History Characters / OnePieceOthers

* PrecursorHeroes: They are all but stated to be this to the Straw Hat Pirates. Notice the OddlySmallOrganization, numerous similarities between Luffy and Roger, the Oro Jackson and Thousand Sunny made from the same material, and crew's composition and attitude. They are a bit darker than the Straw Hats in that they are definitely ''not'' ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything.

* PrecursorHeroes: They are all but stated to be this to the Strawhat Pirates. Notice the OddlySmallOrganization, numerous similarities between Luffy and Roger, the Oro Jackson and Thousand Sunny made from the same material, and crew's composition and attitude. They are a bit darker than the Straw Hats in that they are definitely ''not'' ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything.
* RoguesGallery: They accumulated quite a few adversaries during their travel: the Rocks Pirates, the Shiki Pirates, the Marines and [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] such as the Whitebeard Pirates and Garp.

* BookDumb: Double subverted. The Skypiea Arc hints that Roger could understand what is written on the Poneglyphs, but Raylegh admits that the crew lacked the intelligence to fully understand and interpret what the Poneglyph actually meant. In truth, Roger could locate them through the ability to hear "the voice of all things", but he required Oden's knowledge to translate the Poneglyphs.

** His overall journey. Roger and his crew figured out every mystery the Goverment has buried and the location of the final island, but Roger was unable to realize whatever it is Joy Boy left behind to be done due to his impending death and all his feats faded into myth. The crew disbanded to parts unknown, Oden only wrote a vague summary of the One Piece's discovery on his log and Luffy refused to let Rayleigh spill the beans to his crew.

** This also extended to Sengoku, but to a more muted level - he didn't have the friendly relationship that he had with Newgate or Garp, but he nonetheless respected him for his fighting ability, specifically telling a RedShirt that the only two Marines that he would consider to be worth his time in a fight would be Sengoku or Garp.

* DirtyOldMan: Despite his age, Shakky suggests that he loves women, and this is implied to be the thing that actually motivates him to do anything to his captors after they force an explosive collar around Camie's neck. Although Rayileigh is still well-meaining.

* HappilyMarried: Supplemental material reveals that Rayliegh is married with Shakky. Even with his love for women in general, he appears to be very loyal to her and she never worries about his well-being even after having dissapeared in 6 months on Shabody.

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: His name is a nod to British explorer/entrepeneur Sir Walter Raleigh.

* ParentalSubstitute: After their escape from slavery, the Gorgon Sisters are housed by Silvers Rayliegh, who becomes their paternal figure. [[spoiler:When Amazon Lily is assaulted, Rayleigh rushes there and then challenges Blackbeard in a fight to save Hancock from certain death.]]

* BondVillainStupidity: When he kidnapped Nami, all it would have taken would have been for Shiki to throw the Thousand Sunny down into the Blue Sea, since he already has control of it. If he did, it would have completely eliminated even the ''slightest'' possibility of the Straw Hats opposing him. Shiki ''almost'' avoided WhyDontYouJustShootHim by opting for the incredibly simple, but overwhelmingly overpowered choice to drown Luffy in a lake's worth of water he telekinetially controlled. But for no adequately explained reason, he breaks the water prison to attack Luffy again, thus putting himself in danger.

* ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler: Turns out that Golden Lion Shiki was actually a member of The Rocks Pirates alongside Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, Captain John and their own captain Rocks among others and took part in the fight at God's Valley against Roger and Garp]]. It goes a long way to explains why he seemed so insistent in offering a WeCanRuleTogether speech towards Roger despite considering the other man TheRival and later on spoke to Garp with surprising casualness when he attacked Marineford after Roger was "captured"- [[spoiler: Shiki would have seen firsthand the sheer power and abilities of both men and gain a incredible respect for both.]]

* VisualPun: Overlaps with StealthPun - he has the ''helm'' of a ship stuck in his head.

* ADayInTheLimelight: One of the anime's Feudal Japan specials made him a central part of the plot - though he's ''[[DoubleSubversion still]]'' off-screen for most of it, as his identity is meant to be a [[TheReveal climactic twist]] for long-time viewers.
* DistaffCounterpart: There is a Pandawoman.

* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:The Red-Haired Pirates didn't destroy Elegia. Uta herself accidentally did, by reading the musical score for the Tot Musica song, unwittingly releasing the Demon King. Uta learning this particular truth led to the events of Red and her decision to start a new age by trapping everyone she could in Uta World forever, so that she could save people from the evils of the world - and fulfill her aim as a DeathSeeker]].

