Marshall D. Teach

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Japanese Name

Gura Gura no Mi

Romanized Name

Māsharu Dī Tīchi

Official English Name

Marshall D. Teech (VIZ, Funimation subs, edited dub);Marshall D. Teach (Funimation uncut dub)

Debut

Chapter 223; Episode 146

Affiliations

Blackbeard Pirates; Four Emperors; Clan of D.;Seven Warlords of the Sea (former); Whitebeard Pirates 2nd Division (defected)

Occupations

Pirate; Admiral; Emperor; Apprentice (former); Warlord of the Sea (former)

Origin

Grand Line (Shade Port)

Residence

Hachinosu

Epithet

"Blackbeard" (黒ひげ, Kurohige?) ("Black Beard" in the edited dub)

Status

Alive

Age

38 (debut) 40 (after timeskip)

Birthday

August 3rd

Height

344 cm (11'3") (debut, after timeskip)

Blood Type

F

Bounty

3,996,000,000 2,247,600,000 0

Japanese Voice

Akio Ōtsuka;Fukushi Ochiai (young)

English Voice

Funimation:Cole Brown (Episode 146-570);Chris Rager (One Piece: Stampede, Episode 629+);Tyson Rinehart (young)

English Name

Tremor-Tremor Fruit

Meaning

Sound of shaking

Type

Paramecia

Introduction

Marshall D. Teach, most commonly referred to by his epithet "Blackbeard", is the admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors that rule over the New World. He is also the only known person in history to wield the powers of two Devil Fruits, as well as being part of a special bloodline, which is only known to a small number of individuals, including his own crew and the Five Elders. Teach started out his pirate career as an apprentice of the Whitebeard Pirates, then later became a member of the crew's 2nd Division. However, he murdered Thatch, the 4th Division Commander, in order to steal the Yami Yami no Mi, a rare darkness-based Logia Devil Fruit with the power to nullify the Devil Fruit abilities of others. He then fled from Whitebeard's crew and, after defeating the infamous 2nd Division Commander Portgas D. Ace and handing him over to the Marines, was awarded a position among the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He only held the position briefly, though, using it to infiltrate the great underwater prison Impel Down and escaping with multiple infamous Level 6 prisoners recruited into his crew. Upon arriving at the Summit War of Marineford, he resigned from his position and murdered Whitebeard, mysteriously stealing his quake-generating power. This, along with his victory in the Payback War and conquest of the majority of Whitebeard's territories during the timeskip, resulted in his acknowledgement as one of the Four Emperors, as well as him being considered a part of the "Worst Generation" along with the eleven Supernovas. After the Rocky Port Incident, he turned the island of Hachinosu into his base of operations with the ambition of having it officially accepted into the World Government as the Blackbeard Kingdom. Teach initially had no bounty; however, after resigning from the Seven Warlords, recruiting several dangerous criminals to his crew from Impel Down, and becoming one of the Four Emperors, he received a bounty of 2,247,600,000. Following the downfalls of Kaidou and Big Mom during the Wano Country Arc, his bounty was increased to 3,996,000,000 for unknown reasons. Due to his actions throughout the series, namely his key role in the deaths of Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard, Teach consistently serves as one of the primary antagonists of the entire series. During the series' first half, he is an unseen minor antagonist in the Drum Island Arc, a minor antagonist in the Jaya Arc, the secondary antagonist of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, and the overarching antagonist of the Summit War Saga. During the series' second half, he is a minor antagonist in the Dressrosa Arc and Wano Country Arc, a supporting antagonist in the Egghead Arc, and one of the overarching main antagonists in the Final Saga.Marshall D. Teach, most commonly referred to by his epithet "Blackbeard", is the admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors that rule over the New World. He is also the only known person in history to wield the powers of two Devil Fruits, as well as being part of a special bloodline, which is only known to a small number of individuals, including his own crew and the Five Elders. Teach started out his pirate career as an apprentice of the Whitebeard Pirates, then later became a member of the crew's 2nd Division. However, he murdered Thatch, the 4th Division Commander, in order to steal the Yami Yami no Mi, a rare darkness-based Logia Devil Fruit with the power to nullify the Devil Fruit abilities of others. He then fled from Whitebeard's crew and, after defeating the infamous 2nd Division Commander Portgas D. Ace and handing him over to the Marines, was awarded a position among the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He only held the position briefly, though, using it to infiltrate the great underwater prison Impel Down and escaping with multiple infamous Level 6 prisoners recruited into his crew. Upon arriving at the Summit War of Marineford, he resigned from his position and murdered Whitebeard, mysteriously stealing his quake-generating power. This, along with his victory in the Payback War and conquest of the majority of Whitebeard's territories during the timeskip, resulted in his acknowledgement as one of the Four Emperors, as well as him being considered a part of the "Worst Generation" along with the eleven Supernovas. After the Rocky Port Incident, he turned the island of Hachinosu into his base of operations with the ambition of having it officially accepted into the World Government as the Blackbeard Kingdom. Teach initially had no bounty; however, after resigning from the Seven Warlords, recruiting several dangerous criminals to his crew from Impel Down, and becoming one of the Four Emperors, he received a bounty of 2,247,600,000. Following the downfalls of Kaidou and Big Mom during the Wano Country Arc, his bounty was increased to 3,996,000,000 for unknown reasons. Due to his actions throughout the series, namely his key role in the deaths of Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard, Teach consistently serves as one of the primary antagonists of the entire series. During the series' first half, he is an unseen minor antagonist in the Drum Island Arc, a minor antagonist in the Jaya Arc, the secondary antagonist of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, and the overarching antagonist of the Summit War Saga. During the series' second half, he is a minor antagonist in the Dressrosa Arc and Wano Country Arc, a supporting antagonist in the Egghead Arc, and one of the overarching main antagonists in the Final Saga.

Appearance

Summary

Teach is a very tall man with dark skin, being exactly twice Luffy's (pre-timeskip) height. He has a massive build as his body is round with relatively thin limbs. He has a prominent lipped mouth with several broken or missing teeth (though sometimes he does have a full set, which might be an inconsistency error made by Eiichiro Oda), a pronounced crooked nose and a very large and hairy chest and torso. Long, thick, woolly black hair falls down the back of his neck, underneath a black bandanna. He also has a black beard that grew around his jawline (hence his epithet). At his first appearance in Mock Town, Teach wore an open buttoned white shirt with rolled up sleeves, green trousers with black line patterns, a yellow sash around his waist and classic black swashbuckler boots complete with large bronze buckles. During his raid on Banaro Island, he had added a large black and gold captain's coat over his attire, along with white beads on each wrist as bracelets and rings with gemstones on all of the fingers of both his hands (similar to his predecessor, Crocodile). At both of these moments, his beard was still small and scruffy. At the Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting at the Marine Headquarters, he added a pair of necklaces of red as well as golden-yellow and blue beads to his dark orange sash (dark yellow in the anime) and a traditional black tricorne hat over his grey bandana, as well as switching to a red shirt, while wearing his captain's coat like a cape. His beard had also gotten thinker and more noticeable at this point. He also has three flintlocks and a flask tied to his sash around his waist. In SBS Volume 63, Oda drew the Seven Warlords of the Sea as children. Teach is shown wearing a baseball cap with a rolled up long sleeve shirt and green shorts. He is also wearing black curled tip shoes, and unlike his usual cheerful expression, is crying for an unknown reason. After the timeskip, Teach has grown his beard longer and split it into multiple sections, very much like his real-life basis. He also wears golden hoop earrings and a bigger tricorne with his Jolly Roger in front and two white feathers with red tips and a purple flower on the side. Underneath the tricorne he wears a yellow bandana with red polka dots and also now dons a pair of sunglasses. He switched to a light purple shirt with puffy sleeves with a black captain’s coat with red linings along with a cloak made of orange feathers. He now wears dark blue pants with light blue floral designs on them, red and white striped socks and silver buckles on his swashbuckler boots.

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Personality

Summary

Teach's personality seems to be a strange mixture of courage and cowardice, carefulness and recklessness, and intelligence and stupidity. While at times his character appears strong and fearsome, like he has full control of a situation, in others he will seem weak and ridiculous, struggling in ways that are unbecoming of a pirate of his stature. All those contrasting elements reinforce the idea that Teach is rather unpredictable and somewhat of an enigma, making him similar to series' protagonist Monkey D. Luffy to a great extent. It is worth noting that Teach was a rather gloomy and serious individual in his childhood, back when he was nothing more than an orphaned pirate apprentice, unlike his more outgoing and expressive adult self. In general, Teach is perhaps the most realistic depiction of a pirate within the series, showing various degrees of greed, dishonesty, brutality, opportunism and cunning. This is a point Teach has in common with his crewmates for the most part, as they are known for being equally rowdy and violent. Having wild personalities under his command, however, does not bother Teach in anyway, as he believes that a pirate crew is primarily defined by its members being in sync about their goals and agendas, with relationships among personnel being a secondary concern. This means that Teach is willing to welcome in anyone who he thinks could assist him in achieving his objectives, whether they are infamous criminals from Impel Down, which is the case for half of his Titanic Captains, former Warlords, like Gecko Moria, or even former Marines, such as Kuzan. Blackbeard has no tolerance for his subordinates' failure towards him such as Avalo Pizarro for allowing both Koby and Moria to escape. Like many other characters, Teach has a unique laugh: "Zehahahahahaha!". This laugh is not present in the English dub until the Duel on Banaro Island.

Deceptiveness

Teach is most well-known for his treacherous, long-term plans, having lied and deceived various organizations in order to reach the top of the pirate world. As stated by Shanks, Teach is very patient and careful, choosing to lurk in the shadows until the perfect opportunity presents itself, at which point he will quickly act to capitalize on whatever he has set his sights on. As an example, Teach as a child joined the Whitebeard Pirates to find the Yami Yami no Mi, killing a crewmate in cold blood despite having spent two decades aboard the ship. Later, he deceived the Marines by joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea in an elaborate and convoluted fashion for the sole reason of gaining access to Impel Down in order to find new, powerful crewmates. Marco considers Teach to be a very ungrateful and deplorable individual. Though he betrayed the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach does consider the crew he himself formed as comrades to an extent, which is made evident when he was willing to make a trade with the Marines for a battleship big enough to hold all of them comfortably for the sake of one crew member, Sanjuan Wolf. Despite his obvious malevolent nature, he can also put up a front of compassion, care, show sympathy and empathy towards his crew's well-being and is willing to take assaults intended for them. However, this apparent kindness does not eclipse his lust for power, as he would have no qualms in sacrificing anyone of his crew in order to save his own skin or obtain a powerful Devil Fruit. In addition, Teach does not care about any allies sailing under his flag, which is in contrast to most Emperors, who tend to retaliate when their subordinates get attacked.

