Straw Hat Pirates
The Going Merry
A small but powerful crew originating from the East Blue, and the protagonists of One Piece, led by Captain Monkey D. Luffy.
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General
- Awesome Moment of Crowning:
- At the end of Episode 4, the crew set sail on the Going Merry for the first time, accompanied by an instrumental rendition of "We Are".
- A smaller, yet equally meaningful one occurs near the end of Episode 8, whereupon the crew show Luffy their new main sail: a full-blown pirate Jolly Roger, cementing the official formation of the Straw Hat Crew.
- Badass Crew: By the end of Season 1 they've become the most feared pirates in the East Blue.
- Beware the Nice Ones: A perfectly amiable bunch of adventurers who mean no harm or disrespect to the civilians they encounter. That being said, they're still pirates and will unleash absolute Hell on anyone who gets up their snout.
- Charles Atlas Superpower:
- Zoro and Sanji were able to blaze through Arlong's crew despite lacking any special powers.
- While Luffy does have superpowers, they don't affect his strength. Despite this, he's able to dislodge a large metal safe bolted to the floor of Morgan's office.
- Cool Ship: As in canon, the Straw Hats' first pirate ship is called the Going Merry, which has a mast shaped like a ram's head. It was built and named after Merry, Kaya's lawyer who was murdered by Kuro. Besides its looks, Usopp boasts that the Going Merry is incredibly fast for her class, and the Straw Hats are able to more or less outrun Garp's flagship when he tries attacking them outside Syrup Village.
- Dark and Troubled Past: All of them have dealt with losing loved ones or facing setbacks in their dreams, but they persisted nevetheless.
- Determinator: Currently, they're a crew of five and the only real superhuman on the team is Luffy. This doesn't discourage them from fighting hordes of pirates and marines whose captains are feared as some of the deadliest combatants the East Blue has to offer.
- Fire-Forged Friends: The crew members start off as complete strangers who must help each other get out of dangerous situations. As they continue fighting enemies together, they become close and trustworthy friends.
- Five-Man Band: Or Five-Man Crew. Luffy is The Hero who is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is also The Heart and is the only one with supernatural abilities. Zoro is The Lancer who is a well-trained swordsman and eventually becomes Luffy's first mate. Ussop is the Friendly Sniper who is also sort of a comic relief due to his outlandish stories. Sanji is a Chef of Iron who, alongside his incredible cooking skills, is an extremely skilled martial artist. And finally, there's Nami who is the Smurfette Principle and an Action Girl to go along with it. She is also The Navigator of the crew.
- Friendly Pirate: They're a pirate crew with their fair share of character flaws, but they're all good people at heart and fight evil pirates to defend innocent people.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Let's see... we got a pirate crew that consists of a shamelessly flirty line cook, a habitual liar, a sticky-fingered bandit, a stone-faced samurai bounty hunter, and a naive stretchy pirate wannabe who can't swim.
- To Be a Master: Their goals are to be the greatest of their professions.
- Luffy wants to find the One Piece and be declared King of the Pirates.
- Zoro wants to best Hawkeye Mihawk and be declared the World's Greatest Swordsman.
- Nami wants to chart every island and create a worldwide map.
- Usopp wants to uphold a promise made to his mother, but for the sake of appearances states that he aspires to be a great warrior of the sea.
- Sanji wants to reach the All Blue and make fine dishes out of the marine life.
- True Companions: By the end of the first season, despite their rocky start and vitriol some still have for each other, the Straw Hats are firmly these. They march into battle against a legion of fishmen to avenge the wrongs done to Nami and her village. Once it is over, Luffy summarizes this sentiment with the following words:"NAMI! YOU ARE OUR FRIEND! WE ARE YOUR CREW!"
Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy
"I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"
Played by: Iñaki Godoy, Colton Osorio (young)Foreign voice actors
Debut: "Romance Dawn"
"You have the the wind in your back, the salty sea air, your loyal crew by your side. You never know what's on the horizon. It's all about being free."
An energetic and cheerful young man from Windmill Village with ambitions of becoming the King of the Pirates. Having eaten the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit as a child, he has a pliable rubber body at the cost of being unable to swim in the ocean's waters.
Bounty: 30,000,000
- Accidental Misnaming: He's got a bad habit of getting Buggy's name wrong. He doesn't fare much better with Zoro's Wado Ichimonji, or "Whadda Itchy Monkey" as he calls it.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: While still plenty optimistic and happy-go-lucky, live-action Luffy doesn't quite match the original's unshakeable self-confidence and implicit, unquestioning faith in his crew's abilities. This is best seen in the aftermath of Zoro's Fight with Mihawk: in the original, Luffy takes Zoro's vow to never lose again at face value and moves on to the other matters at hand, where in the series Luffy suffers a crisis of confidence over his abilities as a captain. He does suffer a similar crisis in the manga, but not until the midway point of it and under much more dramatic circumstances.
- Adaptational Hairstyle Change: Luffy's hair was straight in the manga and anime, but he has Iñaki Godoy's curly black hair in this adaptation.
- Adaptational Heroism: In the original series, Luffy makes clear that he admires heroes, but has no desire to be one; while he does often fight for other people, he generally only does so after seeing that they're willing to stand up for themselves (or if they had previously given him food), and is fine with ignoring their plight otherwise. Here, he has a much greater sense of heroism, helping people just because it's the right thing to do.
- Adaptational Intelligence: While Luffy is still naïve, reckless, and Book Dumb, he displays more wit and moments of intelligence than in the manga and anime. note
- When he first meets Koby on Alvida's ship, where he tells Koby to be quiet as to not give away his location, whereas in the manga and anime, he openly bursts out a barrel in front of several of Alvida's men while loudly saying he had a great nap.
- When unexpectedly attacked with sleeping gas, and with Nami and Zoro knocked out by it, Luffy thinks to swallow the map to the Grand Line (one of the last hiding places anyone would think of) before he himself passes out.
- On the "emotional intelligence" front, Manga Luffy has little interest in the life stories of even close friends. If you want to tell him about your past, typically you have to summarize it in a few sentences or he'll get bored and stop listening. Live-Action Luffy is far more willing to listen to whatever his friends decide to tell him about themselves; if it's important to them, it's important to him.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Luffy is a Nice Guy in both the manga and anime, although he is noticably more contemplative and considerate in the live action series and has a more stronger sense of heroism here. It's more of a subtle change as Luffy in this series is still very similar to his Japanese counterpart.
