The anime and manga, One Piece, focuses around pirates searching for a legendary treasure left by Gold Roger. The main characters are the Straw Hat Pirates, lead by Monkey D. Luffy.

Pirate crews

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Straw Hat Pirates

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see main article: Straw Hat Pirates

Buggy's Band of Pirates

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  • Buggy the clown - Buggy is a pirate captain who Luffy encounters in the East Blue. Prior to the events of One Piece, he was a crew member on Gol D. Roger's ship, along with Red-hair Shanks. He has sworn revenge on Luffy for being humiliated, and pursues him through the Grand Line. During his time aboard Gol D. Roger's ship, he consumed the Bara Bara no Mi, a fictional Devil Fruit which gave him the power to separate his body into "slices". This also makes him immune to cutting attacks.
  • Alvida - Alvida is the first pirate Luffy encounters during the story of One Piece. In her first appearance she is extremely overweight and ugly, but through fear and intimidation forces her crew to call her the "most beautiful woman" sailing the seas. Prior to the events of the story, she captured Coby and forced him to join her crew as a cabin boy. She is defeated by Luffy, but teams up with Buggy in order to track him down. During her absence, she ate the Sube Sube no Mi, a Devil Fruit which makes her skin extremely smooth, to the point where attacks and projectiles slide off of her. The fruit had the added effect of making her slim and beautiful.
  • Mohji - The First Mate of Buggy's Band of Pirates, Mohji claims he can control any animal. His partner, the lion Richie, is the only animal he has shown any control over in the series. Mohji is fast and agile, and very skilled with a whip, going along with his lion tamer theme.
  • Cabaji - A crew member who combines sword-fighting with acrobatics, resulting in a strange style of combat. He rides a unicycle.

Black Cat pirates

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  • Kuro - Captain of the crew. He is known as "Kuro of the Thousand Plans" for his elaborate plans that virtually never fail. According to series creator Eiichiro Oda, he is the second most intelligent person in the East Blue. Three years before the present storyline, Kuro grew tired of life as a pirate and constantly being hunted by the Marines. He hatched an elaborate scheme to have an impostor take his place and be executed. Taking up residence in Usopp's village, he began posing as Kaya's butler in order to get himself written into her will, intending to kill her afterwards and claim her fortune as his own. He is defeated by Luffy.
  • Jango - see below: Jango
  • Sham and Buchi - The lookouts of the Black Cat pirates, they are defeated by Roronoa Zoro.

Don Krieg's Pirate Armada

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  • Don Krieg - Captain of the crew. He appears during the Straw Hat pirates visit to Baratie, the floating restaurant where Sanji works. Prior to events portrayed in the story, he made the journey to the Grand Line, but encountered the Shichibukai Dracule Mihawk, who promptly destroyed Krieg's fleet. Fleeing back to East Blue, Krieg makes the decision to steal Baratie and rebuild his forces. He is defeated by Luffy and carried away by his crewman Gin.
  • Gin - Don Krieg's First Mate, who leads Krieg and his crew to Baratie. Defeats his crewmate Pearl for almost killing Sanji, claiming only he has the right to kill the cook. He is gassed by Don Krieg in an attempt to kill Luffy, and disappears with the rest of the crew. His ultimate fate is unknown.
  • Pearl - Also known as Pearl the Iron Wall, noted to start panicking if he is stricken or injured directly, protecting himself by causing friction sparks to ignite his body with a defensive layer of flames. Defeated by Gin.

Arlong Pirates

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  • Arlong - Captain of the Arlong Pirates, Arlong is a shark-type Fishman who holds humans in great contempt. Prior to the events of One Piece he was a member of the Shichibukai Jimbei's crew. Arlong left the crew when Jimbei became a Shichibukai and traveled to East Blue, to the island where Nami was being raised. Killing Bellemere, Nami's adopted mother, Arlong kidnaps Nami and makes her a member of his crew. Arlong is defeated by Luffy after a fierce battle, and is imprisoned by the Marines.
  • Choo - An Archerfish type Fishman. He is defeated by Usopp.
  • Kuroobi - A Ray type Fishman who battles and nearly defeats Sanji.
  • Hatchan - An Octopus type Fishman who is defeated by Roronoa Zoro. He escapes being captured by the Marines and journeys to the Grand Line, meeting the Mermaid Camie there. He opens a takoyaki stand that he operated with Camie and Papagg until being captured by the Flying Fish Riders. He is rescued by the Straw Hat pirates and accompanies them to Shabondie Archipelago, where he is shot and almost killed by the Tenryuubito Charlos.
  • Momoo - A giant Sea Cow brought by the Arlong Pirates from the Grand Line. Defeated by Luffy.