Ambition And Fatalism

Teach is an ambitious, power-hungry man who will bide his time to get whatever he needs in order to become stronger. Having a major interest in Devil Fruits, Teach believes that their pros heavily outweigh their cons. As such, he is constantly on the lookout for powerful abilities to steal for himself and his crew, with this ability hunting routine being the backbone of his rule as one of the Four Emperors. Teach also seeks to become a king, even attempting to negotiate with the World Government to make his homebase of Hachinosu an official nation. Teach's ultimate goal seems to be world domination, as it is the main objective for the missions and aspirations the Blackbeard Pirates undertake under him. Teach will negotiate with powerful adversaries, kidnap high-ranking officers, steal important Poneglyph copies, recruit former high-ranking Marines or even infiltrate Government-controlled islands, as well as confronting high-level World Government operatives, in order to further this goal in the long run. Teach, like others who carry the Will of D., has a strong belief in fate and the dreams of men, but unlike the others, is the only one who truly seems to take it to heart. He shares several attributes with Luffy, including having a voracious appetite, a carefree attitude and a love for partying, as well as a competitive and reckless nature to the point of persevering even if there may be grave consequences, and huge ambitions to follow his dream of finding the One Piece and become the new Pirate King. Despite that, there is a great contrast between him and Luffy: primarily, Teach fears death whereas other D. carriers embrace it if it comes. Furthermore, when backed into a corner, Teach has shown himself to be a coward: when being held at chokepoint by Whitebeard, he pathetically begged for mercy, calling him "Pops" and reminding Whitebeard that he was his "son" and that he could never kill one of his own "family". However, he is never shown doing this anywhere else and he had all of his fellow pirates dealt the finishing blow on Whitebeard right after, suggesting that this was motivated by genuine fear and recognition towards Whitebeard's abilities. Just before his death, Whitebeard cryptically noted that Teach was not the one Roger had been waiting for and dismissed Teach as being incapable of continuing Roger's legacy. Perhaps because of his strong belief in fate, Teach is highly amoral. He believes that there is no inherent "good" nor "evil" in the world, jeeringly mocking anyone who expresses such belief. His nihilistic tendencies are in line with the power of the Yami Yami no Mi he possesses, which is said to reduce everything to "nothingness". During his raid on Impel Down, he stated that his plans have not gone exactly as expected but is willing to take these surprises in stride and adapt his plans to whatever new circumstance he stumbles into.

Carefreeness And Arrogance

Teach is often very calm, composed, relaxed, easygoing, cheerful, and free-spirited, being often politely sarcastic and mocking towards those around him. He does not seem to hold resentment towards those who wrong him or when a disaster befalls his crew, taking things in stride while laughing in amusement. He is also fond of relaxing and having some leisure every now and then, believing that the pirate life should be fun. Teach is overconfident and tends to converse and/or taunt his opponents in the middle of battle, having done this in every confrontation he has been depicted in and something Whitebeard once pointed out as a weakness of his. This arrogance often translates into consequences, as he almost always suffers a heavy, painful attack while his guard is down. Since having acquired two Devil Fruit powers, Teach has developed a severe superiority complex, believing himself to be truly invincible and the strongest of them all. Despite his arrogance, Teach does show a sense of caution, and will avoid fighting opponents he views as highly troublesome.

Relationships

Crews

Blackbeard Pirates

In contrast to his obvious malevolent nature, Teach has shown respect and leadership for his own crew. He was willing to take the brunt of an enemy attack for them, despite his Devil's Fruit's weakness of increasing incoming damage, but that act of selflessness is rare for Teach. In true to his way of letting fate decide things, Teach will often employ his Devil Fruit powers even with his crew still present and at risk of getting harmed by them. Of particular note, when he first gained the powers of the Gura Gura no Mi, there was a chance of the plan backfiring and leaving the Blackbeard Pirates with no option but splitting up. However, the crew were more than satisfied with things going this way since they all seem to believe in the power of ultimate fate to some degree. Teach seems to trust his top officers, the Ten Titanic Captains enough to divulge the secret of his special bloodline. Despite their loyalty towards him, Teach receives a fair amount of casual disrespect from his crew from time to time, especially from the Impel Down recruits, but he seems to get over it all save for a few annoyed moments. In general, they all enjoy having fun and hanging out with their leader for parties and drinking sessions. In the end, however, Teach only truly cares about himself as his lust for power always outweighs the well-being of his crewmembers. This is best exemplified by Teach being willing to sacrifice his petrified crew members, including two of his Titanic Captains, in his failed attempt to kill Boa Hancock and steal the power of the Mero Mero no Mi. By Teach's own claim, he does not consider his crew as friends, but allies of common interests. According to Belo Betty, Teach does not care for allied pirates who are under his flag, in spite of some of them, like the Peachbeard Pirates, using the Emperor's name as a way to intimidate their victims. In contrary, his subordinates' faith in him is unwavering, as they are convinced he will ultimately be the Pirate King, ready to do whatever he calls at any given point. As chief of staff of the crew, Laffitte often acts as a sort of adviser and messenger to Teach. Laffitte has shown himself to be very loyal to Teach, as he threatened to kill Pizarro for demanding to be captain of the crew, stating that the Blackbeard Pirates are called as such for a reason. Van Augur is among the higher ups of the crew likely to call out on Teach's irresponsible and reckless behavior. Despite this, he is loyal to Teach and obeys his orders, while in turn Teach appreciates his talents enough to put Augur in charge of his third ship. Augur is aware that Teach has many enemies and is protective of him, especially against those who seek an audience with the Emperor. Doc Q is one of the original four members to join the Blackbeard Pirates and has served Teach faithfully ever since the beginning. Teach acknowledges his power and even rewarded Doc Q's loyalty by giving him command over the ninth division of the crew. On the other hand, Teach cares little for Doc Q's well-being. He even showed abusive behavior by riding on top of Doc Q and Stronger despite his overweight body at one point, although Doc Q seemingly did not mind this treatment. Teach has enough faith in Jesus Burgess' abilities that he gave him the very important mission of acquiring the Mera Mera no Mi. Even after Burgess failed at the task, Teach did not lose confidence in him. Even though Teach rose up to the rank of Admiral, Burgess still calls him Captain out of habit. Like Augur, Shiryu often scolds Teach for his brashness and being too cocky. The two first met during the chaos going throughout Impel Down instigated by Luffy and his allies. Seeing that he had no future in the prison and after saving the Blackbeard Pirates from Magellan's poison, he accepted Teach's offer to join the crew. Teach has enough trust in Shiryu's strength that he made him one of his Titanic Captains. Not much is known about their relationship but Teach sees the Giant as a valuable asset and was willing to make a deal with the Marines for a ship that could carry him after the crew's previous ship nearly broke in half due to Wolf's massive weight. Avalo Pizarro once desired to usurp the Blackbeard Pirates' captain role but now appears keen on pleasing Teach and avoiding doing anything that could upset his operations. He often makes sure to rein in his crewmates and subordinates from causing unnecessary destruction on Hachinosu, sometimes using Teach himself as a threat. This is a result of Pizarro's own fear of his admiral, as he was personally threatened by him due to his own failure to stop Koby's and Moria's escape. Still, Avalo dislikes that Teach tends to hog all the worldwide renown due to his Emperor status, and thus seeks to make his own name famous as well. The relationship between Teach and Vasco Shot is largely unknown but the two enjoy having drinking sessions together and generally hanging out with the rest of the crew. Shot was one of the crew members who accompanied his Admiral to Amazon Lily to find and kill Hancock in order to steal the Mero Mero no Mi from her. Ultimately, Teach does not genuinely care for Shot as he was willing to leave him petrified if it meant getting Hancock's desirable Devil Fruit. After Shot was unpetrified, he continued to serve Teach, either not knowing or caring that his Admiral was so callous about his well-being. Catarina Devon was one of the crew members who accompanied her captain to Amazon Lily to find and kill Hancock in order to steal the Mero Mero no Mi from her. Devon stated that she wanted to take Hancock's head as a trophy but Teach told her that she could do so after her abilities were taken from her. Due to Teach's selfish nature, he was willing to leave Devon petrified if it meant getting Hancock's very useful power. On the other hand, due to his "special" lineage, Devon has expressed loyalty to her admiral and his goals. As a former Marine Admiral turned Blackbeard Pirate, Kuzan has a peculiar relationship with his now leader. After Kuzan left the Marines, he and Teach had a chance meeting in the New World where, in spite of initial hostility towards each other, both men surprisingly hit it off after spending the night drinking together. Despite Laffitte's suggestion, Teach refused the idea of stealing Kuzan's Hie Hie no Mi when he had the chance, and instead invited the former Marine into his crew. While Kuzan was angry, thinking that the Emperor thought he could recruit him after a few drinks, Teach pointed out that the Blackbeard Pirates were not exactly "best friends" and that all of the crewmembers' profit from their own agendas. Therefore, deciding to live his life on his own terms, Kuzan accepted the offer. Since then, Kuzan has assisted Teach in accomplishing many of his objectives and in defending Hachinosu from enemies, all while offering some of his own invaluable experience as a former Admiral to keep Teach in touch with how the Marines operate. Teach gave praise to Kuzan following his capture of Garp.

