Banchi
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Japanese Name
バンチ
Romanized Name
Banchi
Official English Name
Bunchi (Viz)Bunch (WT100)
Debut
Chapter 114; Episode 67
Affiliations
Baroque Works
Occupations
Transportation
Origin
West Blue
Status
Alive
English Voice
Funimation:Sonny Strait
Introduction
Banchi is a giant "all-terrain" turtle used by Baroque Works—particularly Miss All-Sunday—for transportation. He is classified as a Type A creature, "Big Friendly". Banchi is a giant "all-terrain" turtle used by Baroque Works—particularly Miss All-Sunday—for transportation. He is classified as a Type A creature, "Big Friendly".
Appearance
Summary
Banchi is a turtle with a dark brown shell and a greyish-green underbelly. He always has a stoic, melancholic expression on his face. He is seen smoking a cigar, and he wears a horizontal-striped white cowboy hat with a pink cloth that ties it to his head. Banchi also has purple belts connecting him to the carriage that he carried the Officer agents in.
Personality
Summary
Little is known about Banchi's personality, but he is intelligent enough to take commands from Robin. He also has a habit of smoking cigars.
Abilities And Powers
Summary
Banchi has the strength to pull a cart full of three grown men, one of whom was overweight; three grown women; and a 4-ton baseball bat. He is also an adept swimmer, serving as Miss All Sunday's method of travel between islands. Despite being a turtle Banchi has fast legs and is able to move quickly between places.
History
Past
Banchi was originally from the West Blue.
Arabasta Saga
Whisky Peak Arc
Banchi carried Robin to Whiskey Peak and waded through the burning remains of Igaram's ship. He carried her back to Arabasta after she first met the Straw Hat Pirates.
Arabasta Arc
Banchi pulled a carriage transporting the Baroque Works' Officer Agents through the desert to their meeting with Crocodile in Rainbase.
Merchandise
Summary
Banchi appears alongside other animals from Arabasta in the One Piece World Collectable Figure set Volume 3 Baroque Works Animals Gathering.
Video Games
Support Appearances
Grand Battle! 2
Enemy Appearances
One Piece Thousand Storm
Nonplayable Appearances
One Piece: Fighting Path
Translation And Dub Issues
Summary
His name is spelled with katakana (バンチ?) most commonly used to render the English word bunch. It is romanized accordingly by the 7th popularity poll, which remains the only "official" romanization by any Japanese source. Notwithstanding this, the Viz manga romanizes his name as Bunchi.
Trivia
Summary
Banchi placed 792nd in the seventh popularity poll, tying for the place with 11 other characters: Take, Island Eater, Elder 1, Koda, Comil, Bao, An Zengaiina, Karma, Tegata Ringana, and the Matryo Princesses. One of the primary animal enemy types in One Piece Thousand Storm, the Giant Turtle, is based on Banchi and includes two variants: the Giant Black Turtle and the Giant White Turtle.