- Adaptational Wimp: Zigzagged. Many of Luffy's more extreme physical feats, such as tearing the front of the Black Cats Pirates' ship with his bare hands (while under hypnosis from Jango, Adapted Out here), have been removed. His opponents are more able to fight on par with him, and he flat-out loses his first fight with Arlong. However, he still demonstrates superhuman strength, including shattering stone with his bare fists and destroying Arlong Park with Gum-Gum Battle Axe, and he overall takes less damage than in the manga due to dodging attacks more often.
- All-Loving Hero: It says something that Luffy's response to Koby telling him that he plans to join the Marines which will make them enemies is to say "be a good Marine!".
- Balloon Belly: His Gum-Gum Balloon, which is used to deflect cannonballs.
- Benevolent Boss: Luffy knows well that there's no captain without a crew and he looks after his own to maintain their loyalty.
- Berserk Button:
- As someone whose dream is all that's pushing him forward, Luffy will not stand for the dissing of any person's dreams, even by the person themselves.
- Messing with his hat and by extension insulting Shanks is another way to get him uncharacteristically upset.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Luffy's an incredibly friendly guy, but as Kuro and Arlong learned the hard way, he's absolutely ruthless towards those who need to be humbled.
- Beware the Silly Ones: He's a dope with a goofy power, but he's also a skilled combatant thanks to being trained by Garp and a passion for seafaring that can't be tamed.
- Big Eater: Luffy's first priority when arriving somewhere is typically to find some food.
- Big "YES!": Anytime he gets excited, he lets one of these out to express his joyful excitement.
- Blessed with Suck: Being empowered by the Devil Fruit naturally means he's completely powerless against seawater. Even being on dry land while drenched nullifies his powers.
- Blood Knight: After earning the highest bounty in the East Blue, the rest of the Straw Hat crew agree that it's not safe to stick around so they should head straight to the Grand Line. Luffy's reasoning isn't quite so practical; he's just impatient to find stronger foes to beat.
- Character Catchphrase: It wouldn't be Luffy if he didn't proclaim "I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!" every time he introduced himself.
- Chaste Hero: He has no attraction to women whatsoever. When Nami is playing dress-up for Kaya's birthday dinner and asks for his opinion on her appearance, all he can say is that "she looks like Nami".
- Comically Missing the Point: In Shells Town, Luffy and Koby are looking at wanted posters for various pirates. While Koby is clearly frightened, Luffy is more concerned about the absence of his own wanted poster.Luffy: I didn't know that there was so many pirates!
Koby: (backing away in fear) It's terrible.
Luffy: I know, right? Where's my face? - Cuckoo Snarker: Luffy is still the foolish, reckless excitable adventurer we know and love, but he's surprisingly able to deliver somewhat snarky lines during battle, and is even capable of going along with some of Nami's quips.
- Defeating the Undefeatable: Luffy takes on notoriously dangerous foes like Kuro and Arlong all by himself and emerges victorious.
- Drink-Based Characterization: Luffy orders a glass of milk in the Baratie, making him appear childish and out of place in the upscale restaurant.
- Dumb Is Good: Luffy's childlike sense of wonder sits in stark contrast to the more cunning and manipulative enemies (and even his allies, as seen with Nami and Usopp). So far he's only managed to win fights by hitting his opponent as hard as he can.
- Eye Scream: Subverted. He attempts to stab himself in the eye as a child to prove himself to Shanks. He misses and gets a cut on his cheek for his trouble.
- Friendly Pirate: Luffy's idea of a pirate is more of a seafaring rogue that goes on grand adventures, damn what the law has to say. Everyone else is quick to point out that pirates are typically thieving scoundrels who terrorize the islands, as the sheer number of villainous pirates he runs into can attest to. To be fair, he modelled himself after Shanks and his crew, who are also this trope.
- Friends Are Chosen, Family Aren't: Garp's harsh treatment of Luffy in his childhood drove him to seek out friends and parental figures that were nothing like his grandfather.
- From Zero to Hero: He's introduced as a stowaway who can't even keep his dinghy from sinking. By the end of Season 1 he's become the most infamous pirate of the East Blue, having defeated a decorated marine and four pirate captains.
- Good Old Fisticuffs: Luffy relies on his fists and his gum-gum power when it comes to fighting. At no point does he use a weapon despite going up against experienced armed fighters.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Luffy has his trademark scar under his left eye from an ill-advised attempt to prove how tough he was as a kid.
- Guile Hero: This Luffy is much quicker to pick up on opportunities than his manga/anime counterpart and has a shrewdness that hints at his leadership skills.
- Heroic BSoD: Luffy suffers one after Zoro is gravely wounded by Mihawk. Seeing his first mate brought to the brink of death causes him to disassociate until Nami urges him to get a doctor.
- Hero Protagonist: By the end of Season 1, Luffy's purged the East Blue of its most dangerous pirates.
- Hero Worship: Luffy adores his mentor and friend Shanks, seeking to emulate him on his own pirate adventure and getting visibly angry whenever anyone insults the legendary pirate.
- Iconic Outfit: As in the manga, Luffy wears a red sleeveless vest, blue shorts and sandals, which was Luffy's outfit pre-Time Skip. And of course, his signature straw hat gifted by Shanks (though the series' version already comes with a strap whereas in the manga, it was added by Nami after they entered the Grand Line so that Luffy wouldn't lose it easily).
- I Just Want to Be Free: Luffy aspires to be a pirate because doing so would liberate him from Garp's oppressive brand of guidance. Garp eventually figures out that his strictness could only push Luffy into this life, so he relents and allows his grandson to accept responsibility for his own future.
- Immune to Bullets: His rubber powers are first shown by one of Alvida's crew attempting to shoot him in the chest, only for the bullet to bounce off and knock the gun from his hand.
- Irony: As in the original manga, the man who wants to be the King of all Pirates can't actually be in the water thanks to his stretching powers.
- Missing Steps Plan: A constant problem is Luffy acts like finding the One Piece and the treasure is no big deal, so he'll do anything from try to buy a ship to pay for a huge meal on credit, all because he thinks the treasure is as good as his. He's honestly surprised folks refuse to accept his "promised payments." Also, he goes on about finding the Grand Line but barely knows what it is, let alone where it is. His own crew lampshades how Luffy misses at least ten steps in any "plan" for his goals.