Whitebeard Pirates

When Teach was orphaned at the age of twelve, he asked to join the Whitebeard Pirates during their visit of his homeland, a request that the crew granted without hesitation. However, Teach had already plotted to use the crew for his search for the Yami Yami no Mi since then, in his desire to become the next Pirate King. Throughout the next twenty-six years on board their ship, Teach was on very good terms with them, even turning down the chance to be a commander among the crew, although that was most likely a measure not to make himself infamous before he was ready to reveal his plans. Still, the fact that he was not able to discern Luffy's relationship with Ace on their encounter (whereas many other Whitebeard Pirates did, as Ace spent much time telling them about Luffy) until it was pointed out by Ace himself showed his own ignorance in regard of his former crew. Despite all the seemingly great times they once had, and with all the outward respect Teach gave to them, his only reason for even joining the Whitebeard Pirates was just to acquire the Yami Yami no Mi; once he saw it in Thatch's hands, he saw no further reason to remain with the crew, and promptly betrayed and murdered Thatch to take the fruit for himself before fleeing. This very action made his former comrades see him as an enemy and a traitor to their crew. Along with Teach mocking them about Thatch and Ace's deaths, it only angered them further. After Teach had murdered his former captain with a nine-on-one attack, he utilized the knowledge and experience he gained from the crew to arrogate Whitebeard's status of Emperor and annex nearly all of his territories, further showing how in the end Teach merely exploited the crew who had once accepted him as family. One year after the Summit War of Marineford, Marco and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates confronted the Blackbeard Pirates in the "Payback War" and were ultimately defeated. This event was what led Teach to be recognized as one of the Four Emperors. In spite of being given a place to stay by Whitebeard while he was a young orphan, Teach seemingly never considered his former captain as anything more than a stepping stone to achieve his true objectives. This is best evidenced by the fact Teach had zero qualms in desecrating Whitebeard's dead body in order to steal the Gura Gura no Mi for himself. Teach admitted at Marineford that he respected and admired Whitebeard until age caught up to the latter, but considering Teach's subsequent actions, it is unknown if this was his true feelings about his former captain or a form of mockery. At the very least, Teach did think highly of Whitebeard's status, as the latter's strength and influence were cited as reasons to believe he had the highest chance of stumbling into the Yami Yami no Mi, leading to Teach's continued membership under the Whitebeard Pirates. While Teach is usually fearless and reckless, he pathetically begged in front of Whitebeard twice in his life, first when asking him to join his crew and the second when he was backed into a corner and he is never shown doing this in front of anyone else, further crediting his recognition towards his former captain. Whitebeard admitted he had a bad feeling about Teach and at first tried to prevent Ace into pursuing him, thinking his former son was more trouble than he had let on. During the Summit War of Marineford, Whitebeard himself refused to acknowledge Teach as family and attacked with no mercy, pointing out Teach's weaknesses and carelessness while doing so. Whitebeard also believes that Teach is not the person that Gol D. Roger seemingly predicted would succeed him as the next Pirate King, cryptically saying that his traitorous subordinate was "not the man Roger was waiting for". Teach was Portgas D. Ace's subordinate in the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates. Because of this, Ace felt responsible for Thatch's murder and sought to take matters on his own hands by finding and then punishing Teach for his crimes against Whitebeard and his family. Originally, Ace and Teach had a friendly relationship, with Ace respecting Teach's seniority as a Whitebeard crewmember and thinking the latter was more deserving for the job of second division commander (which had been left vacant since Oden left the crew). Instead, Teach thought Ace had the necessary "ambition" to take the position and encouraged the newcomer to fill the vacancy. Even after leaving the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach still referred to Ace as "commander", implying he still somewhat respected Ace as his superior despite being enemies. After Teach deserted the crew, Ace went on a great search for his former subordinate, eventually finding him at Banaro Island following some stolen Marine intel. There, Teach attempted to convince Ace into joining his crew, but this promptly backfired (especially after Ace learned Teach was hunting Luffy as well). The two then went on to fight each other, with Teach winning and then handing the defeated Ace over to the World Government in exchange for becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. As such, Teach had a great contribution on Ace's eventual death, with many like Luffy and Marco acknowledging him as the primary responsible for it.

Enemies

Straw Hat Pirates

Teach has been an enemy of the Straw Hat Pirates ever since he and his crew encountered them in Mock Town. His first act against them was when he tried to collect the bounties of two of the crewmembers, but he failed thanks to a timely Knock Up Stream. All of the Straw Hats greatly despise Teach for the huge role he played in Ace's death. Both being firm believers in fate and dreams, Teach originally gave Monkey D. Luffy sound advice on being a pirate, but Teach later attempted to capture Luffy for his second bounty but failed to do so. When he learned of the latter's third increase, Teach attempted to go after him again, but Ace caught up to him before he could accomplish his task. Teach was surprised to learn Luffy was Ace's brother and the latter fought him to protect Luffy. In their second meeting, Luffy was shocked to see him, but later becomes angered when learning that Teach was the one who put Ace on his path towards death. Luffy himself almost forgot his original mission to save Ace and attacked Teach, only stopping because of Jinbe's intervention. While Luffy calmed his mind, Teach had realized he underestimated Luffy as he found his strength impressive. Teach did not stop Luffy from attempting to rescue Ace, going so far as to say to give it his best and reminding him of the words he said when they first met. The pair are considered enemies and with Ace's death taken into account, Luffy's hatred for Teach increased immensely. Despite this, Teach still seems to hold a strong respect for Luffy seeing that he is a fellow "dreamer" with an aspiration to find the One Piece and become the Pirate King. Two years later, when Teach was speaking to Burgess (through a Den Den Mushi) at the Corrida Colosseum, the latter told him of Luffy's presence which intrigued him as he greeted the young pirate who was angered to hear him. Teach spoke to Luffy with a jovial tone telling him that Burgess would win the tournament and claim the Mera Mera no Mi before Luffy firmly told him that he would not allow them to claim his brother's power. Luffy's hatred for Teach increased after learning that the Blackbeard Pirates had attacked Baltigo (the Revolutionary Army's base of operations), putting his father Dragon and brother Sabo in danger. Despite being enemies, Teach has been following Luffy's exploits with excitement, as he was simply ecstatic when he heard of the chaos Luffy and his crew caused on Enies Lobby. When news of the Straw Hats' actions in Totto Land spread across the world, Teach was deeply amused by the fact that Luffy challenged Big Mom, though he stated it was too soon for him to be called an Emperor. After hearing about the war in Wano Country, Teach showed even more excitement for Luffy's upcoming clash with Kaidou. Teach appears to know Jinbe, having commented on his friendship with Ace. Jinbe was enraged at Teach for causing Ace's arrest and death sentence by the Marines but was cautious about his disposition and abilities. After the Summit War of Marineford, Jinbe kept tabs on Teach as he informed Luffy of Teach's usurping of Whitebeard's Emperor status and his relentless hunt for Devil Fruit users to absorb their abilities. He warned Luffy that Teach would consider the Straw Hats to be invaluable targets. It is unknown if he is aware that Jinbe has joined Luffy's crew.

Trafalgar D Water Law

Teach formed a quick alliance of convenience with Trafalgar Law to fight the residents of Hachinosu when they coincidentally invaded the island for their own reasons. Following Big Mom and Kaidou's downfalls, Teach attacked Law at Winner Island in an attempt to steal his Road Poneglyph copies. Teach mocked Law for not being more welcoming to a fellow member of the Worst Generation, and Law was not intimidated by the idea of fighting Teach. Teach defeated Law in battle and told him that the one hundred pirates that had their hearts stolen by the Surgeon of Death during the incident would be elated if he were to do the same to him. Teach also held interest in Law's Devil Fruit, the Ope Ope no Mi, being aware of its more outlandish applications like the perennial youth surgery. However, Teach let Law escape from his grasp due to Bepo's surprise Sulong transformation, something that frustrated him.

Jewelry Bonney

Bonney bears a grudge against Teach for his role at triggering the Whitebeard War by defeating and handing over Ace to the World Government for the vacant Warlord of the Sea position. Later, this intensified after Teach defeated the Bonney Pirates in the New World, leaving Bonney and her crew helpless. Bonney does not seem to fear Teach, and even went as far as insulting him in front of his crew. Teach offered her to become "his woman"—not knowing she is really a child posing as an adult—but she refused and struck him while at it, something Teach did not appreciate due to feeling that was improper behavior for a lady. When Akainu arrived to deal with Teach, the latter lost his interest on Bonney and went on the run.

World Government And Marines

Teach joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea after defeating Ace and handing him over to the World Government. However, Teach exploited the benefits the Warlord of the Sea title granted him in order to enter facilities that would otherwise have been unreachable to an ordinary pirate. Teach only wanted to be a Warlord of the Sea so as to be able to reach Impel Down in order to liberate several Level 6 prisoners and bolster the ranks of his crew. He stole a Marine ship with his crew, using it to break into Impel Down. After he had achieved this goal, he resigned from his Warlord of the Sea title upon reaching Marineford. Teach made enemies of the Marines after revealing his treachery when he went to Marineford during the Whitebeard War. The Marines hold themselves accountable for not only the potential power he wields, but also for the number of dangerous criminals he freed from Impel Down. Sengoku personally was furious over the latter's betrayal and took it upon himself to fight Teach when he bragged about sinking Marineford. Despite all this, Teach later tried to trade Bonney for a Marine battleship, which the Marines did not go through with, sending Akainu to deal with him instead. Two years later, Teach once again attempted to negotiate with the Government, by capturing the famous Koby and holding him hostage, in order to force the Government to recognize Hachinosu as a legal country for criminals. Even after being rebuffed by Koby being a SWORD member, Teach intended to press on with his attempt, being interested in seeing how the world will react if Koby is disavowed by the Marines. The Five Elders are aware of Teach's special lineage, which they consider to be particularly notable. Despite losing Koby, Teach's negotiation with the World Government remained unchanged when he intended to use Monkey D. Garp as a supreme bargaining chip. Koby was the other temporary ally Teach made during the Rocky Port Incident, and Teach is appreciative of the young marine's actions there, as they helped him defeat Ochoku and usurp his position as the ruler of Hachinosu. After Koby surrendered himself to Teach in exchange for 800 Marine hostages, Teach wanted to use Koby's status as a hero to pressure the World Government into accepting his demands to turn Hachinosu into an official country. Seeing value in having Koby around for negotiations, regardless of his official status as a Marine, Teach kept Koby alive, but imprisoned in a cell on Hachinosu. After Koby escaped, Avalo Pizarro forbade any of their subordinates from killing Koby for this very reason. Teach seemed aware of Magellan's infamy as he was expecting to confront Impel Down's warden at some point after invading the prison. Magellan, meanwhile, treated Teach like he would any intruder, quickly dispatching him so he could focus on the mass breakout that was happening at the time. Teach has a high level of concern towards Akainu's strength. This was shown when he escaped from the approaching future Fleet Admiral on his ship. This was despite him having acquired two of the most powerful Devil fruit powers and having his entire crew alongside him, five of them being Impel Down's most powerful and dangerous ex-prisoners.