Wapol Pirates

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  • Wapol - Captain of the Wapol pirates and King of Drum Island. He has eaten the Baku Baku no Mi Devil Fruit, allowing him to eat and assimilate anything. Fleeing Drum Island when the Blackbeard crew attacks, he later returns to reclaim his throne. He is defeated by Luffy and becomes a toy maker, using his Baku Baku abilities to create unique toys.
  • Chess - Wapol's head of staff, responsible for recording all the laws Wapol creates. He is a skilled archer, and uses these skills in battle.
  • Kuromarimo - The highest-ranking law officer below Wapol. He has a number of afros all over his body, and uses the two on his fists to fight.
  • Isshi 20 - The twenty most skilled doctors in the Drum Kingdom. Wapol forced all the doctors to work for him so the commoners of his kingdom would be forced to beg him for medical treatment.

The Saruyama Alliance

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  • Montblanc Cricket - An inhabitant of Jaya Island, living in a small home behind the façade of a castle. Due to the story about his ancestor Montblanc Norland, he is looked down upon and has become bitter to the point that he hates his ancestor. To that end, he aims to prove that the city of gold existed by diving into the ocean day in, day out, searching for any proof of it. He is later joined by Masira and Shōjō, two fans of the fairy tale who would become his surrogate sons. The Straw Hat Pirates soon come to him for more information on the "Island in the Sky," and how to reach it. However, Bellamy the Hyena comes soon afterwards and steals all of Cricket's hard earned artefacts that he found in the ocean. Luffy gets them back, however, and Cricket, Masira, and Shōjō modify the Going Merry so it can travel in the sky.
  • Masira - Known as the "Salvage King", Masira is the head of a simian salvage operation near Jaya Island. He is also the brother to Shōjō and a surrogate son of Montblanc Cricket.
  • Shojo - Brother to Masira and a follower of Montblanc Cricket. After the Straw-Hats meet Cricket, he and Masira become friendly with them and help modify the Going Merry so it can travel to Skypiea. He claims to have never cut his hair, and because of this views himself worthy of taking Crocodile's place as a Shichibukai. He also has a habit of saying he's "edgy" whenever almost anything happens.

Bellamy Pirates

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  • Bellamy - Captain of the crew, Bellamy's character is one that is arrogant, violent and vain, but significantly humbled when facing more powerful foes, as he revealed to Doflamingo that he only engages in fights that he knows he can win. He is defeated by Luffy after stealing Montblanc Cricket's gold. He is later apparently killed by his crewman Sarquiss, who is being controlled by Shichibukai Donquixote DoFlamingo. Bellamy is named after the historical pirate Samuel Bellamy, who sailed the seas in the early 1700s.[1]
  • Sarquiss - The First Mate of the Bellamy Pirates, nicknamed Big Knife. He stabs Bellamy while being controlled by DoFlamingo.

Blackbeard pirates

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  • see below: Blackbeard
  • Jesus Burgess - Wears a mask similar to a Luchador. He is extremely strong, lifting an entire building during a battle with Portgas D. Ace. He is portrayed as being quite level-minded and serious, as he berates Blackbeard for his easy-going attitude after the crew's failure to capture Monkey D. Luffy. Jesus shares his surname with real pirate Samuel Burgess.
  • Van Auger - Nicknamed The Supersonic, he is first seen in Jaya, shooting down seagulls from a distance so far that the Straw Hat Pirates, who were watching near the area where the seagulls fell, couldn't even see the island he was on. Van Auger appears calm and analytic even during battle. Van Auger shares his name with real pirate John Auger.
  • Doc Q - The crew's doctor, nicknamed Shinigami Japanese for "God of Death". He first appears when the Straw Hat Pirates disembark at Mock Town, offering explosive apples to pirates. He rides a horse, Stronger.
  • Lafitte - First appearing during a meeting of the Shichibukai and the Navy to determine Sir Crocodile's replacement in order to recommend his captain, he is described by Tsuru as once being a well respected policeman in West Blue who became a pirate after being exiled for using excessive violence. He is incredibly pale, though this appears to be makeup, and is usually tap-dancing, even when walking or running. He shares his name with Jean Lafitte, a famous real-life pirate.

