him into the sea.

Creatures

Lord of the Coast

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

An aggressive sea king who lives near Dawn Island. He appears in the first chapter, where he eats Higuma and is then scared away by Shanks.

Deus ex Machina: Zig-Zagged. The Lord of the Coast appears almost out of nowhere and kills Higuma, who has kidnapped Luffy, but then attacks Luffy as well, who would've become his dinner had Shanks not intervened.
Fangs Are Evil: Justified, since he's a predator and needs fangs to hunt down his prey, humans included. Said protruding and sharp fangs emphasize how dangerous he can be.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: His red eyes make his aggressive nature clear.
Sea Monster: He's the first of the Sea Kings seen in the series, appearing like a giant moray-like monster. He's very small compared to most sea kings, some of which are as big as an actual island.
Slippery as an Eel: The Lord of the Coast is very similar to a moray and is a sneaky and vicious predator.
The Worf Effect: Twice in the same chapter. He debuts swallowing Higuma whole, a dangerous bandit (in the East Blue, at least), only to be scared away by Shanks's glare (later revealed to be Conqueror's Haki) afterward, giving the first glimpse of Shank's true strength. At the end of the first chapter, Luffy defeats the Lord of the Coast with a single punch to show how strong he has become after ten years.

Shells Town

A town formerly ruled by Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan.

(Former) Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan

"Axe-Hand" Morgan

Voiced by: Banjo Ginga (JP), Jaime Meldrum (EN, Odex), J. David Brimmer (EN, 4Kids), Brett Weaver (EN, Funi), Rubén Moya, César Beltrán (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 42 (Pre-Timeskip), 44 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 4 (Manga), Episode 2 (Anime)

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"You are duty bound to obey me!"

"Axe-Hand Morgan" is the first Marine officer introduced in the series. Originally a loyal member of the Marines without a fear of death, once Morgan gained the rank of Captain, he became corrupt and started to act like an asshole for the sake of it. He hates disobedience from his own men, and would often punish them with death, assuming that his rank means that any order he gives must not be questioned.

Following his defeat at the hands of Luffy and Zoro, he's captured by the Marines, losing his title, but he escapes into the seas.

Abusive Parent: He acts abusive toward his own son, Helmeppo, at times and openly shows disdain towards him. He even takes him hostage in order to escape.
And There Was Much Rejoicing: His men cheer when he's defeated because of how much of a tyrant he is.
Arc Villain: He's the main villain of Zoro's introduction arc. As many villains at the beginning, he doesn't last long.
Archnemesis Dad: Helmeppo has sworn to arrest Morgan after the latter took him hostage.
Bad Boss: When a marine accidentally chips his giant statue of himself while lifting it up, Morgan punishes him for insulting his authority. It's no surprise his subordinates cheer at his defeat. He's actually worse in the 4Kids dub of all things, as instead of ordering his men to kill themselves for hesitating to shoot Luffy and Zoro he gives them a veiled threat that implies if they don't he'll kill them himself.
Body Horror: There's an unexplained deformation on his axe arm's elbow that might be the handle of the axe itself stretching his skin instead of being properly fitted to his stump.
Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: He's a steel jawed-brute and tyrant, who fights mainly by brute force using the giant axe he has in place of his hand.
Determinator: While he's a tyrant, he stood up to the man who just singlehandedly butchered an entire shipful of his fellow soldiers, broke his jaw, and had him at his mercy. In Coby's cover story, Morgan openly attacks Garp. Sure, he only gets away with it because Garp randomly falls asleep, but Morgan has to have known something about what Garp is capable of, and he goes through with it anyway.
Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Despite being a mid-ranking marine, he manages to slash Vice-Admiral Garp in order to escape. Garp is an Admiral-level Marine who can destroy a town with a single punch. Subverted, as the only reason Morgan is able to injure Garp is because the Vice-Admiral fell asleep, and when he wakes up, he doesn't even notice that he's hurt until he looks down at his wound.
Dirty Cop: Unlike later Knight Templar Marines who at least believe they're doing the right thing, Morgan's flat-out corrupt, harassing the citizens that live near his base and using government money to build statues of himself.
Evil Cripple: He's a captain who abuses his authority and has his right hand replaced with an axe after being crippled by a pirate.
Fake Ultimate Hero: Downplayed. He gained a promotion through the capture of the infamous Pirate Captain Kuro who in fact faked his capturing with hypnosis, allowing Morgan to take the credit. Though this promotion only got him to lieutenant and it's likely he acquired Captain rank through his own merit. However, he doesn't make a good use of his position.
Glass Cannon: He's strong enough to split the ground with his axe but it only takes a few of Luffy's attacks to drop him, and Zoro finishes him off with absolutely no effort. This happens at the start of the series too, long before the Straw Hats start getting really powerful.
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: In his debut he's seen smoking a cigar, and is one of the meanest Marines of the series, being self-centered and abusive of his title.
Hey, You!: In the anime, after Helmeppo is freed from the hostage situation, he calls Morgan by his name rather than "Dad", telling him that he will arrest him someday. The I Have No Son! declaration earlier made it easier for Helmeppo to resent Morgan.
I Have No Son!: When he takes Helmeppo hostage, he says he has no need for a son but freedom.
Kick the Dog: Virtually everything he does is ordering at least a punishment, if it's not an outright execution, for every slight disrespect toward his authority.
Named After the Injury: Morgan got his nickname after he lost his hand and had it replaced with an axe. Not just an axe blade, but an entire axe, with the handle protruding out the back of his elbow.
No Historical Figures Were Harmed: Oda admits he is based (and named) on a real life pirate, Henry Morgan, a Royal Navy admiral turned privateer pirate.
One-Steve Limit: Averted. Several hundreds of chapters later, a new character named Morgans is introduced. The difference between Morgan and Morgans is more apparent in Japanese, where "Morgan" is pronounced Mohgan and "Morgans" is pronounced Moruganzu.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: In his introductiory arc, Morgan is not only the highest ranking marine in the base but the strongest one as well. This means that nobody dares opposing his tyrannical orders.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Morgan criticizes his own son Helmeppo when the latter complains about Luffy hitting him.
Morgan: Do you know why I've never hit you?
Helmeppo: It's because I'm your beloved s-
Morgan: I'll tell you why. (hits Helmeppo) IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE AN IDIOT SON WHO'S NOT EVEN WORTH HITTING! Why should I fight your battles? You're big enough to wipe your own bottom. I don't mind if you use my status, but I only lay my hands on people who defy me! Don't fool yourself... you are not the great one! I am great! I am the great one.
Red Right Hand: "Axe Right Hand" is more like it, and no, he's not a nice guy.
Small Name, Big Ego: He has a massive ego and wants to be practically worshiped, even demanding a statue of him, but he's far from the strongest characters of One Piece's world, even among East Blue.
Smug Snake: He is quite arrogant about being a Captain, and he uses his position to throw his weight around a lot even though in the world of One Piece he's a weak Badass Normal at best and one of the first enemies encountered and defeated.
The Social Darwinist: Morgan believes he got to his position through hard work (although a flashback in the Kuro arc reveals that it's not the case) and demands the respect reflecting that. Also, he believes his orders should go unquestioned because he's higher up the pecking order. Actually, according to one of the databooks, the Kuro incident only got Morgan promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and he genuinely achieved the rank of Captain on his own merit.
Would Hurt a Child: Orders the death of a small child for bringing food to Zoro, who is being held prisoner.

Orange Town

A town located in Organ Islands which was wrecked by the Buggy Pirates before Luffy and Zoro's arrival.

Inhabitants

Chouchou

Voiced by: Chieko Aratashi (JP), Unknown (EN, 4Kids), Christopher Bevins (EN, Funi)

Age: 12 (Pre-Timeskip), 14 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 12 (Manga), Episode 6 (Anime)

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"This store is like a treasure to him. It is a remembrance of his beloved master. I think that's why he continues to guard it"

—Boodle (Chapter 13)

A dog from Orange Town who constantly guards a pet shop belonged to his deceased owner. Unfortunately, said shop is burned down by Mohji, but Luffy avenges Chouchou and earns his friendship.

After the time-skip, Chouchou has opened his own pet shop with the mayor.

Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He's drawn in a very cartoonish style and, after becoming the owner of the new pet shop, he wears a bow tie.
Angry Guard Dog: Downplayed. For the most part Chouchou sits quietly in front of his owner's shop, but gets angry if someone tries to do something to it.
Because You Were Nice to Me: After Luffy avenges Chouchou by defeating Ritchie and Mohji, and earns the dog's loyalty, Chouchou repays the favour by helping Luffy, Zoro, and Nami escape from the angry citizens.
Determinator: When Mohji orders Ritchie to destroy the pet shop, Chouchou keeps attacking the lion despite the latter being far stronger, and stops only after being terribly mangled.
The Dog Bites Back: Literally! Mohji burns down his beloved owner's pet shop, and at the end of the arc, when the citizens of Orange Town chase away the Buggy Pirates, since their captain has been sent away, Chouchou gets a taste of revenge and bites Mohji's butt.
Family-Unfriendly Violence: Especially since it's done to a normal dog. While attempting to defend his owner's store, Chouchou gets slashed and thrown away by Ritchie multiple times, until he's covered with blood and unable to attack.
Made of Iron: Even though he's just a normal dog, Chouchou survives being maimed by Ritchie, a giant lion.
No Historical Figures Were Harmed: His extreme loyalty and refusing to move from his owner's shop even after the death of his owner is clearly inspired by Hachikō.
Old Dog: He's 12-years-old, which corresponds to 84 dog years, although he doesn't look that old.
Swallow the Key: In his first appearance, Chouchou swallows the key to Luffy's cage, much to the latter's anger. Luffy manages to escape thanks to Ritchie destroying the cage.
Undying Loyalty: Chouchou remains loyal to his master even after his death, and only stops guarding the pet shop once Mohji destroys it.

Boodle

Voiced by: Joji Yanami (JP), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Michael Sinterniklaas (EN, 4Kids), Mark Stoddard (EN, Funi); Alejandro Mayén (4Kids), Herman López (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 73 (Pre-Timeskip), 75 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 12 (Manga), Episode 6 (Anime)

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"Both this town and its citizens are my treasure!!! What kind of mayor fails to protect his own town!!? I will fight!!!"

—Chapter 13

The mayor of Orange Town, who's been with it since its founding. He's getting up there in his years now, but still displays a very protective attitude to his village, trying to take on Buggy when he invades. He's one of the earliest allies Luffy makes during his voyage.

After the time-skip, he becomes the new pet shop's co-owner along with Chouchou.

Cool Old Guy: Even though he's 73-years-old, he does his best to protect Orange Town and realizes the Straw Hats are friendly despite being pirates.
Curb-Stomp Battle: After not being able to stand anymore what the Buggy pirates are doing to his town, Boodle rushes to fight them, but Buggy instantly chokes him with his Chop-Chop Fruit, until Luffy saves the mayor at the last minute.
A Father to His Men: The town's inhabitants all look up to him as their leader and founder, who will forsake his own safety to fight off pirates that are far out of his league. He, in turn, sees the town and its people as his treasure, even down to Chou-Chou the dog (whose late owner was his friend).
Funny Afro: His white hair sits in a bizarre flat-top mullet-afro, reminiscent of a poodle's grooming. It's been that way since he was younger and had dark hair.
The Load: Defied. After Luffy saves him, Boodle is prepared to fight Buggy again on the side the Straw Hats, but is immediately knocked out by Luffy because he's too weak and would only hinder them.
Meaningful Name: He's named Boodle and his haircut resembles a poodle's grooming. After the time-skip, he's become the owner of a pet shop, making the name even more meaningful.
Mr. Exposition: Upon meeting Nami and Luffy in front of the pet store, Boodle tells them Chouchou's story as well as the reason he's guarding the store, and, in the next chapter, the origin of Orange Town.
Neck Lift: Once Boodle runs to the Buggy Pirates and declares his intention to fight them, Buggy immediately detaches an hand and choke him. Thankfully, Luffy arrives just in time to save Boodle.
Papa Wolf: Boodle is much older than most of his town's inhabitants, and he fights the Buggy Pirates to protect them and their town.
Percussive Prevention: After being saved, Boodle tells the Straw Hats he'll fight alongside them but Luffy knocks him against a wall because he'd just weigh them down. After regaining his senses, Boodle appears initially angry, but it's actually all an act so that his citizens won't chase the Straw Hats. Shortly after, Boodle personally thanks Luffy, Zoro and Nami as they depart from Orange Town.
Reasonable Authority Figure: The first of many seen in the series. He's the mayor of Orange Town and cares deeply for its inabitants, to the point of risking his life to feed Chouchou, who refuses to leave his deceased owner's pet shop.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: While not a king, as the mayor of Orange Town, he's an authority figure and tries his best to feed and protect Chouchou, despite the risk of running into the Buggy Pirates. During the Orange Town Arc, he even challenges Buggy, despite knowing he doesn't hold a candle to the pirate captain. He's so determined that Luffy has to knock him out just to keep him from getting killed by Buggy.

