Monkey D. Luffy

However, he draws his greatest inspiration from the pirate Shanks, who (unwittingly) enabled him to eat the Devil Fruit that turned his body into rubber, sacrificed an arm to save his life, and gifted his signature straw hat as a symbol of their vow to reunite someday, after Luffy became a great pirate. As a pirate, Luffy has actively opposed countless regional, national, and global powers, beginning with several established East Blue pirates and extending to the Marines, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Cipher Pol, the World Nobles and Five Elders, and even the Four Emperors of the New World. Despite his young age and relatively short career, he has triumphed over a majority of these, successfully invading and indirectly causing the annihilation of Enies Lobby, escaping the impregnable Impel Down, enabling several key developments in the Summit War of Marineford, and defeating three Warlords and an Emperor in direct combat. At the same time, he carries a great penchant for attracting friends and allies; in addition to personally engaging every member of his crew, he has earned regard and gratitude among many nations, fellow pirates, the Revolutionary Army, and even several Marines. Luffy has gained worldwide infamy through his accomplishments, heritage, and general recklessness, drawing many large bounties as well as the focused hostility of the World Government, Marine Headquarters, and Fleet Admiral Sakazuki in particular.

Currently, he is recognized as a central member of the Worst Generation, the unwilling leader of the seven-crew Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and—in wake of defeating Kaidou during the Raid on Onigashima—one of the Four Emperors, with a bounty of 3,000,000,000. Since the awakening of the Gomu Gomu no Mi after centuries, Luffy has also been heralded as the second coming of Joy Boy, as well as the current incarnation of the Sun God, Nika. He is the main protagonist of the One Piece manga and anime series.Monkey D. Luffy, commonly known as “Straw Hat Luffy” or simply “Straw Hat”, is the founder and captain of the increasingly infamous and powerful Straw Hat Pirates. He pursues the legendary treasure of the late Gol D.

Roger in order to become the new Pirate King and reach a further, untold dream (currently known to only his crew, family and closest friends). He believes that being the Pirate King means having the most freedom in the world. Born on Dawn Island, Luffy is the son of Revolutionary leader Monkey D. Dragon and grandson of the Marine hero Monkey D. Garp and as such is a member of the Clan of D.

Most of his childhood was shaped by Garp and Curly Dadan, under whose care he befriended and swore brotherhood to the late Portgas D. Ace and Sabo. However, he draws his greatest inspiration from the pirate Shanks, who (unwittingly) enabled him to eat the Devil Fruit that turned his body into rubber, sacrificed an arm to save his life, and gifted his signature straw hat as a symbol of their vow to reunite someday, after Luffy became a great pirate. As a pirate, Luffy has actively opposed countless regional, national, and global powers, beginning with several established East Blue pirates and extending to the Marines, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Cipher Pol, the World Nobles and Five Elders, and even the Four Emperors of the New World. Despite his young age and relatively short career, he has triumphed over a majority of these, successfully invading and indirectly causing the annihilation of Enies Lobby, escaping the impregnable Impel Down, enabling several key developments in the Summit War of Marineford, and defeating three Warlords and an Emperor in direct combat. At the same time, he carries a great penchant for attracting friends and allies; in addition to personally engaging every member of his crew, he has earned regard and gratitude among many nations, fellow pirates, the Revolutionary Army, and even several Marines. Luffy has gained worldwide infamy through his accomplishments, heritage, and general recklessness, drawing many large bounties as well as the focused hostility of the World Government, Marine Headquarters, and Fleet Admiral Sakazuki in particular. Currently, he is recognized as a central member of the Worst Generation, the unwilling leader of the seven-crew Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and—in wake of defeating Kaidou during the Raid on Onigashima—one of the Four Emperors, with a bounty of 3,000,000,000. Since the awakening of the Gomu Gomu no Mi after centuries, Luffy has also been heralded as the second coming of Joy Boy, as well as the current incarnation of the Sun God, Nika. He is the main protagonist of the One Piece manga and anime series.

Similar to most of his male crewmates, Luffy has the same outfit throughout most of the series. Luffy will often wear a different outfit to suit the climate of an island (such as a parka on Drum Island or desert robes in Arabasta ) but will switch back to his trademark red vest and blue shorts after the adventures on that island are over. Despite this, he will wear his usual outfit in different colors and has been known to sport other miscellaneous items on his person from time to time like in Thriller Bark and Sabaody Archipelago. According to Eiichiro Oda in 37 Volume SBS, Luffy does not know how to dress stylishly so sometimes he is advised on how to dress by more fashionable team members, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Robin. No matter where he is, Luffy wears his Straw Hat through absolutely everything, though at the start, the hat was prone to get knocked off his head easily, forcing Luffy to either put it aside or have someone hold onto it during fights. From the Arabasta Arc onward, he has gotten a string strap for it, which was sewn on by Nami, allowing the hat to hang on his back from his neck during fights, or stay more securely on his head for when he’s in the air or upside-down. During his return to Marineford to give a silent prayer, Luffy was briefly shown with four characters written on his right arm spelling 3D2Y, with the 3D crossed out to symbolize that the Straw Hat Pirates should meet up in 2 years (2Y) rather than the 3 days (3D) as planned after fleeing from Bartholomew Kuma.

During His Journey Luffy Has Used The Power Of His Devil Fruit In Creative Ways Many Of Which Involve Altering His Body The Greatest Example Of His Altered Appearance Is The Creation Of His Gear Techniques Which Dramatically Affect His Entire Body

After The Timeskip

After those two years, a few things have changed. He has grown slightly taller and is shown to be significantly more muscular due to his training. This can be seen in his slightly thicker neck, more pronounced deltoids, and a better-defined chest, which shows the X-shaped scar he received by then-Admiral Akainu covering most of it. His new “main” outfit retains his straw hat and light blue shorts, but instead of a vest Luffy wears an open, 3/4-sleeved red cardigan with four gold buttons and a yellow sash tied around his waist with the end hanging from his left hip (somewhat reminiscent of Gol D. Roger’s outfit). Due to Luffy’s increasing notoriety in addition to the increasing strength of his foes, after the timeskip he finds himself more often dressed in disguises to mask his identity, with varying levels of sophistication. Despite this, he still never loses his trademark straw hat and instead opts to at times cover it with other headwear. After the two-year timeskip, Luffy developed another two Gears, with one of them having its own sub-transformations, as well as significantly changing Gear 3:

Noncanon

Similarly to the main series, Luffy wears his standard outfit in most non-canon material. Starting with Movie 11, his standard wear is completely absent with very few exceptions.

He can either be extremely greedy, especially in cases of food, who his crew is, and adventure; or extraordinarily selfless, going so far as to virtually sacrifice himself to avenge or protect his friends, crew, and family. This childish mentality does not prevent him from often getting to the root of the problem and allowing him to figure out the simplest way of solving it. Shanks has had a profound effect on Luffy’s personality, as prior to meeting him, Luffy was arrogant, impatient and extremely prideful. The thought of Shanks being humiliated by Higuma infuriated the young boy, and he recklessly tried to get his revenge. After meeting Shanks and being inspired to become the Pirate King, Luffy eventually grows up to become more like him – opting to become calmer, patient, and avoid letting things get to him.

Early on, he would occasionally repeat some of Shanks’ lines to other people, like during his first meeting with Usopp. With that said, Luffy is very much his own person and fairly different from Shanks overall. On occasion, he will still lose his cool and get angry, though this aspect of him has lessened considerably since the timeskip. Above all else, Luffy dislikes weak people, though not strictly in a physical sense. He has openly told Koby that he “hates people like him” due to Koby’s frequent use of phrases of “it’s impossible” and his cowardly nature.

Conversely, he likes people who put in the effort to make something of themselves, despite their limitations, and has come to appreciate Koby after seeing him put his life on the line. He calls out Kuro for complaining about being a pirate, taking less issue with his crimes and more with his desire to escape the life of being a pirate. Luffy frequently expresses wonder of the simplest things, such as hermit crabs, and can be confused by concepts such as that by digging a hole right next to another he may be unintentionally filling the other hole. In addition, during long and complex explanations of something, he immediately calls it magic. He likes monsters and will ask weird creatures to join his crew (as seen in the Thriller Bark Arc, asking a talking tree to join his crew).

He has an appalling lack of knowledge for medicine: when Nami had a high fever, he told her to eat cold food and later tried to make Roronoa Zoro better (after battling Bartholomew Kuma) by pouring sake onto him, because Zoro likes sake. When attempting to think up a plan to get off of Amazon Lily, whilst he managed to make some logical sense of where to look, he is seen to strain himself and noted that he is going to feel sick from too much thinking. He is rarely disturbed by violence and bloodshed, as he has fought his whole life. Even the worst battlefields rarely disturb him, except when it involves a friend or relative, as in the case of Ace. Despite his reckless and energetic disposition, Luffy also has a penchant for silent reactions in general.

He is seemingly unfazed by the most horrifying sights, such as pirates dying before him, headless men left after Law’s attacks or the extreme violence from various devil fruit users in general. He almost never gets irritated with normal people, though there are a few exceptions. Luffy gets irritated at people who have different tastes in food as him, and dislikes it when people try to look at his “privates.” He also doesn’t seem to like it when people play and stretch with his rubber body while he eats but doesn’t have much of an issue with it otherwise. On a more serious note, he is actively annoyed at people who tell him things are “impossible” and will even hit people (men or women) who push the issue too far. People who betray their comrades outright disgust him, regardless of how awful said comrades might be.

His irritation can extend to his crewmates too, particularly when they whine about the dangers, he tends to put them in, or when they go too far, such as his clash with Usopp. Luffy calls every mixed-appearance creature he finds by whichever creature is its secondary (non-dominant) part. On Gaimon’s island, the dog/chicken was referred to as a “chicken” when it was mostly a dog, the snake/rabbit a “rabbit” even though it was mostly snake, and the pig/lion a “lion” even though it was mostly pig. This becomes a running gag: later when he meets Bananawani, he calls them “bananas with crocodiles attached to them.” Also, after seeing Pierre transform, he continued to refer to him as a “horse” instead of a bird. And related to this running gag, when on Long Ring Long Land island, he called every animal by what he thought they resembled, rather than the actual species they were.

Luffy is enthralled by all aspects of pirate life. He was extremely happy when the Straw Hats got their first ship and was ecstatic at the idea of firing cannon balls at rock formations. Luffy likes to sit on the bow of the ship, such as the heads of the Going Merry and the Thousand Sunny, the nose of Rocketman, the head of the right Yuda of the Kuja Pirates’ ship or even on top of the front cannon of a captured Marines’ ship. Luffy’s interest in women is nuanced: Luffy was aroused when Nami stripped yet remained neutral when Hancock did so. In the former case, it was because he was with Usopp at the time, and Usopp (who is someone he shares a close connection to due to their similar age and interests) was clearly a bad influence on his behavior.

In general, he has not yet displayed any romantic inclinations or perversions, having nonchalantly refused to marry Lola and Hancock without a second thought. Luffy also has an indifferent behavior towards marriage. While he knows what marriage is, he does not seem to care about the significance of it, as when Sanji was in an arranged marriage with Pudding, he didn’t care if he got married and cared more about him returning to the crew. He also did not object to Absalom trying to marry Nami and only commented on how “brave” he was to want to marry her. Despite his general disinterest, Luffy has earned the affections of many women along his travels (such as Alvida’s admiration, the love of Boa Hancock, etc.), quite a few of whom are royalty.

Luffy has shown to admire heroic figures, though he has stated vehemently that he doesn’t want to be one, with his primary hang up being that heroes are fundamentally entirely selfless, and Luffy not really identifying that trait. Ironically, many of Luffy’s actions are immensely selfless, with his selfishness mainly revolving around his gluttony and his thirst for adventure. This trait leaves everyone he meets with to think he is some kind of hero, but not by his own design. Eventually, he warms up to the idea of being a hero for Fish-Man Island by Jinbe in exchange for receiving lots of meat. Luffy is an extremely heavy sleeper.

During the operation to ruin Sanji and Pudding’s wedding ceremony, Jinbe could not wake him up even after smacking him several times and yelling directly into his ears. Only after he was presented meat – his favorite food – did he finally wake up. Back at Water 7, Luffy woke up when his grandfather Garp hit him with his “Fist of Love.” Luffy has gained a reputation of being a very dangerous person because of his recklessness and even insanity. However, unlike other pirates who have a reputation for being psychotic (like the Killer of the Marines Caribou or Bellamy) due to their unjust violence against civilians or authorities, Luffy gained his reputation for helping his friends and innocents in the face of unjust or evil figures, usually going above and beyond to save them. This often puts him at odds with powerful organizations and pirates of incredible influence and power.

When his adoptive older brother, Ace, was killed at Marineford, the mental strain of watching Ace die in his arms caused him to fall into a catatonic state. After waking from this state, Luffy flew into a rage and went on a destructive rampage to vent his grief and anger, in a way that was deeply uncharacteristic of his usual self. Luffy came to the conclusion that he had been too naïve, and was weak and unworthy of becoming Pirate King, falling into a state of depression and self-pity. Some encouragement from Jinbe and Rayleigh gave Luffy some renewed courage to continue pursuing his dream, as well as realize that while he may have lost Ace, he still had his precious crew. After the timeskip, he tells Rayleigh that he will be Pirate King, having regained his confidence to fight for his dream.

Throughout the series, several characters have stated similarities between Luffy and other D. carriers, whether in personality, words, actions, or presence. So far he is thought to be similar to Jaguar D. Saul by Robin; to Monkey D. Garp by Aokiji, , and by his own crew; to Monkey D. Dragon by Emporio Ivankov; to Gol D. Roger by Smoker, Crocus, Kureha, Gan Fall, Shanks, Rayleigh, Kokoro, Shakuyaku and the non-canonical Raoul; and to Portgas D. Ace by Tama and Yamato.

Adventurous Spirit

Luffy has a profound thirst for adventure, having described it as his main reason for him wanting to become Pirate King. Luffy believes the Pirate King is the person with the most freedom in the world, with the ability to travel anywhere on the ocean. Luffy rejects becoming anyone’s ruler or boss, as he wishes to be free to do whatever he wants, though this never comes at the cost of anyone else’s freedom. While perfectly content with being the captain, he initially refuses to become the leader of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, instead wanting the factions to be equals that come to each other’s aid whenever they need each other. Because of this adventurous nature, he tends to avoid taking ‘the easy way out’ at times, such as when he destroyed the Eternal Pose to Nanimonai Island given to him by Robin (Miss All-Sunday at the time), stating that he did not want an enemy to decide his destination. When Usopp only implied that it may be possible to steal the Road Poneglyphs and get to Laugh Tale without fighting the Four Emperors at all, Luffy showed a look of extreme disappointment as he considered it a coward’s way. Luffy almost always takes in the various islands and locations the crew travels to and is always in awe at some of the more incredible sights and locations. He has absolutely no intention of trying to learn what or where the One Piece actually is until he finds it himself and has outright stated in extremely unnecessary anger he would quit being a pirate if his crew tried to find out directly from Rayleigh, stating that he didn’t want to “go on a boring adventure.” Luffy has no actual sense of caution and in fact, has been known to literally laugh in the face of danger and walk into potentially harmful situations with a massive grin as, for example, when the Straw Hats approached the Knock-Up Stream and when they decided to board the Rumbar Pirates ghost ship and also when entering Thriller Bark and while descending to Fish-Man Island, Luffy never says goodbye to those he considers friends, in hopes of seeing them again.

Carefree And Optimism

Luffy approaches situations with a calm and carefree attitude, almost never taking things seriously. In spite of being captain, Luffy does not take his duties very seriously, and is rarely seen being harsh or enforcing standards on his crew. While Luffy can be serious when it comes to fighting or personal matters when it comes to loyalty and pride, Luffy would generally rather have fun or relax such as enjoying banquets (in fact, he’d rather enjoy banquets during serious situations, such as at Punk Hazard, much to Trafalgar Law’s annoyance). Luffy tends not to take conflicts with others seriously, and this has become even more pronounced in the timeskip, such as when Judge regarded Sanji’s emotions as a failure, Luffy simply thanked him for helping them escape much to Judge’s frustration. This attitude generally tends to get on his crew’s nerves, contrasting their focus on personal and serious matters, mainly with Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji.

However, he has admonished several characters for their bad behavior, and has stated that Usopp is a “real” pirate, unlike Kuro, due to the latter’s obsession with denouncing pirates in general. Luffy is highly optimistic. He always sees the bright side of situations, or anything that goes wrong, and takes matters with a smile and an upbeat nature. He even enjoyed having people join his crew as Luffy was eager to accept Sanji’s bride-to-be as part of his crew but only if Sanji returned himself. This attitude also tends to annoy his crew, mainly with Usopp and Zoro, in contrast with their pessimistic and serious attitudes respectively. It’s important to note that he is not delusional, however. Despite his unwavering belief that he’ll become Pirate King; he tells Koby early on that if he were to fail in achieving his dream that would be fine too. Luffy has stated that as long as he’s alive, he has “infinite” chances in achieving whatever goal lies ahead him.