Shanks

Shanks and Teach first met around 26 years ago after a skirmish between their respective crews, but they kept their distance from each other back then. Teach at the very least did not seem to think very highly of Shanks at the time, remarking that he and Buggy looked unimpressive despite their shared roles as apprentices for their crews. Nowadays, Shanks has a watchful eye out for Teach, making sure to gather intel, monitor his movements in the New World and trying to guess where he could appear at any moment. Although the exact events are unknown, Shanks previously admitted to Whitebeard that his facial scar came from a direct attack from Teach, being the only injury he ever took that truly bothered him. Even at Marineford, Shanks addressed Teach in a tense manner, being the only one to regard Teach as a massive threat compared to the Marines or the Whitebeard Pirates, who otherwise prioritized clashing against each other. Having already proclaimed "his era" was beginning, unveiling the new members of his crew and demonstrating control over two Devil Fruits, Teach said he had achieved his goal for the time being, while also stating that it was not yet time for his battle with Shanks.

Gecko Moria

They had no interaction when Teach was a Warlord of the Sea aside from dining together with the other Warlords the night before the Summit War, but Gecko Moria was amused to be informed that the latter filled the vacant position left by Crocodile. Two years later, in an attempt to rescue Absalom, Moria attacked Hachinosu and demanded that Teach show himself. Even after Moria had attacked his underlings, Teach still gave Moria the option to join him though he did so derisively. Moria was eventually imprisoned at some point after this encounter, implying he rejected Teach's proposal, and Teach was angered by the news of his escape some time after that.

Boa Hancock

Teach invaded Amazon Lily in order to kill Boa Hancock and steal her Mero Mero no Mi. He apprehended her while she was off guard trying to attack Koby. While grabbing Hancock by her throat, Teach was aware of Hancock's trickery that is if he let her go, she would eventually turn him into stone and easily kill him. Due to Hancock being dangerous, he attempted to kill her and steal her Devil Fruit by choking her. This was until he spared Hancock's life and left Amazon Lily due to Silvers Rayleigh's arrival, as well as Hancock warning Teach that if he killed her and stole her powers, his petrified crew members would remain petrified forever although he did tell her that he does not even care about his crewmates. Hancock (much like Luffy) holds an immense hatred towards Teach and considered him as her mortal enemy when she told him to "get his filthy hands off of her", showing her disdain for the Emperor. Even when Teach was initially choking the life out of her, Hancock refused to submit herself to the likes of him.

Silvers Rayleigh

Teach and Silvers Rayleigh have been enemies for a long time, where Rayleigh made it clear that he never liked Teach. Rayleigh arrived at Amazon Lily to stop Teach in his attempt to kill Hancock and steal her Devil Fruit. Teach had no intention to fight Rayleigh and decided to leave Hancock alone and retreat from Amazon Lily due to his fear of Rayleigh. On the other hand, Rayleigh admitted Teach would eventually beat him in an actual confrontation due to the former's advanced age, acknowledging that Teach had grown into a veritable threat.

Monkey D Dragon And The Revolutionary Army

Teach became enemies with Monkey D. Dragon and the entire Revolutionary Army after Sabo defeated Burgess at Dressrosa. Sabo in particular hates Teach and his crew for their role in Ace's capture that led to his eventual death, something that helped fuel his thrashing of Burgess as the latter mocked Sabo's own inability to save him at the time. Teach and his crew invaded Baltigo and destroyed the Revolutionary Army's main headquarters in an attempt to steal their weapons and retrieve a wounded Burgess (who had managed to stow away into a Revolutionary ship), before being forced to retreat due to the Marines and CP0 arriving at the scene. After the conflict, Dragon and his army relocated to Momoiro Island. In spite of being enemies, Teach was excited to hear that Sabo and the three commanders of the Revolutionary Army had faced off against Admirals Fujitora and Ryokugyu in Mary Geoise to rescue Bartholomew Kuma from the Celestial Dragons. Teach seems to hold them in some regard, as he had Laffitte keeping tabs on their actions following their clash on Baltigo.

Charlotte Pudding

Teach sent his crew to capture Big Mom's 35th daughter, Charlotte Pudding and bring her to him. Pudding declares to Teach that if Big Mom is alive, she will make him pay for capturing her, but he and his crew mocked her, believing that Big Mom was dead. Blackbeard wrapped his arm around Pudding much to her chagrin and disgust.

Other

Caribou

Caribou is a fierce admirer of Teach, and dreams of joining his crew. After meeting Augur and Devon, Caribou claimed to have valuable information he wanted to share with Teach (having been spying the Straw Hats every time they learned the whereabouts of an Ancient Weapon). Intrigued, Teach granted Caribou an audience, but threatened to execute him if the information he had was not good enough.

Abilities And Powers

Summary

As one of the Four Emperors, Teach is one of the four most powerful pirates in the world, proof of this would be having received a bounty of 2,247,600,000 during the timeskip and would later increase to 3,996,000,000 for unknown reasons, which is the second highest among the current Emperors. Also, as the admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, Teach has absolute authority over the crew, with the crew itself staffed with extremely powerful and infamous individuals. Furthermore, as the current ruler of Hachinosu, he has dominion over the entire island. Even before gaining any devil fruit powers, Jinbe stated that he was still a fearsome individual at that time when he was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates. As great evidence of this, is that during this time he fought Shanks and left scars on his left eye; and although the exact circumstances of what happened are not known, Shanks declared that it was not due to carelessness, recognizing Teach as a dangerous threat. Likewise, Portgas D. Ace, before officially becoming 2nd division commander of the crew, believed that Teach could have become commander, but the latter refused. He managed to kill Thatch, the 4th division Whitebeard commander and escape from the Moby Dick and Whitebeard's territory seemingly with relative ease. After gaining the powers of the Yami Yami no Mi, Teach managed to take on his former commander, Ace, another powerful Logia user. Such was his confrontation that many of the witnesses who witnessed it declared that his power was not of this world. When he defeated Ace and handed him over, the World Government quickly recognized his victory, so they granted him the position of Warlord of the Sea despite not having a bounty or reputation at the time. After the Summit War of Marineford, the Five Elders believed that Teach had a huge lead ahead of anyone else to usurp the position of Emperor once held by Whitebeard. This predication came true after Teach and his crew managed to overwhelmingly defeat Marco and all the remaining members of Whitebeard's crew, officially becoming the new Emperor. Two years later, Teach has become even more powerful, as he easily defeated his fellow ex-Warlord, Boa Hancock, and even Silvers Rayleigh, the former "Right Hand of the Pirate King", confessed that he would stand no chance against the Emperor due to his elderly age. Another testimony of his might is that he was able to defeat Trafalgar D. Water Law, a fellow member of the Worst Generation, who is also another ex-Warlord, has a bounty worth 3,000,000,000 and one of the two pirates responsible for defeating former Emperor Big Mom with relative ease. Likewise, veteran pirate Chinjao who usually looks down at the Worst Generation believes that Teach has potential to greatly influence the pirate world.

Tactical Skills

Teach has shown himself to be an expert planner and a master at orchestrating manipulative schemes provided he has time to prepare; he waited two decades aboard the Moby Dick with the Whitebeard Pirates and even integrated with the crew dynamic solely to increase his opportunities of obtaining the Yami Yami no Mi (and also recruited some future members of his own crew during this time, indicating great charisma and leadership skills even as a regular crewmate). He also went to capture Monkey D. Luffy to guarantee an offer for the vacant position of the Seven Warlords of the Sea by the World Government, which in turn was simply sought for free access through the Gates of Justice into the notoriously impenetrable Impel Down to recruit mighty Level Six prisoners to strengthen his crew. This scheme completely deceived both Sengoku and Tsuru, the two greatest strategic masterminds of the Marines, with Sengoku realizing Teach's true intentions only after the Blackbeard Pirates had appeared in Marineford. Marco also suggested Teach had already made plans to steal the Gura Gura no Mi, from being on the crew for so long. Instead of taking Whitebeard head-on to steal his Devil Fruit, Teach effectively manipulated Whitebeard and the entire military force of the Marines, including the Admirals Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru, into fighting each other during the former's attempt to rescue Ace. Eventually, Whitebeard became fatally injured and weakened enough for Teach and his crew to brutally overpower and ultimately kill Whitebeard to steal the Gura Gura no Mi, becoming the first person to wield two Devil Fruit powers. When confronted by Shanks and his crew, Teach instead had his crew retreat as he deemed that it was not the right time to fight them, which showed a great sense of caution. This side of him was seen again when he chose to flee from Marine Admiral Akainu. Later, in an attempt to steal the Road Poneglyph rubbings, Teach set a trap for whichever of the three crews left Wano Country and headed to Winner Island. Following his victory over the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach used his previous knowledge of the latter's territory to conquer most of it, becoming one of the Four Emperors. However, for all his combat prowess and intellect, Teach can be overconfident and careless, as noted by Whitebeard. He has a habit of concentrating too much on conversations with his opponents while fighting them, letting his guard down in the process, a weakness he has demonstrated in his battles against Whitebeard, Luffy, Ace, Magellan, and Law. This usually results in him suffering critical injuries. In fact, if not for Shiryu's help, Teach and his entire crew would have been killed by Magellan's poison.