Island of Rare Animals

A small island populated by strange animals. The only Human inhabitant at the time of the Straw Hats' starting voyage was Gaimon, a man stuck in a treasure chest for years, but during the timeskip, a woman stuck in a barrel named Sarfunkel joins him.

Gaimon

Voiced by: Tōru Ōhira (JP), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Frederick B. Owens (EN, 4Kids), Jonathan C. Osborne (EN, Funi); Jorge Roldán (4Kids), Raúl Solo (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 43 (Pre-Timeskip), 45 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 22 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime)

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A former pirate who, after a weird accident, got stuck in a treasure chest. He lives on an island populated with strange animals and guards the treasure on the top of a small hill.

Ambiguously Brown: His skin is a shade of tan, but we don't know what sort of ethnicity he's supposed to be analogous to.
Funny Afro: His hair is a big, green afro because he can't cut it.
I Choose to Stay: When Luffy finally offers him a way off the Island of Rare Animals, he's absolutely touched, but chooses to remain behind to keep protecting all the animals from poachers.
Musical Theme Naming: Once Sarfunkle shows up, their names become a spoonerism of Simon and Garfunkle.
Odd Friendship: Forms a brief one with a torso-less Buggy until the latter has to leave to find his crew.
"Scooby-Doo" Hoax: His usual m.o. is to scare off any sailors who land on his island by shouting threats as its "Guardian God". It's a bit more impressive in the anime, where he's also set booby traps to injure and kill intruders.
"Shaggy Dog" Story: The treasure chests he had been guarding for twenty years? All completely empty. Luffy tries a Hidden Heart of Gold-hiding facade to have Gaimon not find out this, but the latter realizes it on his own.

Syrup Village

Usopp's hometown.

Kaya

Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (JP), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Carrie Savage (EN, Funi); Adriana Núñez (4Kids), Analiz Sánchez (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 17 (Pre-Timeskip), 19 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 23 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime)

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^{Click here to see her as a medical student}

A young rich girl from Syrup Village, and a good friend of Usopp's. She's the target of Kuro's plan, who wants to inherit her wealth, but is saved by Usopp and the Straw Hats, and gives them the Going Merry as thanks.

After Usopp leaves, she starts studying to become a doctor.

Big Fancy House: Well, she is rich, and lives in a very big house. Unfortunately, it makes her a target of Kuro, who wants to inherit said big and fancy house.
The Cassandra: The townsfolk thinks that Usopp's tall tales rubbed off on her and they dismiss her stories about Kuro and that the wanted poster post-Enies Lobby with the massive bounty is Usopp, since he got it under his Sogeking alias.
Daddy's Girl: Kuro says her father deeply loved her and wanted the best for her.
Delicate and Sickly: She spends most of the Syrup Village being sick and frail, with the cause being psychological. Once her mental health improves, so does her body.
Dude Magnet: While studying to become a doctor, Kaya has so many suitors that Merry has to fight them to protect her.
Hospital Hottie: She's shaping up to be one, at least after Usopp leaves, when she decides to become a doctor, and a few covers reveal she's studying for it. More than qualifies in-universe as well, considering she's been shown to have suitors lining up for her.
Interclass Friendship: Kaya is a rich girl, Usopp is a half-orphan with a pirate of a father who left him behind. Klahadore even accuses Usopp for having ulterior motives and that he's after her wealth, an accusation that Kaya takes offense to.
Meaningful Name: Her name is a Malay/Indonesian word for "rich/wealthy". No prizes for guessing her financial status.
My God, What Have I Done?: She regrets not believing Usopp from the beginning about Klahadore/Kuro wanting to kill her, as her reaction upon learning the awful truth about Kuro and seeing Merry all bloody. It gets even worse when Usopp takes a blow for her from Kuro, crying at Usopp for the punishment he has taken up until now.
Nice Girl: She's very kind and even puts up with Usopp's lies, just smiling at him and his antics. It makes it all the more shocking that Kuro wants to kill her, despite all the kindness Kaya showed to him.
Ojou: Being the sole heir of her family's wealth, and has a calm and sweet disposition.
Parental Abandonment: Her parents died a year before the story began. Usopp started to visit her in order to cheer her up, since he himself has a dead mom and a father who left him. According to Kuro, he himself had no involvement in their deaths.
Single-Target Sexuality: She's always nice to Usopp, has vowed to patch him up no matter what state he comes back to the village in, monitors every single piece of world news that involves him, can always recognize him in his bounty posters, and despite all the suitors she has, she has a picture of Usopp (as Sogeking) on her desk. There's really no other explanation.
Small Role, Big Impact: Kaya makes no major appearances outside of the Syrup Village arc, but she's the one who give the Straw Hats their first ship, the Going Merry, which accompanies the crew for 400 chapters and plays a central role in the Water 7 saga.
Soap Opera Disease: Apparently largely psychosomatic, caused by the trauma of losing her parents.
Spoiled Sweet: She's a very rich girl and was spoiled by her parents and servants, but is also very nice and kind. She cares for her servants and buys a new pair of glasses for Klahadore (later revealed to be Kuro) thinking the old pair is uncomfortable for him, and would kill herself to save the Usopp pirates from Jango.
Stop, or I Shoot Myself!: Threatens to cut her own throat to stop Jango from attacking the Usopp Pirates any more. Since she hasn't written the will Jango needs yet, it works.
Uncle Pennybags: A female and young version. Kaya is a very rich girl who much enjoys Usopp's stories and gives the Straw Hats the Going Merry after they save her life.

Merry

Voiced by: Jin Domon (JP), Chuck Powers (EN, Odex), Ted Lewis (EN, 4Kids), Jerry Jewell (EN, Funi); Geezuz Gonzáles (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Debut: Chapter 24 (Manga), Episode 11 (Anime)

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Kaya's loyal butler and the one who designed the Going Merry, which he and Kaya give to the Straw Hats after they save Kaya from Captain Kuro.

Animal Motif: Sheep. Has a sheep-like hairstyle and, like sheep, he's nice and loyal to Kaya. Even his ship, which he gives to the Straw Hats, is sheep-themed.
Battle Butler: Downplayed. For the most part he's a Non-Action Guy, but he's seen fighting against Kaya's many suitors. He did shoot Usopp with a gun, though.
Dub Name Change: He's called "Lämmchen" in Germany, while the Going Merry became the "Flying Lamb" which is nicknamed "Lämmchen".
Funny Afro: Has a white afro that resembles a sheep's wool, complete with horns.
Not Quite Dead: After Kuro reveals his true colors he slashes Merry, leaving him presumably dead, but it turns out the wound is not fatal, and Merry survives.
Small Role, Big Impact: Merry is the one who designed and named the Going Merry, the Straw Hats' first ship, after himself. Said ship follows the crew for the first part of their journey and plays a central role in the Water 7 Saga.
Sweet Sheep: Merry is sheep themed, with a hairstyle that is similar to a sheep's wool, and is a very nice man, even if a bit too protective.
Visual Pun: His sheep motif is a reference to how the Japanese word for butler (shitsuji) is almost identical to the word for sheep (hitsuji).

Usopp Pirates (Carrot, Pepper, and Onion)

Carrot, Pepper, and Onion

Carrot voiced by: Noriko Yoshitake (JP), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Jim Napolitano (EN, 4Kids), Kate Oxley (EN, Funi)
Pepper voiced by: Haruhi Terada (JP), Miyuki Kawasho (JP, Ep. 291 onwards), Brian Zimmerman (EN, Odex), Kevin Kolack (EN, 4Kids), Cherami Leigh (EN, Funi)
Onion voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto (JP), Pete Zarustica (EN, 4Kids), Cynthia Cranz (EN, Funi)

Age: 9 (Pre-Timeskip), 11 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 23 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime)

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^{Click here to see the current members}

Three kids from Syrup Village who are part of the Usopp Pirates. They are very loyal to Usopp and are saddened when he decides to leave. After their "captain" departs with the Straw Hats, they keep his tradition of yelling "Pirates are coming!".

Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: Each of them resembles their named vegetable: A tuft of hair pops out of Carrot's bandana, making him appear like a carrot; Pepper wears a pepper-shaped hat and Onion's haircut resembles the shape of an onion, with a lock like a onion's bud.
Cowardly Lion: Taking after their captain, they are brave enough to fight Jango to protect Kaya, despite being terrified the whole time.
Edible Theme Naming: Their Japanese names, Ninjin, Piiman and Tamanegi, respectively mean "carrot", "pepper" and "onion", each a kind of vegetable. Naturally, their appearances match those of said vegetables.
Eyes Out of Sight: Carrot's eyes are always covered by his hair.
Hidden Depths: Being kids, each of them has an ambition for when they become adults: Carrot wants to open a bar and Pepper and Onion want to become a carpenter and a writer, respectively.
Kid Sidekick: All of them are this to Usopp, following him in every misadventure, and prove to be useful helping him to save Kaya.
Offscreen Teleportation: Onion has the habit of disappearing only to reappear out of nowhere screaming.
One-Steve Limit: Carrot's (Ninjin) name is the same as that of Carrot, the rabbit mink who follows the Straw Hats after leaving Zou. However, his name is written in kanji, and therefore isn't translated, keeping the names different.
Passing the Torch: Not directly, but, after Usopp leaves, they maintain his tradition of yelling "pirates are coming!" every day.
She's All Grown Up: Downplayed, since they only go from 9- to 11-years-old, but it's evident they've started to hit puberty during the timeskip.
Tears of Joy: Carrot, Pepper and Onion are moved to tears after learning of their former captain (who gains the title of "God")'s actions and new bounty following the events of Dressrosa.
Youthful Freckles: Carrot has freckles and is a young kid.

Baratie

In General

A fish-themed ocean-going restaurant. Headed by the eatery's founder, the ex-pirate Red Leg Zeff, these cooks dish out food for their customers... and pain for any trouble-making pirate. In fact, most people come to the Baratie just to watch the cooks and pirates duke it out. Among the staff are two cooks, Patty and Carne, who seem to act as a comedy duo when together. Sanji himself used to work here, until Zeff convinced him to go join the Straw Hats and follow his dreams in the Grand Line.

Badass Crew: They're not pirates, but are the most badass salarymen in the East Blue, and manage to hold their own against Krieg's armada, which is the strongest crew of East Blue.
Chef of Iron: An entire kitchen staff of them! Not only they do often engage in fights with each other, something that many guests come just to see, but they are able to resist the assault of a pirate crew.
Improbable Weapon User: All the staff uses oversized forks and knives as weapons, something that is not so improbable from a chef. Patty and Carne are later shown with giant spoons on their attempted last sneak attack on Sanji.
Refuse to Rescue the Disliked: When Krieg, desperately hungry after Mihawk wiped out his fleet, enters the ship for a meal, the crew, all knowing what a smug Jerkass Krieg is, all refuse to help him and are fully prepared to just let him keel over and starve to death. Sanji, however, takes pity on and feeds him over the others' protests; having nearly starved to death himself as a child, death by starvation is a fate he wouldn't wish on anyone.
Vitriolic Best Buds: All of them to each other. They may argue, fight, and make threats, but when the chips are down, they come together against any attacking pirate, and don't tolerate when one a guest insults one of them.

Chef "Red-Leg" Zeff

Voiced by: Koji Yada (JP, most media), Ben Hiura (JP, all media from 2017 onwards), Jamie Meldrum (EN, Odex), Robert O'Gorman (EN, 4Kids), Grant James (EN, Funi), Garrett Schenck (EN, second Funi voice); Jorge Santos (4Kids), Daniel del Roble (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 65 (Pre-Timeskip), 67 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 43 (Manga), Episode 20 (Anime)

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"Have you bastards ever once experienced what it is like to starve to death? How horrible it is to suffered by losing both food and water in the vast ocean?"

—Chapter 48

Sanji's mentor, and an ex-pirate, Zeff is a the proprietor of the Baratie. In his pirating days, he spent a year in the Grand Line, and while in the East Blue attacked the ship Sanji worked on. A storm destroyed the ship and his own, leaving him and Sanji to almost starve to death on a barren rock. After being rescued, he set up the Baratie, and taught Sanji how to cook and fight.

While he possess a bounty the current amount is unknown.