Simplemindedness

Luffy is generally simple-minded to a fault. Though he has moments of taking things very seriously, such as during fights or intense interpersonal conflicts, he generally approaches most things in a simple, straightforward manner. His simple-minded approach to life has actually saved him against Hancock’s powers because he mistook it for a Noro Noro Beam, which was used by Foxy, which brought out a fear of being slowed down (though it is shown later he is simply immune to her powers, because of his pure heart). Because of his nature, Luffy does not beat around the bush like most people and will often directly call someone out for their personal failings. This usually proves to be beneficial, as he’s inspired many people (friends and foes alike) into becoming better, more honest people by simply coming into contact with them.

In fact, throughout the manga, Luffy is noted to have little to no thought-bubbles, which the author confirms, stating that Luffy is someone who always says what’s on his mind, with virtually no filter. This aspect actually got him into danger one time, when he carelessly admitted to consuming all the oshiruko right in front of Big Mom, just as “O-lin” was depressed after finding an empty pot of it, causing her to attack him. He realized it too late that he declared it out loud, when he actually meant to think it to himself. Luffy often gets quite serious when anyone is in serious danger, notably his crew, whom he considers his family. If Luffy finds something he does not understand, even if someone explains in detail, he calls it a “mystery thing”; like calling Dance Powder a “mystery powder.” One of Luffy’s running gags is asking “non-humans” such as the mermaid, Camie, and the skeleton, Brook if they can poop, in which case the answer is usually a yes.

Another running gag is Luffy’s slow reaction time to extreme environments, especially to freezing temperatures. It should go without saying that in an actual fight, his reaction time is quite good. Luffy’s simple attitude and naïve comments during fights are often mistaken by his opponents as poking fun at them. Due to this, many of his opponents lose their cool and charge at him in anger. Luffy also has the tendency to unwittingly poke fun at an opponent’s most sensitive trait, like calling Buggy “big nose,” Alvida “the fat lady”, Kureha “old hag,” and laughing hysterically at Pica’s high-pitched voice. In many cases, his opponents fail to understand whether Luffy is serious or just playing around with them during fights due to his sometimes-unorthodox ways of fighting like drinking too much water in his fight with Crocodile, punching out Arlong’s teeth and using it as a weapon to bite him or turning his brain off against Enel. Luffy, however, has maintained that he is always serious during fights. In most cases, once he starts to fight, he maintains a serious attitude and is only seen laughing once he defeats the enemy or is certain the enemy will be defeated, like in Buggy’s case when he laughed before sending Buggy flying in the air.

Instincts And Ingenuity

It has been stated more than once that Luffy’s instinct and behavior are similar to that of a wild animal’s, such as when he knows who he has to fight before he even gets to the battle. Even his fights show this as he relies on his instincts and counterattacks, which complements the way he views the world. He is most often seen smiling, except in a fight where he is forced to use all his power (and sometimes even then). Under such circumstances, Luffy can sport an extreme expression, to the point where it looks like he’s glaring at his opponents, not too dissimilar from Shanks. He is occasionally the only person who can see past events that have taken place and realize the true goal, yet at other times he can fall into the simplest of traps.

Luffy is a genius when it comes to fighting, such as when he figured out how to defeat Crocodile’s Devil Fruit power on the verge of death, how to use Soru from sight, developed a number of effective counters to Enel’s “Mantra” ability and, most recently, learning everything Silvers Rayleigh had to teach him about Haki in a year and a half (even though Rayleigh mentioned that two years were too short a time to learn about Haki). In battle, Luffy has shown signs of intelligence, high tactical, and innovative skills. He can easily adapt to hindering situations such as Mr. 3’s Candle Lock or Enel’s Gloam Paddling into an attack. He also used a mirror to reflect Foxy’s Noro Noro Beam attack. During the Marineford Arc, Dracule Mihawk mentions that Luffy seems unusually clear-headed by avoiding Mihawk’s attacks. Additionally, during his battle against Mihawk, he uses Buggy as a scapegoat shield to help protect him and move forward towards Ace. Luffy also has a habit of saying things with a lot more weight and (occasionally) wisdom than he realizes without even thinking or meaning to.

Fearlessness

As a person with the middle initial D., Luffy shares the common trait of not fearing death. He will often state that it is fine if he reaches his goal or dies on the way. He even smiled when he was nearly executed by Buggy in Loguetown, although he did have a look of shock and surprise in his eyes before this happened when Sanji and Zoro tried to rescue him. Even if he is in a bizarre or frightening place, he will instead smile, be delighted, or even laugh. Luffy is brave enough to face even the most dangerous or frightening people, such as the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Four Emperors, and even the Marines.

He even punched a World Noble, who is known to be in a position that instills fear into others by their mere presence. At Thriller Bark, the encounter with zombies or ghosts did not faze Luffy. While Luffy is generally bold and fearless, certain events and people can still frighten him, and he can express utter shock as well. When he was a child, he was afraid when Garp would find out about his dreams of sailing as a pirate. He is wary of Nami’s temper, believing that whoever wanted to marry her is brave. He was terrified by Kureha chasing him and Sanji with knives and axes, and was shocked when witnessing Chopper’s Hito Hito no Mi in action for the first time. He was startled when Monet appeared behind him. On Whole Cake Island, Luffy seemed visibly worried when he, his crew, and allies were trapped on the Whole Cake Chateau with the Big Mom Pirates. Though these moments of fear are usually out of comedic relief.

Leadership

Luffy also shows significant leadership skills, which at other times he usually lacks and therefore has his captain duties done by another crew member. An example of his leadership is usually present at the most serious and direst times, such as in the Water 7 Arc in which a portion of the Straw Hats, some Galley-La foremen, and the Franky Family are present. Luffy brings the three together by pointing out that they now have a common enemy and should form an alliance to take back what the enemy has taken. Another time could be when he takes on the burden of being a captain and does not hold back when dueling Usopp, and restrains himself from calling Usopp back afterward. He also displays this in Dressrosa when Franky voices opposition to Trafalgar Law’s plan, getting everyone on the same page by having them assist the Tontatta dwarves in their efforts to overthrow Doflamingo. Crew members also listen to his orders without question when he is serious, all respecting his position. In the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, Urouge comments on how not just anyone could order Zoro around since Zoro seemed to be so independent and ruthless. Yet he respects Luffy’s commands when the time calls for it.

Charisma

Despite all his peculiar traits and habits (with his trademark dimwitted behavior), Luffy’s most defining part of his personality is the ability to make allies out of absolutely anyone (including former enemies, villains and even Whitebeard himself), which is said by Mihawk to be the most dangerous ability in the world. When other individuals heard Luffy mention that he, his crew, and the people they meet are friends or comrades, it touched the hearts of others who were later grateful to Luffy and his crew and support them, like Karoo, Vivi, Nefertari Cobra, and Fukaboshi. That also applies to Nami and Chopper who later joined the Straw Hat Pirates.

Loyalty And Selflessness

Luffy is very loyal to his crewmates and other friends and can lose his temper quickly if they are harmed in any way (a trait that he apparently shares with the late Pirate King, Roger). Luffy is willing to do drastic things to avenge and defend those dear to him, even if it means breaking a promise to his friends, such as striking Bellamy down for attacking Mont Blanc Cricket’s crew and punching World Noble Saint Charlos in the face for shooting Hatchan, despite promising not to defy the World Nobles. Luffy believes that all people should be loyal to their friends, and if Luffy sees anyone betraying their own comrades, he would stand up for the victims (even if they are enemies). Notable examples of this are Captain Kuro killing his own crew, Don Krieg attacking Gin, Boa Hancock petrifying her fellow Kuja tribe members, Caesar Clown using his subordinates as mere guinea pigs, Donquixote Doflamingo treating Bellamy cruelly despite the latter’s admiration for the former, Charlotte Pudding planning to kill Sanji at the wedding and making him believe she loved him, and Kanjuro betraying him, his crew, and the entire Kouzuki Family before the Raid on Onigashima by revealing himself an enemy spy and abducting Momonosuke. He also wanted to punch Capone Bege for trying to kill Pekoms but put aside this grudge after Jinbe pointed out that they share a common enemy with Big Mom.

In fact, on Whole Cake Island, Luffy engaged in a fight against Charlotte Cracker to protect Pound. Luffy also does not tolerate if anyone accuses his friends of being disloyal to him, as Cracker claimed Sanji would be happy with marrying Pudding and told the “low-class pirate” to “get packing” which Luffy found it highly offensive. Sanji even pointed out during his fight with Vergo that he was the type of person Luffy would hate the most due to the vice admiral’s betrayal of G-5 and attacking his subordinates despite their admiration for him. Luffy’s apparent selflessness often inspires others to side with him as a result. Notable examples are Boa Hancock, Jinbe, and Emporio Ivankov, who would not have helped him out otherwise, given their individual beliefs.

He also shows respect for things that a person is willing to die for, be it a treasure or a secret, to the point of even fighting to protect that which the person would throw their lives away over. The most noticeable action of this would be when he protected the Gorgon Sisters’ secret by using his own body to cover the mark on Boa Sandersonia’s back, even though they were trying to kill him. Despite not knowing the story of Dr. Hiriluk, he did not think twice about throwing himself in front of Wapol’s blast in order to defend the integrity of his flag, simply because he knew it meant a lot to Chopper. Luffy is thus willing to recklessly put his own health and safety at risk to protect those he cares about, even if it means risking death or causing a permanent injury to himself, such as overexerting himself during the Summit War of Marineford to save Ace and begging Emporio Ivankov to use tension hormones on him again as he would rather risk his health and try to save Ace, or Luffy will kill himself if he allows Ace to die.

Other examples are Luffy repeatedly attacking Noah with Gear 3 to save Fish-Man Island, despite rapid blood loss from the injury Hody Jones inflicted on him, and Luffy willing to risk losing his arms to break free from his restraints in Big Mom’s cell to save Sanji, after learning Sanji’s wedding is a set-up and the Charlotte Family intends to kill him (along with his family), though this was prior to Jinbe showing up to free him and Nami. Whenever Luffy is seriously injured, he always requests that his friends or allies get treated first, even when he is the one who needs it the most. Nami fell ill while the crew was on its way to Arabasta, causing Luffy and Sanji to embark on a journey to get her medical attention once they reached Drum Island. However, Sanji ended up injured as well when they fought the Lapahns, and Luffy was forced to carry them both on his back while he climbed an entire mountain chain in freezing conditions. Upon finally reaching the summit, he immediately requested that they are saved with no regard for his own condition.

The greatest example of this is when in Impel Down, after being severely poisoned by Magellan and getting to Level 5 with an injured Bentham and meeting Ivankov and Inazuma, he begged them to save his friend first even though he was truly suffering the most and in the worst condition (he was actually on the verge of death and would have certainly died had Inazuma not found them). Luffy will also go to great lengths to protect his crew and friends whenever they are in any sort of danger or on the verge of leaving his crew, even if it means putting his life on the line when facing obstacles that ensure ideal threats towards him and his friends. When Robin turned herself over to CP9 to protect her crew, Luffy and his crew traveled to Enies Lobby to get her back and declared war on the World Government. After hearing about Ace’s upcoming execution, Luffy ventured into Impel Down to break him out while battling through prison guards, jailer beasts, and Magellan. When Ace was being taken to Marineford, Luffy decided to go there to stop the execution while battling an army of Marine soldiers, three admirals, a few Warlords of the Sea, and even Sengoku, the fleet admiral. When hearing about Sanji’s wedding to one of Big Mom’s daughters, Luffy, along with Nami, Brook, Chopper, Carrot, and Pedro, traveled to Whole Cake Island to get him back despite the dangers of entering an Emperor’s territory. When Reiju revealed to Luffy why Sanji refused to return in spite of knowing Pudding and Big Mom’s intentions to assassinate him and his family as he was worried about Zeff and the Baratie chefs, Luffy claimed he would go there to ensure their safety, showing that he is willing to travel back and forth to protect those dear to him or his crew, regardless of how far apart they are. While Luffy is usually too honest for his own good and has more than once gotten himself into trouble for it, he would never sell out his friends. At age 7, he endured a brutal beating by Porchemy without ever telling him where Ace and Sado hid their treasure, despite the two boys unfriendly attitude towards Luffy. When confronted by Magellan about how he broke into Impel Down, Luffy refused to sell out Hancock, even if he dies for it.

Respect

While he desires to become the Pirate King for freedom instead of power, Luffy does have an interest in pirates and is respectful. This was first shown when Kuro loathed the ways of becoming a pirate, which infuriated him and responded that he does not have what it takes to be a pirate. Luffy shows pride in his ship and his flag. During the Long Ring Long Land Arc, his crew spotted a ship without a flag, and Luffy was shocked that the ship was “naked.” In the Water 7 and Enies Lobby Arcs, when the Going Merry was beyond repair, Luffy wanted to get a new one and had to break the news to Usopp. When he refused, the two got into a fight, which led to Usopp leaving the crew and only being accepted back if Usopp apologized to him, as Zoro stated that he stepped on Luffy’s pride.

Luffy is strongly attached to the Going Merry, as while he was giving it a Viking funeral, Luffy tearfully apologized on how it fell apart from their lack of care. Luffy values a flag for what it means, not only for his own but for other flags, such as nations. In the Drum Island Arc, when Wapol shot a cannon at the flag that represents Hiriluk, Luffy defended the flag and told Wapol that he and his men were nothing but frauds since they did not know the true meaning of the flag. Luffy is also aware of what action will be taken upon if a flag is destroyed. When he and his crew were at Enies Lobby to get Robin back, Luffy asked Usopp (while he was Sogeking) to burn the World Government’s flag, declaring war on the government.

The one thing that Luffy does not allow is someone or something getting involved in another person’s fight. At these times Luffy shows both remarkable restraints during the battles, and rage when something or someone outside the battle is involved, especially if it is a person, he considers a friend. Luffy showed this early in the series when Zoro fought Mihawk, and managed to hold himself (and Johnny and Yosaku) back until Zoro was defeated. Since then he has shown it several times, like when Baroque Works sabotaged the giants’ duel on Little Garden; when Crocodile attacked Yuba with a sandstorm in the middle of their fight; when he challenged Aokiji to a 1-on-1 fight; when he fought Rob Lucci and insisted that Franky does not get involved in their battle; when the Boa sisters threatened to break the petrified form of his saviors; and when he was visibly enraged with Hody Jones who attacked some civilians who tried to halt Noah. He even went so far as to cover Sandersonia’s back from the citizens of Kuja while it was still burning, even though they were trying to kill him, claiming it has nothing to do with their fight.

Luffy also respects his friends’ decision if they choose not to join his crew, even if he asked them more than once, and would prefer not to forcibly take them with him. One example is his declining Zeff’s offer to forcibly take Sanji with him, aware of how much the Baratie meant to Sanji, and would only take him if Sanji agreed to do so. One minor exception is the Straw Hats’ involvement in using more forcible methods in getting Franky to agree to join only because Iceburg insisted there was no other way due to Franky being too stubborn to listen to reason. This leads to Luffy and most of his crew to help the other members of the Franky Family with their plan, allowing them to succeed in convincing Franky to join the Straw Hats (with some additional help from Iceburg who provided the necessary advice) and seeing the importance to fulfilling his dream. He would also stand up for his friends’ decisions, as he defended Lola’s choice to run away from an arranged marriage made by Big Mom.

While Luffy prefers to fight his opponents one on one without any interference, he is not above receiving help from others if necessary. On Thriller Bark, he got help from his crew to take down Oars. At the Sabaody Archipelago, he worked together with his crew to take down a Pacifista. At Whole Cake Island, Luffy allowed Nami to assist him in his fight against Cracker. He is also eager to form alliances, as he readily agreed to ally with Law to face Kaidou, though as stated by Usopp, Luffy took “alliances” as a sign of friendship. After hearing about Kaidou’s cruelty towards Kouzuki Momonosuke, he formed the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance to take down Kaidou and the Beasts Pirates. He also agreed to ally himself with Bege, his crew, and Caesar to take down Big Mom since it would also help with Sanji’s goal to save his family from Big Mom’s plot. Luffy also has a sense of appreciation and gratitude, as he saved Nico Robin from the collapsing ruins at Arabasta after she gave him a vial of antidote to Crocodile’s poison. When he met with Cavendish, Luffy stated he would defeat Doflamingo as a way to repay Rebecca for buying him food though this changed when remembering Doflamingo’s actions on the island and wanting to end it. One of the reasons, Luffy agreed to save Sanji’s family was because Vinsmoke Reiju saved him twice, first by sucking the poisons from his body and later helped him evade capture from the Big Mom Pirates at the Whole Cake Chateau. Luffy paid her back by saving her from being killed by Big Mom. After defeating Charlotte Katakuri, Luffy paid his fallen enemy respect by covering his mouth with an extra hat as he heard of the latter’s dislike of insults to his face, despite the latter repeatedly trying to kill him and his friends.

Compassion

Unlike most other pirates, Luffy is immensely kind. Although he desires to become the Pirate King, he is willing to put aside his goal to help others in need. When Helmeppo threw Rika over the wall of the Marine base at Shells Town due to her trying to feed onigiri to Zoro, Luffy caught her and then later punched Helmeppo after hearing him brag about going back on his promise to release Zoro. During his fight with Morgan, Luffy viciously punched him for abusing his status as a Marine Captain, saying it was destroying Koby’s dream of becoming a Marine. At Orange Town, Luffy defeated Richie and Mohji for destroying Chouchou’s master’s pet shop that he failed to protect before giving the dog a bag of dog food, the last one from his master’s shop.