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To "Black Arm" Z from ''[[Anime/OnePieceFilmZ Film: Z]]''. Both are [[TragicVillain tragic villains]] who, because of a traumatic incident in the past and their life experiences afterwards, harbor a deep grudge against both pirates and the Marines, [[spoiler:end up concocting a widely catastrophic plan on a global scale because of said grudge - a plan that concludes with their deaths should it succeed]], both start off in a friendly manner with the Straw Hats only to quickly become hostile once they learn that they're pirates, both wind up stealing Luffy's hat partway into their respective movies and treat it as a symbol of Luffy's dream and ambition, [[spoiler:both end up making one last redemptive action on the verge of death in order to save everyone they care about, and both of their respective movies end with a shot of their final resting places.]] However, they greatly contrast in many ways:

* LikeParentLikeChild: Despite her anger with her adoptive father, Uta is noticeably like Shanks in one respect - both of them hate unnecessary bloodshed, and will go to great lengths to prevent it.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: After Elegia's destruction, she was raised by Gordon on the remnants of the island and isolated from the outside world. When she meets up with Luffy again, it's clear that she has not been caught up on any current events at all, as she's unable to recognize her childhood friend as one of the most powerful and feared pirates in the world.

* MysteriousPast: Before she was adopted by Shanks [[spoiler: she was left in a treasure chest that the Red-haired Pirates retrieved from an enemy without realizing there as a baby inside. It's revealed in the Chronicle of Uta that she was kidnapped by other pirates when she was a baby when her homeland was destroyed, and that the Red-Haired Pirates found her after defeating the pirates who kidnapped her - however, why she was kidnapped at the age of two, and also when she ate the Sing-Sing Fruit, remain unclear]].

* TakeOverTheWorld: His greatest ambition was to take over the world.

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** Uta's Devil Fruit, the Paramecia Sing-Sing Fruit (''Uta Uta no Mi''), gives her Siren-like singing prowess that enable her to seize the consciousness of anyone who hears her song and drag them into a DreamLand of her own making, where her songs become [[RealityWarper reality-warping]] MagicMusic. Most notably, one doesn't actually need to ''be'' in Uta's presence to be affected, as just listening to her broadcast from anywhere in the world is enough.

* MessianicArchetype: The way he's talked about and how he's a very beloved historical figure to the unfortunates, he can be regarded as a messianic figure. [[spoiler:The legends passed down throughout the centuries say that slaves would pray to him in hopes he would free them their bonds and bring joy and happiness to their lives again]].

* IneffectualLoner: The moment he and his crew touched down at God Valley, they immediately split to plunder the place individually, leaving Rocks to face his two greatest rivals by himself.

* DramaticIrony: A flashback in the Wano arc reveals that Roger hoped his then-hypothetical son would continue the work Roger couldn't finish and become the Pirate King by claiming the One Piece. The audience is well aware by this point that Ace loathed Roger with every fiber of his being, disavowed their relation, and hoped to claim the One Piece so he could make Roger's rival Whitebeard the Pirate King as thanks for being his beloved replacement father. To add to the irony, Ace's adoptive younger brother Luffy, the grandson of Roger's Marine rival Garp, is also seeking out the One Piece to become the Pirate King, and there are numerous signs throughout the series that ''he's'' the heir Roger was waiting for.

* BadassNormal: In a relative sense -- in a world where you basically ''need'' a Devil Fruit to make any sort of mark, Roger achieved his legendary status without having ''ever'' consumed one. He made up for it with incredible mastery over Haki, enough to make him ''Whitebeard's'' one true rival.

* BadassNormal: Undeniably, one of the key aspects to his legendary status -- this was a man who was ''just that good.'' One who led an entire crew who genuinely believed that Devil Fruits' instant SuperDrowningSkills tradeoff for ridiculous physics-breaking powers was '''not''' worth it. For someone to be '''Whitebeard's''' one true rival and be completely unaided says leagues.

* KiManipulation: Rayleigh is a master of all forms of Haki and, during the timeskip, he teaches Luffy how to use them.

* MentorArchetype: Rayleigh is an old and experienced pirate and becomes Luffy's mentor during the TimeSkip, teaching him how to use the three types of [[KiManipulation Haki]].

** He was essential to Garp's victory over Rocks by teaming up with the former during the God Valley Incident. Unsurprisingly, the World Government thinks a Marine teaming up with a pirate looks bad on them and covered up Roger's involvement.