- Muscles Are Meaningless: He's a scrawny youth whose punches can send grown men flying, pull heavy safes off their hinges, and his kicks can level an entire building.
- The Nose Knows: Luffy's better than a bloodhound when he's in pursuit of food.
- Primary-Color Champion: Luffy wears a yellow straw hat with a red band and a series of red shirts with blue shorts.
- Quirky Curls: Luffy's thick curls perfectly go with his chaotic and happy-go-lucky personality.
- Punched Across the Room: How Luffy prefers to deal with bad guys. For the ones who are too heavy to knock back, Luffy prefers to slam them into the ground.
- Raised by Grandparents: Garp tried to raise Luffy, but ultimately the boy was and is just too rebellious.
- Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His 'Gum Gum Gatling' is a barrage of powerful punches he uses against Arlong in their final battle. While Arlong shrugged off most of Luffy's previous attacks, this was the first to really hurt the fish-man and leave him bleeding from the mouth.
- Red Is Heroic: As with his manga and anime counterparts, Luffy's main color scheme is red and his straw hat has a red band on it.
- Rubber Man: It wouldn't be Luffy if he couldn't stretch himself courtesy of the Gum-Gum fruit.
- Sarcasm-Blind: Zigzagged. Most of Nami's snarking against him tends to either fly over his head, or he takes them at face-value. Occasionally though, he just goes along with his own joke, as his "[I'm] Kidding" comment to Nami in "Romance Dawn" implies.
- Self-Harm: The scar under Luffy's eye was self-inflicted. He was actually trying to stab himself in the eye but missed. Unlike most examples, it wasn't done out of depression but a woefully misguided attempt to prove he was tough enough to be on Shanks' crew.
- Signature Headgear: The straw hat that originally belonged to Shanks which he wore on the day he witnessed Gold Roger's execution, which is seen on the Going Merry's flag.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Downplayed, Luffy is genuinely powerful, but it's still strange that in the first episode, he actually expected to have a reward poster with his face on it, without even having done anything to begin with.
- Skewed Priorities: A Fatal Flaw of Luffy's is his belief that one should not interfere in another's pursuit of their dreams, regardless of any risks. Him refusing to step in during Zoro's duel with Mihawk puts him in a Heroic BSoD after Mihawk puts the former at the brink of death and his friends call him out for it, with his only excuse being his complete confidence in Zoro winning the fight. He ultimately learns that a good captain must make the hard decision to step in and help when things are going awry regardless of the circumstances.
- Stock Shōnen Hero: Just like his manga counterpart, Luffy is ambitious, excitable and a bit of a simpleton but with a heart of gold and the charisma needed to rouse anyone with a good heart into being his allies. This is probably the most rare characteristic in western live-action shows.
- Stomach of Holding: When he's about to be captured by the Buggy Pirates in the second episode, Luffy swallows the map to the Grand Line so they won't find it.
- Straight for the Commander: While guys like Kuro and Arlong have a more hostile relationship with Usopp and Nami respectively, Luffy ends up fighting them not only due to being the only one strong enough to actually stand a chance against them, but because he abhors captains who mistreat their crew or bully harmless civilians.
- Street Urchin: He apparently lived on the streets as a child when he met Shanks. It's later implied he ran away from home to get away from his tyrannical grandfather.
- Super Drowning Skills: Thanks to the power of the Devil Fruit, Luffy's body turns to deadweight if he's ever exposed to seawater. Even before he ate the Devil Fruit he was apparently a poor swimmer, evidenced by Shanks teasingly comparing him to an anchor.
- Tagalong Kid: As a child Luffy tried to stowaway aboard Shanks' ship, but the captain told Luffy he was still too green for seafaring adventures.
- Tastes Like Friendship: Luffy considers sharing a meal with a person a close and personal experience.
- When he and Koby are leaving Alvida's ship on their dingy, Koby wonders why Luffy is so pushy about Koby following his dream. Luffy replies that they shared a meal together and are now friends.
- Luffy moves to protect Baratie because not only did they eat a good meal at the restaurant, but Sanji later cooked for them on the Going Merry and he's going to protect his home. So Luffy will join him.
- Terrible Artist: As in the manga and anime, he attempts to paint the crew's Jolly Roger... and it still looks like something a toddler doodled in the dark.
- This Is Unforgivable!: Like in canon, he takes great offense to Arlong's treatment of Nami, including having one of his Marine patsies confiscate Nami's hard-earned savings so she will never be able to buy her way to freedom. The July trailer shows a close-up shot of Luffy's enraged face as he personally confronts Arlong himself, stating that no one messes with his friends.
- Übermensch: Luffy's a natural-born rebel. Garp tried to raise him to be a Marine, but Luffy defied him due to finding the life of a pirate more liberating. Despite his disobedient attitude, Luffy demonstrates great moral fiber and treasures his friendships.
- Undying Loyalty: Luffy swears to rescue Nami from Arlong even after she "betrays" him. He also sits by Zoro's bedside and talks to him while he's comatose.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Multiple characters get on Luffy's case for not stopping Zoro when it became clear that he was planning to go all the way through with his Duel to the Death with Dracule Mihawk.
- Would Hit a Girl: The first enemy he fights is Alvida, a woman pirate, and he decks her so hard she flies off her ship.
Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro
"I'm gonna be the World's Greatest Swordsman."
Played by: Mackenyu, Maximilian Piazza (young)Foreign voice actors
Debut: "Romance Dawn"
"I, Roronoa Zoro... vow to stand by your side from now until the end. Until we find the One Piece or die trying. So bring on the Marines or pirates or sea beasts. You're my captain, Luffy, and I'm your first mate."
A stoic pirate hunter from Shimotsuki Village who joins Luffy after the rubber man rescues him from a corrupt Marine division in Shells Town. He is known for his unconventional but deadly Three-Sword style of fighting.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the manga and anime, Zoro towards the beginning of their journey was a lot more prone to ridiculous antics with his fellow crewmates and actually had more sense of humor to him. Here, he starts off with the no-nonsense aloof attitude he attains later on in the series.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Zoro has black eyes in the manga and anime. Here, he has Mackenyu's brown eyes.
- Adaptational Expansion: Aside from a few moments early on, Zoro's experience in his initial job as a bounty hunter is mainly just an excuse for him to have a reputation and to know about Baroque Works, and even then mostly in dialog. In this series, his experience comes up more often:
- His intro is Mr 7's failed recruitment and duel, and as a result, the reason he was hanging out at the bar in the town Morgan is stationed at is to turn in the bounty. When Morgan threatens to put in a report that would cause Zoro to be unable to turn them in, that's what convinces him to accept the yard stock as repayment for attacking Helmeppo.