Foxy's pirate crew

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  • Foxy - A pirate Captain who the Straw Hats encounter on Long Ring Island in the Grand Line. Foxy challenges Luffy and the crew to a Davy Back fight; a series of competitions between the two crews, with the winning Captain choosing a member from the losing crew to join him. Foxy has the powers of the Devil Fruit Noro Noro no Mi, which grants him the ability to fire particles that slow his target down.
  • Porche - An idol to the Foxy crew, she is obsessed with Tony Tony Chopper. She participates in the Donut Race event.
  • Kapoty - A swordfish type Fishman who is a practitioner of Fishman Karate, he enters the Donut Race event with Porche and Monda.
  • Hamburg - A huge monkey-like human, and leader of the Groggy Monsters. He participates in the Groggy Ring event and is defeated by Sanji.
  • Pickles - The dual mace-wielding "Tackle Demon" of the Groggy Monsters, he participates in the Groggy Ring event. Defeated by Sanji.
  • Big Pan - The largest member of the Groggy Monsters, Big Pan is a half-Fishman, half-Giant. His skin is extremely slippery, causing most attacks to slide off of him. He is defeated by Roronoa Zoro during the Groggy Ring event.

Thriller Bark Crew

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  • see below: Gecko Moria
  • Hogback - A famous doctor in the world of One Piece, who was said to have saved as many lives as there are stars in the sky. When the Straw Hats meet him on Thriller Bark he claims to be researching the nature of life and death using zombies. This is exposed as a lie, with Hogback explaining that he agreed to work for Gecko Moria in exchange for the Shichibukai's assistance in creating a zombie of the Doctor's love, Victoria Cindry.
  • Absolom - A modified human created by Hogback, Absolom has had parts of various animals grafted to his body, including the face of a lion and muscles from a gorilla. He also has the power of the Suke Suke no Mi, which allows him to turn himself or anything he touches invisible. He controls the Soldier Zombies of Thriller Bark, and attempts to marry Nami, though he is foiled by Sanji.
  • Perona - The "Ghost Princess" of Thriller Bark, Perona is depicted in the style of a gothic lolita. Perona commands the Wild Zombies of Thriller Bark, and possesses the power of the Devil Fruit Horo Horo no Mi. Perona uses her abilities to create ghostly apparitions, which can act as scouts, sap the will power of an enemy or explode on command. She can also leave her physical body at will, manifesting as an intangible version of herself. She is defeated by Usopp, who is the only person unaffected by her will-sapping abilities, and later vanishes at the hands of Bartholomew Kuma.

Thriller Bark Zombies

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The backbone of Gecko Moria's army, his zombies are divided into four categories. All of the zombies of Thriller Bark are destroyed by Gecko Moria during his fight with Monkey D. Luffy, when he absorbs them to use his Shadows Asgard form.

  • Wild Zombies - Animal themed zombies numbered 0-199. Examples include Hildon, Bearsy and the Risky Brothers.
  • Surprise Zombies - Zombies disguised as pictures and furniture, numbered 200-399. Examples include Rug-bear and Jack-in-the-Box.
  • Soldier Zombies - Low-level soldiers zombies numbered 400-799. Examples include Victoria Cindry, Nin, and Bao.
  • General Zombies - Elite warriors of Thriller Bark with the numbers 800-899. Examples include Captain John, Jigoroh and Samurai Ryuma.
  • Ryuma - A Samurai from the Grand Line island of Wado, he was animated using Brook's shadow. He is defeated by Roronoa Zoro, passing his sword onto the pirate upon his death. According to series author Eiichiro Oda, the Ryuma in One Piece is the same character from the short story Wanted, which Oda drew and wrote some time before One Piece.
  • Cindry - Hogback's assistant, reanimated as part of his deal with Gecko Moria. Cindry was once a great actress in the One Piece world, but died tragically ten years prior to the story.
  • Odz - Gecko Moria's Special Zombie, number 900, reanimated with Monkey D. Luffy's shadow. Odz was once known as the "Demon of the Frozen Land", and conquered a number of countries and islands. Odz fights using a number of Luffy's abilities, but is unable to stretch his body without the aid of Gecko Moria. He is defeated by the combined might of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Red Hair Pirate Crew