Physical Abilities

Teach has an immense amount of superhuman resistance and durability. During his fight with Ace, he was engulfed in flames and pierced in the chest by two fire spears, but after putting out the flames, he was able to shake off the impact of the attacks. Another indication of his sheer durability is shown when he took a Jet Pistol from an enraged Luffy, and was hit by one of Sengoku's shockwaves in his Daibutsu form only to come out with minor injuries both times. Even more monstrous, is his incredible endurance, with even extremely powerful and potent attacks never succeeding at keeping him down for long – all despite his Devil Fruit greatly amplifying the pain which he receives. This is demonstrated when he took a direct slash from Whitebeard's bisento, followed by a point-blank quake bubble attack to his head and neck, without losing consciousness or suffering any impairing damage. He also shrugged off a kick to the head from Supernova Jewelry Bonney, and quickly recovered even after having his insides fried by Law's Shock Wille. According to Marco, Teach has a unique body structure that is different from other humans, which could even explain how he was able to possess two Devil Fruits, while any individual would have normally ended up dying. This is further shown when Buggy stated that Teach did not need to sleep like other people. It is rumored that Teach has never slept once in his whole life, which shows off his tremendous stamina. Teach also possesses tremendous physical strength, even for his comparable size, as demonstrated when he seriously injured Luffy and Ace, both of whom are exceptionally durable, with just one hit, sending them crashing back with incredible force and across great distances. He was able to stop an enraged Whitebeard's quake attack with his own physical strength and with the help of his Kurouzu technique.

Devil Fruits

Summary

Through an unknown method, Teach became the first and so far, only known person to wield the powers of two Devil Fruits at the same time. Marco speculated that this was possible due to an unstated peculiarity unique to Teach himself, having to do with an "atypical body structure" of some sort. He also pointed out that the other Whitebeard Pirates should be aware of this fact. With the power of darkness (the Yami Yami no Mi), which "reduces anything to nothingness", and the power of earthquakes (the Gura Gura no Mi), which "brings destruction to everything", Teach claimed himself to be truly invincible and the strongest of them all. Teach can utilize both of his Devil Fruits simultaneously right after acquiring them. Teach has since unsuccessfully attempted to acquire other additional Devil Fruits such as Boa Hancock's Mero Mero no Mi and later Trafalgar D. Water Law's Ope Ope no Mi, demonstrating that he isn't limited to just two Devil Fruits, though it is not known if he has acquired any more abilities yet or how many he has in total.

Yami Yami No Mi

Teach ate the Yami Yami no Mi, a unique Logia-type Devil Fruit which allows him to create, control, and transform his body into darkness. The darkness appears reminiscent of a fiery black smoke while also bearing a resemblance to a liquid. Unlike a normal Logia user, Teach cannot turn intangible; in fact, any damage he takes will actually hurt worse than normal. Teach has an infinite amount of space inside of his body made of darkness. The darkness has strong properties of gravity and absorption. The darkness has the power to pull things in, much like a black hole. Even light itself cannot escape. Furthermore, the gravity is so strong that it can completely crush anything in its path. Once something has been pulled in, it can be absorbed into the darkness, where it will be trapped until Teach himself decides to release it. It is described as a void which devours everything and returns all to nothingness. The most frightening power of the fruit is that it allows Teach to absorb/nullify other people's Devil Fruit powers. So long as Teach maintains physical contact with the other Devil Fruit user, it is as if the victim never ate their Devil Fruit at all.

Gura Gura No Mi

Teach, through currently unknown means, stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi from the dead body of its previous user, Whitebeard. The Gura Gura no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that gives him the ability to cause earthquakes and generate powerful shockwaves. It is considered to be the strongest power of the Paramecia class, in addition, it is said that it has the power to destroy the entire world. He has the power to send incredibly powerful shockwaves through the air, creating cracks in the air itself in the process. By striking at the general area with his quake powers, he can cause large earthquakes. His quakes cause serious damage and alterations to the surrounding landscape and are capable of destroying buildings. He can also "grab" the surrounding area and literally tilt it, he can even do this with not just an entire island, but also the surrounding seas. He unknowingly caused a tsunami at a nearby island when he first tried this. In the anime, he has also displayed the ability to use his shockwaves defensively, as their vast raw power can easily stop incoming attacks, even from the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit power of the then-Fleet Admiral, Sengoku. Upon initially obtaining the power, he did not have great control over it. After the timeskip, he seems to have more control of the power, as he casually created an earthquake with no effort.

Haki

Observation Haki

Teach is a highly skilled user of Observation Haki. As he was able to sense that Luffy's bounty of 30,000,000 was too low compared to his strength, and during his raid on Impel Down he was able to sense that Luffy's Haki had improved since meeting him in Jaya.

Armament Haki

Teach is an extremely skilled user of Armament Haki. By hardening his arm, he was able to defend himself against S-Hawk's sword slash, which could cut Amazon Lily's large mountain in half.

Weapons

Teach has occasionally been shown using tekkō-kagi weapons, one of which he favored since his youth days. It is also the weapon he used to give Shanks his facial scars. When the Whitebeard Pirates started protecting Fish-Man Island, he was seen with longer tekkō-kagi in one hand. He has yet to been seen wielding a claw weapon in the present day, however. Teach used a flintlock pistol when dealing the deathblow to Whitebeard along with the other Blackbeard Pirates, and also has three pistols tied in his sash. His accuracy with them is not completely shown, as he was only seen emptying his ammunition into Whitebeard at point-blank range, yet Whitebeard was still briefly alive after he had finished shooting.

Major Battles

Summary

Whitebeard Pirates vs. Roger Pirates (unseen) Teach vs. Shanks (details unknown, yet left Shanks with his scar) Teach vs. Thatch (unseen) Blackbeard Pirates vs. Drum Kingdom (unseen) Teach vs. Portgas D. Ace Blackbeard Pirates vs. Impel Down Guards (Level 1) Teach vs. Hannyabal and Bazooka Unit Teach vs. Monkey D. Luffy (interrupted by Jinbe) Teach vs. Edward Newgate Blackbeard Pirates vs. Edward Newgate Blackbeard Pirates vs. Fleet Admiral Sengoku Blackbeard Pirates vs. Bonney Pirates (unseen) Blackbeard Pirates vs. Whitebeard Pirates (under Marco) (unseen, during timeskip) Blackbeard Pirates vs. Revolutionary Army (unseen) Blackbeard Pirates vs. Cipher Pol (unseen) Teach vs. S-Hawk Teach vs. Boa Hancock Blackbeard Pirates vs. Heart Pirates Teach vs. Trafalgar D. Water Law

Anime And Manga Differences

Summary

While the manga has never depicted how exactly Teach killed Thatch, the anime shows that Teach literally stabbed him in the back. In the anime, the fight between Teach and Whitebeard is slightly extended, as Teach punched Whitebeard several times while having the latter in his grip. He also shot Whitebeard in the heart with his flintlock and fired several more times before ordering his crew to join in. In the manga, he simply ordered them to attack right after surviving one of Whitebeard's quake bubbles. Also, the wound he received from the Whitebeard's bisento was not as brutal as it was in the original manga. In the manga, the Yami Yami no Mi was in Teach's left hand and the Gura Gura no Mi was in his right. In the anime, they are reversed. In the anime, the fight between Teach and Sengoku is also extended, with the former's quake punch and the latter's shockwaves tearing apart Marineford. Sengoku knocked Teach back with another shockwave, but he retaliated by tilting the island just as Whitebeard had done. Jesus Burgess jumped into the fight to assist but was knocked back by the intervention of Garp. When Teach shifted the seas, the tsunami saved the Heart Pirates from a naval bombardment and a longer scene of people escaping Sabaody Archipelago is shown.

Translation And Dub Issues

Name And Epithet

Initially, the "Teach" portion of his name was romanized Teech in all official English translations—the VIZ manga, Funimation-dubbed anime and Simulcast subtitles, and 4Kids' localization of the video game Pirates Carnival. This is an accurate transliteration of the katakana (ティーチ?) used in the original Japanese, albeit weaker in the intended allusion to the historical pirate "Blackbeard" Edward Teach. Interestingly, all of Funimation's home-releases of the anime render the name as Teach, in both subtitles and translations of on-screen text. In contrast, the VIZ manga continues to favor Teech. For a time, some minor debate also existed—similar to that surrounding Whitebeard—as to whether Blackbeard was the "proper" translation of the epithet Kurohige (黒ひげ?), as Hige (髭（ひげ）?) is a generic term for facial hair that applies to both mustaches and beards, and Teach had virtually no beard during his first few appearances. However, this became moot from the Impel Down Arc on, when Teach began wearing a prominent beard.

Laugh

During his earliest appearances in the Jaya Arc, the Funimation dubbed anime made no attempt to adapt his distinct "Zehaha" laugh. However, from the Post-Enies Lobby Arc on, the laugh was generally retained.

Other

In the original manga and anime, Teach comments "I'd thought thirty million too low for his Haki" (あの覇気で３千万はねえと思ったが?) on seeing Luffy's updated bounty. However, both the Funimation anime and the VIZ manga translate this line with "even thirty million", producing the opposite implication: that Teach (much like the Bellamy Pirates) had thought Luffy was not even worth his pre-Arabasta bounty. (Notably, this line was also the first to explicitly name Haki. As the term's significance would not be revealed until the Amazon Lily Arc, neither Funimation nor VIZ acknowledge it in their respective translations.)

Inspirations And Influences

Summary

Teach is, in many aspects, designed as a fictionalized version of "Blackbeard" Edward Teach, possibly the most notorious pirate in (Western) history and Eiichiro Oda's personal favorite pirate. In addition to his name, epithet, and general viciousness, Teach's in-story history parallels his historical counterpart's in several areas: Initially unknown, he rises to utter notoriety within three years (the historical Teach was active as "Blackbeard" for only three years, from 1716 to 1718). His rise is facilitated by the betrayal of a fellow pirate (the historical Teach acquired many men and at least one ship by usurping the authority of fellow captain Stede Bonnet; by some accounts, Bonnet was, much like Portgas D. Ace, arrested and executed while trying to pursue revenge). He has sought government authorization, if only temporarily (the historical Teach, in addition to probably originating as a privateer, briefly accepted a pardon from North Carolina governor Charles Eden in 1718). After the timeskip, Teach has also begun wearing a long, multi-braided beard—an element common to nearly all contemporary descriptions and illustrations of the historical Teach. Two related characters would derive looser inspiration from the historical Teach: "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate took on his given name, while Thatch took on an alternate spelling of his surname (also reported by some sources as a deliberate alias).