He later battled Buggy to protect the town he was about to destroy. On the Island of Rare Animals, Luffy helped Gaimon to get the treasure chests on the hill, only to learn the chests are all empty. On Gecko Islands, Luffy agreed to help Usopp stop the Black Cat Pirates from destroying the village. On the Baratie, he decided to fight Krieg in spite of Sanji giving him food. Luffy defeated Arlong for his cruelty towards Nami and his treatment towards Cocoyasi Village.

After hearing Nefertari Vivi’s country being tarnished by Crocodile, Luffy agreed to defeat him. On Drum Island, Luffy pulled out a buried Lapahn from the snow in spite of them trying to kill him earlier, along with Sanji and Nami. When the Rain Dinners’ basement was flooding, Luffy told Zoro to save Smoker instead of himself despite Smoker being a Marine officer and his previous attempts capture Luffy. At Jaya, Luffy punched Bellamy for stealing Mont Blanc Cricket’s gold. At Skypiea, Luffy clashed with Enel because of his plan to eradicate the island.

On Thriller Bark, Luffy defeats Gecko Moria to return all the shadows he had stolen, including his own and few from his crew. At Marineford, Luffy protected Edward Newgate from Crocodile. At Fish-Man Island, Luffy protected Shirahoshi from Vander Decken IX and stopped Hody Jones from destroying the island. At Punk Hazard, Luffy agreed with Nami and Chopper to save the kidnapped children and gave Franky permission to help the dwarves with their plans to reveal the dark secret behind Dressrosa. Luffy revealed to Fujitora that he was being cheated by some of the Donquixote Pirates when they took advantage of his blindness After learning from Hitetsu and Tsuru how many Wano citizens such as Tama had constantly suffered from hunger due to Orochi and Kaidou’s tyranny, Luffy went out of his way to steal provisions from the Beasts Pirates to feed the citizens of Okobore Town while also resolving to restore freedom and prosperity to Wano by personally ending Kaidou’s tyranny and dominion over the country. This newfound goal led Luffy to put greater effort into becoming strong enough to defeat Kaidou such as using his prison labor in Udon as well as Queen’s execution games as new opportunities for training as well as training nonstop under Hyougoro’s supervision after being liberated. Due to his kindness, Luffy can be extremely forgiving as he still considers Nami and Robin to his friends, even towards people who had hurt him and his crew such as Bon Clay, Hatchan, and Bellamy. He was also willing to forgive Usopp and let him rejoin the crew, though he was reminded by Zoro that he had to earn his way back and when he did, Luffy instantly took him back. He even already forgave Sanji after he brutalized and insulted him, realizing it was all lies and was forced to do it.

Emotional

Like Sanji and Franky, Luffy is not afraid to show his emotions. When he was a child, he cried when Shanks sacrificed his arm to save him and mourn Sabo’s presumed death along with Ace. After his fight with Usopp at Water 7, Luffy shed tears after their duel and cried in joy when Usopp apologetically cried of wanting to join them again. As Luffy and his crew gave the Going Merry a Viking funeral after the invasion of Enies Lobby, Luffy tearfully apologizes for how terrible they had taken care of it. When Bartholomew Kuma separated his crew one by one, Luffy went to tears of losing them all. After Ace’s death, Luffy had a mental breakdown and grieved greatly after returning to Amazon Lily, where Luffy went on a rampage before deeming himself too weak and unfit to be the Pirate King. At the Corrida Colosseum, he cried and hugged Sabo after finding out he was still alive. When Pudding told him and his party that Sanji refused to marry her, Luffy was shocked before crying in joy to know that he did want to be with them again. Luffy is also known to be hot-headed, but he is able to retain self-control and reserve himself. The main examples are with his fights with Bellamy, Crocodile, Enel, Rob Lucci, Charlos, Hody Jones, Caesar Clown, Donquixote Doflamingo, and Charlotte Cracker.

Righteousness

Luffy, despite his carefree nature, has a righteous heart and respects the difference between right and wrong. He completely despises cruelty and wickedness and will assault anyone who indulges in such actions, no matter what the consequences may be. However, he tries not to hurt civilians, especially the people he likes, even if they intend to do harm to him, preferring to run from them or use Supreme King Haki to harmlessly incapacitate them instead. When he learned of Arlong’s abusive emotional torment towards Nami, he was utterly enraged and wasted no time in destroying the room of maps that Arlong forced Nami to work in for years. When he witnessed Devil Dias being shot by Saint Shalria, Luffy became mad and attempted to interfere, only for Hachi to hold him back.

However, when Hachi himself was sadistically shot twice by Charlos, the World Noble, Luffy’s anger reached its peak and was perfectly ready to get the consequences of an Admiral’s attack by punching Charlos in the face without any mercy. On Fish-Man Island, Luffy fought Hody to protect his friends and the people of Fish-Man Island as well as to stop his plan to destroy the island. At Punk Hazard, when Luffy learned from Momonosuke about Caesar’s evil intentions to sacrifice innocent children just to realize his own scientific ambitions for everlasting glory and success in gigantification, Luffy openly expressed immense fury towards Caesar. When he heard from Caesar about how he exploited Punk Hazard and his connections to Doflamingo to perform all sorts of inhumane experiments, Luffy ruthlessly brutalized Caesar with Haki-enhanced punches. When Doflamingo attempts to massacre the people of Dressrosa with his Birdcage, Luffy refused to leave them to die and was fully prepared to personally take down Doflamingo despite Law’s warning of invoking Kaidou’s rage. He was not only angry at Doflamingo for trying to destroy Dressrosa but also angry at how he controlled and manipulated the country saying such things “suffocate” him. Luffy believes that nobody should laugh at a person’s death, no matter who the dead person was. Luffy claimed that Kurozumi Orochi deserved to be chopped up after learning about the shogun feeding the Ebisu Town citizens defective SMILE fruits that robbed them of their ability to express sorrow or grief.

Respect For Food

Partly due to his gluttony, Luffy deeply understands the pain of hunger like Sanji, and thus absolutely dislikes wasting food, as he even ate food that was spilled onto the floor such as when the food Rebecca bought for him was accidentally dropped onto the floor. Luffy is generous in offering as he stole clean food supplies for the Okobore Town citizens and also for Tama, who had to endure years of starvation from Orochi and Kaidou’s tyrannical monopoly of food. He even freely gave his own meal tickets to Hyougoro. When staging an uprising in Udon, Luffy berated the prisoners for willingly slogging so hard for the Beast Pirates in exchange for meager amount of dango which could never satisfied their hunger. When infiltrating Onigashima during the Fire Festival, Luffy was silently outraged upon seeing the Beast Pirates grunts’ excessive and ungrateful wastage of good and clean food which they tyrannically monopolized from the poor citizens of Wano who had constantly suffered from hunger and instantly caused a commotion by attacking them, having forgotten Kin’emon’s plan to avoid unnecessary battles before facing Kaidou.

Confidence

Luffy is extremely confident in his abilities, willing to challenge anyone in combat as he took on the strongest people he ever faced. When he was fighting Arlong, he was self-assured that he could beat him. During his third battle with Crocodile, Luffy vocally dismissed the latter’s position and claims he would defeat him. When faced with a Logia before the timeskip, Luffy would rather run instead of fight, as with Smoker ever since their encounter in Loguetown, but he is willing to fight to protect those dear to him as with his crew or saving Ace. Notably, Luffy faced Enel, who is a Logia user, knowing his rubber body cannot be affected by electricity.

Luffy usually charges in at his opponent, something that comes from his simple-mindedness, showing that he can be somewhat overconfident, which eventually leads to underestimating his opponents, as with Crocodile, Rob Lucci, and Gecko Moria. After his defeat against Crocodile in their first fight, Luffy admitted he was not strong enough, yet had water with him for their second fight, showing Luffy can admit his shortcomings and is not overly arrogant. At Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy told his crew to retreat to the ship when they were facing Kizaru, Sentomaru, and another Pacifista. After his two-year training of learning Haki, Luffy becomes more confident in himself, as he is able to face anyone, even a Logia. With his newfound abilities, Luffy would go far to challenge the Four Emperors and even Marine admirals, as he went to fight Fujitora in spite of his position.

At Whole Cake Island, Luffy vowed to improve his own Haki by surpassing and defeating Katakuri in spite of having Brûlée as a means to escape. However, he is still prone to being overconfident, as with his first fight with Caesar Clown. This happened again after Queen and a handful of his subordinates took Big Mom away from the Prisoner Mine at Udon, Luffy took the remaining Beasts Pirates there lightly and he was caught off-guard when Babanuki used the prisoners against him. Luffy also shows confidence in his friends and allies, knowing they can handle themselves even without his help. Luffy can count on his crew to handle the subordinates they are opposing while Luffy handles the strongest fighter.

Aside from combat, Luffy also shows faith in his friend’s talents, as with Sanji’s culinary skills, Nami’s navigating, Chopper’s medical expertise, Robin’s intelligence regarding being an archaeologist and being able to read Poneglyphs, and Franky’s carpentry. While Luffy is fearless, carefree, and self-assured, there at times his confidence and pride were diminished. In fact, Luffy’s one and only greatest insecurity lies with his inability of being able to protect the ones closest to him. This happened when he thought Sabo was dead when his boat was blown up by a World Noble. This happened again at Sabaody Archipelago, when Luffy’s crew was picked off one-by-one by Kuma and came to tears when he thought he had lost them. Luffy feared that after Sabo’s supposed death, Ace would meet the same fate, which happened when Ace sacrificed himself to save him from Akainu. This lead Luffy having a mental breakdown, and after regaining conscious on Amazon Lily when he recalled Ace dying, he went on a rampage throughout the island, it was there when Luffy, unable to save his brother as well as being disregarded as weak from the foes he fought in Marineford, Luffy broke down in tears as he claimed he is too weak and unfit to be Pirate King. It was only there with the encouragement from Jinbe that he reminded him that he still has his crew, that made a resolve to train with Silvers Rayleigh to improve his Haki so he could protect his friends once they are reunited at Sabaody Archipelago.

Running Gags

To complement Luffy’s naive and straightforward attitude, there is a running gag through the series where Luffy can identify similarities on things that have little resemblance (like being able to see the resemblance between Sanji and his bounty poster, or being able to see Spoil as an old man with major wounds rather than a zombie), but is unable to see similarities with things with obvious connections (like being unable to tell that Sogeking is Usopp or not seeing through Foxy’s pathetic disguises until he was told by the latter). This gag seemed to have remained after the timeskip as he could not identify the Zoro and Sanji impostors until Demaro Black’s ruse was revealed. However, he was able to identify Caesar Clown in a poor disguise but had second thoughts when Caesar told him otherwise until Nami informed Luffy that he was correct. He was even able to identify Pekoms when he tried to disguise himself as “Nazoms,” which surprised his allies. Luffy also has a tendency of forgetting people or old enemies he has encountered, which was seen on various occasions.

In these instances, he is usually met with annoyance by them especially when he belatedly recalls them in a humiliating moment or with a poor description of them. Another running gag is his habit of being amazed at various abilities of villains or allies, often yelling out “amazing” with stars in his eyes and around his head. Luffy believes that he is at his “coolest” when he is wearing armor. Luffy also seems to have a slight obsession when it comes to outfitting himself with full-body armors and has a habit of wearing one whenever he gets the chance. But every armor that he manages to find usually ends up destroyed either in a battle or by some other comedic scenario.

He also constantly insults his opponents by giving them degrading nicknames (such as calling Gecko Moria a “leek” or Enel “earlobes”). Luffy apparently has no skill with insulting people, usually taking either a physical aspect or unique ability and trying to make it degrading (like calling Zoro “three-swords style” when everyone was lamenting Vivi’s absence, only to be corrected by Usopp and later calling Zoro “four-swords style). Another one of his running gags is that during the battles, Luffy often gets into situations (accidentally or intentionally) in which he cannot fight. In such cases, his crewmates fight with other weaker enemies associated with the main antagonist and defeat them. This happened when he gets stuck in a cage in the Orange Town Arc, fell asleep in the Syrup Village Arc, was stuck in the stone and thrown into the water during the Arlong Park Arc, and when he entered a snake’s stomach in the Skypiea Arc.

When all other enemies are defeated, Luffy fights with the strongest, the one whom only he can defeat. Luffy also has absolutely no talent for lying whatsoever and cannot hold a straight face or poker face at all when intimidated to confess the truth. This lack of subtlety sometimes manifests as extreme honesty, and Luffy can be very blunt with people. After meeting Koby and Shirahoshi, he called them cowards and flat out told them that he did not like them because of it (though he later befriended them both). In fact, more often than not, Luffy would blurt out, without thinking, what he knows regarding a certain event whenever someone asks something concerning the events that transpired.

On Zou, his crewmates beat him up when he casually mentioned the samurai, which the other Straw Hats thought was a taboo topic in light of what the minks had been through after Jack’s invasion until they realize their mistake after the samurai appear. In contrast, Luffy has a tendency to suck his lips in and turn his head to the side when an attack or technique fails to affect him, such as Enel’s various electrical attacks or Boa Hancock’s Mero Mero no Mi. When talking about money, he tells his crewmates to budget their money, only for them to react in return that it all goes towards feeding him. Another running gag involves Luffy randomly telling someone a secret, such as the identity of his and Ace’s fathers, only to casually ask them to keep it a secret afterward. He shares this trait with his grandfather. Usually when facing a Den Den Mushi calling or when a person tries to ask Luffy who he is, Luffy takes the opportunity to introduce himself saying that he’s going to be the King of the Pirates. This has happened numerous times like in the start of the Punk Hazard Arc where Luffy introduced himself to a crying Den Den Mushi and in the Dressrosa Arc where Luffy introduced himself to Cavendish as Luffy and not Lucy. Before this, Luffy also almost said his real identity when signing up to the colosseum only to be corrected by Franky and got his nickname, Lucy.

Gluttony

Like other D.’s so far, he is also an immense glutton despite his skinny appearance: he especially loves meat and can eat a fish whole—bones included —and because of this, a running gag of Luffy is him constantly stealing other peoples’ food with his rubber powers, causing them to yell at him and sometimes hit him. It should also be noted that he becomes more gluttonous over the series as there are moments, he becomes morbidly obese, though he loses the weight in some way, usually exercise. After the events of Enies Lobby, Luffy seems to have developed narcolepsy, much like his brother Ace, though for only a short time. Due to his gluttony, Luffy can end up losing control in times of dire hunger. When he expended all the crew’s food supply while on the way to Whole Cake Island, he was thinking about using Chopper as an emergency food ration, and in the anime, he tried to devour Chopper alive twice and had to be beaten by Nami.

Mercy

Luffy never kills any of his enemies (no matter how cold-hearted they are); instead, he frequently sends the enemy flying, knocking them out or beating them until they have reached the point that they are almost near death. However, it is evidently clear that Luffy is not against others completing the final act themselves, as seen when Luffy allowed Law to make his attempt to kill Doflamingo, while making sure Trebol did not interfere. This may have been more to do with stopping Doflamingo’s Birdcage (which would only deactivate if Doflamingo willed it or was dead or unconscious) from killing him and his crew or allies than actually harboring any desire to see Doflamingo killed. When attacked by Seraphims, Luffy doesn’t let Lucci die despite what he did two years ago at Enies Lobby. Despite his passion for fighting, Luffy also generally refuses to fight someone that he does not personally consider an enemy, preferring to either talk it over or run away from the confrontation. Over the series, Luffy has become more mature and levelheaded, though he only shows this part of his personality when he and his friends are in dire situations or someone insults him, calling people like him and their beliefs foolish. Other than that, he still acts the same as he was at the start of the series.

Aggression

There were some instances where Luffy seems to enjoy defeating his opponents. During his fight with Mohji (who immediately began to apologize after Luffy took out his pet lion, Richie), Luffy refused to forgive him and mercilessly punched him as hard as he could without any restraint, despite Mohji being much weaker than him. He also refused to allow his enemies to get away with whatever they have done and will want revenge against them no matter what others say. When Wapol appeared at Drum Castle, Luffy immediately showed anger and dropped what he was doing just for the sole purpose of punching Wapol and showed delight when he told Wapol that he was going to defeat him. When Wapol was stuck in the tower of Drum Castle, Luffy ignored all of Wapol’s pleas and gladly sent him flying far away from Drum Island.

This attitude extends to anyone affiliated to the enemy. After he, Chopper, and Robin came across Hogback, Luffy learned that he was with Moria and decided to beat him up just for being one of Moria’s allies. He has a habit of holding a grudge, even in dire situations. After the Franky Family robbed and beaten Usopp, Luffy quickly sought payback against them and stormed their hideout. He even calls Franky a “bastard” in the middle of his fight with Rob Lucci, causing Franky to retort that it was not the right time and refusing to let Crocodile help him escape Impel Down (even when there was no alternative).