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  • see below: Red-hair Shanks
  • Ben Beckman (ベン・ベックマン, Ben Bekkuman) - the first mate of Red-Haired Shanks' pirate crew, According to the author he has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga[2]. In the First Japanese Character Popularity Poll announced in volume 6 of the manga, Ben Beckman was ranked the 6th most popular character in the series[3].
  • Lucky Roux (ラッキー・ルウ, Rakkī Ruu) - A crewman who is always seen eating a rack of meat. Lucky is the first character to actually kill another in the series.
  • Yasopp (ヤソップ, Yasoppu) - A gifted sharp-shooter said to be capable of shooting the legs off an ant at 100 feet. He is the father of Usopp and is one of Luffy's favorite members of the Red-Haired pirates.
  • Rockstar (ロックスター, Rokkusutā) - A new recruit of the Red-hair pirates. Shanks sends him to deliver a message to Whitebeard.

Whitebeard Pirates

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  • see below: Whitebeard
  • Marco (マルコ, Maruko) The commander of the Whitebeard Pirates 1st Division, first introduced during the meeting between Whitebeard and Rockstar[4]. He answers Rockstar's question about his popularity with a resounding "No.". When Shanks boards Whitebeard's ship, he asks Marco to join his crew, an offer the Commander declines.
  • Portgas D. Ace (ポートガス・D・エース, Pōtogasu D. Ēsu) - Nicknamed "Firefist", he is the 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and Monkey D. Luffy's older brother, who, according to the One Piece story, left Fūsha Village three years before Luffy did. He first appears in the Drum Kingdom, searching for Blackbeard and Luffy. He controls the powers of the Devil Fruit Mera Mera no Mi that allow him to manipulate, control, absorb, generate, create, and transform into fire. Ace has a One Piece cover story; a series of covers dedicated to telling the story of a minor character; dedicated to his search for Blackbeard. Like Monkey D. Luffy and Monkey D. Garp, Ace is portrayed as a narcoleptic, often falling asleep without warning. Ace has ranked high in every One Piece fan poll, placing tenth in the Volume 43 poll[5] and eighth in the previous poll[6]. Ace is 185 centimeters tall (6ft 1in) and his birthday is January 1st[7].
  • Thatch (サッチ, Sacchi) - The 4th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he is killed by Blackbeard so he can obtain the Yami Yami no Mi Devil Fruit. He appeared as a blonde-haired man with a slicked-up hairstyle and black goatee. His name is one of the names the historical pirate Blackbeard was known by[8].

Organizations

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Baroque Works

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  • Sir Crocodile

see below: Sir Crocodile

  • Miss All Sunday

see main article: Nico Robin

  • Mr. 1 (Das Bones)
  • Miss DoubleFinger

The World Government

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The World Government is the governing body of the One Piece world, controlled by the Gorosei, or Five Elder Stars. It consists of approximately one hundred eighty member countries.

  • Gorōsei (五老星, Five Elder Stars) - The heads of One Pieces World Government, they are portrayed as five elderly men who have ultimate authority over the Marines, Cipher Pol and the Shichibukai. The Gorosei have knowledge concerning the "Void Century"; a time period in One Piece prior to the creation of the World Government; and have outlawed the reading of the ancient language of the Poneglyphs.
  • Professor Vegapunk - A researcher in the employ of the World Government, Vegapunk has made a number of contributions to the science of One Piece, including discovering the use of sea-stone to repel Sea Kings, and developing a method to "feed" Devil Fruits to inanimate objects. He also developed Bartholomew Kuma's cyborg body.
  • Tenryuubito - The descendants of the twenty kings who founded the World Government eight hundred years ago[9]. They are corrupt and arrogant, taking part in the slave trade of Shabondy archipelago. They carry their own oxygen supplies so that they do not need to breathe the same air as commoners[10].

Cipher Pol

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CP9 (シーピーナイン, Shī pī nain) is the hidden ninth unit of the fictional Cipher Pol organization, formed of people able to use Rokushiki, six powerful fighting skills known to its members. CP9 also has special privileges not available to normal Cipher Pol squadrons, like the permission to kill any person perceived as a threat to world stability.