- He complains that they should have turned Buggy in for his Bounty at Syrup Village, only for Luffy to point out that since he's considered a pirate now, he can't do that. To which he says he hadn't considered that.
- When Luffy begins asking Genzo about the situation in Nami's hometown, Zoro makes them out to be Pirate Hunters, rather than Pirates, so that the people have no reason to distrust them.
- Him taking a finishing blow from Mihawk at Baratie is a much more serious repercussion here than in the original, where it was important, but the recovery is mostly glossed over. Much of the following episode is dedicated to the fall out while Zoro recovers. Luffy realizes he needs a ship's doctor and is confronted with the responsibility of his position of Captain - and Noland the Liars story is used as character building moment for Nami to try and help Zoro stay grounded to life - he's unable to be there when Arlong arrives, and when the Straw Hats arrive at Cocoyashi, the wound is still causing Zoro strain as he's fighting Arlong's men.
- Adaptational Job Change: In the manga and anime, Zoro is only the Swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates and not the First Mate, contrary to the opinions of both the characters in-story and some of the audience (although he was occasionally explicitly called the First Mate in the 4Kids dub). In this adaptation, he is explicitly identified as the First Mate.
- Adaptational Superpower Change: The role of his three-sword style is subtly yet noticeably changed. Instead of making his attacks stronger, his third sword exploits an angle his opponents aren't used to defending.
- Anti-Hero: More pronounced than in the original series, thanks to this adaptation being Bloodier and Gorier. Zoro is generally the most serious and brutal of the Straw Hats and ends up with a pretty large on-screen body count, slicing Mr. 7 in half during his Establishing Character Moment and cutting up a bunch of fishmen pirates during the first season's finale.
- Badass Boast: When he rejects Mr. 7's offer to join Baroque Works:Mr. 7: To turn down Baroque Works is to forfeit your life.
Zoro: If they were that serious... they should have sent someone better than number 7. - Badasses Wear Bandanas: Zoro wears one on his left bicep, which he occasionally wraps around his head during moments when he's going for a Let's Get Dangerous! vibe.
- Berserk Button: He gets visibly angry and more aggressive when anyone touches Wado Ichimonji without his permission, whether it be lunging at Helmeppo in the prison yard when the other man waves it around in his face or attacking the Meowban Siblings with greater intensity when Sham steals it from him.
- Bounty Hunter: His job as the series starts. He takes it a fair bit more seriously than in the source material; in this version, he accepts being arrested by Morgan when the Marine Captain threatens to order all nearby Marine bases to not accept any bounties he turns in.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: While being held by Buggy, Zoro is accused by Cabaji of killing his brother years back. Zoro does not recall.
- Challenge Seeker: Zoro's original goal was to surpass Kuina, but since she died he's been searching for a replacement rival. Mihawk gives him a new goal to surpass.
- Changed My Mind, Kid: When the fight begins between Luffy and Nami against the Marines in Shell Town, Zoro is already freed and has his swords back. He initially moves to leave them to their devices, but then steps in when things start to go badly for the two.
- Clark Kent Outfit: His shirts generally hide his muscular physique. The few times his chest is seen, they are quite shredded.
- Color Motif: Zoro has bright green hair and his sash is composed of light and dark stripes of green.
- The Comically Serious: He's almost always serious no matter the situation, which makes several scenes with him - like when he confronts the butt-naked Helmeppo to retrieve Wado Ichimonji without batting an eye, and where his swords get stuck in the side of a restaurant booth because he refuses to remove them - utterly hilarious.
- Cutlass Between the Teeth: Zoro's three-sword style is completed by placing Wado Ichimonji in his mouth.
- Deadpan Snarker: To complement his stoic demeanor, Zoro usually delivers deadpan remarks in the face of whatever new insane situations the crew finds themselves in.
- The Dreaded: The name of the Pirate Hunter strikes terror into the hearts of pirates. Alvida sacks a pirate crew on the suspicion that they are housing Zoro.
- Everything's Better with Samurai: At first, Zoro fit the ronin vibe quite neatly, choosing to operate as a bounty hunter rather than serve a master. After joining Luffy and eventually losing to Hawkeye Mihawk, Zoro starts acting like a traditional samurai and swears his life and loyalty to his captain, feeling more pained by the knowledge he lost in front of Luffy than at his actual wounds.
- Flipping the Bird: Zoro gives Mr. 7 one of these to express his dissatisfaction with his job offer at Baroque Works.
- Friend to All Children: An early indication that Zoro isn't a bad guy is him standing up for Rika at the bar when Helmeppo bullies her and even takes a bite of her chocolate food that Helmeppo stepped on from the ground and praises Rika for it.
- Functional Addict: Not that it appears to hinder him in the slightest, but he's always seen going for a drink whenever he's presented with an opportunity.
- Graceful Loser: Once Mihawk unamibiguously demonstrates that Zoro is nowhere near his level of swordplay, Zoro offers Mihawk a free slash to his torso because attacking him from behind is unbecoming of such an opponent.
- Green and Mean: Zoro has green hair and aside from Nami is the most antiheroic member of the crew. Deep down, he's a Bruiser with a Soft Center.
- Handicapped Badass: Even with a barely-healed wound to the chest and recently being comatose, Zoro can fight several fish-men at once.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: So far, Zoro is one of only two characters that fight exclusively with swords while everyone else relies on superpowers, firearms or other more practical weaponry.
- Katanas Are Just Better: Zigzagged. Zoro's katanas are unmatched when it comes to dealing with normal opponents, but they're completely useless against Buggy and get destroyed in his duel with Mihawk.
- The Lancer: He's Luffy's first mate. The two are thick as thieves, with Zoro lamenting that he dishonored Luffy by losing to Mihawk and Luffy staying by Zoro's bedside while he recovered. Their personalities and combat styles are also sharply contrasted, with Luffy being The Pollyanna and possessing a superpower while Zoro is a straight man who relies on swordplay.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Normally Zoro uses only one or two swords when dealing with foes that don't impress him. When he pulls out all three swords, it means he's about to unleash Hell.
- Nerves of Steel: It's very difficult for Zoro to be fazed by anything, period. Whether it's Helmeppo shooting a nearby mast trying to intimidate him, Cabaji throwing knives at him while he's strung up on a spinning wheel, or facing down the legendary Mihawk, he never flinches.
- Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: A feared swordsman in the East Blue. Too bad the East Blue is considered the safest of the four oceans.
- No Sense of Direction: He has a poor sense of direction like his manga counterpart. While not a lot of attention is drawn to it, it doesn't take his crewmates long to pick up on it and subtly start employing a buddy system. Special mention goes to the moment where he describes Kaya's mansion as "a maze"... while standing in a completely straight, easily-navigable hallway.
- Not So Above It All: Despite Zoro being depicted as very serious and stoic, his idea of revenge on Helmeppo for stealing his swords and imprisoning him is to butcher his hairstyle. He even chuckles when the others comment on it.
- His terrible sense of direction makes for hilarious moments, too. In addition to getting lost in a straight hallway, Nami tells Zoro that "port" means left, and he's quiet for a good few seconds. Viewers wonder if he knows which side of the ship is "left."
- Pragmatic Adaptation: Zoro uses his complete Three-Sword Style a lot less in the series. Justified since it is acknowledged in-universe as an unconventional fighting style to have a sword in your mouth. Plus, the live-action genre means the actor would have a harder time trying to breathe as well as coherently say his dialogue when applicable. And also, you know, swords taste bad.
- Pretty Boy: Like his actor, he is a Bishōnen.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The pragmatic Blue Oni to hyperactive Luffy's Red Oni.
- A Scar to Remember: After losing to Hawkeye Mihawk, Zoro sports a prominent scar on his chest.
- The Stoic: Despite being as ambitious and thrill-seeking as the rest of the Straw Hat crew, Zoro is the most reserved, thanks to a combination of his training incorporating emotional discipline and his general laziness when he's not trying get stronger.
- Tiger Versus Dragon: He's the Tiger to Mihawk's Dragon.
- Tragic Keepsake: Wado Ichimonji, the sword of his late friend Kuina. He keeps it to help honor her memory, being the sword he places in his mouth and after his duel with Mihawk, it's the only sword he has.
- Trash Talk: True to the character, Zoro is very fond of this.
- Vitriolic Best Buds:
- Zoro and Sanji may trade barbs in the heat of combat, but Zoro isn't too proud to admit that even he enjoys Sanji's cooking.
- Zoro and Nami also have this dynamic when the Straw Hat crew was a trio, though it is toned down once Nami becomes more comfortable with them. Unlike Zoro and Sanji's barbed insults, Zoro and Nami's banter is more like teasing.
- Wrecked Weapon: Mihawk shatters two of Zoro's swords, leaving him with only Wado Ichimonji.
Nami
Nami
"I'm gonna draw a map of the world."
Played by: Emily Rudd, Lily Fisher (young), Sophie Ellenbogen (toddler)Foreign voice actors
Debut: "Romance Dawn"
"Money really shows you who people truly are."
A young thief with a Mysterious Past from Coco Village who joins Luffy after they go after the same map to the Grand Line.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the manga/anime, Nami secretly told Nojiko about her plan to buy their village back from Arlong, which Nojiko then secretly told the other villagers, meaning that all of them were Secret Secret Keepers who only pretended to hate Nami in order to not arouse Arlong's suspicions. In this series, Nami never told Nojiko the truth, meaning Nami was genuinely ostracized by her village until they found out why Nami was working for Arlong.
- Adaptational Badass: While Nami wasn't defenseless early in the story and was still good with her bo staff, this Nami is a lot more acrobatic and able to fight using martial arts.
- Adaptational Consent: A non-sexual example. In the manga, Arlong kidnapped Nami as a child and forced her to become his cartographer. In the series, Nami willingly went to see Arlong and offered to become his cartographer on her own volition.
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Nami has blue eyes like her actress instead of brown eyes.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In the manga, Nami first appeared in the Orange Town arc where she also met Luffy and Zoro. Here, she appears in the first episode, which is based on and titled after the Romance Dawn arc which she did not appear in till afterwards. This is due to the Grand Line map belonging to the Marines instead of Buggy.
- Adaptational Jerkass: In the manga, Nami swears only to steal from pirates. Here, she steals from Kaya's estate, justifying it with an Eat the Rich attitude. Downplayed, as once Nami gets to know Kaya (especially when she lets her take her heirlooms), she regrets stealing from her, and doesn't steal from any other civilians.
- Adaptational Modesty: While she wears the same outfits as in the manga, they are designed to be slightly less revealing. Nami is also less prone to use her sex appeal to get what she wants.
- Adaptational Nice Girl: While she still gets annoyed with her crewmates' antics, Nami is significantly less short-tempered than she is in the original series, and has never hit the other Straw Hats, something her original counterpart was known for.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: After finding out that Arlong had just doublecrossed her (and had always planned on going back on their agreement), Nami quietly asks Luffy for his help.
- Anti-Hero: Despite being a thief on Arlong's payroll who initially only journeyed with Luffy and Zoro out of convenience, she's still compassionate enough to only target criminals and shows great concern over the safety of Luffy and Zoro when they're both defeated at Baratie. She also feels guilty stealing from the wealthy heiress Kaya due to her kindly nature.
- Age Lift: A minor example. In the manga/anime, Nami was an infant when Belle-Mère found her and Nojiko. In this adaptation, Belle-Mère found Nami as a toddler.
- Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: Nami's the Brains to Nojiko's Beauty and Belle-Mère's Brawn.
- Becoming the Mask: Nami planned to spy on Luffy while pretending to be his crewmate. By the time she's ready to rejoin with Arlong, Nami feels a genuine sense of camaraderie with the Straw Hats as she requests Arlong not deal Luffy a fatal blow, and she chooses to officially join Luffy's crew once he defeats Arlong.
- Broken Bird: Beneath Nami's tough exterior is a frightened and wounded girl left jaded by her cruel past. The Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy especially, slowly manages to make Nami have hope again.
- Child Prodigy: Nami was able to draw some accurate maps from a very young age.
- Color Motif: Nami's hair is a vivid orange and she was adopted by a tangerine farmer.
- Cruel to Be Kind: When Arlong catches up to the Straw Hats, Nami tells Luffy she's been working for Arlong this whole time and she cared little for Luffy and the others. In reality, this was just to discourage Luffy from following her and risking his life.
