Hachinosu

Hachinosu is a small-to-mid-sized island (still large enough to dwarf Thriller Bark) whose foundation consists of dark-gray rock. Centrally on it are constructions made of yellowish rock, most prominently a large, skull-fashioned formation in its center, towering over all else. A city of many smaller buildings (all square, crudely brick-built ones) surrounds said skull, as does a series of proportionally huge palm trees. The skull’s inside is carved into what appears to be a fortress (where Blackbeard has been shown to reside), with the “nose” hole being a giant glass window (plus featuring additional, smaller windows dotting the skull here and there), and both “eye” holes go right through the whole structure. On the outside, the skull is carved to look like it is wearing a bandana, including a rocky protrusion on the left side shaped like the ends of a knot. After Koby was “kidnapped” by the Blackbeard Pirates and brought to Hachinosu, Garp led a team of SWORD and Marine members to invade and save Koby, shaping the island drastically and causing significant geographical destruction through their assault, permanently changing the island’s appearance. The skull, which was partially rendered “alive”, was cracked open by a massive attack from Garp, and the whole town on Hachinosu was partially destroyed by Garp’s rampage. Sanjuan Wolf has since returned the buildings to their original locations that had been moved by Kujaku’s ability, while the skull has been patched with band aids. Somewhere on the island is a Poneglyph.

Hearing that Absalom had come to the dangerous island for a story, and that the Blackbeard Pirates were on the hunt for Devil Fruit users, Gecko Moria arrived at the island with an army of zombies to rescue Absalom. Unfortunately, Moria soon learned that Absalom had been killed and his power had been transferred to Shiryu. Teach then offered Moria an opportunity to join his crew, but Moria refused and was imprisoned. After the Levely’s conclusion, Blackbeard left Hachinosu with parts of his fleet, intending to take advantage of the dissolution of the Warlord system.

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

After the Blackbeard Pirates had abducted Koby on Amazon Lily, he was brought to Hachinosu as a hostage to bargain for the island getting recognized as a World Government-affiliated nation. Later on, Blackbeard once again left Hachinosu in his quest for the Road Poneglyph rubbings now that both Big Mom and Kaidou were gone. With help from Perona, Koby managed to escape captivity and free the other prisoners. Koby used himself as a decoy to distract the pursuing pirates, until members of SWORD arrived and instigated a raid on the island. A Marine ship was launched high above the island, with Garp jumping off the ship and decimating multiple pirates and buildings with his Galaxy Impact attack. When Avalo Pizarro later turned the skull “alive” with his Devil Fruit powers and grew limbs out of the island, both Garp and Koby caused significant damage to the skull and the environment with their attacks: Garp permanently cracked the skull and Koby destroyed the giant arm, dropping debris on the island. Later, Vegapunk announced via a broadcast to reveal the truth of the world which was also being broadcast on Hachinosu, but when two pirates wanted to listen in, their request was dismissed as the pirates of the island showed little interest in listening to it, being too distracted with gambling, partying and fighting with each other. A recovering Kuzan is later seen listening to Vegapunk’s pre recorded world-wide message that predicted the earthquake that rose the world’s sea level. After hearing the news about the sinking world, pirates across Hachinosu celebrated and argued about the existence of treasures found at the bottom of the ocean, as well as trying to figure out how to obtain such objects in the first place. As Vegapunk announced that the one who claims the One Piece will control the world, the pirates of Hachinosu got anxious waiting for Teach to return.

Elbaph Arc

Sometime following the Marines’ raid on Hachinosu, Teach arrived back to find it still in ruins, with Sanjuan Wolf helping in the reconstruction efforts. Enraged, he threatened and berated Pizarro for letting Moria and Koby get away but calmed down and was pleased to find out that they had gained Garp instead. During a meeting with his crew, he mentioned that they had to take advantage of the high morale amongst the subordinates, with many proclaiming Teach would be the Pirate King that would conquer the world for them. Teach would then contacted Laffitte to have him prepare for something. At the same time, Devon and Augur would arrive back as well, having brought Caribou with them.