An Arm and a Leg: In his backstory, after giving a young Sanji all of the food they have, Zeff sacrifices his leg to survive staying on an island without food for weeks. It costs him any chance of becoming a pirate again, since he was famous for his kicks, so he decides to open the Baratie restaurant after leaving the island.
Autocannibalism: After he and Sanji are wrecked on a deserted island, Zeff gives Sanji all of the food they have and resorts to eating his own leg so as not to starve to death, ending his pirate career as a result. In the anime, this is changed to getting his leg caught in some wreckage while trying to save Sanji from drowning.
Badass and Child Duo: As the only survivors of a shipwreck, Zeff and a young Sanji form a bond, especially after Sanji learn Zeff has given him all of their food and sacrificed his leg (and his pirate career) for him. Then they open the Baratie together.
Badass Normal: Despite lacking any Devil Fruit powers, he used to travel the New World, the most dangerous sea in the world, and became a very famous pirate.
Badass in Distress: Despite still capable of defending himself, Gin takes him off-guard, breaks his wooden leg and holds him at gun point throughout a portion of the climax.
Badass Teacher: He taught Sanji everything he knows about both cooking and fighting and, despite his age and peg leg, remains a formidable fighter.
Blunt "Yes": When Sanji discovered that Zeff had given him all the food and eaten his own leg to survive, Zeff was almost scarily calm about it.
Sanji: Did you... did you eat your own leg?!
Zeff: Yes.
Sanji: Was the food that you gave me all there was to begin with?!
Zeff: Yes.
Sanji: But you can't be a pirate any more without your leg!
Zeff: Yes...
Braids of Barbarism: His toughness and authority are accentuated by his long, braided mustache. It's also a visual clue that he's a former pirate.
Career-Ending Injury: He was a pirate captain famous for his powerful kicks but had to give up the pirate life after sacrificing his own leg so that he could survive on an island without food for weeks.
Charles Atlas Superpower: His legs, even the wooden one, are powerful enough to destroy boulders and leave foot prints in steel.
Chef of Iron: In the past he was both a pirate captain and a renowned cook, now he's only a cook, but is still able to put up a fight.
Chekhov's Gun: He's the first person seen to refer to the first half of the Grand Line as "Paradise", 500-some chapters later, it's learned that this is the term used for it by New World pirates, referring to the huge difficulty spike between the two seas. Naturally, this implies that Zeff used to be a New World pirate.
Commonality Connection: The reason why Zeff chose to sacrifice so much for Sanji's sake and raise him afterwards was because they shared the same dream: finding the legendary All-Blue. This is intensified after their ordeal of starving on the island, as now they both have the same perspective on feeding the hungry.
Cool Old Guy: He's a quirky old chef who runs a restaurant where everyone is a Chef of Iron and has a strict sense of honor.
Dub Name Change: His nickname became "Red-Shoes" in the 4Kids dub and "Red-Foot" in Funimation.
Everyone Has Standards: He wasn't the nicest pirate, and still isn't the nicest person, but Zeff strictly follows the rule "don't steal food", and Heaven help those who do. He also believes that a guy isn't supposed to hit a woman and taught this to Sanji by literally beating it into him.
Expy: Zeff is based off one of the most famous pirates in literature, Long John Silver. Like Silver, Zeff is a peg-legged chef, only this time he used to be a pirate, although he was already a cook as well.
Extremity Extremist: Zeff is known as "Red-Leg" because, when he was a pirate, he fought only using kicks, staining his legs with his victims' blood. After losing one of his legs, he stopped being a pirate but can still (literally) kick ass, and later passed on his skills to Sanji in hopes that he would use them to achieve their shared dream of finding the All Blue. He's fine having lost a leg, as long as he can still cook with both hands.
Good Is Not Nice: He willingly sacrificed his leg to help a kid to survive and is always willing to feed whoever is starving, but is also a very rude and grumpy old man and, after Luffy accidentally destroys his restaurant's roof, Zeff forces Luffy to work for him.
Grumpy Old Man: While he isn't that old, he's a retired pirate who does grump a bit and can be very blunt.
Handicapped Badass: Although he cannot fight as well as he used to, since he lost his leg, Zeff is still an efficient fighter and the wind from kicking his peg leg can stop flaming bullets.
Hat of Authority: Zeff wears a typical chef hat, which is also the largest in the Baratie, to show that he's the one in charge.
Heroic Sacrifice:
- After a shipwreck, Zeff and a young Sanji were the only survivors, with Zeff giving Sanji a tiny ration of food while keeping a huge bag for himself. Sanji would later learn that Zeff's bag contained only treasure, meaning Zeff gave him all of their food and ate his own leg (sacrificing his career as a pirate) to survive.
- In the anime, Zeff's leg was pinned by some wreckage after his and Sanji's ships were destroyed in a storm. He could pull himself out and get to the surface, but Sanji would have drowned by the time he broke free. To save Sanji's life, Zeff used an anchor chain to rip his leg off to get free more quickly.
Honor Before Reason: When Don Krieg comes to the restaurant asking for food for him and his crew, every chef refuses to provide any because of Krieg's reputation as a ruthless pirate, fearing he would turn on them after being fed. Zeff doesn't care and gives them a load of food anyway. Unfortunately, his cooks were right about Krieg.
Hypocritical Heartwarming: Despite butting heads with Sanji, he defends Sanji's decision to feed Gin and Krieg, saying that the other cooks don't understand what it's like to starve and prepares all of the food necessary to feed the Krieg Armada.
Insult of Endearment: He calls Sanji "eggplant" (often "little eggplant"), especially when berating him but doesn't change how much he's cared about Sanji over the years.
Intergenerational Friendship: Him and Sanji. They first met when the latter was a cabin boy.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Zeff is rudely blunt and doesn't hesitate to lay the smackdown on Sanji, even when he was still a kid, but he truly does care for Sanji, and cries when Sanji leaves to join the Straw Hats. Zeff rejoices with the other cooks when he learns of Sanji's first bounty.
Life-or-Limb Decision: After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, Zeff gave Sanji all of their food while making Sanji believe he'd kept most of the rations for himself, when in truth his bag contained only gold. To survive starvation for weeks, Zeff cut off his own leg and ate it, giving up to his pirate career.
Like a Son to Me: While it would take a lot for them to admit, Sanji and Zeff's relationship is that of a loving son and father.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: His staunch insistence that a man should never hit a girl, which he forced Sanji to adopt, has nearly gotten Sanji killed on several occasions due to running across various Action Girls.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When the kitchen staff lie about the taste of Sanji's soup and Sanji asks Zeff how it's any different from his own soup, Zeff punches him in the face instead of kicking him, something that Patty immediately comments on.
Parental Substitute: Is shown to be a gruff and stern, but caring father figure to Sanji. However, Big Mom forces Sanji into an Arranged Marriage to her daughter by threatening to not only kill Zeff (and probably all the Baratie chefs), but to send Sanji his head if he refuses. Also, it becomes much more poignant when meeting Sanji's biological family, including his absolute dick of a biological father.
Perpetual Frowner: Zeff is extremely grumpy and rarely smiles. The few times he actually does it, it's when he's seeing Sanji happy or showing how far he's come.
Red Baron: He earned the moniker Red-Leg because of the blood from those he kicked that soaked it.
Reformed Criminal: Zeff was once a famous and feared pirate, but is now a respectable chef and restaurant owner.
Retired Badass: Zeff used to be a feared pirate who likely operated in the New World, but became a chef and opened the Baratie after saving Sanji and losing his leg. Justified since, without his leg, he can't fight at his best.
Seadog Peg Leg: Averted. Although Zeff's peg leg makes him more easily resemble a pirate, which he was in the past, his pirate career ended precisely because he sacrificed his leg to survive on a desert island and only got the peg later on. Despite not being as strong as he used to be, Zeff can still (literally) kick anybody's ass.
Tough Love: While he does love Sanji as a son, a feeling that is very much reciprocated, Zeff is incredibly strict towards him and often uses violence as punishment.
Undying Loyalty: He refuses to give Don Krieg his logbook because it's a testament to his crew's journey. In the flashback, Zeff said that he wouldn't go search for the All Blue without his crew. Despite his crew not believing in the All Blue, he still loved them regardless.
Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Sanji often insult each other, but deep down, they care for each other. Before leaving the Baratie, Sanji falls on his knees and thanks Zeff for everything he did for him.
Would Hurt a Child: Had no qualms kicking Sanji when they first met, and even while educating him he didn't hesitate to use violence. Sanji mentions that growing up as a teenager on the Baratie, Zeff would often continue to kick him at full power; which, effectively, is one of the reasons Sanji has such a high damage soak nowadays.
Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Zeff believes a woman mustn't be hit for any reason and passed this principle on to Sanji (to the point that he threatened to castrate him before killing himself out of shame if the "brat" did hit a woman). It's also the reason why he doesn't hire and train female cooks. He wouldn't be able to "train them" by kicking them around the way he does his male cooks.

Patty and Carne

Patty voiced by: Tetsu Inada (JP), Chuck Powers (EN, Odex), Robert O'Gorman (EN, 4Kids), Jeremy Inman (EN, Funi); Eduardo Fonseca (4Kids), Leonardo García (Netflix) (Latin Spanish Dub)
Carne voiced by: Shinobu Satouchi (JP), Kōzō Shioya (JP, Grand Battle! Rush!), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Sean Schemmel (EN, 4Kids), Charlie Campbell (EN, Funi); Miguel Ángel Botello (4Kid), José Luis Miranda (Netflix) (Latin Spanish Dub)

Age: Patty: 27 (Pre-Timeskip), 29 (Post-Timeskip); Carne: 32 (Pre-Timeskip), 34 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Patty: Chapter 44 (Manga), Episode 21 (Anime); Carne: Chapter 45 (Manga), Episode 21 (Anime)

Patty

Carne

Two of the main cooks of Baratie.

Bash Brothers: They often argue and quarrel with each other, but whenever there is a common enemy, they join forces and fight together. During the assault of Krieg's Armada, they take down multiple pirates.
BFG: Patty's lobster-shaped cannon, whose projectile is called "Meatball of Doom".
Cerebus Retcon: In the Post-Water-7 Arc, Patty puts up Sanji's Facial Composite Failure purely to mess with him. Unfortunately, this helps the Big Mom Pirates to use Zeff as leverage to force Sanji into a marriage.
Cool Shades: Carne always wears a pair of dark shaded glasses with round lenses.
Edible Theme Naming: Being cooks, it's obvious they follow this theme. Patty is either "hamburger" or short for "Patisserie" while Carne is Spanish/Italian for "meat".
Innocently Insensitive: Patty is very nice to the customers (as long as they pay). However, he unknowingly insults them as he greets them with a big smile.
Pay Evil unto Evil: They are willing to let Don Krieg and his crew starve to death. Zeff, who knows what it means to starve, gives them all the food they need instead.
Those Two Guys: They are the most prominent cooks of the restaurant, besides Zeff, and are often seen together. They even joined the Baratie at the same time.
Younger Than He Looks: Patty is in his late twenties but looks more like a man in his forties.

Conomi Islands

An archipelago under the control of the (almost literal) Loan Shark Arlong and his crew, the Arlong Pirates, which impose taxes on the inhabitants.

Cocoyashi Village

Nami's hometown.

Nojiko

Voiced by: Wakana Yamazaki (JP), Chio Su Ping (EN, Odex), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Tiffany Grant (EN, Funi); Nallely Solís (4Kids), Adriana Olmedo (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 20 (Pre-Timeskip), 22 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 70 (Manga), Episode 31 (Anime)

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Nami's adoptive older sister. Their hometown was destroyed during a war, and she and Nami were among the very few survivors. The orphaned Nojiko found an also orphaned baby Nami among the ruins and carried her around in her arms, until she found their soon-to-be mother Belle-mère...