Luffy will also express hatred and the need to beat up a person if they have done anything to one of his friends in the past and will not rest until he has beaten them. Luffy enjoys a decent fight and is eager to fight against strong opponents, though he clearly does not hunger for battle like Zoro and Rob Lucci do. Notably, Luffy was interested in Jesus Burgess’ challenge in Mock Town. In combat, Luffy is highly brutal and ruthless, fighting his opponents without mercy. Though, when faced with weaker fighters, Luffy would hold back to avoid seriously injuring them.

However, he will show no remorse if they harm his friends and crew in any way. When facing powerful foes, Luffy goes all out that would pulverize them. Luffy would face his opponents rather than avoiding them as he did not agree with Usopp’s plan of copying the Poneglyphs without facing Kaidou or Big Mom, stating he would take them down to get to them. Luffy can be reckless and rebellious towards powerful figures, such as the Marines, the World Government, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World Nobles, and even the Four Emperors. Luffy has a habit of cracking his knuckles when he is ready to fight.

Like Zoro and Sanji, Luffy will sometimes grin dangerously during a fight. Luffy grinned when he was attacked by two Beasts Pirates’ members on the shores of Wano Country. While Luffy would prefer fighting his opponents, he has no qualms giving anyone else a chance to finish them off as Luffy allowed Law to try to kill Doflamingo. This happened again in Whole Cake Island, as Luffy agreed to partake in Bege’s assassination plot against Big Mom as he only did it to save Sanji’s family. However, Luffy will resort to fighting them eventually given the respective opponent survived, as Luffy fought and defeated Doflamingo by himself, and declared to Big Mom that he would defeat her after he defeats Kaidou. Every time Luffy defeats an enemy, he smiles shortly afterward. There has been only one exception: after his fight with Usopp in Water 7, Luffy did not smile for a whole day. Prior to the timeskip, Luffy had displayed a side to himself where he occasionally gets into fights with others over needless issues (i.e., he nearly got into one with Blackbeard in Mock Town over a matter of quality of the pies that the tavern served to their patrons). He still has this trait after the timeskip when he is shown to fight with Momonosuke when he arrives on Dressrosa. However, when Luffy is told to keep a low profile or to restrain himself he will resist his urges to pick fights over small matters. There has been only one exception: when Luffy accidentally ran into Demaro Black, he did not want to get involved in the conflict with him and finished it with the least amount of effort, which was evident when he knocked him out and the other Fake Straw Hat Crew with the use of Supreme King Haki. Although, most likely, he did this to prevent deviations in plans.

Humility

Another dominant trait of Luffy is his humble nature: he does not brag about the powerful foes he’s defeated in the past, though he’s not above about claiming that no one has ever beaten him in the past (which is not true, having been defeated many times by various opponents during his lifetime). When he was fighting Arlong, Luffy admitted he does not have the skills like his crew does, like being a swordsman, cooking, navigating his own ship, or even telling lies. He remains humble despite having done outrageous acts like defeating Seven Warlords of the Sea-level pirates and issuing the order to burn down the World Government flag back at Enies Lobby. When Franky pointed out the latter, Luffy only replied that it was nothing to get worked up over (hinting that he only gave the order on a mere whim), for he and his crew were only there to take back a crew member that was taken from them. When Sengoku reprimanded Bartholomew Kuma for not killing the Straw Hats after Gecko Moria’s defeat, Garp assured Sengoku that Luffy is not the type of person who would brag about his accomplishments.

During combat, Luffy would not fight someone who could not fight properly. After finding out that Smoker and Tashigi switched bodies due to Law’s Ope Ope no Mi abilities during the confrontation at Punk Hazard, Luffy told Smoker that they should fight another day since Luffy will not fight him if Smoker cannot use his full strength. Also, Luffy would even attempt to make a fair fight when engaging against someone who is disabled as Luffy announced all of his attacks during his fight with the blind admiral, Fujitora. Luffy will also take the blame for something he is not fully or partially responsible. When Charlotte Linlin threatened to destroy Fish-Man Island for not supplying her with the monthly candy tribute, Luffy took the blame of eating all of the candy to spare the island from Big Mom’s wrath. When Katakuri apologized to Luffy for Flampe interfering with their fight, Luffy claimed that fighting dirty is not something to be against in a duel between pirates, and further adds that it was his mistake for not dodging Flampe’s darts. When Kaidou was eventually defeated Luffy asked the new Shogun Kouzuki Momonosuke to keep his name from Wano’s public, due not wanted to be treated as a hero. (So, the people came to know him as the warrior called Joy Boy.) At Egghead, Luffy witnessed Atlas being destroyed, and tells Chopper to get her fixed, as Luffy faced Rob Lucci, he mentions that she is a good person as she gave them food, showing his humility filled with kindness.

Stubbornness

Luffy can be very stubborn at times, whether in his desire for adventurous routes, recruiting the desired member into his crew, or upholding a promise. Disregarding how his crew would advise him against taking a more dangerous route for their travels, Luffy would argue nonstop until either they comply, or something makes him see the reason for the alternative. When he finds an individual, he wishes to recruit, he goes to great lengths to maintain his stance and repeatedly ask them despite being refused (mainly Nami, Sanji, and Franky). Likewise, when certain members leave the crew, he would chase after them and stubbornly refuse to leave despite their demands, cruel words, and even abusive retaliations, having managed to retrieve Nami, Robin, and Sanji when they attempted to depart. He originally wanted to retrieve Usopp right away despite their disagreement, but Zoro’s reason made him understand that Usopp must apologize before being re-accepted into the crew. Luffy was nevertheless happy when Usopp finally returned with an apology. However, Luffy does try to understand the said crewmate’s reason to leave and help them out before returning. Luffy upholds his promises quite strongly, even when it results in himself being injured. When he promised Nami that he would not cause trouble in Mock Town, he simply allowed the Bellamy Pirates to beat him and Zoro up. That does not mean that he will not break his promises, as he did only at critical points that would otherwise invade his moral compass, such as avenging an offended friend.

The Straw Hats are a very infamous and powerful pirate crew led by the captain, Monkey D. Luffy. The Straw Hats are made up of people who have dominated Luffy’s adult life and were all recruited personally by him. They have all developed a deep bond with each other and it is fair to say that Luffy values no one more than his Straw Hat crew members, seeing them less as his crew and more as his family. His dedication to them is boundless and he will go above and beyond for any of them, with this sentiment being reciprocated by all of them.The Straw Hats are a very infamous and powerful pirate crew led by the captain, Monkey D. Luffy. The Straw Hats are made up of people who have dominated Luffy’s adult life and were all recruited personally by him. They have all developed a deep bond with each other and it is fair to say that Luffy values no one more than his Straw Hat crew members, seeing them less as his crew and more as his family. His dedication to them is boundless and he will go above and beyond for any of them, with this sentiment being reciprocated by all of them.

Overview

Each member of the Straw Hats has gained extreme notoriety because of their association with Luffy and for aiding him in nearly every single one of his exploits. This has resulted in a cumulative bounty of a staggering 8,816,001,000, across ten members, ranging from as low as 1000 to as high as 3,000,000,000. This reputation and notoriety have strengthened their bond with their captain as they feel they could not be anywhere else but on their ship alongside him. Luffy does not discriminate against any of them when recruiting or giving them orders and is consistently grateful for the support his friends provide him. Part of Luffy’s ability to succeed is him being able to have absolute faith in his crew members’ abilities in any situation they find themselves in.

This was made most apparent when Luffy fought Rob Lucci and he noted that he could not go and save his crew as he would have to take his eyes off Lucci, who would then quickly kill them all, and so chose to trust his friends to save themselves instead, which earned him the CP9 agent’s praise. Following the timeskip, when his crew was concerned about his plan to team up with Trafalgar Law to take on the Emperor, Kaidou, he openly stated that he is not concerned if Law ends up betraying him as he has faith in all his crew members to back him up since they have gotten much stronger, which caused Nami, Usopp, Franky and Chopper to comically blush. Compared to other pirate captains, Luffy does not impose any sense of superiority over his crew and treats them as complete equals. He is easily the most laid-back out of them all and is dominantly responsible for the fun that his crew has on their journey, being the life of every party they have, and succeeds in putting a smile on all their faces even through the worst of times. He is comfortable with surrendering his authority when the situation calls for it, something that is dominantly seen with Nami, his navigator, as he allows her to be the voice of authority when it comes to sailing the ship across the seas.

Another time was when he allowed Sanji to be the acting captain after he is separated from Nami, Chopper, and Brook by the Big Mom Pirates whilst on Dressrosa. None of his crew members refer to him as ‘captain’ and instead call him by his name, a sign of how close they are. Despite the fact that they can all be frustrated by some of Luffy’s reckless decisions, they all share an undying loyalty to him and will follow his orders without question whenever he is serious. Unlike most pirate crews, Luffy’s crew seems to be the only one to commit some act of violence towards their captain, mostly in comedic fashion, as a way to vent their frustration with him, Nami being the biggest culprit. As noted earlier, Luffy does not have a preference when recruiting someone, not on sex, race, age, or even strength.

He is somewhat aware of having to recruit people who are capable in specific professions, such as cooking, medicine, and navigation, and has managed to recruit some of the very best in each one. He has pestered most of his crew members to join, such as Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Franky and Brook, with Usopp, and Robin, joining of their own accord. Jinbe is much more mixed on this front as he wanted to join but only after he had concluded some unfinished business. He also has the tendency to recruit people he just met, such as Brook, and again with numerous zombies he found interesting whilst on Thriller Bark. For Luffy, his crew act as a source of inspiration for him.

When he had reached his lowest point and fell into a pit of despair after the death of Ace, he was able to recover when Jinbe reminded him of his crew and, realizing he has something to live for, cried out that he wanted to see them all again. Luffy’s determination for his crew has been put on full display numerous times. After Nami had betrayed him, he followed her back to her home village and managed to defeat Arlong, the fish-man who had cruelly oppressed her since she was a child, in order to free her from him and have her return to his crew. He carried a sick Nami on his back and an injured Sanji up a 5,000-meter mountain in order to get them medical attention during a blizzard, which was made even more grueling due to rubber’s reaction to the cold. Notably, he went out of his way to tell Kureha to save the two as they were his friends, despite his own condition.

When Nico Robin was taken by CP9 to Enies Lobby, he stormed the facility, fighting through thousands of Marines and defeated two members of CP9, including their strongest fighter, Rob Lucci, to get her back. After Sanji had been taken by the emperor, Big Mom, he infiltrated her territory, sabotaged the wedding, fought Charlotte Cracker and Charlotte Katakuri for eleven and ten hours respectively, and remained defiant even as Sanji brutally attacked him just so he could get him to return. He was left completely distraught after he fought Usopp and kicked him out of the crew, feeling great sadness over the loss of his friend, and was overjoyed once he returned. He was extremely angry when he saw Robin and Zoro had been defeated by Enel whilst Nami had been taken captive by him and vowed to defeat the false god. When the Franky Family had assaulted Usopp, Luffy stormed their home along with Zoro, Chopper, and Sanji and defeated them all to avenge their crewmate.

After he witnessed Kaidou destroy Oden Castle, where his crew was hiding, he flew into a rage and attacked him. Luffy’s crew are among the handful of people he told his dream he wanted to achieve after he became the Pirate King; they reactions ranged from baffled to astonishment to the very concept of such an idea. He has the habit of putting his crew in great danger, however, he does not do so out of a disregard for their lives but instead because he has absolute faith in his and their abilities. He burdens himself with the responsibility of protecting every single member of his crew if the situation calls for it and although this has dominantly worked out in his favor, it eventually led to him losing every single one of them whilst on Sabaody Archipelago when Bartholomew Kuma used his Devil Fruit abilities to scatter them across the seas. This experience crushed Luffy as he lamented himself for not being able to save a single one of his friends.

​​​​​All of his crew members are aware of the effort he puts in trying to protect them as he always takes on the strongest opponent in every fight, they get involved in. This eventually led to some self-reflection for all of them after they heard that, whilst they were stuck on their respective islands, Luffy had fought in a major war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates to rescue his brother, Ace, that ended with the latter’s death. Having discovered he lost his brother and received Luffy’s message to wait two years, they all independently decided to do everything they could to become stronger and more capable for their captain. Their dedication to Luffy has been a consistent theme of their friendship and was best shown when they all, in unison, bluntly refused Kuma’s offer to save their own lives in exchange for their captain’s. At varying points, members of the crew, specifically Usopp, Zoro, Brook, Chopper, Sanji, Nami, and Jinbe, have ridiculed anyone who has insulted Luffy’s dream and have shown unwavering faith that he will become the Pirate King.

On top of this, they all feel a debt of gratitude towards Luffy for being responsible for either reviving or initiating their own respective dreams. His crew is very much aware of Luffy’s idea of an adventure, with some, such as Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, often trying to hide information from their captain that could lead to him making a dangerous decision on their behalf. This was notable when Luffy overheard the details of Nami’s new Log Pose and how it points to the most dangerous island, causing Nami and Usopp to panic once they realized Luffy understood what had been said and even threatened to break the compass. This difference over ‘adventure’ often leads to them bickering about who decides to go where, particularly Luffy and Nami, nonetheless, they always look to him for a direction to go and for a decision to be made. Though Luffy has caused conflict due to his unorthodox thinking and rationale, his crew often accept that Luffy can understand what to do in each difficult situation they find themselves in and have come to rely on Luffy’s abilities and power to pull them through tough battles, a fact stated by Robin to Bartolomeo. The straw hat that Luffy dons has become the moniker of their crew and is extremely precious to Luffy, having received it from Shanks when he was just a child, and thus deeply cares for it, remarking that it is his treasure. He becomes greatly upset whenever he loses it, or it has been damaged, with the hat having to be repaired by Nami. He rarely lets anyone else hold on to it aside from Nami, placing it on her head during the Arlong Park, and Skypiea Arcs, and letting her hold onto it during the Drum Island, and Jaya Arcs. It is purported to be a sign of Luffy’s absolute trust in whoever he gives it to. The only other member to have worn it is Usopp, briefly, during the Long Ring Long Land Arc. This trend has mostly subsided now that a string has been attached to his hat so that he no longer loses it whilst fighting.

Roronoa Zoro

The first crew member to join the Straw Hats, and the second friend Luffy made out at sea, Roronoa Zoro is a former bounty hunter that hunted down pirates. He has become one of Luffy’s most reliable crew mates due to his unwavering loyalty to him. Even though the two can sometimes clash they highly respect and admire each other. They are good friends and are easily the deadliest duo among the Straw Hats, and out of all the crew members, Zoro and Luffy share the most apparent ‘brothers in arms’ relationship. When Zoro met Luffy for the first time in Shells Town he was initially completely against his offer to join his crew, finding the idea laughable due to the nature of his work.

However, upon discovering that he would be receiving a dishonorable death at the hands of a corrupt Marine, he agreed to Luffy’s offer if it meant being saved. Zoro’s extreme affinity for honor meant he followed through on his deal with Luffy after he had been saved by him but warned his new captain that he if he got in the way of his dream to become the World’s Strongest Swordsman, he should commit hara kiri. However, Luffy shrugged this off and simply said that the Pirate King should have the World’s Strongest Swordsman by his side. Since then, Zoro has followed Luffy faithfully and has been with him every step of his journey. The two have clashed from time to time, such as on Whiskey Peak when Luffy mistakenly believed that Zoro had slaughtered innocent villagers because they gave him food he did not like.

Nonetheless, Zoro has never given Luffy any reason to doubt his loyalty and his actions have shown that he is perhaps the most dedicated to him. He trusts his captain’s judgement, despite his simple-mindedness, and followed Nami back to her home village on Luffy’s order after she had betrayed them, despite disagreeing with the decision to get her back. He saved Smoker, even though he is a hostile Marine, because Luffy ordered him to do so. He followed Luffy’s order when he told him not to fight back whilst they were being assaulted by the Bellamy Pirates on Mock Town. At the risk of his own life, he attempted to cut down Giant Jack when Luffy and Nami requested him, and the others, to do so, which led to him being directly attacked by Enel.

Due to his belief that he must follow a captain’s order without question, he can often be frustrated by Luffy’s mellowed personality and lack of initiative when it comes to leadership duties, and at one point threatened to leave if Luffy accepted Usopp back into the crew with open arms so readily. He regularly enforces Luffy’s rights as captain and reminds his fellow crewmates that a captain’s words are absolute. Zoro is one of Luffy’s most trusted advisers and often acts as the unofficial first mate as he compensates for what Luffy lacks, particularly a stern approach when reprimanding crew members who fail to maintain their composure. This notably occurred during the Davy Back Fight when he admonished Chopper after he became frantic because he was forced to join the Foxy Pirates. He reminded Luffy, after his fight with Usopp, that a life of a captain is not easy and that if he wavers the crew has no one else they can turn to.

He later reminded Luffy that Usopp went against his captain, something that is unforgivable, and believed that accepting his return so easily would tarnish his authority as captain. This advice convinced Luffy not to immediately let Usopp return and instead waited for him to apologize first. He also reprimanded Luffy on Punk Hazard after he let his guard down against Caesar Clown, as he felt frustrated that they had just entered the New World and are already struggling. When he arrived on Zou with Luffy and the others and discovered the situation regarding Sanji, he advised Luffy to not be concerned over him as he had gotten himself involved with Big Mom, an Emperor, which complicates their current plans against Kaidou. Luffy recognizes Zoro as one of the strongest members of his crew and has complete faith in his abilities.