Early Concepts

Summary

In One Piece Green: Secret Pieces, an early concept of Teach was revealed, including that he was originally named Everything D. Teach (エブリシング・D（ディー）・ティーチ, Eburishingu Dī Tīchi?). His original name may be taken from the 17th century English pirate Henry Every, famous for becoming the richest pirate in the world at the time and getting the highest bounty in history placed on his head.

Merchandise

Summary

As a prominent character, Teach has multiple pieces of merchandise. He has been featured with the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the series of One Piece Seven Warlords Cellphone Strap and the One Piece Super Deformed Figures. He was also released along with Crocodile in the One Piece Super Effect – Devil Fruit User series. Teach was also released in the One Piece DX Figure models, in the One Piece World Collectable Figure series in July 2010 along with the rest of the Warlords of the Sea and in the high-quality figure of HQS by Tsume. He is represented as a hippopotamus in the action figure series S.H.Figuarts ZERO 2013.

Songs

"NOW MY HANDS GET!!!!"

Video Games

Playable Appearances

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise One Piece: Gear Spirit One Piece: Gigant Battle One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 New World One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X One Py Berry Match One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 One Piece: Burning Blood One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum One Piece Treasure Cruise One Piece Bounty Rush One Piece Thousand Storm Jump Force One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!!

Enemy Appearances

One Piece: Pirates Carnival One Piece Romance Dawn: The Dawn of the Adventure One Piece: Pirate Warriors One Piece: Unlimited World Red

Nonplayable Appearances

One Piece: Grand Battle! 3 One Piece: Grand Adventure

Trivia

Summary

In Chapter 581, when addressing the prisoners of Level 6 of Impel Down, Teach is shown with a full mouth of teeth. This was likely a mistake on Oda's part. In the Impel Down Arc, Teach is confirmed to have used Observation Haki on Luffy at some point during the Jaya Arc. This would make him the first-ever Observation Haki user depicted in the series, before the concept of "Mantra" was introduced in the following arc. Fittingly, Teach is also the first character in the series to mention Haki by name. In Chapter 474 and Episode 369, Teach's bounty was stated to be "zero" by Bartholomew Kuma. While interpretation was initially open as to whether this just meant he was not a wanted man, Vivre Card databook later made it clear that Teach was indeed wanted by the World Government before becoming a Warlord, albeit with no monetary reward offered for his death or capture. This makes him the sole known holder of the lowest bounty in the series. In his bounty of 3,996,000,000, the 9-6 can be read as kyu-ro. 黒 (Kuro) means "black", which could refer to his epithet, "Blackbeard" (黒ひげ, Kurohige?, Viz: Black Beard). Curiously, in One Piece Blue: Grand Data File, that covers from the East Blue Saga to the middle of the Jaya Arc, Teach is not revealed as Marshall D. Teach or Blackbeard, but as "Cherry Pie Man" (チェリーパイ男, Cherīpai Otoko?), a regular customer of the Mock Town Pub. Teach's Devil Fruit, Yami Yami no Mi, gives off black smoke when he is using it. This may be a reference to his real-life counterpart who was rumored to burn candles in his hair which smoked, giving him a demonic appearance. Teach has been a member of each of the three most infamous pirate groups: The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Four Emperors, and the Worst Generation. Also, both Teach and Buggy are the only known individuals to serve as both a Warlord of the Sea and later one of the Four Emperors, therefore being the only ones who have been part of two of the Three Great Powers. Teach is a dark reflection of Shanks, as both were once apprentices of very infamous pirates, who are now deceased, before becoming captains of their own crews and eventually members of the Four Emperors. The main difference is that Shanks had a very deep relationship with his captain, Gol D. Roger and mourned for him when he died, and did not start building his pirate crew until after Roger's death. In contrast, Teach built his crew after betraying his captain, Whitebeard, and with their help, he murdered Whitebeard in cold blood without any remorse before usurping his title as Emperor. In addition, Shanks' crew currently does not have any Devil Fruit users, whereas Teach and his officers have very powerful Devil Fruit abilities, with Teach being the only person alive to have two. In the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th fan polls of most popular characters, Teach was ranked 94th, 51st, 67th, 49th and 46th, respectively. In real life, Blackbeard's career in piracy lasted for only two years, yet he became a legendary criminal in his own right. In One Piece, after defecting from the Whitebeard Pirates and striking out on his own as a captain, Teach's gained much infamy in the same amount of time, having risen to the rank of one of the Four Emperors. In the eighth volume of One Piece Magazine, concept art of Teach's mother and two younger sisters was revealed. At age 40 and 344 cm, Teach is the oldest and tallest member in the current line-up of the Four Emperors. So far, Teach has never appeared in a volume cover without Shanks being present as well. The volume covers in question are 25, 45, 59, 95, 96 and 105. Teach's favorite foods are cherry pie and kebab, and his least favorite food is gravy. Teach and Crocodile are the only Warlords of the Sea with a Logia-type Devil Fruit. Coincidentally, Teach was Crocodile's replacement. Teach enjoys spring on Summer Islands.

Sbsbased Trivia

Teach's birthday, August 3, comes from his Devil Fruit's name since 8-3 can be derived from ya-mi. Teach's appearance, epithet, and name were taken from 18th century infamous English pirate "Blackbeard" Edward Teach. Not only is Edward Teach the namesake of Teach, but he is also of the character's former captain Edward Newgate and his crewmate and victim Thatch, as Edward Teach was also referred to as Edward Thatch. Teach's animal resemblance is a hippopotamus. If One Piece were set in the real world, then Teach would be from Somalia. When a fan asked which flower Teach resembles the most, Oda answered he most resembles a red spider lily. If Teach was not a pirate, then he would be an archaeologist. Teach's hobbies are gambling and conducting historical research.

References

External Links

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Blackbeard – Wikipedia on Teach's primary inspiration.

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Marshall D. Teach/History

Introduction

Past

Childhood

Marshall D. Teach was born 40 years ago in the Shade Port on the Grand Line and grew up as an orphan. According to Jaygarcia Saturn and Catarina Devon he is part of a "special bloodline". Most of his childhood is unknown, but he appeared to be deeply saddened during this time as he was seen crying near the moonlight. Through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, Teach learned about the Yami Yami no Mi, a Devil Fruit which could nullify the abilities of all other Devil Fruits, and became obsessed with finding it.

Traveling With Whitebeard

28 years ago, at age 12, Teach encountered Whitebeard and his crew and asked to join them, a request that Whitebeard granted, making him their apprentice. Unbeknownst to them, the true purpose of him joining the crew was so that he would have a higher chance of finding the fruit he wanted. Then at age 14, he along with the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates clashed with the Roger Pirates on an island for three days and three nights before the skirmish ultimately became a gift exchange. This was when Teach met Shanks for the first time and as the two stared at each other from a distance Teach told Marco he was unimpressed at seeing his fellow pirate apprentices. On the same occasion, Buggy, another apprentice of the Roger Pirates, told Shanks about the rumor that Teach has never slept a single day in his life. 22 years ago, after Shiki had escaped Impel Down, Teach at age 18 was present amongst Marco, Jozu, Vista, Blenheim, and Haruta while the Flying Pirate spoke to Whitebeard about his plan. 20 years ago, Teach, Jozu, and Marco were present in Whitebeard's takeover and protection of the Fish-Man Island territories. Then at some point, more than twelve years before the current storyline, Teach and Shanks fought in a battle. During the battle, Teach gave Shanks the three scars by his eyes. Teach eventually became a member of the second division and encouraged Portgas D. Ace to seek the commander position, refusing it himself on the basis that he did not "have that kind of ambition". After the Whitebeard Pirates defeated Raccoon and his crew, Teach picked up a defeated Raccoon by his head and threw him aside, but when the Whitebeard Pirates were distracted, Raccoon shot Teach. In response, Teach stomped on him with no mercy. While sailing on the Moby Dick Teach watched Whitebeard beat down Ace for foolishly wanting to pick a fight with Kaidou and not thinking about the casualties it would cause. Upon hearing Kouzuki Oden's name Teach remembered how strong his late former crewmate was. Teach incorrectly assumed Ace wanted to take down Kaidou to acquire fame and glory, not understanding that Ace was doing it because of his friendship with Yamato. Sometime after, Teach along with Whitebeard, Marco, and Jinbe read about Bartholomew Kuma becoming a new Warlord of the Sea after Ace had defeated the Warlord Hanafuda six months prior.

Blood And Betrayal

Shortly after Luffy had received his first bounty, the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' fourth division Thatch found a Devil Fruit, which Teach recognized as the Yami Yami no Mi and the very reason he had joined the crew all those years ago. Desperate to get the fruit at any cost, Teach murdered Thatch, stole the fruit and subsequently fled the crew. Upon the Whitebeard Pirates learning of the murder, Ace set out to find Teach for betraying the crew, despite Whitebeard's reluctance to send the commander to his possible doom. After eating the Yami Yami no Mi at long last, Teach adopted the name "Blackbeard" and soon formed the Blackbeard Pirates, which composed of Laffitte, a former policeman from the West Blue and the crew's navigator, Van Augur the sniper, Jesus Burgess the helmsman, Doc Q the doctor and Stronger, Doc Q's horse. Shortly afterwards, the crew attacked the Drum Kingdom, causing its king, Wapol, to flee and ironically liberating Drum Kingdom from his tyranny.