Action Survivor: Nojiko doesn't fight on the front lines against Arlong and his men, but she helps the Straw Hats by diving into a body of water in what amounts to an active battlefield in order to keep Luffy alive. She's definitely Nami's sister and Bellemere's daughter.
Big Damn Heroes: In a sense — Belle-mère was about to let herself die after fighting in a brutal war on Nami and Nojiko's island that left her severely wounded. If little Nojiko hadn't shown up when she did with baby Nami, that would've been the case.
Cool Big Sis: Although she's Nami's adoptive sister, Nojiko loves her and supports her as much as she can. Nami's forever hatred of her tattoo led Nojiko to get her own so that her sister wouldn't feel alone about it and also tosses Nami a bracelet before she left her home for a second time, as seen in Strong World.
Dark and Troubled Past: Nojiko and Nami's original hometown was destroyed by pirates and her parents were nowhere to be seen, leaving her an orphan at a young age. Thankfully, she found a family in Nami and Belle-mère. Sadly, when she was just 12, she watched her beloved adoptive mother be gunned down by a vicious pirate and then was powerless to stop him from taking away her little sister. She then spent the next 8 years supporting Nami in getting the amount of money to buy back their home.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Although they're not blood-related, Nojiko and Nami shares a strong sibling-like dynamic. Nojiko is level-headed and responsible while Nami is rash, thieving and mischievous. This is more evident when they were kids (and Nojiko's maturity was in part of because her older age) and Nami tended to cause Belle-Mère troubles, while Nojiko was more responsible.
Forced to Watch: Along with Nami, Nojiko is forced to watch Arlong kill Belle-mère before their eyes.
Happily Adopted: Nojiko lived happily under Belle-Mère's care.
Ms. Exposition: Nojiko and Genzo explain to the Straw Hats what's really going on with Nami and why she "backstabbed" them.
Quit Your Whining: Nojiko harshly tells a young boy who's willing to get himself killed to avenge his father that Nami chose to live despite enduring suffering pain that's worse than death, so she has no patience for kids who would go in suicidal actions.
Secret-Keeper: She was the one person Nami told about her quest to buy back the village.
Sole Survivor: Along with Nami, who was a baby at the time, they're the only survivors from their initial hometown after a pirate attack. They're found by Belle-Mère who adopts them.
Taking the Bullet: Nojiko takes a bullet for her sister when Nezumi and his crew dig up Nami's money. Fortunately, it only hit her shoulder, but it's enough for the villagers to want to fight back against Arlong's crew, leading to Nami's despair.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: The sassy, punkish Tomboy to Nami's mischievous and sprightly Girly Girl.
Wise Beyond Their Years: She managed to be the mature one of the family, and the only one who kept her cool during the argument over Nami and Bellemere over whether they were truly family.

Genzo

Voiced by: Kōzō Shioya (JP), Jaime Meldrum (EN, Odex), Matt Hoverman (EN, 4Kids), Bill Flynn (EN, Funi); José María Negri (4Kids), Humberto Solórzano (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 46 (Pre-Timeskip), 48 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 71 (Manga), Episode 32 (Anime)

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Mayor/sheriff of Cocoyashi, and one of Nami and Nojiko's parental figures on the island.

Cool Old Guy: Repeat, he's the sheriff of Cocoyashi.
Covered in Scars: As a result of going up against the Arlong Pirates, he was sliced and diced all over, resulting in a ton of stitches to sew up his deep wounds.
Face of a Thug: Despite his good nature, his face scared Nami when she was a baby, too. Hence the pinwheel on his hat; he stuck it on there to make baby Nami laugh, and kept it ever since.
Get Out!: After learning that Nami had joined the Arlong Pirates, he ordered her out of the village.
Good Parents: He's the closest thing that Nami and Nojiko have to a father, and he treats them both as surrogate daughters. In fact, it was due to him and Bellemere that the two had a happy childhood (until Arlong showed up and screwed everything to hell), with him playing the part of the strict parent to Belle-mère's more relaxed parenting style.
In-Series Nickname: In Japanese, he's always referred to as "Gen-san" by the people of his village.
Intergenerational Friendship: He's notoriously older than Belle-mère's, but they get along quite well. According to his own words, they've been familiar with each other from when she was a little girl.
Papa Wolf: He is fine with Arlong allowing Nami to buy back Cocoyashi while Genzo made sure the village was safe, but once Arlong tries to use a Loophole Abuse to keep Nami in his employ... that is line crossing, so much so that he rallies the entire village for an assault on Arlong Park, all for Nami's sake.
Parental Substitute: While he is not officially Nami and Nojiko's father, he certainly acts like one to the girls.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: He's both the mayor and sheriff of the village, and he's tough as nails — the fact that he survives a brutal attack by Kuroobi with only scars to show for it demonstrates how tough he is.
Scars Are Forever: Got scars etched all over his body when he stood against the Arlong Pirates and Kuroobi gutted him in response.
Secret Secret-Keeper: He questioned Nojiko and found out about Nami's quest, but didn't tell Nami until the confrontation with Nezumi.

Belle-Mère

Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka (JP), Chio Su Ping (EN, Odex), Kathleen Delaney (EN, 4Kids), Cynthia Cranz (EN, Funi); Gabriela Gómez (4Kids), Maggie Vera (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 30

Debut: Chapter 77 (Manga), Episode 32 (Anime)

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"I'm sorry, Gen... I...I just can't bring myself to say that I don't have a family. Even if it means I'll lose my life... Even if it's just mere words, I still want to be called as their mother. Those girls... are my children, aren't they?"

—Chapter 78

Nami and Nojiko's adoptive mother and a former Marine, she was a strong-willed lady that lived at Cocoyashi village with her adoptive daughters. She was killed by Arlong after deciding to use her money to save her daughters instead, which became a critical step on Nami's journey to becoming a pirate.

Action Mom: She's adoptive mother of Nami and Nojiko and she was a Marine.
Badass Longcoat: She wore a coat when she was a Marine, which implies she was a Captain or another high-ranking officer.
Berserk Button: In a flashback, she gave a boy a hard punch when Nami reveals he said her tangerines "sucked".
Boom, Headshot!: In the manga, Arlong shoots Belle-Mère in the head. The anime tones it down by making the kill shot a blast to the chest.
Bowdlerised: This is her fate in the 4Kids version, where she's imprisoned in a dungeon instead of being shot in the head. Apparently, 4Kids overlooked the fact that this means she had to have starved to death in the dungeon.
Call to Agriculture: After a short career as a strong Marine soldier, she retired to live as a modest tangerine farmer once she adopted Nami and Nojiko.
Dead Person Conversation: In the anime, Nami imagines herself saying goodbye to Belle-Mère and her reluctance to let go of her childhood home. Then it turns out to be more than just her imagination, as the actual spirit of Belle-Mère gives her a reassuring push like she won't be bothered by Nami embarking on an adventure and to get going already and not feel bad about it anymore.
Death by Despair: Belle Mere had fought in a terrible battle that destroyed a city, ended up severely injured and was just waiting for her almost sure demise... then she saw little Nojiko carrying baby Nami in her arms and regained the will to live, taking the little girls in.
Death by Origin Story: Her Heroic Sacrifice at Arlong's hands plays a major part in Nami and Nojiko's backstory.
Delinquent Hair: Belle Mere hair is styled as a delinquent, as a visual hint to her rebellious personality.
Determinator: She gets brutally beaten by Arlong's gang after they invade her village, but all she needs to commit her Heroic Sacrifice are the memories of her adopted daughters.
Dies Differently in Adaptation: Downplayed. In the manga, Arlong shoots her in the head. In the anime, he shoots her in the chest.
Due to the Dead: After Arlong murdered Belle-Mère, her body was laid to rest on a nearby cliff. Over the years, a tangerine was frequently placed on her gravesite.
Face Death with Dignity: Even with Arlong pointing a gun at her, she just tells her daughters she loves them with a smile on her face.
Family-Unfriendly Death: Belle-Mère gets shot in the head point blank by Arlong right in front of her stepdaughters.
Fiery Redhead: She's red haired with a temper to match. Just don't threaten her daughters.
Former Teen Rebel: She was a renowned trouble maker in her youth but adopting two children made her develop into a mature and responsible woman.
Good Parents: Unorthodox, true, but she tried to do right by her girls (including a time when she was so broke, she lived off of tangerines for a month just so Nami and Nojiko could have a more rounded diet).
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: One of the many good characters seen with a cigarette.
Hidden Depths: A retroactive example. The people of her village were genuinely shocked that Belle-Mère the troublemaker would join the Marines. And flashbacks into Belle-mère's Marine days shows her peers describing her as reliable.
Heroic Sacrifice: To let her daughters live, Belle-Mère holds off Arlong and his crew before she's shot to death.
Hot-Blooded: She is quite impulsive, letting her emotions get the better of her.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: A familial example. Her spirit encourages Nami to leave her home so the latter can set sail with the Straw Hat Pirates.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Belle-Mère was an impulsive, mischievous troublemaker (especially in her youth), but was also brave, dependable, and a good mother to her daughters.
Losing a Shoe in the Struggle: Her sandals are flung off from the force of being shot when she gets killed, exemplifying how violent her murder was. Some adaptations of the scene show only one falling off, while updates to it show both tumbling loose.
Lovable Rogue: While she was a renowned delinquent, she was also beloved by the Cocoyashi villagers.
Mama Bear: Towards Nami and Nojiko. First, when they were younger (Nami an infant and Nojiko a toddler), Belle-Mère sailed in a raging storm to get them to a doctor and refused to be treated until her (future) daughters were taken care of first. Second, the only reason she did her Heroic Sacrifice was to ensure the safety of her daughters.
Meaningful Name: Her name is French for "stepmother". Literally, it translates to "beautiful mother". Both definitions describe her well.
Posthumous Character: Mostly. Her spirit appears to help send Nami off from Cocoyashi Village without any regrets when she wants to become a pirate but still feels guilty about leaving her hometown behind for the long term, including the beloved memories of her adoptive mother. Belle-Mère encourages her to get going already by giving her a pat on the back, pushing Nami out the door with gusto.
Redhead In Green: A red head who wore a green, plaid t-shirt.
Retired Badass: Was in the Marines for a bit, but retired early to raise Nami and Nojiko.
Smoking Is Cool: She was a smoker, former Marine, and attempted to take on Arlong.
Spell My Name With An S: Bellemere? Belle-Mère? Bell-Mère?
Struggling Single Mother: Raising two children while running a small tangerine farm left her with little money for herself. Most of the food aside from tangerines went to feeding her daughters and she could rarely afford new clothes for Nami, limiting her to Nojiko's hand-me-downs.
Take Me Instead: Belle-Mère's current savings were enough to either save herself or her two girls from Arlong's crew. She chose to save her daughters instead of herself.
Too Good for This Sinful Earth: More like island. Although all she ever wanted was to be a good mother to Nami and Nojiko, Belle-Mère was doomed in the end.
Trademark Favorite Food: Played for Drama. Belle Mere eats mostly tangerines, which she uses in all of her recipes, because she has a tangerine farm and is very poor. She gives Nami and Nojiko healthy meals while she mostly eats her own tangerines.
Tsundere: Like mother, like adopted daughter.
Vitriolic Best Buds: Seemed to have this relationship with Genzo: she loved to tease him, he called her "little thug", but both of them cared for one another.
Would Hurt a Child: Played for both drama and laughs, respectively.
- She gave Nami a hard slap after her daughter stated that she and Nojiko aren't sisters because they're not related by blood.
- In a flashback, she hit a boy after learning from Nami that he insulted her tangerines.

Pirate Crews from the East Blue

For information on these crews, see their page.

Others

Kuina

Voiced by: Machiko Toyoshima (JP), Chio Su Ping (EN, Odex), Priscilla Everett (EN, 4Kids), Monica Rial (EN, Funi); Xóchitl Ugarte (4Kids), Ximena de Anda (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 11

Debut: Chapter 5 (Manga), Episode 2 (Anime)

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"Don't you always say that you want to become the world's number one swordsman? Papa says that girls will never be the world's number one. It's good that you're a guy. I want to become the world's best too"

-Chapter 5

Zoro's childhood rival and the daughter of the Dojo owner Koshiro. During Zoro's flashback, she defeats him about 2000 times, but believes she would eventually plateau due to being a girl. She's challenged by Zoro to become the best swordmaster in the world, but dies in an accident later. Her death lead to Zoro's desire to become the best swordsman of the world in order to fulfill the promise they made together.