He is never overly concerned about Zoro, as he is well aware of his incredible sword skills and knows he can take care of himself. When he was told by Mr. 5 that his colleague had captured his swordsman, Luffy was not at all worried and warned him that Zoro would comfortably defeat them. Whilst on his way to Enies Lobby, Luffy casually asked Zoro to cut an oncoming train cart in half, which left the Franky Family stunned, as he knew Zoro was more than capable of such a feat. Whilst making his way towards Donquixote Doflamingo he reassured a concerned Viola that Zoro will be fine taking on Pica by himself.

Nonetheless, he still cares for Zoro and was distraught when he believed that Mihawk had killed him and tried to attack the Warlord of the Sea, but was relieved to see he had allowed his swordsman to live. He was upset to see what Enel had done to Zoro, and the others, and swore to take him down. After Zoro was put into a coma, by Bartholomew Kuma, Luffy tried to make him well again by giving him a barrel full of sake, knowing it is his favorite drink. The friendship Luffy shares with Zoro is something he cherishes and was overjoyed when he was reunited with him in Wano, launching himself towards the swordsman and hugging him. Zoro returned the sentiment and greeted Luffy with a big smile.

However, Luffy can still frustrate Zoro and is not above trying to pull pranks on him such as when he put his booger in his drink, however, this did not turn out in his favor. Due to Zoro’s fierce rivalry with Sanji, he had expressed indifference when he had been taken away by the Big Mom Pirates, however, Luffy teased him when he found Zoro eavesdropping on what happened to Sanji, showing that he secretly does care. Luffy sometimes propels himself at Zoro when he wants to catch up to him, causing them to collide, and has grabbed Zoro when jumping off high places to quickly reach the bottom, something the swordsman does not enjoy. He also unintentionally upset Zoro due to his poor handling of a katana he had borrowed and for throwing the scabbard about, but still chose to tease the swordsman by refusing his request to inspect his sword. Zoro shares a similar composed mentality to that of Luffy’s as he is rarely shocked or overwhelmed by the dangerous situations, he finds himself in and takes on any challenge in front of him with a smile.

He has a blood lust for battle and is thus a valuable and dependable ally to Luffy during fights as he is never fazed by who he is up against. On top of this, his sword skills, physical prowess, and mental fortitude, especially post-timeskip, has made him one of Luffy’s most dangerous combatants and has earned him the second highest of Straw Hats with a bounty of 1,111,000,000. Zoro tends to take on the second strongest person of any group they face, with Luffy facing the strongest opponent, this has included Cabaji, Hatchan, Mr. 1, Ohm, Kaku, Ryuma, Hyouzou, Pica, and King. He has also fought the strongest opponent on occasions, such as Buggy, Mihawk, Enel, Kuma, Hody Jones, the Admiral Fujitora, and even the Emperor, Kaidou.

He has dropped his initial condition of cutting Luffy down if he ever got in the way of his dream, tearfully declaring to his captain, after his defeat to Mihawk, that he will never lose another fight again whilst he is his swordsman, a promise he has somewhat maintained. Whilst on Thriller Bark, he was prepared to give up his own life for Luffy’s when given the choice by Kuma, stating that he cannot achieve his own dream if he cannot help Luffy achieve his. This led him to take all of Luffy’s pain that he had accumulated from his fight with Gecko Moria, on top of his own, that left him in a coma for three days. Although he has the habit of reassuring people about Luffy’s well-being during fights, often telling them to believe in their captain, he does care for Luffy and will try to protect him if he is in trouble, such as when he rowed all the way to Orange Town after Luffy was captured by a bird and came to his aid when he was subsequently made a prisoner of the Buggy Pirates. He even carried the cage Luffy was locked inside despite being grievously wounded.

When Luffy was about to be executed by Buggy in Loguetown, Zoro, alongside Sanji, desperately tried to reach the platform he was on in order to free him. Whilst on Jaya, he held Bellamy at the edge of his sword after he attacked Luffy before warning him to think about his next step. He also managed to slice Kuma, whilst on Thriller Bark, when the Warlord tried to take Luffy away. He tried to leave Kuraigana Island after discovering that Luffy had fought in the Summit War of Marineford and lost his brother, Ace, right in front of him, as he worried for his captain’s well-being. After receiving Luffy’s message to wait two years, he decided to forget his pride and begged Mihawk to train him in order to become stronger for Luffy’s sake. Zoro implied during the Long Ring Long Land Arc that Luffy is the sole reason for him being a pirate and stated he’d have no reason to continue being one if he could not have him as his captain. Zoro thinks highly of Luffy and greatly admires him for his unwavering determination, complete lack of fear, incredible fighting abilities, and even, at times, his craziness. He was impressed when he took a blade to the back of the head from Jango only to pull it out and remain mostly unfazed. When on Thriller Bark, he emphatically stated to Kuma that Luffy would become the Pirate King. On Dressrosa, he intercepted Pica’s attempts to attack Luffy multiple times and told him that he is not worthy to face his captain. He was pleased to see Luffy was able to use Supreme King Haki on Fish-Man Island to knock out 50,000 of Hody Jones’ crew, jokingly remarking that if he was not capable of doing that much he was not worthy of being his captain. He has shown to have complete faith in his captain such as when, after Luffy stayed behind to fight Crocodile, he ordered Chopper to keep the crab they were riding on moving and reassured a worried Vivi that Luffy will be fine.

Nami

Nami, who was originally part of the Arlong Pirates, is the second person to join Luffy’s crew. She and Luffy share one of the closest relationships among the Straw Hats and have a mutual reliance on each other, with Luffy relying on Nami as his navigator and for day-to-day tasks whilst Nami relies on Luffy as a pillar of strength during dangerous and frantic times. The two are often seen arguing due to Nami getting frustrated by Luffy’s antics and stupidity and Luffy being annoyed at Nami for being overbearing and ruining his fun. Luffy is dominantly responsible for changing Nami’s views on pirates. Due to her experience with Arlong, she held a strong hatred for pirates and Luffy was no exception, and at one point she tried to attack him after seeing the devastation that had been done to Orange Town.

However, after seeing his interaction with the dog, Chouchou, working alongside him to defeat Buggy, and realizing he is not as bad as she originally thought, she decided to cooperate with him as a means to an end, but eventually joined his crew after getting closer to him and seeing his kindheartedness firsthand. However, Nami betrayed Luffy and the crew during the Baratie Arc, stealing their ship with all their treasure on board, and returned to Arlong. She did so with tears in her eyes as she wondered if she would ever meet them again and hoped Luffy and the others would still consider her their friend. Following his victory over Don Krieg, Luffy traveled to Nami’s village and freed her and her village from Arlong’s rule. Since then, she has been a mainstay of the crew and has developed a fierce loyalty to Luffy, feeling indebted to him for everything he has done for her.

Nami acts as one of Luffy’s negotiators and counsels him numerous times throughout their journey. When the crew first met Princess Vivi, in Luffy’s absence, Nami negotiated the agreement with Igaram to return her to Arabasta, thereby instigating the entire Arabasta Saga. On Water 7, she also negotiated the money that Luffy and their crew earned from the treasure they had stolen from Skypiea that eventually allowed them to pay for a new ship. Luffy often listens to Nami’s requests, such as on Punk Hazard where he forced Law to help him save the children there because Nami, as well as Chopper, wanted to do so. Nami is also the only crew member, besides Luffy, to have invited somebody else to join the crew, doing so back on Drum Island to Chopper.

Very often, Nami tends to be the one to make sure Luffy does not do anything too reckless, having to explain to Luffy why he cannot do some of the crazy things he wants to do and frequently berates him for his careless actions, big or small. This has been seen when she stopped Luffy fighting with Zoro on Whisky Peak, and when the crew landed in Mock Town, Nami made him promise her not to fight anyone. When talking with Haredas, she says that it is her responsibility to deal with Luffy’s reckless nature and to make sure he does not die when traversing the seas. Although admitting that he is high maintenance, she tells Haredas that she wants to help him as much as possible after she reflects on what he has done for her and acknowledges that she owes him so much. Since the time skip, Nami has become less strict with Luffy, whereas before she would try and keep Luffy under control to avoid him causing chaos, which normally ended in failure, she now accepts whatever chaos Luffy brings with him.

This change notably started on Sabaody Archipelago, when she just accepted that her captain had punched a Celestial Dragon and brushed it off despite the severe repercussions. To Nami, Luffy is the person she can turn to and rely on when emotionally distressed or feeling frightened. This was first seen on Syrup Village where she was relieved to see he was ready to fight after she had managed to wake him up. When she broke down after Arlong denied her the chance to free herself, and her village, from him, she turned to Luffy in tears and asked for his help. This moment showed Nami’s great trust in Luffy, as up to this point she had refused to ever ask for help from anyone.

When she fell sick with a mysterious illness, she sided with Luffy when he wished to carry her to the doctor who lives on top of the mountain on Drum Island and openly stated her complete faith in him getting her there safely, despite the extreme risks. She was overjoyed when Luffy had come to save her after Enel had taken her to his ship. When she was kidnapped by the Yeti Cool Brothers, she scolded them and warned them that Luffy would come and save her. When Luffy arrived on Zou, she immediately ran up, tearfully hugged him, and apologized for allowing Sanji to be taken away by the Big Mom Pirates. Like all the other members of the Straw Hats, she has complete faith in Luffy’s abilities.

She rarely doubts him in a fight and is often left amazed and inspired by his feats, strength, and determination. Luffy’s victories over enemies, especially in the case of Arlong and his declaration that she is his friend, which caused her to cry tears of joy, has given her unwavering belief in her captain and she revealed as much when Vivi worried for Luffy after he went to fight Crocodile on his own. When he defeated Big Mom’s Sweet Commander, Charlotte Cracker, she was left amazed and soon overjoyed at their victory. And when Luffy defeated an even stronger Sweet Commander, Charlotte Katakuri, she was both relieved that he was safe and stunned at his victory. On Water 7, she was left utterly astonished by Luffy’s lineage when she found out the Marine hero, Monkey D.

Garp, is his grandfather and was even more shocked when she was told his father is the Revolutionary Army’s leader, Monkey D. Dragon, commenting that he is an outrageous man. Despite her faith in him, she is regularly concerned for Luffy and tries to look out for him. This has been seen during Luffy’s numerous battles, including Arlong, Enel, Hody Jones, Sanji, Big Mom’s army, and Katakuri. In the case of Sanji, she was much more distressed and angrier at the beating Luffy was getting, as he refused to fight back, and furiously slapped Sanji in retaliation.

She has also shown to worry for him outside of battle, this was seen when she caught him after he had defeated Kuro and he caused her distress by trying to rip off his own arms in order to escape the prison, they were trapped in. Notably, when faced with Kaidou’s declaration that he had killed Luffy, Nami started to cry and called the emperor a liar. When she fell to the floor following Kaidou’s attack towards her, she weeps Luffy’s name. Nami is also aware of how close Luffy is to his brother, Portgas D. Ace, and showed her concern when, after leaving Thriller Bark, she goes to Luffy and asks how he is doing after being informed about the state of Ace’s Vivre Card, but smiles when he reassures her.

When she read that Luffy witnessed Ace get killed before his very eyes, she became distraught and tried to escape Weatheria whilst telling herself she needs to get to him before his heart completely shatters, as she knows full well what he is going through. When Haredas pointed out her “fake tears” were still flowing, she became embarrassed and punched him. Luffy has absolute loyalty and faith in Nami and has never doubted her. Even when she betrayed him, Luffy’s opinion of her did not waver and he remained determined to have her in his crew, in spite of Zoro and Usopp’s protests, flat out stating to them that he would not accept anyone else as his navigator. He was greatly angered when Johnny mistakenly believed that Nami had killed Usopp and called him a liar and threatened to “kick his ass” for saying such things.

This differs greatly when he believed the accusation that Zoro had slaughtered the people of Whisky Peak in cold blood despite the source being unreliable. Luffy was determined to have Nami back in his crew and completely disregarded her request to leave her village, despite angering her, and chose not to listen to Nojiko tell the story of Nami’s past as nothing she could tell him would change his mind. Even though Nami has no talent for fighting, he does not hesitate to have her by his side in battle, such as when they worked together to defeat Buggy and again to defeat the Sweet Commander, Cracker. He never tries to stop her fighting tough opponents, as he trusts her to win, and has no qualms when she goes off to complete tasks she has been assigned regardless of the danger. However, they can differ when deciding what routes to take, as Nami prioritizes safety and Luffy desires danger as its more fun and adventurous.

He has complete trust in her intuition and knowledge as a navigator and never questions her. When Inuarashi praised her navigation skills, Luffy chimed into state how amazing she is and patted her on the back but, typically, annoyed her by how hard he was hitting, although she was briefly thankful for the compliment. He also trusts her enough to let her be in charge of the finances of the crew. Frequently, Luffy showed that he truly cared for her well-being. It was showcased in Arlong Park, when he angrily told Arlong, after punching him, not to make his navigator cry after the fish-man had upset her.

Later, Luffy became furious when he deduced that Arlong had imprisoned Nami in a room throughout her childhood to draw maps for him and told the fish-man that he knew how to save her as he proceeded to destroy the entire room. This act caused Nami to tear up and thank Luffy, as he was freeing her from the mental and physical prison she was trapped in. When Nami fell sick with a mysterious illness, Luffy became worried and sought to get her to a doctor immediately and carried her up a 5,000-meter-high mountain, whilst barehanded and in a blizzard, to do so. Luffy’s care for Nami is such that, despite his steadfast refusal to ever share his meat, he made an exception for her when he saw she was upset as they left Arabasta. When Nami came to him in tears and told him the real reason why Robin left them, he reassured and promised her that he would not let Robin die.

Notably, Luffy and other members of the crew holds a grudge on Nami’s behalf for all the suffering she went through as he initially refused to save Hatchan because he was a former member of the Arlong Pirates, however, he agreed to save him after Nami wished for him to do so. Throughout their adventures, Nami has been one of the individuals Luffy has given his straw hat to, either to wear as a source of comfort before he fights or to look after it. The first time she held it was on Syrup Village after Luffy had beaten Kuro. Whilst on Cocoyasi Village, Luffy placed his straw hat on her head right before his fight with Arlong as a sign of his promise that he will defeat him for her. Nami remembered Luffy saying his hat is his only treasure and teared up at the gesture and later placed it back on his head after he had won.

He gave Nami his hat again, before he continued his fight with Enel, to reassure her after she began to panic. This act has mostly subsided now that Luffy has a string attached to his hat that stops him from losing it during a fight and Nami has become more active in battles. Realizing her own shortcomings, and wishing to be more helpful for Luffy, Nami turned to Usopp to help make her a device so she can be more capable in fights, feeling guilty that Luffy and the others constantly have to save her. When she received Luffy’s message to wait two years, she was notably the only one frustrated by this decision but decided to spend her time to get stronger and become a more capable navigator for Luffy’s sake, believing she owed him so much for all he has done for her. The two have rarely fought side by side but did so against Buggy when they first met and again when they fought Cracker, where she proved to be crucial to Luffy’s victory both times. She also stayed by Luffy’s side to fight against Big Mom’s army when he refused to hide, which ended with them both being captured. When she found out Luffy was going to save Sanji, she insisted on going with him because she knew his group could not get there safely without her and felt responsible for getting Sanji back. During her fight with Cracker, she remained defiant towards him, telling him that he might be the right-hand man of an Emperor but her captain will become the Pirate King. Nami tearfully reiterated her belief in Luffy becoming the Pirate King during the Raid on Onigashima despite the threat of certain death from another attack by Ulti and being given the option to live if she stated he would never become Pirate King. Despite this, she still has arguments with him, which has become a staple of their friendship and are usually started by Nami herself. They also have a running gag, which is Nami’s tendency to habitually overcharge Luffy for various reasons, such as after she lent her jacket to him during the Drum Island Arc, she charged him a heavy sum for ruining it. However, she has since toned down this habit, as it once inadvertently led to Luffy destroying their food supplies when he tried to cook in Sanji’s absence because she would not cook for free.

Usopp

Usopp, the former captain of the ‘Usopp Pirates’, became the third member to join Luffy’s crew. The two share a close bond of brotherly love and act like best friends. Whilst Usopp is cowardly and weak Luffy does not disparage him for it in the slightest and values him as a crew member, being distraught when he was forced to kick Usopp out and overjoyed when he had returned. They are seen engaging in silly antics on the ship and the two are notorious for being the idiots of the crew. Like Nami and Chopper, Usopp greatly fears Luffy’s lust for dangerous adventures.

Luffy had first heard of Usopp when he was child as he met his father, Yasopp, who would talk about him. They first met on Syrup Village when Usopp, being a habitual liar, tried to intimidate Luffy, Zoro, and Nami with his exaggerated crew size. Later, during Usopp’s confrontation with Kuro, Luffy remembered that he had met Usopp’s father, who is an officer and sniper of the Red Hair Pirates, back on his home village. He informed Usopp of this and the two quickly bonded. After Luffy’s victory over Kuro, who plotted to kill his friend, Kaya, Usopp became inspired to go out to sea and start his own pirate journey.