Sky Island Saga

Jaya Arc

The Blackbeard Pirates made a stop on Jaya. While his crew members were hanging around (With the exception of Laffitte, who went to Mary Geoise to nominate his captain to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, to take Crocodile's place. Which was declined by the World Government because of Teach's lack of a reputation.), Teach sat in a bar. Luffy, together with his crew members Zoro and Nami did enter and took a sit next to Teach. Suddenly, both made a remark about the cherry pie being served to them. Noticing that both their remarks oppose one another, Luffy and Teach decided not to mind each other and just drink some soda. After drinking the soda, they both once again made opposing remarks. Really noticing each other this time around, both of them were starting to get mad at the other's preference. The two then decided to have some food for takeout, with Luffy ordering pieces of meat and Teach ordering cherry pies. However, upon learning the number of food that the other was ordering, the two began a competition of who can order more than the other. At this moment, Luffy and Teach were about to fight each other over the meaningless argument. Not wanting any trouble in his tavern, Terry gave Teach his pies and requested his departure. As Teach was leaving the tavern, Bellamy entered much to the other customers' surprise. After Luffy and Zoro had taken a beating by Bellamy, Teach told Nami that Skypiea exists. He then asked why Nami was sad when there was nothing to be sad about since Luffy and Zoro won that fight. Teach said that the "new age" they talk of was nonsense and laughed that the age in which pirates dream will never end. While he went on with his speech, everyone wondered what he was yelling so loudly for. Teach said that some battles are pointless and laughs. He later left and wished the Straw Hats good luck on their trip to Sky Island. Teach then laughed, saying that his rum tasted good. After learning his identity, Teach planned to capture Luffy, who had a 100,000,000 bounty on his head, before he made it to a Sky Island, as well as Zoro, who had a 60,000,000 bounty. While the Straw Hats were preparing to ride the Knock Up Stream, he approached the crew on his raft-esque ship and showed the new bounties. Before he could capture Luffy and Zoro, his ship was destroyed when the Knock Up Stream shot the Straw Hats into the sky. But Teach merely laughed and remained confident that they would meet again.

Water 7 Saga

Postenies Lobby Arc

After Teach and his crew had pillaged a town on Banaro Island, Teach read a newspaper about the Enies Lobby incident and remarked that Luffy's bounty will surely rise exponentially. Before they could leave to pursue him, Ace appeared and challenged them. Teach called him his commander, but Ace told him to save it. Teach continued to act friendly, saying it had been a long time since they have seen each other, but Ace reminded him that he killed one of his comrades and doing so is unforgivable. Teach then offered Ace to join his crew, saying they would be invincible if he joined. He then went on to say that the reign of Whitebeard will soon end, and their first step was Monkey D. Luffy. He suggested Ace to come with him to kill Luffy (as he was still in Water 7 at the time), but Ace said that Luffy is his brother and outright refused to join his crew. Augur attempted to shoot Ace who retaliated with Higan and shot fire bullets rapidly at Van Augur. Burgess tossed an entire house at Ace, but it was burned with ease by Ace's Fire Pillar. Teach yelled at Augur and Burgess, telling them that Ace was way out of their league and that they should fall back. Suddenly, Ace used Hiken to burn Teach. Teach managed to survive the attack and got back up. He admitted that he killed Thatch as he had the Devil Fruit that he had been searching for. He recognized the fruit Thatch was holding since he had researched the size and shape of the fruit. He revealed that he spent decades on Whitebeard's ship, because he knew he had a better chance of finding the fruit. He waited there for so long that he'd nearly given up, until it finally came to him in his crewmate's hands. He said that getting the Devil Fruit was his fate, and with it, he will be the greatest. His hand began to dissolve into darkness as he said that even for a Logia, this fruit is very special. His whole body began to radiate in a black glow as he said that he is "darkness". Ace questioned Teach's Devil Fruit abilities, so Teach stated that his fruit, the Yami Yami no Mi, is said to be the most dangerous of the Devil Fruits and that Ace cannot kill him. Meanwhile, the townspeople saw black smoke in the town and noted that the pirates were still present so they should run. The rest of the Blackbeard Pirates were fleeing, saying that Teach was about to go wild. Teach sent tendrils of darkness in every direction, enveloping the buildings and scaring the escaping townspeople. Some citizens said that the smoke reminded them of a hole in the ground, but they continued through the forest and out to the coast. Teach explained that his darkness is infinite gravitation that sucks everything in including light. Ace commented that the darkness was not approaching him, but Teach stated that he was not attacking yet, but he was merely demonstrating. Suddenly, Teach activated his Black Hole and sucked all of the town's contents, including its buildings, into his darkness, making them disappear. Teach stated that the darkness will draw in any object and crush it and proceeded to tell Ace that he would show him the town in its ruined form. Teach then used Liberation to send the ruined pieces of the town flying out into a ring around Ace and Teach. The civilians were stunned by the destruction of their town while Blackbeard simply bragged about his ability. However, he realized too late the small points of flame from Ace's Hotarubi which exploded, coating him in flames. While Teach rolled around in pain, Ace stated that he understood the power of the Yami Yami no Mi, but said that if Teach was a Logia, he should have been able to avoid his attack. The darkness quickly absorbed the flames, and Teach stood back up, saying that his fruit can suck in everything, including punches, thunder, flame, and especially pain, meaning that he cannot fend off attacks like other Logia. However, Teach stated the flaw in his ability was well worth the tradeoff because there was one more thing he could do and proceeded to drag Ace towards him with gravitation. Seizing Ace's shoulder, Teach stated that Ace must have noticed the ability and punched Ace hard in the stomach. Ace was sent flying as Teach commented on how long it must have been since Ace was last punched. Teach explained that he can suck in the "devil's power" so that while he is touching a Devil Fruit user, they cannot use their powers. Teach stated that he has gained a power that cannot be defended against for Devil Fruit users who overrate their abilities. Ace replied that he could only neutralize Devil Fruit powers as long as he touched the user and all he had to do was avoid Teach. Teach knew better though and reminded Ace of the gravitational pull that comes with his Devil Fruit ability and dragged Ace towards him again. Ace launched two flaming spears that pierced and burned Teach's chest but Teach landed a powerful punch that nearly broke Ace's neck. Crossing his fingers, Ace fired a flaming cross, but Teach merely grinned. Van Augur commented that he had thought that a Devil Fruit user would be weak and powerless without his ability, but that Ace's basic fighting power was amazing and had earned him a spot as Whitebeard's division commander, which was another one of fate's crossroads. The civilians watched as their island was destroyed and Banana Rock fell, stating that no human could do this much damage and put their entire island at risk. Ace fell as Teach stated that nothing stands a chance in front of darkness and offered Ace another opportunity to join his crew as it would be a waste of his strength if he were to die. Ace refused, saying that if he gave in, he could not call himself a man anymore and there would be no point in living. Teach laughed, saying that once you die your morals are useless and survival is what matters in the world. Ace then gathered fire around him before forming it into a large flaming orb. Teach stated that only one of them could win while Ace declared his desire to make Whitebeard the king, and their attacks collided. In the end, Teach defeated Ace in what came to be called the "Duel on Banaro Island" and handed him over to the Marines. Afterward, Teach was declared Crocodile's successor as a Warlord of the Sea, and Ace was imprisoned in Impel Down.

Summit War Saga

Amazon Lily Arc

When the World Government issued a call for the Seven Warlords of the Sea to join the coming battle with Whitebeard, Teach answered it. He later dined with the other Warlords, except for Jinbe and Boa Hancock.

Impel Down Arc

A few hours before Ace's execution was going to take place, Teach began to put his real plan in motion as he and his crew stole a marine ship, killing all the navy soldiers onboard for good measure. The Blackbeard Pirates then arrived at Impel Down and viciously attacked anyone who tried to stop them from entering the prison. The guards already had their hands full because of a group of prisoners were already wreaking havoc on the lower levels so Teach and his men easily made their way through Impel Down decimating all the jailers in their path until the crew encountered Shiryu with Teach assuming he was the infamous warden Magellan. Instead of fighting the intruders like he was ordered, Shiryu let Teach pass and the pirates made their way all the way to level four just in time to hear Hannyabal's epic speech, after which Teach beat the vice-warden down to the floor while mocking him for his black and white worldviews. Teach then looked around and smirked at seeing that the "gang was all here". After Jinbe called him Blackbeard, Teach was confronted by a furious Luffy. Teach laughed and greeted Luffy in a friendly manner saying how surprised he was when he learned that he was his former commander's younger brother then told the Straw Hat captain the details of his confrontation with Ace. When Teach told Luffy to praise his good luck, as Teach would surely have killed Luffy instead of just defeating Ace, had Ace let Teach off the hook, Luffy angrily attacked the Warlord in Gear Second with Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol. The two had a small skirmish, but it was stopped by Jinbe, who told Luffy not to waste time fighting Teach now as he had to save Ace. Teach noted Luffy's Haki has improved and admitted he had underestimated Luffy's strength. When Magellan showed up, Teach allowed Luffy, and the rest proceed to Level Three. Crocodile was curious at Teach's presence at the prison as he was risking the warlord status he worked so hard to gain with Teach simply saying it was all part of his plan. Teach even received a comment from Jinbe that his assault on the Great Prison proved instrumental for the breakout. Teach then replied that he was also grateful for them, since a panic within Impel Down before him and his crew's arrival was exactly what they needed, right before stating that his crew and him would "shake the whole world to its core". The Blackbeard Pirates later came face-to-face with Magellan. During the confrontation, the warden quickly poisoned the entire crew with his Hydra. Teach stated that the pain was unbearable and screamed, as Magellan walked past them to pursue Luffy. Teach and his crew survived from Magellan's poison by receiving an antidote from Shiryu. Teach then commented that Shiryu would make a fine addition to his crew and invited him to join his crew again. Shiryu accepted, stating that he was waiting for a man of his stature. After recruiting Shiryu, Teach made his way down to Level Six where he invited anyone with the will to be free again to join his crew. However, there was one catch: the prisoners in their cells would have to kill each other in order to prove their strength to him and only the sole survivors of each cage would gain their freedom. It is unknown just how many prisoners died as the result but Teach got four more recruits: Sanjuan Wolf, Avalo Pizarro, Vasco Shot, and Catarina Devon. With that, the newly reinforced Blackbeard Pirates left the prison and headed for Marineford, either not knowing or not caring that some other Level 6 prisoners survived and slipped out of prison.

One Piece Stampede

There was one more person who survived the battle royale. However, when Teach saw it was none other than Douglas Bullet, he immediately decided to leave him alone, taking the others to the surface with him, while marveling at the fact that the man known as the "Demon Heir" was still alive.