Always Someone Better: Kuina had Zoro's number in combat. She was so good that he started training with three swords simultaneously just to keep up, inventing Three Sword Style in the process. It didn't work, much to his frustration.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Kuina was tougher than even most of the adults in her dojo, and not at all afraid to flaunt it.
Badass Adorable: Despite her young age and cute looks, Kuina was stronger than most of the adults in her dojo.
Best Friend: To Zoro. As much as they were rivals, Zoro genuinely regarded her as his best friend, and still does in the present. She remains one of his primary motivations for becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman, to the point that he refuses to break the promise he made to her even in the face of death.
Child Prodigy: Kuina was even more skilled than young Zoro who, in return, was far stronger than all the adults. However, she claimed she would lose her skills after her body was fully grown.
Connected All Along: While having trouble to control Enma in the Onigashima War, Zoro realizes that Kuina and her father are respectively the granddaughter and the son of Shimotsuki Kobazuro, Wano's greatest blacksmith and the forger of Wado Ichimonji and Enma. What Zoro never learns or realizes is that he is the grandson of Shimotsuki Ushimaru's older sister Furiko, which means that Zoro and Kuina are second cousins and descendents of Shimotsuki Ryuma.
Cool Sword: Kuina wields a katana called Wado Ichimonji, which is distinguishable thanks to its white sheath. Zoro takes it up after her death, and goes on to develop his signature "three-sword" style with it. Notably, it's the only katana that Zoro owns from the start of the series and keeps, even through his first (one-sided) duel with Mihawk.
Death by Falling Over: Her death was already tragic enough for Zoro, but the fact that it was by something so mundane and sudden as falling down stairs rubbed salt in the wound.
D-Cup Distress: The fact she's developing breasts, period, is the source of angst because they remind Kuina that she's becoming a woman, and Kuina fears her body would become unsuited for sword combat. Very uncomfortable real world associations with young girls having fear/poor self esteem/self hate for how their bodies naturally develop ensues.
Dropped a Bridge on Her: Kuina dies offscreen after falling down a flight of stairs. Her sudden death shocks a very young Zoro.
Fate Worse than Death: Her fate in the 4Kids dub. Rather than dying by accident, she is brutally beaten to where she is crippled and unable to fulfill her dream. This fits in well with the theme of the show of the importance of dreams, as Oda says the reason the foes are spared from death is because remaining alive to see their dreams crumble is a more fitting and brutal punishment. Then you remember this happens to a young girl and just how badly she must have been beaten...
First Friend: Zoro acknowledges her as his "oldest friend".
Goal in Life: Kuina's goal was to become the greatest swordsman ever, and she shared this goal with Zoro. Her death via falling down some stairs emotionally broke Zoro, because they were supposed to reach that dream together, so he constantly pushes himself to do it in her memory, if only for closure.
Heir Club for Men: Her father refused to allow her to inherit the dojo despite her talent, believing that female sword wielders will inevitably be outclassed by their male peers.
Identical Stranger: When Zoro meets Tashigi for the first time, he notices how the two are almost identical in looks and personality. This startles Zoro, who has trouble interacting with Tashigi due to how much she reminds him of Kuina, to the point that he prefers to run than fight her. It's not because Tashigi is stronger like Kuina was to him when they were kids, but rather because Zoro is much stronger than she is; Zoro views defeating her again as tarnishing Kuina's memory.
Little Miss Badass: Despite being only an 11-year-old girl, she was one of the strongest fighter in her dojo, to the point Zoro could never defeat her.
Nepotism: Due to having no losses to her name during her many duels against Zoro despite the latter's constant training, her fellow students in their age group accused her father Koushirou of giving her special training due to her status as the dojo master's daughter.
The Rival: Kuina is Zoro's rival when he was a kid. He defeated all the adults in the dojo but Kuina constantly beat him, so he trained and challenges her thousands of times in hope to defeat her once. Kuina always won.
Spared by the Adaptation: In the manga and anime, Kuina suffers a fatal Staircase Tumble. In the 4Kids dub, however, she's brutally crippled by a group of sexist opponents who lost to her.
Staircase Tumble: Kuina suddenly died by falling down some stairs, shortly after making her promise with Zoro.
Stay in the Kitchen: This was about to be invoked on her by her father, who believes that women cannot be as physically strong as men. After she dies, he recognizes it was a huge mistake.
Surprisingly Sudden Death: As much of a badass she was, she was still human, and something mundane as falling down the stairs is lethal for her.
Unkempt Beauty: Kuina was very pretty, despite having short hair and boyish clothes. In the flashback, even one of Zoro's classmates noticed how cute she is.

Johnny and Yosaku

Johnny voiced by: Masaya Takatsuka (JP), Chris Ayres (EN, Funi), Dan Green (EN, 4Kids), Jaime Meldrum (EN, Odex); Jesús Cortez (4Kids), Víctor Ugarte (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)
Yosaku voiced by: Yasuhiko Tokuyama (JP); Josh Martin (EN, Funi), Wayne Grayson (EN, 4Kids), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex) Christian Strempler (Latin American Spanish)

Age: Johnny: 23 (Pre-Timeskip), 25 (Post-Timeskip); Yosaku: 24 (Pre-Timeskip), 26 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Johnny: Chapter 42 (Manga), Episode 19 (Anime); Yosaku: Chapter 42 (Manga), Episode 20 (Anime)

Johnny

Yosaku

A duo of bounty hunters from the East Blue, they used to work with Zoro. Briefly travel with the crew during the Baratie and Arlong Park arcs.

Aerith and Bob: Yosaku is a Japanese sounding name while Johnny is an English one.
Accidental Kiss: Yosaku falls on Johnny, resulting in their lips touching. Neither are pleased.
Adaptation Expansion: The anime has a Whole Episode Flashback that shows their lives as bountry hunters and how they met Zoro.
Blatant Lies: They claim that they narrowly lost after being curb-stomped.
Bounty Hunters: They are bounty hunters and their job how they first met Zoro. "Where are they now" cover stories following the time skip show they've since become fishermen.
Butt-Monkey: They get beaten down in every fight they try to have, but "only by a hair".
Cool Shades: Johnny wears sunglasses to give the image of a serious bounty hunters.
Cool Sword: They wield Nagiri blades, resembling oversized kitchen knives.
Dub-Induced Plot Hole: The 4Kids dub cut out their parting ways with the Straw Hats so those who watched it are left to wonder what happened to them.
Guest-Star Party Member: They show up right before the Krieg arc and leave at the end of the Arlong arc.
Mr. Exposition: Yosaku introduces the Seven Warlords and the Fish-men to the Straw Hats and the readers.
Small Name, Big Ego: They talk tough and look cool, but they're all talk.
Those Two Guys: They are almost never seen apart, except for early in the Arlong arc; Johnny stays on the island while Yosaku sails back to the Baratie to inform Zoro and the others about finding Nami. Even years later during some "where are they now" cover pages they're working together as fishermen.
Took a Level in Badass: Despite their weakness and cowardice, after hearing Nami's flashback and seeing her cry they challenge Arlong alone. They are defeated, but they still showed some balls. Yosaku may also have gotten stronger after the Timeskip too because he's gotten very muscular.

West Blue

The West Blue is another of the four seas where Robin and Brook originate from.

Ohara

The birthplace of Nico Robin that has long since been destroyed. It was known as the world's center of archaeology.

Clover

Voiced by: Koichi Kitamura (JP), Kent Williams (EN), Jorge Santos (Netflix LatAm)

Age: 85

Debut: Chapter 391 (Manga), Episode 275 (Anime)

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"The past belongs to all of man. Nobody has the right to try and stop the desire to know the untold history. Whatever the past may be, as long as it's history crafted by the hands of mankind, we have the responsibility to accept it all. If one is able to understand this without fear, countermeasures will be possible whatever happens."

The head archeologist of Ohara, the home island of Nico Robin. He and his team were the closest thing to a real family Robin had on the island. However his team were studying The Void Century, an act taboo by the World Government. The Marines managed to find out about this from the capture of Nico Olvia and track it back to Ohara. Olvia manages to get back to the island and warn Clover. But CP9 reached them regardless and the scholars were rounded up. Clover speaks on their behalf, revealing they found out that there was once a kingdom before the WG. Before he can reveal any more, he's shot point blank on the orders of the Five Elders. Despite being mortally wounded, he manages to stay alive long enough to help his fellow scholars save as much information from the Tree of Knowledge as they can before burning to death with it.

Adventurer Archaeologist: In his youth, he was a notorious explorer and archeologoist who traveled across the world to find more clues about the past — it's reported that he was arrested by the World Government 10 times and he escaped every time.
Connected All Along: Both, Dr. Vegapunk and Dragon were acquainted with Professor Clover, which led to both of them independently visit "his grave" in Ohara to pay their respect for him at the same day. During that time, both men discover that Giants were recovering the books which the scholars had thrown into the lake, which ensured that the research history of the Void Century was safe. Because of that fateful day, Dr. Vegapunk has continued the research of Ohara's scholar, while Dragon decided to found the Revolutionary Army.
Cool Old Guy: You gotta admit, standing up to the heads of the world despite the consequences takes balls.
Cool Teacher: To Robin and possibility the closest thing to a Parental Substitute she had when her mother was away as he and the rest of the scholars were the only nice people on Ohara towards her.
Cruel to Be Kind: His threat to ban Robin from the library was meant to prevent her from becoming a criminal like him and Olvia.
Didn't See That Coming: Robin knowing how to read the Poneglyphs, which made him regret not knowing and therefore not being able to do more for her.
For Your Own Good: He threatened to take away Robin's scholar license after she reveals she wants to study Poneglyphs with him and the others. Naturally this was to keep her from getting involved with the danger of the World Government. Sure enough, having the knowledge to read them had her being hunted down by the WG for most of her life.
He Knows Too Much: He and everyone else on Ohara were killed because they found out about the Void Century.
Hidden Depths: In his youth, he was an adventurer of knowledge that was arrested 10 times and broke out of prison 10 times.
His Name Is...: Right before he announces the lost kingdom's name, one of the Five Elders has him shot.
Improbable Hairstyle: Shaped like a clover, hence his name of course.
Killed Mid-Sentence: He got shot by government agents as he was about to reveal the name of the lost kingdom. Subverted as it doesn't fully kill him and he manages to stay alive long enough to remove as many books as he can from the Tree of Knowledge with the others before dying in the fire.
Parental Substitute: It's heavily implied that Clover was the closest person that Robin had to a positive father figure.
Small Role, Big Impact: He's long dead after the destruction of Ohara, but he and the scholars making a last stand to toss as much of Ohara's library into the lake as possible to save it from the fire allowed the very truth the World Government was trying to cover up with Ohara's destruction to survive. The giants of Elbaf came to Ohara later to take back the books that he and the other scholars threw into the lake — and his death and Ohara's destruction convinced Monkey D. Dragon to form the Revolutionary Army.
Visual Pun: His hair is in the shape of his namesake.

Nico Olvia

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamaguchi (JP), Stephanie Young (EN), Ana Lobo (Netflix LatAm)

Age: 33

Debut: Chapter 392 (Manga), Episode 275 (Anime)

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As her name indicates, she's Robin's mother. She was in the exploration team that was studying Poneglyps and the Void Century. However the team was captured by the Marines and commanded to be executed while the Buster Call was ordered on her island. Saul, disagreeing with such punishment, helped her escape. She made her way back to Ohara only minutes before the Buster Call came, unknowingly passing her daughter in the process. After warning her fellow scholars, she tried to stop Spandine from coming any further, but was easily subdued. During the round up of the scholars, she finally meets her daughter after so long. She initially denies being her mother, but ultimately breaks down after Robin calls out to her. When the Buster Call commences, she orders Saul to take Robin off the island while she and the other scholars save what knowledge they can from the Tree of Knowledge, during which time it's presumed she had died in the fire with the others.

She had a bounty of 79,000,000 Berries

Action Mom: While Olvia doesn't engage into any fights on-screen, she did wield a pistol aimed at Spandine.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Like her daughter, her brown eyes in the manga turn blue in the anime.
Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Spandine decides to try to take her back to interrogate her about Saul's whereabouts, but ends up having to leave her behind when the Buster Call hits. After Saul shows up to fight the Buster Call ships, Spandine realizes he doesn't need Olvia anymore.
Cruel to Be Kind: She denies being Robin's mother in order to prevent Robin from being labeled the daughter of a criminal, albeit partly because she believes she doesn't deserve to call herself Robin's mother after leaving her for so long. She relents after Robin outs herself as an archaeologist.
Hot Librarian: Like her daughter, she was a very beautiful young woman and a lover of history.
Mama Bear: Ordered Saul to help a young Robin escape from the burning island.
Married to the Job: She always put her job as an archaeologist and scholar first, to the point that she decided to stay in Ohara and die trying to save the books from the Tree of Knowledge with the other scholars rather than leave with her daughter. She's deeply guilty about this.
Missing Mom: Olvia deeply regrets leaving her daughter, Robin, at such a young age to study the Poneglyps and thought it would be best to keep her distance because of it.
Significant Double Casting: She and her daughter, Robin, as an adult are both voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi and Stephanie Young in the Japanese and English versions. Fitting, since Robin is a Generation Xerox of Olvia, with the same profession and intelligence, and looks just like her except for their hair colors (Olvia's is white, Robin's is black).
So Proud of You: During their reunion, Robin was initially scared that her mother would be angry that she had learned how to read the Poneglyphs, but Olvia instead was amazed at how her daughter could do something at such a young age.
Strong Family Resemblance: Really the only difference between her and her daughter is the color of their hair.

Roji

Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (JP), Jessica Cavanagh (EN), Vivian Magos (Netflix LatAm)

Debut: Chapter 391 (Manga), Episode 275 (Anime)

Robin's aunt and Olvia's sister-in-law. She and her husband (Olvia's brother) looked after Robin from when she was two until Ohara's destruction six years later.