- Cynicism Catalyst: Nami is determined to never be as afraid and helpless as she was when Arlong murdered her adoptive mother as a little girl, but believes she must do this by using people and relying only on herself.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Just like in the source material, Nami's village came under attack by the Arlong Pirates and she was forced to work for them after being Forced to Watch her adoptive mother get killed in cold blood.
- Deadpan Snarker: Regularly makes dry remarks, especially towards the other Straw Hats.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Witnessing Luffy go up against Arlong by himself convinced Nami to join his crew for real.
- Deuteragonist: It's subtly done, but the entirety of Season 1 has Nami's story as the overarching sub-plot for the Straw Hats and the East Blue as a whole from the very beginning, with her covertly contacting Arlong, retrieving the map he wants, and ultimately "betraying" Luffy, up until Arlong becomes the Disc-One Final Boss and she's finally freed. Fittingly, she's the one main character aside from Koby who shows the most character development in the first season, and who doesn't fully commit to the crew until Luffy finally defeats the man who caused her so much pain and anguish.
- Establishing Character Moment: Nami is introduced as a lone sailor on a small dingy who encounters a pirate's ship. She begs for their help but can only watch as they intend to take her treasure box. When the pirates open the box, however, they find that it's empty, and Nami has already absconded with their pirate ship, showing her to be a crafty and manipulative thief with no respect for pirates.
- Fatal Flaw: Even moreso than in the source material at the start, she brings a whole lot of misery onto herself by insisting on doing things on her own under the belief that she's keeping everyone else out of harm's way. She spent her whole childhood being ostracized by her village because, unlike in the manga/anime where they became Secret Secret Keepers due to Nami telling Nojiko, she believed it was better to let them believe she had allied with Arlong. Moreover her belief that only her sole plan of buying the village back from Arlong was going to save it? It turns out to be All for Nothing when Arlong reveals he was never planning to honor it. It's only when other Straw Hats decide to get involved and help her that she successfully drives Arlong's crew out.
- Five-Finger Discount: Just like in the source material she's a highly competent pickpocket, first shown when she stole Morgan's key without him or anyone realizing it.
- Food as Characterization: Tangerines. The Going Merry incorporates tangerine bushels to give Nami a sense of belonging, and she later replaces her fishman tattoo with a tangerine and pinwheel design.
- Good All Along: Despite working for Arlong, it's gradually revealed that Nami is building up a nest egg so she can buy her village back from him.
- Guile Hero: Especially in the pilot episode, which saw her tricking some pirates so that she could steal their ship, then smooth-talking Morgan out his suspicion of her.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: Nami puts up a cold and detached front, denying that she is part of the Straw Hat Pirates and even letting Nojiko believe that she is betraying their mother Belle-mere's memory by allying with Arlong. However, she does this only to keep people away from the dangerous line of work she's involved with.
- Image Song: "My Sails Are Set
" - Leg Focus: As in the original, Nami often wears skirts and shorts emphasizing her long legs.
- Lovable Rogue: A professional thief that at first wouldn't think twice about robbing and screwing over any target. But deep down she's actually quite noble given that her horde of treasure was intended to buy back her village from Arlong.
- Made a Slave: Upon realizing she was a cartography prodigy, Arlong chained child Nami up in his castle's map room and had her drawing sea charts until her fingers bled.
- Mark of Shame: Like in the original, Nami has the tattoo of the Arlong Pirates' Jolly Roger on her left shoulder. She uses her dagger to stab at it during her Heroic BSoD and eventually covers it up with a tangerine and pinwheel pattern in tribute to Belle-mère and Genzo.
- Martial Arts Staff: She uses a collapsible wooden staff whenever she engages in combat, and utilizing more acrobatic moves compared to the original source material.
- Meaningful Appearance: Initially Nami wore sleeved shirts to hide the fishman tattoo on her shoulder. Once she's outed as an agent of Arlong, she switches to tank shirts, leaving the tattoo exposed.
- Ms. Fanservice: While she's not as sexualized as she was in the manga, Buggy does come close to remarking that she has a nice ass.
- The Navigator: A natural when it comes to charting maps. Arlong even says that her maps are better than any he's ever seen, human or fishman, which is why he wanted to enslave Nami.
- Only Sane Woman: She lacks the... eccentricities of the rest of the crew, and as such she often finds herself being the voice of reason within the more extreme moments. Downplayed in that she shares this attitude with Zoro, although she does have to talk some sense into him from time to time.Zoro: Do you think he [Luffy] has brain damage?Nami: I think that everyday.
- Pirate Girl: While Nami claims to despise pirates, her seafaring and thievery do little to distinguish her from the classic definition.
- Psychological Projection: Nami is quick to suspect Luffy is up to something underhanded when it's discovered he's the grandson of a Vice-Admiral, when all she needed was to look at the kind of man Luffy is to realize he simply didn't see it as a big deal.
- Refuge in Audacity: She knocks Nezumi into unconsciousness. In front of Vice-Admiral Garp. Admittedly, Garp had proven himself to be a surprisingly Reasonable Authority Figure by then, but it's still impressive.
- Safecracking: She knows how to crack safes by listening to the tumblers spinning, and the only reason why it took that long with Morgan's safe was the fighting and Luffy bothering her.
- The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction: Flirts with a Marine in the first episode, specifically targeting one close enough to her size that she can steal his uniform.
- Self-Harm: When Arlong screws her over, Nami stabs at her shoulder tattoo in impotent rage.
- The Smurfette Principle: Nami is the only woman of the initial five crew members of the Straw Hats.
- Like in the manga, she also seems to be the only female member of Arlong's crew.
- Stealing from Thieves: Nami's Establishing Character Moment shows her tricking a pair of Buggy's pirates into helping themselves to her treasure chest, then absconding their vessel as soon as they discover the chest was empty. She also reconsiders stealing from Kaya and generally leaves civilians alone unless they're excessively wealthy.
- Sticky Fingers: Nami was adept at stealing since an early age.
- Tattoo Conceals Scars: After Arlong reneges on their deal, Nami stabs her tattoo before having it reworked into a tribute to her home.
- Tattooed Crook: Nami sports two different tattoos on her left shoulder. The first is one of Arlong's Jolly Rodger, but she eventually covers over it with a light blue tangerine and pinwheel design to honor her mother and her hometown.
- Telescoping Staff: Her weapons of choice is a bo staff that can expand and collapse at will.
- The Three Faces of Eve: In her surrogate family, Nami's the Seductress. She relies on cunning and deception to get what she wants, having demonstrated a talent for theft from childhood and being willing to work for her village's oppressors if that's what it takes to protect them.