Marineford Arc

Teach later appeared at Marineford, having snuck in to see his former captain's death. He was seen with the new recruits from Impel Down. Blackbeard then told Sengoku that the sole reason he obtained the title of Warlord of the Sea was to gain the means to break into Impel Down and bolster the ranks of his crew with legendary criminals, then Blackbeard gloated that he no longer needed that title anymore, effectively resigning from the position then and there. Acting as the vanguard of their attack, Teach initiated his crew's assault by using his Devil Fruit powers to increase the gravity upon the ground from which Whitebeard stood, binding him in place, and then used Kurouzu to pull Whitebeard into his grasp to nullify the latter's Gura Gura no Mi powers. Unfortunately for Teach, this did not completely deter the Emperor, who struck Teach down using his Murakumogiri, sending him to the ground. Whitebeard then proceeded to reprimand him that overconfidence and rashness were his weaknesses and continued by placing a strong grip around Teach's neck and sent a powerful shock wave bubble at point-blank range upon his head, once again sending a massive tremor throughout Marineford. Having lost his composure, Teach ordered his crewmates to fire everything they got on his former captain. Despite this, Whitebeard held his ground and firmly told Teach he is not the one whom Roger is awaiting, leaving Teach stunned. After listening to Whitebeard's speech and then yelling to the heavens that the One Piece was real, Teach commented on how strong his ex-captain's dying words were. Shortly afterwards, Teach was shocked to see Whitebeard died standing. Teach and his crew then quickly covered Whitebeard's body with a black cloth, which Teach entered as well for a short time. He later emerged from the cloth and showed off not only the power of the Yami Yami no Mi, but also the Gura Gura no Mi as he inexplicably managed to extract that power from Whitebeard's body. With a mighty laugh, Teach proclaimed to everyone present and everyone watching these events that from that moment on, this was his era. Overconfident with his newfound powers, he began to wonder if sinking Marineford would be a good start. He and the rest of his crew were promptly sent flying by an enormous shock wave delivered by Sengoku in his Buddha form. The fleet admiral warned him about his cockiness and Teach replied that he was looking forward to seeing Sengoku protecting Marineford, prepared to continue the fight. After he destroys more of Marineford, Teach was warned by his crewmates to not destroy the ground they were standing on. Teach admitted he was having some difficulty controlling the newfound power. He then taunted Sengoku and Garp, stating that he will end their age just like he ended Whitebeard's. He seemed to have been somewhat taken aback by Koby's speech. Upon Shanks' arrival Teach ultimately decided to leave Marineford, having already gotten what he came for and stated that he will fight the Red Hair Pirates another day.

Postwar Arc

Teach made his move in the New World, defeating Jewelry Bonney and her crew in the process. At a burning island, the crew was bickering amongst each other. The Blackbeard Pirates' raft was brought close to the point of destruction due to Sanjuan Wolf's size, and they seemingly got in contact with the Marines to trade Bonney for a battleship. Teach said Bonney was too weak to survive in the New World. He offered her the chance to be his woman and let her stay, but she turned him down, kicking him in the head (due to only her hands being tied up). Van Augur alerted Teach that the battleship arrived, but not for trade because Akainu was on board. Knowing that the deal would not happen, the Blackbeard Pirates fled, leaving Bonney and her crew behind to be arrested.

During The Timeskip

Summary

One year after the war at Marineford, the Blackbeard Pirates fought against the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates led by Marco and ultimately won. It was after this event that Teach was officially recognized as one of the Four Emperors. Teach used his knowledge of Whitebeard's former territory to conquer most of it. During this time, Teach also expanded the crew into a fleet, and with it the hierarchy of the crew was also changed: promoting all of his crewmates to captains of their own respective ships, while Teach himself ascended to the newly formed position of Admiral, giving him command over all the captains and their ships. The Blackbeard Pirates then began the process of hunting down powerful Devil Fruit users in order to absorb their abilities. At some point Teach and his crew encountered Kuzan at a bar in the New World who then froze most of the crew. After a brief clash, the two sat down and started drinking and laughing. Teach told Kuzan about the man with the burn scar and how he possesses the fourth and final Road Poneglyph that would help lead them to Laugh Tale. After assuring Kuzan that the crew would not kill him and steal his Devil Fruit power despite what Laffitte suggested, Teach asked Kuzan to join his crew. Kuzan was skeptical but Teach explained to the former admiral that he had completely misunderstood pirates, and that their interests could actually align with each other. Kuzan, who felt he had nothing left to lose, accepted Teach's offer and became one of his Titanic Captains. Teach also began recruiting other pirate crews under his reign, such as Peachbeard. When Trafalgar Law instigated the infamous event that would become known as the "Rocky Port Incident", Teach took part in it and played a huge role in which he clashed with the former Rocks Pirates member Ochoku over control of the island Hachinosu. According to Teach, the Marines' interference, namely the interference of Marine Captain Koby, helped him win the battle and become the new ruler of Hachinosu, officially making the island part of his territory and his crew's base of operations.

Dressrosa Saga

Dressrosa Arc

During the tournament for the Mera Mera no Mi at Dressrosa, Teach discussed Kuzan being in their crew with Jesus Burgess via Den Den Mushi, to which Burgess asserted that the former admiral could not be trusted. When Burgess announced that Luffy had arrived, Teach greeted the young pirate and voiced surprise that he was a combatant as well. Knowing why Luffy entered the tournament, Teach assured him that Burgess would be the combatant to obtain the devil fruit, as it would be the next best thing to having Ace join his crew since the latter rejected his previous offer. Luffy then angrily stated that he would never allow him to steal Ace's power.

Whole Cake Island Saga

Zou Arc

The Blackbeard Pirates later attacked Baltigo, the Revolutionary Army's headquarters. Baltigo was destroyed by the time the Marines and Cipher Pol arrived, but the Revolutionary Army was able to escape. However, Teach and his crew fled after briefly clashing with Cipher Pol.

Levely Arc

As the news of Luffy's exploits at Totto Land spread across the world, Teach read the newspaper and laughed while commenting that it was too soon for Luffy to be called an Emperor.

Wano Country Saga

Wano Country Arc

Gecko Moria was searching for Teach and Absalom at Hachinosu when he was confronted by Shiryu and Catarina Devon. Teach called out to Moria through a loudspeaker, extending an offer for Moria to join his crew and remarking on current events in Wano and at the Levely. Moria refused however, so Teach had him locked up with several other prisoners on the island. After the Levely, with the release of the news that the World Government was abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Teach ordered his crew to set sail, planning to acquire the Mero Mero no Mi before the Marines could take it. Upon reaching Amazon Lily, Teach knocked aside the Marine ships and invaded the island with some of his subordinates, so the Marines sent S-Hawk to fight Teach and his crew. Teach managed to hold off the Seraphim and capture Hancock after she had petrified most of the Marines and pirates, including Devon and Vasco Shot. Koby tried to negotiate Hancock's release so she could restore those who had been petrified but Teach refused to trust Hancock. Before Teach could kill her though, Silvers Rayleigh arrived and intimidated Teach into sparing Hancock and leaving Amazon Lily, allowing everyone to be unpetrified. However, before Teach's crew left, not wanting to leave emptyhanded he resorted to stealing a battleship with 800 captive Marines. Because the Marines did not get permission from headquarters, they could not object to his actions as an Emperor. Koby then suggested that Teach take him as a prisoner in exchange for the captives and ship, which Teach accepted. This trade was unknown to the public, so it was instead reported that after the Marines and Blackbeard Pirates left the island, the Blackbeard Pirates had captured Koby. Sometime later, Teach came up with a plan to use Koby's life to force the World Government to recognize Hachinosu as a member nation. Even though Koby and Kuzan explained that the Marines would not give in since Koby was a member of SWORD, Teach was confident that the World Government would not want to lose such a popular Marine as Koby, so he kept to his plan and had Koby imprisoned on the island. Teach later sent both Van Augur and Kuzan to invade Totto Land to capture Charlotte Pudding and bring her as a prisoner, which they have succeeded.

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

After Big Mom and Kaidou's downfalls, Teach and his crewmembers Doc Q, Jesus Burgess, Van Augur and Stronger laid an ambush for one of the three crews sailing to Winner Island from Wano, in an attempt to steal their Road Poneglyph copies. It turned out to be the Heart Pirates, so Teach and Law braced for a winner-take-all battle over the copies. Starting the battle, Teach unleashed a Gurash on the Heart Pirates, but then fell off of Stronger when Law cut the horse from afar, with Teach admitting his surprise over Law's awakened abilities. After Law stabbed and shocked Teach, Augur warped to Teach in midair and scolded him for recklessly rushing into the battle without a plan. When Augur suggested a retreat, Teach refused and had him warped to where Law was. Teach confirmed Law's suspicion that all his officers had gained Devil Fruit powers and brushed off Law's comments about the one weakness every Devil Fruit has, saying it would be well worth the trade-off. They both engaged once again in battle, with Teach's Kurouzu and Law's R-ROOM clashing in the middle. Eventually, Teach defeated Law and destroyed his ship before telling him that the pirates whose hearts he stole were still on Hachinosu, suggesting he should bring his heart there too, but then was unsure what to do with the Ope Ope no Mi; either sell it for lots of money or use its power to gain eternal youth. However, he was caught off guard by Bepo, who transformed into his Sulong form without a full moon thanks to a special drug given to him by Chopper, smacking Teach away before grabbing Law and fleeing. Teach later listened to Vegapunk's broadcast on the Will of D. However, the transmission ended abruptly before any significant information was revealed. With the broadcast continuing and nearing its end, Teach laughed with excitement as he listened to Vegapunk state that the fate of the world would be decided by whoever was able to claim the One Piece. Moments later, Teach received a call from Devon about a man named Caribou who sought to share information with the crew. Teach was skeptical, but relented and allowed Caribou a chance, although he stated that he planned to kill him should the information not be useful.

Elbaph Arc

Not long after, Teach was enraged upon finding out that Pizarro had failed to prevent the escape of Moria, Koby, and the Marines who invaded his island. Teach angrily informed Pizarro that the world as a whole was now aware of the Poneglyphs, meaning that the loss of Koby meant the loss of a potential bargaining chip. However, with some cheers from outside, as well as the fact that they had gained Garp in exchange, Teach relented on the matter and figured that he was still better off than he was previously. Teach also remarked that they had acquired Charlotte Pudding from their raid on Big Mom's territory, giving them another future advantage. He then contacted Laffitte, who was currently keeping an eye on the Revolutionary Army. Teach was pleased with the information, but told Laffitte to be ready for something.

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