Asshole Victim: She was among those who boarded the evacuation ship and got killed when Sakazuki destroyed it. Considering her personality, it's hard to feel sorry for her. It's lampshaded when Robin remarks that only mean people will be boarding the evacuation ship.
Evil Aunt: While she seems to be reasonably kind to her daughter, she treats Robin terribly, threatening to hit her if she doesn't stop crying, excluding her from family celebrations and forcing her to do most of the chores, among other things.
Jerkass: She's an incredibly unpleasant woman who abuses her niece for no good reason and doesn't seem to be above yelling at her husband for making a token effort to stand up for Robin. Her daughter is the only person she seems to consistently treat well, and even that underscores how she favors her daughter over her niece.
Kick the Dog: She casually and passive-aggressively mentions that Robin eats a lot for a "freeloader".

North Blue

Another of the Four Blues where Sanji was born.

Lvneel Kingdom

Montblanc Noland

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (JP), Daniel Penz (EN), Beto Castillo (Netflix LatAm)

Age: 39

Debut: Chapter 286 (Manga), Episode 187 (Anime)

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"This medicine is the result of collaboration of researchers around the world! Do you have an idea how many died to ensure its birth? Yet this great creation is being stepped on by your superstition! That is why I say your rituals are an insult to mankind!"

An explorer who discovered the Shandian homeland and became friends with them. His history with the tribe has had a positive influence on their way of life. Sadly killed when he told his king about their civilization (mostly the city of gold). But when Noland went to show him in person, the island was blasted up to Skypiea by then. The king presumed he was lied to and had Noland executed, with Noland never knowing what happened to his native friends. To add insult to injury, the king fabricated a fairy tale about what a liar Noland was, making him look like a fool in the process. This would have great impact on Noland's entire family line, as shown with his outcast descendant Montblanc Cricket.

Adaptational Wimp: In-universe. Norland was a tall, well-built adventurer who explored extremely dangerous islands and was also a very skilled scientist but the story of "Liar" Norland paints him as a scrawny idiot with a goofy grin.
Anime Hair: Noland has very short hair which takes the form of a chestnut. It appears to run in the family, since his distant descendant Cricket has the same hairstyle.
Badass Bookworm: Not only smart but hella strong. He beheaded a giant snake, for crying out loud.
Badass Normal: He couldn't have stayed underwater for 30 minutes to find and kill a Sea King if he had a Devil Fruit, now could he?
Cassandra Truth: Played to absolute tearjerking levels — during life, people found his tales hard to believe, and for 400 years after his death, nobody has believed a thing he's ever said, even though most of his stories and explanations usually have factual basis or were genuine adventures he had. Even his own descendant, Montblanc Cricket, wasn't sure of Noland's stories and only gets a definitive proof when he hears the ring of the bell.
Charles Atlas Superpower: Noland was incredibly strong and, when stuck by a rock slide, he lifts part of it with a single hand..
Cosmic Plaything: Noland's demise happened because of the unfortunate timing of the Knock-Up Stream erupting for the first time and blasting all proof of Shandia and Shandora into the sky, and a selfish, greedy king deciding to put him to death for wasting his time and money with tales of a vibrant kingdom of gold and voyaging out to an empty patch of sea and damning all memory of him to infamy.
Cultured Badass: He's a traveled, experienced man with a fondness for scientific discoveries. He got angry when the traditions of the Shandians prevented the development of a proper medicine.
Dramatic Irony: The children's book that portrayed him as a foolish liar is actually full of lies.
Establishing Character Moment: We first learn about him through a children's story, which paints him as a weak, foolish liar. When he appears in an actual flashback, the first thing he did was solve his ship's lack of food by killing a sea king.
A Father to His Men: He was beloved by his crew who all vouched for him. Tragically his real crew wasn't allowed in the Square where he was executed.
Hero with Bad Publicity: He was a truly strong and courageous explorer who saved the Shandians from being wiped out by disease, as well as who knows how many other deeds. However, due to the City of Gold debacle, he's been painted as a fool and a liar throughout history, and has become the North Blue's analogue to the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Heterosexual Life-Partner: After he and Kalgara stopped trying to kill each other, they became the best of friends despite the very different cultures they came from. After a short break-up, the friendship was quickly restored once they both learned of their respective misunderstanding and, while Noland departed, Calgara swore the bell would always ring for Noland.
Honor Before Reason: Choose to leave the Shandians' treasures behind after they came to hate his crew. That left him with no proof that the Golden City existed.
Genius Bruiser: Noland was an incredible explorer, an expert botanist and a doctor good enough to find a cure for the Shandia's disease and find the cause of said disease, as well as a deadly fighter.
Katanas Are Just Better: As if he wasn't badass enough.
Made of Iron: He had some incredible lungs, as he dived underwater in the Grand Line and stayed underwater for about half an hour before emerging... with a gutted giant monster to serve as dinner for the crew. He's got stuck between two ground plates, but had enough strength to move them.
Malicious Slander: After the king of the Lvneel Kingdom didn't find the famous city of gold of the Shandians because it was launched into the sky by the knock-up stream, Noland was believed to be a liar, right down to having a false story about him being a liar spread in the North Blue, while the Montblanc family was mocked for centuries because of the anger of a greedy king.
Meaningful Name: His name was Montblanc Noland. When he took the King to the place he claimed to exist they find no land instead and, in a sense, the place he's looking for ended up being in no land. Also, Montblanc is a type of cake made with hazelnuts, referencing his distinct hazelnut-like hairstyle.
Nice Guy: An amiable person who was kind to his crew, was willing to help the dwarves and Shandians and became quick friends with the hot-tempered Kalgara thanks to Noland's high view on human life.
Odd Friendship: Stroke one with Kalgara, as the latter was very religious while Noland challenged the Shandians view on their religion.
Poor Communication Kills: His problems with the Shandians could have been avoided if he talked with them sooner. Notably, he initially didn't tell them how he was going to cure the disease, and later, he didn't talk with them about felling their trees, as Noland was unaware that their trees were sacred while the Shandians had no idea that the sacred trees were poisoned and threatened to kill every living organism as long as they remained.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: The Commodore of his ship, famous explorer, and singlehandedly killed a Sea King for food.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Kalgara's red; he's calmer and wiser while Kalgara was Hot-Blooded.
The Scapegoat: He's blamed for all the casualties the king's fleet suffered on the journey (with the king conveniently forgetting how he insisted that Noland use the king's men, rather than his own experienced crew), and executed for fooling the king.
This Is Unforgivable!: He learned too late that the trees he felled to save the lives of all organisms of Jaya were actually sacred to the Shandians, realizing what he did to them was unforgivable. To amend a little bit for it, he left all of their gold behind the Shandians gave to them.
Tragic Bromance: With Kalgara. The two of grew to become best friends after Noland successfully cured the villagers. Their friendship got strained due to Noland felling their sacred trees, but once they learned from each other's perspective, they promised to see each other again, with Kalgara ringing the Golden Bell every day, so that Noland will definitely find them. But the day Noland tried to visit Jaya with his king, Shandia was catapulted all the way to the sky, with no proof of its existence left, which led to Noland being executed and defamed. Kalgara and the Shandians were invaded by the warriors of Skypiea and lost the war and their land, with Kalgara being unable to ring the Golden Bell again. The two of them died while thinking about each other.
What the Hell, Hero?: Delivered a beautiful speech to Kalgara about his "fear of the Gods".

South Blue

The Blue Sea where Franky hails from.

Black Drum Kingdom

Wapol "of Tin"

Voiced by: Bin Shimada (JP), Brain Zimmerman (EN, Odex), Matt Hoverman (EN, 4Kids), Andy Mullins (EN, Funi); Eduardo Fonseca (4Kids), César Soto (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 27 (Pre-Timeskip), 29 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 131 (Manga), Episode 79 (Anime)

Devil Fruit: Munch-Munch Fruit

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"There's no cure for stupidity? Are you trying to imply that I'm an idiot?!"

Former king of Drum Island who ascended to his position after his father's death. Unlike his benevolent father, Wapol is a self absorbed jerk of a king, abusing the citizens of the island for his own profit. After the pillage of Drum by the Blackbeard Pirates, Wapol flees and funds the Wapol pirates with his most loyal followers, but his attempt to regain the crown are foiled by Chopper and Luffy.

In his Mini-adventure, he's shown in misery after his defeat, but manages to get rich by selling toys and producing a new kind of metal called Wapometal, until he becomes the king of the Black Drum Kingdom.

After the two years time-skip, he's one of the rulers who take part of the Reverie.

His Devil Fruit, the Munch-Munch Fruit (Baku Baku no Mi), allows him to eat anything he desires without ill effect. He is able to alter himself or create new objects from the materials consumed, such as making a cannon in his mouth or creating children's toys.

Two years later, he has been made king of the South Blue's Evil Black Drum Kingdom.