Initially believing they would not want him to join, he became overjoyed when he was invited aboard the Straw Hats’ ship to sail with them, becoming their newest member. Since then, he has been a faithful member of Luffy’s crew and does his best to contribute wherever he can. He was initially responsible for patching up the ship before the crew recruited Franky and is also a gadgets expert who invents various equipment and weapons to become more useful to Luffy in fights, particularly with Dials. When testing the cannon on the Going Merry, he greatly impressed Luffy with his accuracy and was made the gunner of the Straw Hats. He was also responsible for designing the official flag of the Straw Hat Pirates after Luffy proved to not have a talent for art.

Usopp has aided Luffy in battle, as well, such as when he tried to help him when he was at Mr. 5’s mercy and later was responsible for breaking Luffy free of Miss Goldenweek’s Color Traps. Whilst on Skypiea, he launched a barrage of attacks on Giant Jack so it would fall westwards after Luffy, through Nami, asked him and the others to do so, despite having seen Zoro get struck down by Enel earlier for attempting the same thing. Despite being weak, he proved to be the only person capable of defeating Perona on Thriller Bark, who had effortlessly subdued Luffy himself, as well as Zoro, Sanji and Franky. He has also taken down a slew of difficult enemies, including Jango, Chew, Mr.

4 and Miss Merry Christmas, Perona, Daruma, and Sugar. Usopp holds great admiration for Luffy and often lies about himself in the mold of him, falsely claiming credit for some of his achievements. Luffy has made such a profound impact on him that he has mostly shed his cowardly personality, although some of it still remains, having become more comfortable and adept at fighting and adventuring. This change first started whilst on Cocoyasi Village, when, despite normally trying to discourage going into any kind of danger, he chose to walk by Luffy’s side when he stormed Arlong Park for Nami. Whilst on Water 7, he felt extreme guilt after he was assaulted and robbed by members of the Franky Family, losing a large portion of the crew’s money, and tearfully told Nami he could not face Luffy and the others as a result.

Although they are close, Usopp is capable of irritating Luffy, such as when he proclaims himself to be the captain or when he once tried to redesign the crew’s jolly roger to resemble him which prompted both Luffy and Zoro to hit him. When he tried to recruit Chopper, Luffy chastised Usopp after he scared him off by calling him a “monster”. Although rare, he has even managed to anger Luffy, such as when he asked the former first mate of the Roger Pirates, Silvers Rayleigh, for the location of the One Piece. This resulted in Luffy delivering an impassioned speech to him about the importance of adventure and convinced him that it is better not to know at all. The two reached a breaking point over the decision regarding the Going Merry.

Usopp cherished the ship as it embodied his friendship with Kaya and took great pride in his responsibility to repair the Merry, the only thing he felt he was truly useful for. He also was absent when Luffy heard the news about the condition of the ship for the first time, and therefore didn’t get to hear Luffy’s initial objection nor Luffy’s anguish at the thought of leaving the ship behind. Thus, when Luffy told him the news later. he was extremely angry that Luffy was so casually willing to abandon it. The fact Usopp was the only Straw Hat to have seen the spirit of the ship before and therefore knew that the ship was “alive” also contributed to his feelings of betrayal.

In his anger, he quit the crew and challenged Luffy to a duel for the Going Merry but lost the fight despite putting on a good show. Luffy himself was left in tears about having to fight his best-friend and despised every moment of it. Having won, Luffy left the Going Merry to Usopp and solemnly walked away, kicking him out of the crew. This did not affect their genuine concern for each other, however, as upon discovering the situation with Nico Robin, and his desire to help but knowing he could not face Luffy, he disguised himself as ‘Sogeking’ in order to help. He succeeded in fooling Luffy, as well as Chopper, that he was not Usopp but failed with everybody else.

Under this disguise, he successfully aided Luffy and the crew in their quest to save Robin. At the end of the Enies Lobby Arc, he was expecting to be welcomed back into the crew with open arms but panicked when he saw they were sailing away. The realization of his mistakes caused him to break down and scream out he is sorry, regretting his actions, which prompted Luffy to stretch his arms over and grab him, tearfully welcoming him back into the crew. Luffy was actually more than prepared to allow Usopp to return, desperately wanting to do so, but was counseled by Zoro that doing so would tarnish his authority as captain and thus had to wait for him to apologize first. Therefore, when Usopp attempted to rejoin Luffy, the latter pretended that he could not hear him until the sniper gave a heartfelt apology.

Their friendship immediately recovered following his return and they continued with their shenanigans aboard their new ship, the Thousand Sunny. Usopp cares for Luffy and was devastated when Miss Merry Christmas told him that he had apparently died before refusing to believe her. After hearing the news of Ace’s death during the Summit War of Marineford, he desperately tried to escape the island he was trapped on, as he felt he needed to be there for Luffy. He later resolved to become stronger for his captain’s sake after he received Luffy’s message to wait two years. He trained with his new friend, Heracles, and made one of the most notable improvements among the Straw Hats.

He is also an adamant believer in Luffy’s dream to become the Pirate King, being fully convinced that his captain will succeed and proudly declared so to both Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas on Arabasta. Although a coward, he will ridicule anyone who insults Luffy, even though he might be much weaker than them, and will defend his dream from people who laugh at it. He notably remained defiant in front of Bartholomew Kuma when given the option to save his own life in exchange for Luffy’s. During Luffy’s fight with Rob Lucci, he gave an emotional speech to his captain, reprimanding him for losing and even threatened the CP9 agent himself as a way to spur his captain to get back on his feet.

On Dressrosa, he became so worried about the thought of losing his memories of Luffy, due to Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities, that he awakened his Observation Haki in order to accurately launch his attack to stop her turning Luffy into a toy. Despite generally looking down on people who are cowardly, such as Koby and Shirahoshi, Luffy has never insulted Usopp for his cowardly nature and treats him as an equal member of the crew. He is often concerned for Usopp’s well-being, as he is aware of his lack of fighting skills and timid personality when faced with danger, but still has faith in him. Luffy has shown to also be protective of Usopp, such as when Kuro went to attack him, and he intervened by punching Kuro to the ground. Whilst fighting the Black Cat Pirates he became furious with them when they began to laugh at Usopp and threatened them.

After Usopp was brutally assaulted by the Franky Family, he became extremely angry and attacked all of them alongside Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper, whilst destroying their house in the process. After the timeskip, he has gained a lot more confidence in Usopp’s abilities and stopped Trafalgar Law from going after Caesar Clown because he knew Usopp could comfortably capture him. He had no reservations with Usopp being involved in the Tontatta’s plans, alongside Franky, as he believed he would be of great use to them. He was also pleased that Cavendish acknowledged Usopp for his success in defeating Sugar and ending her Devil Fruit ability over the people of Dressrosa. He also seems to view Usopp’s habit of lying as an admirable skill, remarking to Arlong that, alongside not being able to use swords, navigate or cook, he is also not capable of lying as Usopp can.

A key feature of their friendship is how often they like to fool around and have fun, occasionally doing impersonations of other crew members such as Zoro, Sanji and Chopper. Like some of the others, Usopp fears his captain’s affinity for adventure and panicked when he realized Luffy had overheard how the New World Log Pose works and tried to tell Nami to destroy it. When he discovered that Luffy had partnered with Law, in order to take on an emperor, he became frantic and tried to overrule this decision with a vote. He has become one of the characters to occasionally beat up Luffy for saying or doing silly things, even by his standards. When he found out about Luffy’s father being Monkey D. Dragon, and his grandfather being Monkey D. Garp, he was left completely stunned. Usopp is the only other member of the Straw Hats, alongside Nami, to have worn Luffy’s hat, very briefly doing so during the Long Ring Long Land Arc after he made Luffy wear an afro for his fight with Foxy. Before leaving with Zoro to get Nami back, he returned Luffy’s straw hat to him after he lost it when he tried to attack Dracule Mihawk. They both share a similar desire of meeting the Red Hair Pirates, with Luffy wanting to reunite with Shanks and Usopp wanting to reunite with his father. They are both extremely prone to being amazed by pretty much anything, such as ninjas, Franky’s robotic inventions and Bon Clay’s Devil Fruit abilities.

Sanji

Sanji is a former cook of the Baratie and the fourth member to join the Straw Hats. He is arguably one of Luffy’s favorite crew mates because of his incredible cooking skills that satisfies his gluttonous nature. He is somewhat more antagonistic to Luffy than most, as he gets frustrated by his reckless nature and dimwitted-ness, but nonetheless respects him immensely and values him as his captain and as his friend. He was in tears from having to fight Luffy after he had left the crew and was delighted to return to them, as was Luffy, who was excited for him to cook again. The two first met during the Baratie Arc when Luffy was caught up in a dispute with the Head Chef, Zeff, for damaging the Baratie.

When a starving Gin entered the restaurant and threatened the staff there he was kicked out, however, Sanji still gave him a dish to eat despite his actions. Luffy, seeing this act, was impressed and was insistent he join his crew, but he refused. Soon after, Don Krieg arrived and threatened to claim the Baratie into his fleet, prompting Luffy to fight him. After being inspired by Luffy’s fearless and determined victory over Don Krieg, and overhearing his colleagues’ desire to see him achieve his dream of finding the All Blue, he agreed to join Luffy’s crew and gave an emotional farewell to Zeff and everyone at the Baratie. Since joining he has been the official chef of the Straw Hats and regularly makes everyone’s food.

Although he admitted to Luffy that he prioritizes the women first and cooks the leftovers for him and the others, Luffy was not at all bothered by this as his food still tasted good. On top of being the cook, he is one of Luffy’s most capable combatants and is easily in the top four strongest members of the Straw Hats having earned the fourth highest bounty within the crew, standing at 1,032,000,000. He has proven to be extremely valuable to Luffy and has taken on some of the strongest opponents such as Kuroobi, Bon Clay, Jabra, Absalom, Vergo, Donquixote Doflamingo, Charlotte Daifuku, X Drake and Queen. He also works well with him as a fighting partner and even fought by his side against Big Mom. Besides regularly fighting by his side in battle, he has made a habit of saving Luffy whenever he can.

He saved Luffy immediately after his victory over Don Krieg when he fell into the water, again when he freed Luffy after he had been trapped underwater at Arlong Park and when escaping Crocodile’s casino via a flooded tunnel. Whilst in Loguetown, he desperately tried to save Luffy from Buggy’s attempt to execute him and even fought Smoker, alongside Luffy, whilst they escaped. Sanji was also the one responsible for freeing Luffy, as well as Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Smoker, from Crocodile’s cage. After Luffy had fought Big Mom in his Gear 4 form, Sanji carried him away from the emperor to keep him safe. Later, he waited patiently for his captain’s return from his fight with Charlotte Katakuri and proceeded to carry an unconscious Luffy from Cacao Island back to the Thousand Sunny, fighting through hordes of Big Mom’s crew and suffering numerous injuries along the way.

Luffy loves Sanji’s cooking and will stop whatever he is doing in order to have whatever he makes. After the timeskip, Luffy was excited to eat more of Sanji’s food, having gone two years without any, but had to settle for the food Boa Hancock gave him as Sanji was unconscious. When Sanji had returned to the crew, following the events on Whole Cake Island, Luffy became excited when he said he would cook something for them. He values Sanji highly as part of his crew and outright stated that he cannot become the Pirate King without him, which caused Sanji to burst into tears. Due to Sanji’s honest personality, Luffy rarely gets annoyed with him but did so when he would not admit he wanted to come back to the crew and punched him in response even though he had refused to fight back against him earlier.

Luffy also bears a grudge on Sanji’s behalf, as he disregards all but one of Sanji’s family members because of how cruelly they treat him. When Vinsmoke Judge questioned Luffy as to why he was so determined to get Sanji back in his crew, listing all of his ‘faults’, Luffy simply said goodbye and asked why he was listing all the good things about Sanji. Luffy’s trust in Sanji is so high that he gave him the authority of captain when he, along with Nami, Chopper, Brook, as well as their prisoner, Caesar Clown, was forced to leave Dressrosa with the Thousand Sunny whilst being chased by the Big Mom Pirates. After he had discovered that Sanji had been taken away to Big Mom’s territory his determination for Sanji was put on full display. He traveled to the emperor’s territory, gatecrashed the wedding, fought against Big Mom, her army and Sweet Commanders Charlotte Cracker and Katakuri, for an extensive amount of time against both of them, just to make sure he could get Sanji to return.

Even after Sanji’s assault on him, he still promised that he would not move from where he was stood nor eat any food unless it was made by him, showing Luffy’s deep understanding of Sanji’s principles as a chef. He stuck by this promise and even declined Reiju’s offer for food despite how badly his health had deteriorated. He was furious with Cracker’s comments over Sanji’s loyalty and attacked the Sweet Commander for saying Sanji would prefer to live a life of luxury with his new family than to come back to his crew. Luffy did not waver in the face of Sanji’s stubbornness when he refused to return and chose to take the full brunt of Sanji’s attacks without retaliating. Such was Luffy’s desire for Sanji to return he was more than willing to allow his bride to join the crew so long as Sanji came back with her but was disappointed to find out that the marriage would mean they’d join have to join the Big Mom Pirates.

When Sanji requested Luffy’s help to save his family, as they were about to be assassinated by Big Mom and her crew, Luffy accepted immediately, as he understood that he could not force Sanji to leave his family behind. Sanji is incredibly dedicated to Luffy and competed with Zoro to be the one to take Luffy’s place when Bartholomew Kuma tried to take him away but was knocked out by the swordsman. Even though he was not happy being stuck with the Okama, he remained there for two years in order to get stronger for Luffy’s sake. Luffy’s strength greatly impresses Sanji, and he was not surprised to see Luffy being able to use Supreme King Haki, remarking that he suspected he was capable of such a thing. When Pudding worried over Luffy’s chances against her brother, Katakuri, he calmly told her that her brother will experience his first defeat.

When meeting Monkey D. Garp, Sanji remarked on his incredible strength and was shocked when he found out he is Luffy’s grandfather, and even more shocked by the identity of his father, Monkey D. Dragon. Sanji is also a firm believer in Luffy’s dream to become the Pirate King and told Capone Bege that he would never do anything to risk it and told him that Luffy would succeed in this goal. Although he mocked this dream when he fought Luffy, this was only because he wanted to try and discourage him from chasing after him.

Whilst he did leave the crew, he did so with great reluctantance, but was forced to do so under the threat of his former colleagues, adoptive family, and friends being killed. It was clear he intended to return when he arrived on Whole Cake Island, however, as despite genuinely liking Charlotte Pudding, who was his betrothed, he initially refused to marry her so he could go back to Luffy. Sanji also appeared guilt ridden for his actions towards Luffy as, echoing Zoro’s beliefs, he stated he had lost the right to rejoin the crew for attacking his captain, but he quickly gave in to Luffy’s refusal of this excuse. Whilst he has respect for Luffy as his captain, he is not above attacking or insulting Luffy for his stupidity. He has chastised his captain if he does anything to a woman, he perceives to be unbecoming, such as when he punched Vivi, when he believed that he had done something terrible to Nico Robin, or any time he argues with Nami. Due to his lustful desires, Sanji has been seen from time to time getting jealous of Luffy, such as when he discovered that he had been sent to Amazon Lily by Kuma, an island inhabited by the Kuja Tribe that are made up exclusively of women, and for having gained the affection of the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock. He was also seen to be jealous of Luffy for gaining the admiration of Shirahoshi, shouting at him that he is a lucky bastard when she hugged him after he had saved her. Luffy’s eating habits and endless appetite can be a source of frustration for him as well. This has led him to set up numerous safeguards to stop him from emptying the fridge during the night and whenever food goes missing his first suspect is always Luffy. He was also annoyed and embarrassed when Luffy had discovered his raid suit that was given to him by Niji, with Luffy begging him to try it on.

Tony Tony Chopper

Tony Tony Chopper is a doctor from Drum Island who was formerly under the service of Dr. Kureha and was a student of the late Dr. Hiriluk. He is the fifth member to join the Straw Hats, the first Devil Fruit user and is the crew’s doctor. Due to being the youngest member of the crew, he is very impressionable of Luffy and gets involved in his silly antics despite his innocent nature.

The two greatly respect each other and he admires Luffy as his captain, only questioning him whenever he is at risk of injuring himself or does not adhere to his medical orders. His admiration stems from Luffy accepting him for who he is, as opposed to a monster by nearly everybody else. After Luffy had carried Nami and Sanji to the top of the mountain where Chopper resides with Dr. Kureha, he found the trio and nursed them all back to health, having been amazed by Luffy’s effort for his friends. He got off to a chaotic start with him, as he is an extremely timid person and was thrown off by Luffy’s eccentric and bubbly personality.

He was chased by Luffy when he was hungry as he was tempted to eat Chopper, but in reality, he wanted to ask him to join his crew. He was moved by Luffy’s determination to protect his pirate flag, which belonged to Dr. Hiriluk, atop his home from Wapol’s attacks and became grateful after he had defeated the former king. Still, he refused to join Luffy’s crew despite desperately wanting to do so, but whilst trying to explain how being half human and half reindeer made him a monster, and as to why he cannot join, Luffy flat out told him to shut up and to come with them, causing Chopper to cry and agree to join him. He is grateful to Luffy, not just for accepting him for who he is, but for also being interested in him and his abilities.