- Token Human: Before joining the Straw Hats, Nami was the only human on Arlong's crew.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Zoro and Nami have this dynamic when the Straw Hat crew was a trio, though it is toned down once Nami becomes more comfortable with them. Unlike Zoro and Sanji's barbed insults, Zoro and Nami's banter is more like teasing.
- What You Are in the Dark: Nami tries to put up the face of being a mercenary and selfish thief. She was more than willing to start ransacking Kaya's mansion while she was asleep before accidentally stumbling upon her bedroom, and ending up striking a friendship up with her. When Kaya even allows her to keep what she stole, she instead puts everything back without Kaya realizing.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Buggy's pirates never saw her coming. After pretending to be too weakened by the sun and starvation to put up any resistance, Nami leaves them with a dinghy and an empty chest while she makes off with a more spacious boat.
- You Killed My Mother: She deeply resents Arlong for killing her adoptive mother, Belle-mère, but was still pragmatic enough to willingly join his crew and try to buy her village's freedom until she realized that Arlong never intended to honor his end of the bargain.
Usopp
Usopp
"I am gonna become a brave warrior of the sea!"
Played by: Jacob Romero Gibson, Kevin Saula (young)Foreign voice actors
Debut: "Tell No Tales"
"That's where you're wrong. I know they're coming. Any day now. But fear not, the great Captain Usopp will protect you!"
An aspiring great warrior of the sea from Syrup Village with a habit of lying.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: When he first learns that Luffy knew his father, he has a displeased look on his face that implies that he harbors resentment towards Yasopp for walking out on him and his mother. And because the Usopp Pirates were adapted out in this setting, he had to face both Kuro and the emotional fallout of being treated as a liar alone.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: He lacks the long, Pinocchio-like nose he had in the manga or anime, along with more chiseled facial features and a more diverse wardrobe.
- Adaptational Badass: While Usopp is still one who prefers avoiding fights, his cowardice is nowhere near as pronounced this time around. Instead he's shown to be more tactical than his combat-loving crewmates.
- Adaptational Hairstyle Change: Usopp's known for his poofy black hair in the source material whereas here he keeps his hair in tight braids.
- Adaptational Sympathy: Usopp's cold feet are treated less as a hilarious character flaw, and more as the understandable reaction a village boy with no training would have after getting thrust into a conflict between super-pirates.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: His eyes are black in the manga and dark brown in the live-action series.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the manga, it's implied that he and Kaya may have feelings for each other, but they are still Just Friends by the time he joins the Straw Hats. Here, the implication is a lot more explicit. She even kisses him goodbye before he leaves, and he's clearly very happy with it.
- Badass Boast: He wouldn't be Usopp unless he bragged as often as he breathes.
- Badasses Wear Bandanas: Usopp is rarely seen without a bandanna and while he's overshadowed by the insane fighting techniques of some of his crewmates, he's still wily enough to take down a powerful Fishman.
- Bad Liar: Pretty much everyone can see through his tall tales. Usually Kaya and Luffy let them slide because they've accepted the lying is part of Usopp's charm.
- Brats with Slingshots: Usopp's weapon of choice. He turns it into a serious weapon by developing combustible pellets.
- Cassandra Truth: Just like in the source material, due to his Crying Wolf antics, no one in Syrup Village believes him when he tries to tell them that Kaya's staff are secretly pirates.
- Combat Pragmatist: Usopp is neither superhuman like Luffy, nor a trained fighter like Zoro and Sanji, so he can only win battles by fighting smart and dirty.
- Cowardly Lion: Usopp isn't the bravest of souls. But when push comes to shove he will stand up for what's right and put his life on his line for his friends.
- Generation Xerox: Just like his father, Usopp is a Friendly Sniper who joins the crew of a captain wearing a straw hat and setting sail for the Grand Line.
- The Greatest Story Never Told: During the fight in Arlong Park, Usopp manages to defeat Chew all by himself... and no one else is around to witness it.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Has this moment at the battle at Alrong Park during his confrontation with Chew. Despite being smaller and weaker than the fishman, Usopp is able to use his wits and skills to take out his opponent decisively.
- Long-Range Fighter: Due to lacking any real combat training, Usopp is entirely reliant on his slingshot and trick ammo.
- Miles Gloriosus: Usopp goes around telling everybody he's the ship's captain. Luffy generally lets it slide because his stories are entertaining.
- Never Bareheaded: Ever since he was a child, Usopp has always worn a bandanna. He briefly wore a two-cornered sailor's hat while hanging out at the Baratie.
- No Shirt, Long Jacket: His "formal" wear while visiting the Baratie consists of a captain's coat with no shirt underneath.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: In a crew with a rubber skinned captain, an expert swordsman, a skilled thief and a chef/martial artist, Usopp is a bit out of his league. Subverted in that he joins the crew in order to improve his skills, and the fight at Arlong Park does show how his skills as a sharpshooter can be useful.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: When asked if Kaya is his girlfriend, Usopp insists they're Just Friends since he doesn't think he actually has a chance with a beautiful rich girl.
- Small Name, Big Ego: He brings a swaggering confidence whenever the Straw Hats are socializing, outright telling everyone that he's the real captain.
- Stepford Smiler: As the rest of the Straw Hat crew announce their ambitions, Usopp pauses and thinks back to his mother's dying moments. Not wanting to bring the mood down, he improvises a goal with appropriate enthusiasm.
- The Storyteller: It's what makes Usopp's lies so endearing. He was able to charm Kaya by regularly telling her outrageous stories of his nonexistent adventures.
- Trick Bullet: He develops explosive pellets shortly before going up against Arlong's crew.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Usopp fools Chew into believing he'd killed the young pirate, but in reality Usopp had a bottle of ketchup hidden on his person to emulate blood. As soon as Chew's guard was down, Usopp made his move.
Sanji
Sanji
"I'm gonna find the All Blue."
Played by: Taz Skylar, Christian Convery (young)Foreign voice actors
Debut: "Eat at Baratie!"
"Sometimes, when I try to look ahead, all I see is back."
A master chef and martial artist who works at the Baratie Restaurant.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: This version of Sanji has Taz Skylar's natural blue/green eyes, as opposed to his manga counterpart's black eyes.
- Adaptational Hairstyle Change: While his hair covers one of his eyes in the manga and anime, the live-action version occasionally shows both of his eyes. This version of Sanji also lacks his anime counterparts signature curly eyebrows.