Accent Adaptation: He has a Russian accent in the 4kids dub dub provided by Matt Hoverman. In the Funimation Dub Andy Mullins gives him a subtle Jersey/New York accent.
Achievements in Ignorance:
- By eating random objects and materials, not only does Wapol make toys beloved by every kid, but he also creates a phenomenal new metal alloy, Wapometal, which makes him even richer than when he was king in Drum. Said Wapometal is also used by Franky to upgrade the Thousand Sunny.
- Twofold in Chapter 1085. First, he stumbles upon a peephole to the Empty Throne room and ends up witnessing Cobra's assassination, making him one of the few people in the world aware of Imu's existence. Then during his mad dash to escape Mariejois, he accidentally rescues Vivi after barreling through the room where she was being held captive by CP0, which the princess decides to take as an opportunity to escape by hitching a ride with him.
Adaptational Jerkass: While Wapol was a terrible person in canon as well, he's made even worse in Episode of Chopper where, amongst his other foul deeds, he attempts to poison everyone on Drum Island to death. His goofier moments are also either significantly toned down or removed entirely, leading him to be treated far more seriously as a threat.
Adipose Rex: He's the former King of Drum, and his powers revolve entirely around eating anything and everything in sight, so he's very fat. Played straight again after he becomes the king of the Black Drum Kingdom.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: As part of his Villainous Breakdown, he begs with Luffy and offers him power before Luffy lands a Gum Gum Bazooka that sends Wapol flying out of the kingdom.
Animal Motifs: The hippo; not only does he wear the skin of a "White Walky", a furry hippo-like creature that inhabits Drum Island, but his submarine and Tin Tyrant Cannon are shaped like hippos as well. During his rise to wealth as a toymaker, almost all the "stages" of his toyshop (stand to store to factory) also have the hippo motif in them. And to top it all off, he tends to use the word "kaba" (Japanese for hippo) in place of Baka. After the time-skip, he wears a black skin of a "White Walky".
Arch-Enemy: To Chopper. Wapol has killed Hiluluk, Chopper's mentor, and is the main cause of the "Drum Kingdom's illness" which Chopper wants to cure, in order to honor his former mentor.
Arc Villain: He's the main villain of the Drum Kingdom Arc.
Aristocrats Are Evil: When he was king of Drum, Wapol abused and extorted the citizens by keeping all the best doctors in his court. When Hiluluk tries to help the kingdom, Wapol lures him into a trap to have him executed.
Arm Cannon: If he's eaten a cannon, Wapol can turn his arms into ones, and can make a cannon from his tongue as well.
Auto Cannibalism: His Devil Fruit allows him to eat himself, but it's done in a comedic way, since it doubles as a transformation. Once he's done eating himself, he's appears whole again, but much, much slimmer.
Beard of Evil: After the time-skip, Wapol has grown a beard on his chin to reflect his cartonnishy evil personality.
Become Your Weapon: He can merge himself with a weapon after eating said weapon. This can result in him having cannons in lieu of hands and tongue. During his fight with Luffy, realizing he's overpowered, Wapol tries to go over the top by devouring the whole armory of his castle, but Nami steals the key from him in time.
Big Eater: Courtesy of the Munch-Munch Fruit's empowering him to eat anything he wants, Wapol pretty much does eat anything that he wants, and is constantly snacking on his surrounding. He literally introduces himself by taking a bite out of the Going Merry's side almost as large as he is, much to Luffy's outrage. During the confrontation towards the end of the Drum Island arc, he has Kuromarimo list the things he ate that day: said list includes two cannons and a house. Even Luffy thinks Wapol's appetite is freakish.
Book Ends: His tenure as a villain ended the same way it started: getting set flying into the air after a Curbstomp Battle which Luffy finished with a point blank Gum-Gum Bazooka to the face.
The Bus Came Back: Aside from his cover story, he's completely absent after his defeat on Drum Island until the Whole Cake Island arc as he goes on his way to the Reverie. He reappears again in the Egghead arc, hiding from the World Governement in the WENP headquarters alongside Vivi.
Card-Carrying Villain: Exaggerated: After being defeated by the Straw Hats and sent flying in the South Blue, he gets rich enough to fund the Evil Black Drum Kingdom, a kingdom which relishes on being evil right down to its name, while Wapol's appearance and behavior become much more villain-like, with dark-colored clothes, a goatee and a snidely Whiplash-like moustache.
Catchphrase Insult: "Kaba", which is Baka backwards. It means "Hippo" in English, fitting for a guy who has many similarities to a hippo.
Character Development: Subverted. Starts out as a selfish prince, but in his mini-adventure he starts off depressed and impoverished until he starts selling toys to children, where he seems to be humbly pleased with his success...then he becomes the owner of a big toy corporation with a Ms. Universe as a wife and goes right back to picking his nose with his pinky and laughing maniacally. He reappears after the Time Skip as a tyrannical king, so he didn't learn much.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Wapol is one of the easiest enemies Luffy faces and their fight is completely one-sided, with most of the time spent by Wapol trying to get something to eat and become more powerful.
Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Averted. After his exile, he goes through a stint of homelessness before using his powers to make toys and makes far more money than he did as a king.
Dark Is Evil: After he becomes the king of the clearly evil Black Drum Kingdom, Wapol changes his white hippo-skin for a black one and wears a dark jacket that shows how he's fully embraced his evil nature.
A Day in the Limelight: Wapol stars in his own mini-adventure, which shows what happens to him after his defeat and his slow rise from a broke man in the streets to the king of an evil kingdom.
Dirty Coward: In spite of his arrogance, when he learned how strong Blackbeard's crew was, Wapol took his army and ran rather than fight them, leaving his country defenseless. Vivi is appalled when she hears this.
Disproportionate Retribution: He runs into a ten-year old Vivi at the Levely and tries to start an international incident just because her father Cobra called Wapol out on his blasé attitude toward the threat of Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
Earn Your Happy Ending: An ironic use of this trope for a villainous character. After being defeated by Luffy and briefly falling into poverty, he learns his Devil Fruit develops a rare, indestructable alloy and uses it to wind up richer than ever before, and he gets a hot wife as well.
Even Evil Has Standards:
- Wapol may be an unabashedly petty asshole, but even he's visibly horrified upon seeing Charlos try to enslave Shirahoshi in broad daylight.
- He'll be the first to admit there was no love lost between him and Nefertari Cobra, but seeing the latter murdered in cold blood is no cause of celebration for Wapol.
Evil Is Hammy: Wapol is a comical villain who makes over-the-top expressions and speaks in a fairly dramatic manner.
Evil Is Petty: As shown best in a flashback — as revenge for being chewed out for his callousness by her father, Wapol "accidentally" slaps a 10-year-old Vivi at a conference, to which, hadn't Vivi lied and said it was nothing, it could've led to a war between the two countries.
Evil Laugh: Maaahahahaha.
Extreme Omnivore: Thanks to his Devil Fruit, Wapol can eat literally anything: objects, tools, even people, which can be used to power himself up or be combined together. He can even eat himself, which transforms him into a slimmer version of himself.
Fat Bastard: Wapol is a fat and corrupt king, who brought the Drum kingdom in misery with his selfishness.
Fat Idiot: While he shows to have some brain once in a while, like when he lures Hiluluk into a trap, Wapol's intelligence is inversely proportional to his girth.
Friend to All Children: Kind Of. Ever since he figured out how to recycle the material he eats into toys, kids love him and he is glad to sell them the toys, but only because it's a good source of money.
Fusion Dance: Wapol can eat two people and fuse them, resulting in a stronger fighter. He uses this ability to fuse Chess and Kuromarimo. Subverted when Sanji points out Chessmarimo is just one of them standing on the other; only their clothes were fused.
The Generalissimo: After becoming the king of Evil Black Drum Kingdom, Wapol wears a double-breasted military coat adorned with gaudy metals, showing off his status as tyrant of an evil kingdom..
Genius Ditz: Wapol is an idiot most of the time, but his plan of exiling all the doctors in the Drum Kingdom so that he can force them into line by making them rely on HIS doctors is pretty clever, and, to compensate his inferior strength, Wapol uses some tactics against Luffy.
Gonk: He's not very nice to see, as even when he slims down, he keeps the same wild hair and long chin.
He Knows Too Much: Despite not totally understanding what he just saw, Wapol is smart enough to realize that he would wind up a victim of this trope after witnessing Cobra's death at the hands of Imu if he didn't escape immediately.
Jerkass: Exceptionally petty, even compared to other villains.
Karma Houdini: Though he is essentially exiled from his island, his toy company brought him more riches, adoration, and fame than his time as king. He even got to become king of his own evil kingdom. After witnessing Imu execute Cobra and rescuing Vivi from Cipher-Pol, with the two of them on the run from the World Government? This has all but been revoked for him.
Laughably Evil: Wapol is a villain but he is repeatedly used as comedic relief thanks to his expressiveness, his overall lack of intelligence, and the silly transformations he takes with his powers. This makes him less of a threat and more of a source of comedy. Even after he funds the Evil Black Drum Kingdom and becomes a king, Wapol is never treated with any kind of respect.
Lean and Mean: He eats himself to fit through a doorway, and the result ends as a skinny and much better looking him. In both English dubs, he describes this form using the trope name verbatim.
Lone Wolf Boss: Out of all the arc villains of the Baroque Works saga, Wapol is the only one with no ties to the eponymous organization.
Merging Machine: One of the subpowers of the Munch-Munch Fruit, allowing Wapol to fuse stuff he eats with each other. He actually exploits this in order to attain massive wealth.
Mistaken for Cheating: After witnessing Wapol and Vivi fleeing from Mariejois together, his distraught wife assumes the two are eloping.
Morality Pet: In his cover-story, he befriends a little dog that he turns into a robot with his powers. It's still with him even after he becomes a Corrupt Corporate Executive, suggesting that he might have just learned something after all.
Mugging the Monster: His entire conflict with the Straw Hats starts with him attacking their ship in an attempted raid. Turns out the Straw Hats are well out of his league.
Not-So-Harmless Villain: He shows up right at the beginning of the arc to ambush the Straw Hats, resulting in a very short battle that ends with Luffy sending him flying. While he's still not much of a threat when he comes back, he at least takes more than half an episode to get rid of this time.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: He takes no pleasure in watching Cobra get ruthlessly murdered, and he even unwittingly rescues Vivi in the process of his escape, when before both of them couldn't stand one another.
Personality Power: Wapol is a fat glutton and has eaten the Munch-Munch Fruit, which gives him the ability to eat anything and assimilate its properties.
Pet the Dog: Although he does it for the money, Wapol uses his Devil Fruit power to make new toys and sell them to the kids, which is the only remotely nice thing he does in the entire series. He also crucially saves Vivi when she's a prisoner of Cipher Pol, when he could have very easily left her to a terrible fate.
Rags to Riches: After Luffy defeats Wapol, the latter starts living on the streets like a homeless hobo, and, by eating random objects, he makes unique toys that attract a lot of kids. Thus, Wapol begins selling his own toys and becomes moderately successful. When it comes to light the metal used for the toys is a very valuable new metal, it makes him filthy rich again and becomes the king of a new kingdom: the Black Drum Kingdom.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: It's explicitly stated the only reason the people of Drum Island couldn't revolt against his terrible policies was because of his powers. Wapol fled on his own with the arrival of the stronger Blackbeard Pirates and, when he attempts to conquer Drum, only Luffy can stop him.
Required Secondary Powers: Thanks to the Munch-Munch Fruit, Wapol can eat anything, including part of ships or bladed weapons, without injuring if not killing himself. He's introduced eating a sword blade, with Usopp lampshading that just looking at that is making his own gums start bleeding in sympathy.
Riches to Rags: Wapol used to be the king of Drum Island but loses the title after he flees from the Blackbeard pirates. When he first appears in the story, however, Wapol still has a ship and some servants but, after Luffy sends him away, Wapol ends up on the streets broke. Over the course of his mini-adventure, however, Wapol becomes the king of a new kingdom. And loses everything again in the span of an instant, becoming a penniless fugitive to be executed on sight after becoming aware of Imu's general existence.
Self-Made Man: After being defeated by Luffy, Wapol lives in complete misery, but manages to become rich and the ruler of a new kingdom in a short amount of time by selling toys made with his Devil Fruit.
Spanner in the Works: Like Sabo, Wapol witnessing Nefertari Cobra's assassination by the Five Elders and Imu throws a massive wrench into the World Government's plans to conceal the truth of what happened and to hide Imu's existence and leadership from the world. Unlike Sabo however, who is successfully publicly framed for Cobra's assassination, Wapol's involvement is so unexpected that the World Government is slower to react, allowing him to successfully flee (to the point of even rescuing a kidnapped princess Vivi by accident from CP-0) and contact Big News Morgans with information, resulting in Morgans giving Wapol and Vivi shelter by the time of the Egghead arc.
Start My Own: Basically what he ends up doing. He gets forcibly removed from his World Government-recognized Drum Kingdom, so he creates the World Government-recognized Black Drum Kingdom.
Superpower Lottery: Wapol actually has a pretty useful and versatile Devil Fruit that allows him to eat nearly anything including people. If he wanted to, he could've just easily consumed anyone and be done with it. Not to mention being able to assimilate objects and even people with Devil Fruit powers to make himself more powerful. However, Wapol is a case of "Good Fruit, Bad User" as he only uses this Fruit to gorge himself on random objects and isn't all that bright.
Thin Chin of Sin: His chin loses his bucket shape and turns into this when he slims down by eating himself.
Took a Level in Kindness:
- A very small one, but the troubles he went through before becoming a king again and starting his own toy factory mellowed him out just a hair. He's still a gigantic dick, but he also seems to enjoy the fact that his toys make kids happy (that, and it makes him money).
- He takes a bigger one when he's put on the run alongside Vivi after accidentally discovering Imu's existence. He's actually fairly supportive of her while she grieves the loss of her father.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Exaggerated. Despite being very fat and ugly, at the end of his cover story, Wapol marries Ms. Universe after his toy company's popularity skyrocketed. Although it can be justified by Wapol's newfound wealth and power.
Villainous Glutton: Wapol is a former corrupt monarch and very gluttonous, and said gluttony is also strictly related to his Devil Fruit Power and his "hunger" for power.
Villainous Rescue: In the process of escaping Imu's wrath, he ends up accidentally finding Vivi and CP0, with the former in their custody, giving Vivi the chance she needs to escape with him.
We Can Rule Together: When Luffy has him trapped in his own castle's chimney and is about to send him blasting off, he panickedly started offering Luffy money, jewels, and even the title of vice-king. Naturally, it doesn't work.
Would Hurt a Child: During one of the Reverie meetings, he slapped a then-10-year-old Vivi just to get her father angry.
You Are Who You Eat: With his Munch-Munch Mutation, Wapol can transform his body into anything based on what he's eaten recently. He frequently eats weapons, wood, and metal so he can become a mobile fortress armed to the teeth if he wished.
Younger Than They Look: Despite looking like an overweight, quite wrinkled man in his forties, he's only 27 at the time the Straw Hat arrive on Drum Island. Exaggerated in Chopper's flashback where he is only 21, but still looks middle-aged, not appearing younger than his current self.

Sorbet Kingdom

King Bekori

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The former tyrannical ruler of the Sorbet Kingdom.