The fact that Luffy is not at all fazed by his appearance, having been treated so poorly by reindeers and humans for much of his life, makes him happy. Luffy, and the crew’s acceptance of him has given him a family and the confidence to interact with people again. He is a determined member of the crew as he always looks to help Luffy in any way he can, from fighting to medical aid. Although he is not as brave as Zoro, he is not as cowardly as Usopp either, having shown he is a capable fighter despite his bounty only being 1,000. His former teacher, Dr.

Hiriluk, first introduced him to what a pirate is, with Hiriluk leaving a strong, positive, impression on Chopper on the ideal pirate, and has come to see Luffy as the personification of the pirate Dr. Hiriluk was talking about. Chopper has become a faithful admirer of Luffy and is constantly astounded by his impressive feats, especially when he goes beyond his human limitations, however, the excessiveness of how far Luffy pushes himself can irritate Chopper as a doctor. He was stunned when he found out that Luffy had developed an extremely strong immunity to most poisons. He inquired to Luffy if he defeated Charlotte Katakuri and was amazed when he replied that he had.

After receiving Luffy’s message to wait two years, Chopper resolved to become a “monster” so he can become stronger for Luffy’s sake. Like the other members of the crew, Chopper firmly believes that Luffy will become the Pirate King and reassures a sobbing Mocha that Luffy will defeat Caesar Clown because of this. Luffy is very friendly with Chopper and acts as an older brother of sorts. He does not patronize him for being the youngest member of the crew and treats him on an equal footing with everybody else. He often gets caught up in a lot of fun with Chopper as they mess around on the ship quite a lot.

When Sanji was given his raid suit by his brother, both Chopper and Luffy fantasied about trying it on and desperately wanted Sanji to use it for their own entertainment. He has complete faith in Chopper’s abilities as a medic and demonstrated this when he allowed the children on Punk Hazard to suffer from withdrawal symptoms on Chopper’s orders. Such is this faith, he intentionally allowed himself to be afflicted with the Mummy (Virus) because he knew Chopper could cure him. He also listens to Chopper from time to time about his health, although this tends to be rare. Luffy also has faith in Chopper’s fighting abilities and is never too worried about his well-being during battles, full believing in his strength, such as when he trusted him to take on Wapol’s subordinates.

They both also possess a strong sweet tooth, as shown when they arrived on Cacao Island and ate Charlotte Pudding’s cafe. Some of the other crew members have concerns about how much of an impression Luffy has on the young Chopper, not wanting him to lose his innocence. As a comedic gag, Chopper will jump into the water to try and save Luffy whenever he is drowning, having forgotten he is also a Devil Fruit user and cannot swim. This has led to Chopper copying Luffy’s party trick of sticking two chopsticks up his nose and into the bottom of his mouth. Although Luffy greatly values Chopper, he has found himself contemplating eating Chopper whenever he has begun to starve such as on their way to Totto Land. Chopper is also prone to emotional outbursts whenever Luffy is in danger or appears close to death, he notably doubted his own medical skills when Luffy was poisoned Armored Stonefish. Both of them also share a childish mentality, as they were both fooled by Usopp’s alter-ego, Sogeking. They also get amazed by numerous things, such as ninjas, robots and superhero suits. Both Luffy and Chopper possess the ability to understand animals, Luffy because he possesses the ability to hear the “Voice of All Things” and Chopper because he is half reindeer, although this ability is much more inconsistent for Luffy.

Nico Robin

A former agent of Baroque Works, and Crocodile’s right-hand woman, Nico Robin became the seventh member to join Luffy’s crew and the third Devil Fruit user. Out of all his crew members, Robin is the one he shares a complete wholesome relationship with as the two get on extremely well and have yet to be seen arguing. After she rejoined the Straw Hats, following the Enies Lobby Arc, she has continued being a reliable and devoted friend to Luffy. She is the archaeologist of the Straw Hats and deciphers the Poneglyphs for them. Luffy and Robin briefly met for the first time as he and his crew sailed out of Whiskey Peak where she boarded his ship, temporarily took his hat, offered some advice for their next location, and left.

Luffy was very mixed on how to view her as she seemed friendly but still worked for the enemy, ultimately, he chose to distrust her and destroyed the log pose she had given him. They met again when Robin saved Luffy after his first fight with Crocodile and made it apparent she has an interest in him because he carries the initial, “D.”, in his name. Later, she saved Luffy’s life again by providing the antidote for the poison Luffy had been afflicted with by Crocodile after his victory against him. When Luffy woke up, he chose to save her from the collapsing underground grave despite her protests. She then turned up on the Going Merry as the Straw Hats sailed away from Arabasta and argued that Luffy had forced her to live and thus should take responsibility by letting her join his crew, with Luffy accepting this proposal without hesitation, shocking everyone with the exception of Sanji.

The two get on extremely well with each other. Their interactions can be somewhat infrequent compared to the rest of the Straw Hats, but when they do interact it is always positive. They both deeply care for each other and respect one another’s abilities. Robin’s relationship with Luffy can best be described as motherly, as she has been seen feeding Luffy some of her food and, out of all the crew members, is by far the most patient and calm with him. She is not at all irritated by his stupidity, recklessness, or carelessness, unlike the rest of the crew, and in fact, seems to admire these qualities.

She tends to smile, and sometimes laugh, at Luffy’s antics, which was first seen back on Arabasta when Luffy decided to drink a full barrel of water in order to take on Crocodile, causing her to chuckle at his bizarre improvisation. She also has a keen interest in Luffy since they first met, taking a liking to the Straw Hat captain’s bold and upfront personality. This interest in her captain has been prevalent since she first met him and whilst talking to Gan Fall on Skypiea she acknowledged his comment on Luffy’s strange aurora that reminds him of Gol D. Roger, telling him that Luffy is a very interesting person. Although this interest was an initial motive behind her decision to join his crew, she has come to see Luffy as a genuinely close friend.

She is very grateful to Luffy for having saved her life, twice. Due to her past, where she lost her family and friends and became an orphaned child hunted by the World Government, she struggled to find a place she could call home until she met Luffy. Whilst thinking of her past, she remembered her friend, Jaguar D. Saul, tell her that one day she will find people that will risk everything for her sake and came to the conclusion that Luffy and his crew are the friends she has been longing for. It was Luffy who convinced her to keep living even if the world does not want her to, with these words having a great impact on her.

She no longer felt lonely by the fact that she was chased by the World Government as Luffy pointed out to her that he and his crew are also enemies of the world. Slowly, but surely, she became more comfortable with Luffy and his crew and began to open up, bonding with Luffy and growing to respect him as her captain and, more importantly, her friend. Her friendship with Luffy developed to such a point that, following the Summit War of Marineford, she was shown to be greatly relieved that Luffy was well before receiving his message to wait two years. After reflecting on all the things Luffy has done for her, she decided to try and become stronger for his sake. Whilst blushing, she noted that the idea of doing such a thing has never occurred to her before.

Similar to Zoro, she is completely accepting of Luffy’s decisions as captain and does not hesitate in any situation she is put into by his reckless adventuring. She is often among the first people to follow Luffy into battle and is fully prepared to take on whoever is put in her way for the sake of helping him. She was the one to save Luffy after his fight against Rob Lucci by using her Devil Fruit abilities to carry him onto the Going Merry. Whilst on Sabaody Archipelago, she saved an exhausted Luffy from being attacked by a Pacifista and a monster Chopper by carrying him under her arms. Due to being very accepting of Luffy’s decisions, she rarely offers up advice but has occasionally done so, such as when, after Luffy had formed an alliance with Trafalgar Law, she warned him that, although she is happy to go along with him, alliances are often marred by betrayals and that he should be certain he can trust Law.

After discovering Sanji’s situation, Robin advised Luffy again by warning him about the strength of Big Mom when he proposed trying to get Sanji back, which prompted Luffy to decide to try and sneak into the emperor’s territory instead. She also has a fundamental understanding of how Luffy’s mind works and has come to be one of the very few people who is capable of helping Luffy understand information or scenarios that are originally too complex for him. She clarified to Luffy the situation between Smoker and Tashigi when he was fighting them both on Punk Hazard, and when Luffy could not remember who Marco was, despite everyone telling him he had met the Whitebeard Pirates’ First Division Commander at the Summit War of Marineford, Robin was able to jog his memory by simply telling him he is the person who looks like a pineapple. Luffy cares for Robin immensely and does not tolerate anyone hurting or taking her away. He has faith in her abilities as a fighter and trusts her whenever she goes out on her own to complete tasks.

On Skypiea, he was furious when he found a heavily wounded Robin after she fought Enel and held onto her as she explained that Nami had been taken away by him. During his encounter with the Admiral, Aokiji, he became furious when he threatened to take Robin away. When he proceeded to turn her into ice and tried to smash her, Luffy was just about able to save her. He was upset and angry after being told that Robin had been taken against her will by CP9 in order to keep him, and the rest of the crew, safe and promised Nami to rescue her. Such was his anger, he charged headfirst into Enies Lobby on his own, fighting through a thousand Marines and two CP9 agents, including their strongest fighter, Lucci, just to reach her.

He was more than willing to burn the flag of the World Government to show Robin his complete disregard for them and his willingness to take on the world for her sake. This act of rebellion shocked Robin and caused her to cry at how far Luffy was willing to go just to save her. Luffy then passionately demanded her to say she wants to live and when Robin responded by saying she does and begged him to take her out to sea with him and his crew, he became even more determined to save her. After his victory over Lucci, he called out to Robin and told her that they will all leave Enies Lobby together, causing her to cry. When on Sabaody, Luffy tried to reach out and save Robin from Bartholomew Kuma but failed to do so, with her being the final crew member he lost to the Warlord before being sent away himself.

Robin’s faith in Luffy is absolute, like most of the crew, and she is often impressed by the actions of her captain. Whilst on Skypiea, she played a key role in convincing Wyper, a hostile Shandia warrior, to aid Luffy by informing him of the reason why he wants to ring the famous Shandorian Bell and expressed admiration for her captain’s determination. Following the time-skip, she was impressed by the improvements Luffy had made and was astonished when he used Supreme King Haki to knock out 50,000 of Hody Jones’ crew. Although, for the first time since she met him, she expressed genuine horror over Luffy’s actions when news that he had been captured by the Emperor, Kaidou, reached her. She showed her faith in Luffy whilst being escorted by Spandam and Lucci, as she became elated when he had finally caught up to her and could not help but smile when she heard his voice call out her name. When Nekomamushi warned her that a person of her abilities, to read Poneglyphs, is rare and that a lot of people would try to kidnap her, she simply responded that she has faith in her captain and crew to not allow such a thing to happen because they are strong, causing Luffy to comically blush over the compliment and state he would fight anyone for her. Due to her knowledge of world affairs, she was greatly surprised, and intrigued, upon discovering that Monkey D. Garp is Luffy’s grandfather and Monkey D. Dragon is his father. She was further surprised to hear that he has connections with the Emperor, Red-Haired Shanks, and asked Nami for clarification whilst finding Luffy all the more interesting. Out of all the Straw Hats, including Luffy himself, Robin is the only one who has met Luffy’s father, Dragon, doing so during the timeskip. Luffy has shown he is well aware of how intelligent Robin is, such as when he complimented her to Iceburg, and will often turn to her whenever he wants to know information about certain individuals, including his own father.

Franky

Franky is the former head of the Franky Family, the seventh person to join the Straw Hats and is the shipwright of the crew. He is responsible for building their new ship, the Thousand Sunny. He and Luffy share a good bond and get on extremely well. Franky acts as a sort of older brother to his captain and enjoys entertaining him with his various inventions and robotic body. He has tremendous trust in Luffy’s abilities, respects him as captain and holds great admiration for him.

Luffy is often amazed by Franky’s cyborg body and finds him to be greatly entertaining. He has complete faith in his skills as the shipwright and as a fighter. The two first met on Water 7 and got off to a bad start when Franky and his family assaulted and robbed Usopp. This seriously angered Luffy and led to the Straw Hat captain, as well as Zoro, Chopper, and Sanji, beating up the Franky Family and destroying the Franky House. This, in turn, led to Franky wanting revenge and he attacked Luffy in broad daylight whilst he was with Nami.

Their fight was soon interrupted, however, and Luffy successfully fled. Franky was later attacked by CP9 whilst with Usopp and the two were taken hostage, along with Robin. He ends up becoming an ally to the Straw Hats after being inspired by Luffy’s determination to save his crewmate and finding a common enemy in CP9. After successfully doing so he received his first bounty for his role and was convinced to join the Straw Hats as their official shipwright after building them the Thousand Sunny from the Adam Wood he had bought with the money stolen from Usopp. Throughout the Enies Lobby Arc, Franky came to respect and understand Luffy.

He was amazed by his strength and determination to save his crew and wished to aid him directly in his fight with Rob Lucci but agreed to try and save Robin for him instead. When he discovered Luffy’s family members he was stunned at how notorious they all are and commented that it partly explains how he is so strong. Franky’s respect was such that he personally wished for Luffy and his crew to sail the rest of their journey in a ship he built, deeming them worthy. He wished to join Luffy’s crew but was conflicted with his wish to remain on Water 7 due to still being guilt-ridden about his mentor’s death. After Robin and Iceburg were able to convince him to move on he agreed to join Luffy’s crew.

After being separated by Bartholomew Kuma on Sabaody Archipelago, and receiving Luffy’s message to wait two years, he chose to spend his time modifying his robotic body in order to become more useful, and more capable, for his captain. Franky proudly declared to Nami that they are a member of the crew that will make Luffy the Pirate King when he faced the Emperor, Big Mom. Luffy has a great amount of trust and respect for Franky. He completely accepts his knowledge as a shipwright and mechanic, and although he rarely understands what he is talking about, he trusts him anyway. Luffy also acknowledges him as a capable fighter, happy to have him by his side in a fight and has faith in Franky completing individual missions, such as recovering the Thousand Sunny whilst on Punk Hazard and aiding the Tontatta Kingdom.

Such is Luffy’s trust in him, he was willing to let Franky eat his late brother’s Devil Fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi, despite not wanting anyone else to have it. Due to his child-like mentality, he is easily amazed by Franky’s cyborg modifications, something Franky happily indulges him in, and is left dumbfounded by some of the weapons and constructions he makes, especially General Franky. He believes Franky epitomizes a boy’s dream. Franky shares a similar outgoing personality like Luffy, but without the stupidity, which helps them get along. Due to Franky’s emotional sensitivities, he has sometimes cried profusely with, or for, Luffy. He is very laid back with his captain and finds him funny and endearing. He still respects his authority, though, and asked for his permission to aid the dwarves whilst on Dressrosa and was overjoyed to hear Luffy approve his request. He refused Luffy’s offer to eat the Mera Mera no Mi as he did not wish to give up his ability to swim but encouraged Luffy to go and retrieve his deceased brother’s Devil Fruit, despite being aware that it is probably a trap, as this might be his only chance and if it slips away, he will regret it. Despite having gotten used to Luffy’s reckless nature, he was left in complete horror after discovering he had been captured by the Emperor, Kaidou. He was subsequently relieved Luffy broke out and gathered followers.

Brook

Brook is the former musician, and acting captain, of the Rumbar Pirates. He is the eighth person to join the Straw Hats, the fourth Devil Fruit user and is the oldest member of the crew. He is one of Luffy’s most loyal crew members. The two get on extremely well due to their similar upbeat and eccentric personalities. Their relationship is defined by their identical childish nature.

Brook is continuously excited and bubbly and finds the joy in most situations just like his captain. Luffy adores Brook because of his music, his humor and for being a skeleton. Brook will often play songs for Luffy and the crew with piano, violin, or guitar. Luffy first met Brook as he traveled through the Florian Triangle and sailed past the skeleton’s ship. The Straw Hats spotted him and immediately became frightened, apart from Luffy who was bemused and intrigued.

He boarded Brook’s ship and, after finding him hilarious, he immediately asked him to join his crew, much to the chagrin of his crew mates. Brook accepted and went to their ship and explained his past, and current, situation. He ultimately declined Luffy’s offer to join his crew as he could not leave the Florian Triangle without his shadow that had been taken by Gecko Moria. However, Luffy immediately decided to get Brook’s shadow back so he could join. Once he succeeded in defeating Gecko Moria, and returning his shadow, Luffy found Brook still somewhat hesitant to join his crew as he had a commitment to a whale he had befriended, called Laboon, and wished to know if he is still alive.

Luffy and his crew also met Laboon when they first entered the Grand Line and Luffy happily informed him of the whale’s well-being. Brook cried in relief at this news and revealed his wanted poster to pledge his loyalty to Luffy. Their relationship is immensely positive, and they get on very well with each other. They also respect each other’s positions, with Luffy being the captain and Brook being the musician and the second swordsman of the crew, after Zoro. They both acknowledge each other’s capabilities as Brook always believes that Luffy will win his fights and Luffy trusts Brook to handle the situations he finds himself in.