  • Spandam (スパンダム, Supandamu) - The leader of CP9, and the former leader of CP5. As the leader of CP5 he attempted to retrieve the blueprints of the weapon Pluton from the shipwright Tom. As the leader of CP9, he ordered the capture of Franky and Nico Robin. In the most recent Weekly Shonen Jump One Piece popularity poll, Spandam was ranked at 28th with 179 votes[11].
  • Rob Lucci (ロブ・ルッチ, Robu Rucchi) - The most powerful member of CP9, Rob Lucci first appeared in One Piece posing as a shipwright for the Galley-La Company. He is later revealed as a government agent sent to the city of Water 7 in order to retrieve the blueprints of the ancient weapon Pluton. Lucci is a master of the Rokushiki techniques, able to use them in combinations no other CP9 member can. In addition, he has eaten the Devil Fruit Neko Neko no Mi; Model Leapord, granting him the ability to transform into a leopard or a leopard-man hybrid. He is defeated by Monkey D. Luffy after a grueling battle, and is saved from the destruction of Enies Lobby by his teammate Blueno. Rob Lucci's name can be interpreted as meaning "to steal the light"[12], as pointed out to Oda by a fan in the One Piece SBS, a question and answer section published in the Tankoban.
  • Kaku (カク, Kaku) - First seen as the especially friendly chief mechanic of the five foremen of Galley-La Company's Dock One. Kaku inspects the Straw Hats' ship Going Merry and informs that it is damaged beyond repair. Kaku has a very long nose, similar to Usopp, though it is very angular as opposed to round. He is a skilled swordsman, and also has eaten the Ushi Ushi no Mi; Model Giraffe. This Devil Fruit grants him the ability to transform into a giraffe or giraffe-man hybrid. Kaku was ranked in a Weekly Shonen Jump popularity poll as the ninth most popular One Piece character[13].
  • Jyabura
  • Blueno
  • Kumadori
  • Fukurou
  • Kalifa
  • Nero

Skypiea's Priests

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  • Enel
  • Satori
  • Shura
  • Gedatsu
  • Ohm
  • Yama

Shandian Tribe

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  • Wyper
  • Aisi
  • Braham
  • Calgara
  • Kamakiri

Galley-La Company

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  • Iceburg
  • Pauly
  • Lulu
  • Tilestone

Franky Family

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  • Zambai
  • Mozu and Kiwi
  • Kairiki Destroyers
  • Sodom and Gomorrah

Rosy Life Riders

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  • Iron Mask Duval
  • Motobaro

Macro Pirates

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  • Macro
  • Tansui
  • Gyaro

The Three Great Powers

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Yonkou

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  • Whitebeard
  • Red-hair Shanks
  • Kaido

Shichibukai

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  • Mihawk
  • Crocodile
  • Kuma
  • DoFlamingo
  • Blackbeard
  • Jimbei

Marines

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  • Sengoku
  • Aokiji
  • Garp
  • Smoker
  • Tashigi

Other characters

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  1. ^ SBS questions: One Piece Manga - Vol.25 - Chapter 230, Bellamy's name explained?
  2. ^ SBS questions: One Piece Manga - Vol.8 Chapter 65, Fan question: Who has the highest IQ?
  3. ^ Appendix of One Piece Manga - Vol.7 Chapter 60: Results of the 1st One Piece Character Popularity Poll
  4. ^ One Piece Manga Chapter 234
  5. ^ SBS questions:One Piece Manga - Vol.43 ((JP) ISBN 4-08-874149-8 )
  6. ^ SBS questions:One Piece Manga - Vol.24 ((JP) ISBN 4-08-873282-0 )
  7. ^ SBS questions: One Piece Manga - Vol.48 - Chapter 460 ((JP) ISBN 4-08-874442-1 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum ), Fan question: Tell us Flame Fist Ace's height and weight! Personally I think January 1st would be great for his birthday! What do you say?!
  8. ^ One Piece manga - vol.49, usage of Blackbeard's name in One Piece.
  9. ^ One Piece manga
  10. ^ One Piece manga
  11. ^ One Piece Manga Vol.43
  12. ^ One Piece manga - SBS
  13. ^ One Piece manga