0% Approval Rating: All the citizens of the Sorbet Kingdom are shown to despise Bekori and cheer once Kuma overthrows him.
The Caligula: Bekori's highest priority was paying the Heavenly Tribute and sucking up to the World Government. Within the first three years of his reign he allowed his soldiers to enslave citizens of the southern region as that was the least productive area of the Sorbet Kingdom, inhabited by the poor and the old. Then, he declared that the south would no longer officially be part of the kingdom, which would allow him to pay a smaller tribute since technically the Sorbet Kingdom now had a smaller population. Even some citizens of the northern region were appalled by the direction the kingdom was taking, and became relieved when the Freedom Fighters arrived to put a stop to that.
Establishing Character Moment: He is introduced listening into the complaints the elderly citizens make to Kuma via a hidden transponder snail and smiling as they describe how his rule is making their lives a living hell. Not only he doesn't feel bad about the misery he causes, he actively relishes it.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Bekori fully expected the citizens of the northern kingdom to grow accustomed to his new policy. When he was overthrown, the citizens expressed relief that their country was saved from becoming a dystopia. He also can't understand why people are upset at him burning the entire Southern region of Sorbet Kingdom, following the example of the Goa Kingdom's "Gray Terminal Massacre".
Hate Sink: Despite his small amount of screen time, he's shown as a sadistic and tyrannical leader who attempts a genocide of his country's poor, shoots anyone who questions him, ran an aggressive smear campaign on Kuma pinning his own atrocities on him, and openly enjoys the suffering of the impoverished and elderly. There's nothing remotely likeable about him.
Gonk: He is drawn with an abnormally large head and ridiculous pompous features highlighting both his cruelty and villainy.
Kill the Poor: Inspired by the burning of the Gray Terminal, Bekori decides to slaughter the poor people of the Sorbet Kingdom just to pay less taxes.
Literal Surveillance Bug: He apparently has a transponder snail somewhere inside Kuma's church and he likes to eavesdrop on Kuma and the elder citizens that come to him for help.
Malicious Slander: In order to gain the support of the World Government, he ran a vicious smear campaign against Kuma who was eventually labelled as an evil "Tyrant".
The Resenter: He hates Kuma as well as the fact that he ended up becoming a more beloved king in Sorbet Kingdom than he ever was and ends up doing everything he can to take back his throne including doing a re-enactment of the "Gray Terminal Massacre" and running a smear campaign against Kuma.
Sadist: He eavesdrops the elder citizens complaining to Kuma about the atrocities he inflicts on them and he is apparently joyful that he makes their lives a living hell.
Sketchy Successor: His predecessor, King Bulldog, was actually a good and just king that is still fondly remembered by Sorbet Kingdom's citizens. He, on the other hand, couldn't be any more different. The exact circumstances that led to him usurping King Bulldog are never fully explained.
The Social Darwinist: He firmly believes that his nation shouldn't provide any help to the poor, sick and elderly citizens since they can not be productive enough to contribute to paying the heavenly tribute anyway and even seperates his nation in half, effectively exiling said citizens and leaving them vulnerable to invasion and enslavement.
Uncertain Doom: Whether he died out at sea when he tries to get revenge on Kuma is unknown. That he never bothers the Sorbert Kingdom ever again implies he did.
Underestimating Badassery: He underestimates Kuma's strength two times. The first time he burns down the entire Southern Region of the Sorbet Kingdom, where the poor and elderly reside, mimicking the "Gray Terminal Massacre" of Goa Kingdom, which pushes Kuma past his Rage Breaking Point and leads to Kuma beating up his standing army, toppling his palace and overthrowing him. The second time he corners Kuma at sea using the power of an entire Marine Armada. Kuma ends up sinking all the ships, presumably with him still inside them.
The Unfettered: He gets overthrown by the Revolutionary Army and exiled. He then runs a vicious smear campaign against Kuma which paints him as a "Just King" managing to get the support of the World Government in order to overthrow "Tyrant Kuma". He tries to take back the throne of Sorbet Kingdom with overwhelming Marine forces. Twice. Facing Kuma he fails both times. He would have probably tried a third time if he didn't sink at the bottom of the sea with the rest of the Marine Armada he commanded against Kuma.
Villain with Good Publicity: Zig-Zagged. Thanks to his smear campaign against Kuma, the World Government considers him a "Just King" overthrown by an evil "Tyrant" and gives him any resources he asks in order to reclaim Sorbet Kingdom. The citizens of Sorbet Kingdom, on the other hand, who lived through both his cruelty and incompetence, can't stand him and are glad he is no longer in power.

Former King Bulldog

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King Bekori's predecessor, who later took Kuma's place in ruling the Sorbet Kingdom.

The Good King: His rule is fondly remembered by the elderly citizens of Sorbet Kingdom, being described as "poor times but rich in spirit", and they are more than happy to have him rule once more.
The Man Behind the Man: A benign Open Secret version. He is the person who keeps Sorbet Kingdom running while Kuma is an Authority in Name Only, treating people at his old church and going out pirating to find a cure for Bonney's condition.
Meaningful Name: His name references his large jowls and heavily wrinkled face.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Not only does he rule the kingdom effectively while Kuma is an Authority in Name Only, he also takes care of Bonney when Kuma eventually becomes a pirate.

Queen Dowager Connie

Queen Connie

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The acting queen of Sorbet Kingdom. Bonney impersonates her to infiltrate the Reverie and get close to her father, Kuma.

Cool Old Lady: She immediately bonds with Bonney when the little girl gets the power of the Age-Age Fruit and starts impersonating her. She remains a constant friend towards Bonney's side throughout the majority of Kuma's flashback, being a mother figure and a caretaker while Kuma is out searching for a cure for Bonney's disease. She is the one who advises Bonney to hide her Devil Fruit powers from Alpha and makes arrangements so that Bonney can develop her strength right under the World Government's nose, which later allows Bonney to get the edge in her battle against her former nurse.
Identical Stranger: When Bonney eats her Devil fruit, Gyogyo, one of the future members of Bonney's crew, mistakes her for an aged-up Bonney. Bonney manages to "age up" into her form proper and impersonates her in order to infiltrate the Reverie. During Kuma's flashback, Bonney impersonates Connie in order to fool Alpha and escape the World Goverment's clutches.
Little Old Lady Investigates: She very quickly deduces that something is amiss when Bonney gets confined by Alpha, supposedly for Bonney to "get better" and she supposedly doesn't receive any letters from Kuma even though he promised to write her, something that is very unlike him. She then conducts an investigation and finds out that Alpha and her cohorts are World Government agents and organizes a plan for Bonney's escape.
Miniature Senior Citizens: She's old and quite small in size, equal to the eight year old Bonney, when she ate her Devil fruit.
Paper-Thin Disguise: She pretends to be Bonney to help her escape from Alpha by dressing in her clothes, but Conney still looks like an elderly woman so Alpha isn't fooled at all.
Parental Substitute: Being the one who takes care of Bonney in Sorbet Kingdom, while Kuma goes pirating to find a cure for the "Sapphire Scales" disease, she is the closest thing the little girl has to a mother figure. Later, when Bonney is placed under confinement by the World Government, she is the one who mainly visits Bonney with her friends, advises her to hide her Devil Fruit powers and allows the little girl to develop her strength right under the World Government's nose. Eventually, she assembles a crew and a ship for Bonney and comes up with a plan for the little girl's escape.
Conney: A wise hawk hides its talons.
The Real Remington Steele: She's first introduced as an identity assumed by an aged-up Bonney to infiltrate the Reverie. Close to two hundred chapters later, the real Connie appears in the series.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Not only does she take care of Bonney while Kuma is out pirating and searching for a cure for Bonney's condition, she is the one who makes space for Bonney to develop her Devil Fruit powers right under the World Government's nose and later organises a plan for escape, as well as a ship & crew in order for Bonney to escape the World Government's clutches.
Signature Headgear: She wears a very distinct green Furażerka hat with green-white lining, she hands it over to Bonney when they perform a switcheroo, allowing Bonney to escape.
Twin Switch: She exchanges clothes with an aged-up Bonney, staying in her cell while the little girl heads for the escape ship. She then tries to pass off as Bonney wearing a wig and Bonney's clothes but Alpha doesn't fall for it.

Clapp

Debut: Chapter 1095 (Manga)

The father of Bartholomew Kuma and a member of the extinct Buccanner people.

Dented Iron: Clapp, as a Buccaneer, is said to have a tough body, but repeated damages from his enslavement at the hands of the World Nobles take their toll, he's physically worn down and is killed by a gunshot.
Gentle Giant: A big guy, yet is clearly a softie for his family
Good Parents: He's shown to be a decent father to his son, Kuma.
Happily Married: It's clear that he loves his wife dearly, when he tells Kuma about her passing, he tries to smile through the immense grief he's feeling, saying she's in a better place.
Made a Slave: He gets enslaved by the Celestial Dragons due to his Buccaneer lineage.
Take Me Instead: When World Government agents arrest his family, he begs for his wife at least to be left alone, since she's just a normal human.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Is killed off in less than half a chapter in front of a young Kuma.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: Despite his harrowing enslavement and the tragedies he's experienced, he remains optimistic and tries to maintain a positive outlook, this stems from his faith in the Nika legend.

Characters / One Piece: Blue Seas

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Blue Seas

Dawn Island

Goa Kingdom

Outlook III and Didit

Stelly

Child Voice: Chika Sakamoto (JP), Barrett Nash (EN)Adult Voice: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Brendan Blaber (EN)

Age: 20

Debut: Chapter 586 (Manga), Episode 500 (Anime)

Foosha Village

Makino

Voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto (JP), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Gwendolyn Lau (EN, Funi); Valentina Souza (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 29 (Pre-Timeskip), 31 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

Woop Slap

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (JP), Barry Yandell (EN), Jesús Cortés (Netflix)(Latin Spanish Dub)

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

Bandits

Curly Dadan

Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (JP), Jessica Cavanagh (EN)

Age: 53 (Pre-Timeskip), 55 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 568 (Manga), Episode 477 (Anime)

Dogra Voice: Kappei Yamaguchi(JP), Michael Jones (EN)Magra Voice: Hiroaki Hirata(JP), Newton Pittman(EN)

Higuma "The Bear"

Voiced by: Yukimasa Kishino (JP), Matt Hoverman (EN, 4Kids), Kyle Hebert (EN, Funi); Gustavo Carillo (4Kids), Luis Alfonso Mendoza (Netflix) (Latin Spanish)

Age: 46

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

Creatures

Lord of the Coast

Debut: Chapter 1 (Manga), Episode 4 (Anime)

Shells Town

"Axe-Hand" Morgan

Voiced by: Banjo Ginga (JP), Jaime Meldrum (EN, Odex), J. David Brimmer (EN, 4Kids), Brett Weaver (EN, Funi), Rubén Moya, César Beltrán (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 42 (Pre-Timeskip), 44 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 4 (Manga), Episode 2 (Anime)

Orange Town

Inhabitants

Chouchou

Voiced by: Chieko Aratashi (JP), Unknown (EN, 4Kids), Christopher Bevins (EN, Funi)

Age: 12 (Pre-Timeskip), 14 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 12 (Manga), Episode 6 (Anime)

Boodle

Voiced by: Joji Yanami (JP), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Michael Sinterniklaas (EN, 4Kids), Mark Stoddard (EN, Funi); Alejandro Mayén (4Kids), Herman López (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 73 (Pre-Timeskip), 75 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 12 (Manga), Episode 6 (Anime)

Island of Rare Animals

Gaimon

Voiced by: Tōru Ōhira (JP), Joseph Murray (EN, Odex), Frederick B. Owens (EN, 4Kids), Jonathan C. Osborne (EN, Funi); Jorge Roldán (4Kids), Raúl Solo (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 43 (Pre-Timeskip), 45 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 22 (Manga), Episode 18 (Anime)

Syrup Village

Kaya

Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (JP), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Carrie Savage (EN, Funi); Adriana Núñez (4Kids), Analiz Sánchez (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 17 (Pre-Timeskip), 19 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 23 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime)

Merry

Voiced by: Jin Domon (JP), Chuck Powers (EN, Odex), Ted Lewis (EN, 4Kids), Jerry Jewell (EN, Funi); Geezuz Gonzáles (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Debut: Chapter 24 (Manga), Episode 11 (Anime)

Carrot, Pepper, and Onion

Age: 9 (Pre-Timeskip), 11 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 23 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime)

Baratie

Chef "Red-Leg" Zeff

Voiced by: Koji Yada (JP, most media), Ben Hiura (JP, all media from 2017 onwards), Jamie Meldrum (EN, Odex), Robert O'Gorman (EN, 4Kids), Grant James (EN, Funi), Garrett Schenck (EN, second Funi voice); Jorge Santos (4Kids), Daniel del Roble (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 65 (Pre-Timeskip), 67 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 43 (Manga), Episode 20 (Anime)

Patty and Carne

Age: Patty: 27 (Pre-Timeskip), 29 (Post-Timeskip); Carne: 32 (Pre-Timeskip), 34 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Patty: Chapter 44 (Manga), Episode 21 (Anime); Carne: Chapter 45 (Manga), Episode 21 (Anime)

Conomi Islands

Cocoyashi Village

Nojiko

Voiced by: Wakana Yamazaki (JP), Chio Su Ping (EN, Odex), Tara Sands (EN, 4Kids), Tiffany Grant (EN, Funi); Nallely Solís (4Kids), Adriana Olmedo (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 20 (Pre-Timeskip), 22 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 70 (Manga), Episode 31 (Anime)

Genzo

Voiced by: Kōzō Shioya (JP), Jaime Meldrum (EN, Odex), Matt Hoverman (EN, 4Kids), Bill Flynn (EN, Funi); José María Negri (4Kids), Humberto Solórzano (Netflix) (Latin-American Spanish)

Age: 46 (Pre-Timeskip), 48 (Post-Timeskip)

Child Voice: Chika Sakamoto (JP), Barrett Nash (EN)
Adult Voice: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Brendan Blaber (EN)

Dogra Voice: Kappei Yamaguchi(JP), Michael Jones (EN)
Magra Voice: Hiroaki Hirata(JP), Newton Pittman(EN)