- Adaptational Personality Change: Downplayed. Sanji still contains some of his main characteristics like his romantic and lecherous tendencies, falling for Nami and any other attractive woman at first glance, and his incredible skills in cooking and martial arts. However, he has probably the most noticeable changes to his character than the other Straw Hats. For example, he's portrayed as less of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who was dismissive but respectful to his friends and crewmates and more of a pleasant gentleman who only shows some irritation to those that really get on his nerves like Zeff. His lecherous and over-the-top affections for women are significantly toned down as Sanji comes off as far less creepy and more suave and gentleman-like. His affections towards Nami and other ladies are more mildly flirtatious than outright stalker like too and shows far more respect for others women's boundaries. While he still gets into fights with Zoro, he shows no irritation of any sort towards Luffy and Usopp.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: His infamous lecherous tendencies from the manga and anime are hugely toned down in the live-action series to him just being mildly flirtatious towards the ladies. He's also much less irritated with Luffy and Usopp than his manga counterpart and is generally pleasant overall - but less so with Zoro, who he actually becomes venomous with sooner than in the manga.
- Adapted Out: During his anime/manga self's first fight, Sanji would explain his use of only kicks in battle by pointing out that as a chef, his hands are his livelihood, so he can't risk damaging them. He gives no such explanation here.
- Affectionate Nickname: Zeff has called Sanji "Little Eggplant" since the night they met.
- Almighty Janitor: A chef and put-upon waiter who can send a fishman flying with his powerful kicks.
- The Apprentice: To Zeff, after the old pirate retired and set up a restaurant. He considers Sanji his heir not just to his cooking expertise or kick-based fighting style, but his dream of finding the fabled All Blue.
- Back-to-Back Badasses: Fights side-by-side with Zoro while fighting the Arlong Pirates.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: Aside from his brief introduction when he was wearing a chef's uniform, Sanji always wears a black suit with a pinstriped shirt even when preparing for combat.
- Badass Normal: Able to fight on par with the infamous Pirate Hunter Zoro through seemingly nothing but sheer skill.
- Berserk Button: Hilariously, trying to season his food with oregano was one when he was a child. As an adult, he's more annoyed and disgusted with it than outright murderous."OREGANO IS FOR SAVAGES!"
- Big Damn Heroes: During the fight in Arlong Park, he suddenly comes flying in and delivers a kick to a Fishman who rose from the waters to attempt an ambush on Zoro, knocking him back into the water.
- Casanova Wannabe: His actual attempts to romance women result in them either being completely oblivious to his hints or bluntly turning him down. He takes the rejections in stride, however.
- The Charmer: While he's still flirtatious with the ladies as always, this version of Sanji exhibits far more restraint and respect for boundaries, making him genuinely charming compared to his hopeless Casanova Wannabe manga/anime counterpart.
- Chef of Iron: A skilled cook whose legs carry a Charles Atlas Superpower. He even names some of his moves after fine foods.
- Child Prodigy: Flashbacks reveal Sanji had passion and skill for cooking even as a little boy.
- Chivalrous Pervert: Flirts with every lady he comes across, but in a respectful manner.
- Cultured Badass: Sanji's biggest frustration with working at Baratie was that Zeff had no interest in his more elaborate dishes.
- Does Not Like Spam: Has a strong disdain for oregano.
- Eccentric Artist: Sanji feels stifled by his job on the Baratie, mainly because no patron has the palette for his creative dishes.
- Establishing Character Moment: In his debut appearance, Sanji makes a dish that is incredibly creative, but too complex to be understood. This gets him in a heated argument with Zeff; Zeff calls Sanji's dishes "crap", while Sanji protests that he will "die of boredom" if he makes another medium-well steak again. This establishes Sanji as a brilliant chef whose creations and dreams are far beyond what the more simplistic Baratie can provide him.
- Extremity Extremist: Sanji only ever fights using kicks, since as a cook he needs to keep his hands safe.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He's the only blonde member of the Straw Hat crew and has a gallant nature.
- Handsome Lech: He flirts with Nami and Nojiko as soon as he lays eyes on them and is a Sharp-Dressed Man with a toned build and striking features.
- Happily Adopted: Sanji and Zeff have stayed together since they survived being shipwrecked, and the man trained him in cooking and fighting. They might bicker constantly, but he considers Zeff his father, and the feeling is fully returned by Zeff.
- Heroic Build: While it's difficult to tell when he's wearing his usual suit, when Sanji strips off his shirt to save Luffy from drowning in episode 6 he's shown to be jacked.
- Jerkass to One: He's a generally friendly guy all around, except when it comes to Zoro, who he does nothing but trade barbs with.
- Nice Guy: He's far less of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold like his anime counterpart and is more of a charming, polite, gentleman who only shows some irritation to those who really get on his nerves....and even those people he will still show some respect to. He's a cheerful young man who doesn't hesitate to feed a traumatized castaway.
- Mr. Fanservice: He's not that bad on the eyes already, but then we're treated to a full shirtless scene of him when he rescues Luffy from drowning.
- Oppose What You Suffered: Having nearly starved to death as a child, Sanji now refuses to let anyone go hungry on his watch.
- Pretty Boy: He's the most conventionally attractive of the male members of Luffy's crew, with his immaculate hair and dress sense.
- Real Men Cook: He's been cooking on ships ever since he was a child and between his Dark and Troubled Past and his powerful kicks, Sanji's masculinity is well-illustrated.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Sanji always wears a black suit with a pinstriped shirt.
- Smoking Is Cool: Sanji is a smoker, which helps sell his classy, badass look. Compared to the manga, where he's always lighting up, he only smokes to pass the time.
- Strange Minds Think Alike: Just like Luffy, Sanji gets a high out of calling his attacks in the heat of combat. Zoro notes that Sanji will fit right in with their crew.
- Sultry Bangs: His hair usually covers his left eye to complement his flirtatious nature.
- Supreme Chef: His specialty is the Blue Sea's equivalent of haute cuisine.
- Team Chef: Luffy makes him the Straw Hat Pirates' cook because his dishes are amazing. Even when he was working in a restaurant, Sanji was more ambitious about cooking than Zeff or the rest of the kitchen staff.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Zoro don't get off on the right foot immediately and spend most of their time afterwards arguing, but they do still come to care about each other, even if neither one really wants to admit it.