His trust in Brook is so high that he allowed him to join Pedro to recover the Road Poneglyph that is in Big Mom’s possession, an extremely important task that is fundamental to finding Laugh Tale where the One Piece is allegedly located. Although not as skilled as his compatriot, Zoro, he has proven himself to be a talented and capable swordsman for Luffy. He also holds the special accolade of being the only member of the Straw Hats, besides Luffy himself, to have fought an Emperor in one-on-one combat. Furthermore, Brook has proven himself to be the lynchpin for plans to come to fruition for the Straw Hats. He successfully acquired the Road Poneglyph from Big Mom, despite the emperor herself trying to stop him, and he also discreetly broke Mother Caramel’s portrait in order to send Big Mom into a frenzy so the assassination plan could go ahead.

On Wano, he discovered yet another Poneglyph whilst searching Orochi’s castle. Brook is extremely grateful for Luffy welcoming him into the Straw Hats due to having spent the last fifty years alone and has experienced extreme isolation and depression from losing all of his friends. Luffy was able to end that misery by giving him a family to call his own among the Straw Hats. Just the offer of joining his crew brought Brook a lot of happiness because he has been alone for so long. It is because of this that Brook’s loyalty to Luffy is extremely high and prefers to only take orders from him, as he initially declined Momonosuke’s request to provide entertainment, stating he only takes orders from his captain.

He also feels a special bond with his captain over their shared friendship with Laboon. Even crying tears of joy that the whale is still alive. After the two-year timeskip, he was in tears when he reunited with Luffy, stating that he had missed him so much and happily gave up his life as a rock-star in order to return to the crew. He tends to join Luffy, alongside Usopp and Chopper, in immature antics and will often indulge and encourage some of Luffy’s childlike behavior. He is a firm believer that Luffy will become Pirate King and proudly stated so whilst being held up by the Marines on Sabaody Archipelago during one of his concerts.

Here he also revealed to his fans that Luffy is actually alive and will one day rule the seas before leaving the stage after a final song. During his fight with Zeo, he once again states that Luffy will become the Pirate King. Whilst fighting Big Mom, he praised his captain highly to her, informing the Emperor that there isn’t a wall that Luffy cannot breakthrough in the pursuit of his ambitions. Luffy likes Brook a lot and respects him as a swordsman of the Straw Hats. Unlike the rest of the crew, he was immediately friendly with Brook and enjoys his company immensely. Luffy is greatly intrigued by him being a skeleton and enjoys his humor, especially the Skull Jokes that he makes. His initial impressions of Brook were so positive that he offered him a place on his crew despite having just met him, finding him hilarious, and chose to help Brook regain his shadow for the purpose of recruiting him. Another huge reason why Luffy likes him so much is that he is a musician, something Luffy has wanted in his crew since the start of his journey and even prioritized getting a musician before a doctor or a cook and is very fond of Brook’s rendition of Binks’ Sake. Brook is also one of the few crew members that can consistently make him laugh.

Jinbe

Jinbe is a former ally of the Big Mom Pirates, the former captain of the Sun Pirates, and a former Warlord of the Sea, who is the ninth person to join the Straw Hats and is their helmsman. Luffy and Jinbe hold each other in the highest regard and share a relationship of mutual respect, with Jinbe acting as a key adviser to Luffy, whilst Luffy acknowledges his wisdom. Jinbe is amazed by Luffy’s tenacity, strength, and kind-heartedness, and Luffy is impressed with his talents as a fighter and helmsman. Between Luffy’s initial invitation for Jinbe to join his crew at Fish-Man Island to Jinbe officially joining at Onigashima, Luffy was frustrated by Jinbe’s existing obligations keeping him from joining despite his desire to do so. They first met in Impel Down when Luffy infiltrated the Marine base to rescue his brother, Ace, who Jinbe had been imprisoned with.

Jinbe convinced Luffy to let him out as he wished to aid him in saving Ace as he considered him a good friend. He proved to be an extremely helpful ally when escaping out of Impel Down and during the Summit War of Marineford, where the two grew to respect each other. Having helped Luffy overcome Ace’s death the two parted on very good terms and wished to see each other again. They would meet on Fish-Man Island after two years and worked together to defeat Hody Jones and his crew, the New Fish-Man Pirates. Whilst receiving his blood after his fight, Luffy officially asked Jinbe to join his crew, but he declined due to business he had to attend to first but asked Luffy to make him the offer again when they next meet.

They would meet again on Whole Cake Island where he saved Luffy and Nami from being tortured and worked with the Straw Hats to help Sanji escape and assassinate Big Mom. It was during the wedding ceremony that Jinbe officially declared to the Emperor that he will leave the Big Mom Pirates and join the Straw Hats. The two share a great admiration for each other, as Jinbe came to highly respect Luffy for his reckless rescue effort in Impel Down just for his brother, and his incredible determination on the battlefield at Marineford, showing no fear despite some of the strongest individuals in the world being present. Jinbe possesses the unique ability to talk sense into Luffy and to get him to understand the precarious situation he finds himself in, hoping that the Straw Hat captain will act accordingly. Luffy respects Jinbe’s counsel and tries to take in some of his reasoning before he acts.

Although this has led the two to get into heated arguments, and at one point, a brief fight, but this was quickly resolved. He is one of Luffy’s most powerful crew members and is in the top four strongest fighters, having the third-highest bounty in the crew at 1,100,000,000. The two have fought alongside each other when they tried to escape Impel Down and proved to be a devastating force. Jinbe has a high amount of admiration for Luffy and will try to protect and save him whenever he can. During the Summit War of Marineford he took on Gecko Moria in order to protect Luffy.

Despite his desire for Luffy to not die, he agreed to his request to launch him over the barrier and onto the platform, allowing him to be the first to breach the Marines’ defense, even though Luffy would have to face all three Admirals on his own. His admiration reached a point where he bluntly told Admiral Akainu that he would happily lay down his life to protect Luffy, a monumental statement as Jinbe rarely respects anyone outside of the Whitebeard Pirates. He took a powerful hit from Akainu during his escape whilst carrying Luffy, only to apologize to Luffy for allowing him to get hurt. He almost died because of it but managed to survive thanks to Trafalgar Law. Whilst talking to Law he stated how greatly worried he was for Luffy and his well-being once he realizes that Ace is dead.

He chose to stay by Luffy’s side whilst he recovered on Amazon Lily and was the key to helping him come to terms with Ace’s death, reminding him that he still has people to live for, namely his crew. On Fish-Man Island he offered up his own blood when Luffy had lost a lot of his, despite being a Fish-Man in a country that forbids fish-men sharing blood with humans. He saved both Luffy and Nami from Charlotte Opera and freed them both from captivity. He saved Luffy from Katakuri’s attack by throwing tea on the Sweet Commander’s leg which nullified his Devil Fruit abilities. When he announced his decision to leave the Big Mom Pirates he had no fear of the emperor’s wrath, rendering her Devil Fruit powers useless, and proudly stated to her that he has no fear because he is joining the crew of the next Pirate King.

He praised Luffy highly to his crew in the immediate aftermath of Pedro’s death, recognizing his qualities as captain for not getting caught up in his emotions and instead took Katakuri away to the Mirro-World so his crew could set sail. Luffy reciprocates the respect Jinbe has for him and talked positively of him to his crewmates, acknowledging him as the reason why he survived the war. His praise for him encouraged Nami to forgive Jinbe for his indirect role in Arlong’s oppression of Cocoyashi Village and who had tormented her since childhood. Luffy values Jinbe as his ally and crewmate and appreciated how much he tried to help him during the Summit War of Marineford, as well as helping him bounce back from Ace’s death. By the end of the Fish-Man Island Arc, he gleefully requested Jinbe to join his crew and was extremely disappointed when he declined but made him promise him that once he had completed his unfinished business, he would find him again so he could join his crew, with Jinbe promising to do so.

He was happy to be reunited with Jinbe on Whole Cake Island and was overjoyed when he announced to Big Mom of his decision to join the Straw Hats. He was extremely happy to have him as part of his crew and trusted him to look after Brook, Carrot, Nami, and Chopper whilst he was away fighting Katakuri. He was very annoyed by Jinbe’s decision to not travel with him and his crew to Wano but understood that he could not leave his former crew behind at the mercy of the Big Mom Pirates. Luffy then reminded Jinbe that he is his captain now and ordered him to not die and reunite with him in Wano. After escaping Big Mom’s territory, the newspaper arrived with reports of the events on Whole Cake Island, Luffy immediately wanted to read it to find out about Jinbe but could not find anything on him.

When Jinbe finally arrived on Wano and reunited with the crew Luffy was overjoyed. Despite his vast experience and affiliations with some of the most notorious pirates, he is still left shocked by Luffy and his actions. He was stunned that he would infiltrate Impel Down for Ace, something that not even Whitebeard attempted. He was frustrated by Luffy’s determination to fight Hody Jones despite the repercussions it would have on the relations between fish-men and humans, at one point calling him foolish, and he was further shocked at Luffy’s declaration that he does not wish to be a hero. When Luffy defeated Katakuri, out of all the crew members, Jinbe was the most surprised, understanding what Luffy had achieved.

He was intrigued when Fleet Admiral Sengoku revealed that Luffy is the son of Monkey D. Dragon but was not as surprised as a lot of the others. He is capable of talking sense into Luffy and have him follow the plans that are best to tackle the situation they are in. The first time was during Impel Down when he convinced Luffy not to waste time fighting Blackbeard as Ace was more important, despite his own desires to attack Blackbeard. He was able to stop Luffy from heading back into Impel Down to try and rescue Bon Clay, explaining that doing so would make his sacrifice count for nothing. Whilst on Fish-Man Island he, despite a tedious process and a brief fight, convinced Luffy to follow his plan on making him a hero to Fish-Man Island, although he had to bribe him with meat. He was able to convince Luffy to work with Capone Bege despite Luffy’s strong dislike of him for trying to kill Pekoms and was able to keep the peace at their meeting. He successfully had Luffy follow the plan to assassinate Big Mom as opposed to Luffy’s usual habit of just charging into his fights.

Nefertari Vivi

Nefertari Vivi is a princess of the Arabasta Kingdom, a former undercover Baroque Works agent and a former member of the Straw Hat Pirates. She and Luffy are close friends, despite having started off as enemies, and see each other as family. Even though she is often amazed by his stupidity, laid back attitude, and recklessness, she completely trusts him and finds it incredible just how strong he is. Luffy sees Vivi as an extremely kind person and someone he wishes to help. However, he also thinks of her as naive and was reluctant to continue helping her at one point until she understood his reasoning.

Nonetheless, he adores her and was filled with crushing disappointment when she did not join his crew. He first met Vivi during the Reverse Mountain Arc whilst she was undercover as “Miss Wednesday”, when she and her partner, Mr. 9, tried to kill Laboon for his meat but failed due to the intervention of Luffy and his crew. She met Luffy again on Whiskey Peak and attempted to fight the Straw Hat Pirates but this comically ended in failure. Once her identity as an undercover agent, as well as her history, were revealed to Luffy and the crew they agreed to help her.

She traveled with the Straw Hats to various locations, such as Little Garden and Drum Island, and throughout their adventures grew very close to Luffy. Once they arrived in Arabasta she worked alongside Luffy and his crew to defeat Crocodile and end the uprising against her father, King Nefertari Cobra. Vivi is often left astounded by Luffy’s laid-back attitude and lack of concern for the dangerous situations he finds himself in. This attitude still endears her to him, and she was seen occasionally engaging in the crew’s banter that tends to revolve around Luffy. She sometimes copies Luffy’s antics, such as when he grabbed Usopp by his nose and she started to do the same.

She is often worried about Luffy because of how far he pushes himself and felt the need to watch over him from time to time. She was distraught when Luffy was being relentlessly attacked by Mr. 5 whilst on Little Garden. Despite her concerns, she is reassured by the strength Luffy possesses and is left in shock at his raw power and was relieved when he finally arrived to save her, as well as Nami and Zoro, from Mr 3’s candle wax. Although she is tolerant of Luffy’s attitude to most things, she does try to counsel him on what it means to lead people, such as when they arrived on Drum Island and she explained to him that he could not convince the local residents to help him by beating them up, despite having shot at her.

Nonetheless, she has great respect for him and is eternally grateful for his aid in saving Arabasta. When she was crossing the desert with Luffy she was upset by his statements regarding her wish to prevent conflict from happening in her kingdom and got into a fistfight with him, however, she came to accept Luffy’s points, and she immediately reconciled. Her bond with Luffy strengthened from this exchange and now has absolute confidence in Luffy and his crew. She became so close to Luffy and the others that she was almost willing to abandon her life as a princess and continue sailing with them but chose not to do so in the end. Vivi passionately follows the Luffy’s adventures and was one of the very few people able to deduce that Luffy had a message for his crew when he rang the Ox Bell following the Summit War of Marineford.

She was not at all upset when she discovered Nico Robin, a former ally of Crocodile, has joined Luffy’s crew, instead choosing to trust his judgement. She becomes friends with both Rebecca and Shirahoshi through their shared admiration of Luffy. Luffy values Vivi to such a degree that he was willing to help her fight Crocodile and save her kingdom and got angry at the Warlord of the Sea for the torment he had put Vivi and her kingdom through. He was furious when Crocodile taunted Vivi after they were captured by him. He cares for Vivi a great deal and is very upset when someone tries to harm her, such as when Mr.

5 attempted to do so whilst on Little Garden, and he came to her aid when Crocodile dropped her from the top of the palace plateau, catching her with the aid of Pell, and reassured her that although her voice could not reach everybody that was fighting, her voice reached him and his crew. Luffy is not afraid to criticize her outlook on the world as he got into an argument with her that ended in a fistfight as he tried to get her to understand that she cannot carry the burden of saving her kingdom on her own, and to let him and his crew aid her in defeating Crocodile as that was the best way to save her kingdom. He agreed with Crocodile that her views of stopping the conflict in Arabasta without bloodshed are foolish, but chooses to unwaveringly help her, nonetheless. He has praised her, however, and did so after she successfully showed him that pleading for the villagers on Drum Island to help them, when Nami was sick, was a better option than fighting them. By the end of the Arabasta Saga, Luffy begged her to join his crew.

Although Vivi contemplated permanently joining them, she, with a heavy heart, declined due to her responsibilities as a princess. This upset Luffy as he wanted to continue their adventures together. However, he sees her as an honorary member of the Straw Hats and cherishes the time he shared with her as a part of the crew. Before leaving, he and his crew reassured her that they see her as a full-fledged member of the Straw Hats by displaying the cross Vivi had marked on all of them as they sailed away, leaving her in tears of joy. Despite being separated since the end of the Alabasta Saga and not having seen each other in more than two years, Luffy still cares a lot about Vivi. When the crew discovered Cobra’s murder, as well as Vivi’s disappearance in the Levely in which Sabo had attacked, Luffy was more than willing to attack Mary Geoise and openly declare a mass war against Marine Headquarters, and face all the Admirals just to make sure Vivi was okay, only not having done so because he was reminded by Zoro that Vivi was like Ace; strong and able to fend for herself. In return, Vivi still respects and trusts Luffy a lot. Her interactions with him and the other Straw Hats and the time they spent together had a strong influence on her. During the trip to Levely, Vivi was excited that it had been a long time since she had been to sea, climbing to the top of the mast and commenting that she missed the salty sea breeze. At Levely, Vivi became friends with Rebecca, Shirahoshi, Leo and Sai due to them being friends and allies of the Straw Hats, when Vivi learned about the events in Dressrosa, she realized that Luffy and the others had decided to help someone else again. Due to this trust, as well as her honest and fair nature, Vivi was very angry and disgusted by the article that incriminated Luffy of kidnapping Dr. Vegapunk, knowing that Luffy was not the type of person who would do that.

This includes his grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, who is considered a hero within the Marines and the man who had fought Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King. His father, Monkey D. Dragon, is the head of the Revolutionary Army. His two brothers are Portgas D. Ace and Sabo, though they are not related to him by blood but are his sworn brothers through the sakazuki ceremony. Ace became the Second Division commander under the Emperor, Whitebeard, who was considered the strongest man alive, and achieved a bounty of 550,000,000. Sabo is the second in command of the Revolutionary Army, serving directly under Luffy’s father, Dragon, and has a bounty of 602,000,000. His foster mother, Curly Dadan, is a bandit and the boss of the Dadan Family. The identity of Luffy’s biological mother, his grandfather other than Monkey D. Garp, and either of his grandmothers are still unknown.

Blood Related

Monkey D Dragon

Luffy has never met Dragon, despite him being his father, and for a long time did not even think he had one. He has never inquired about his father to anyone, not even his grandfather, Garp. He also had no idea about Dragon nor about his position as a criminal and the head of the Revolutionary Army and was thus left confused by everyone’s, including his crew’s, shock when Garp revealed to them all that Dragon is Luffy’s father. Since then, Luffy has remained indifferent about Dragon’s identity, and is not at all fazed by his father’s reputation. He never mentions or discusses him and has never tried to locate him.

The only time Luffy has taken any interest in his father was when he read that Blackbeard had attacked the base of the Revolutionary Army and got his first look at Dragon’s face, commenting that he looks nothing like him. He nonchalantly told Ivankov that Dragon, who Ivankov served under, was his father while the Okama was discussing his role in the Revolutionary Army. Dragon, on the other hand, had occasionaly went to check on Luffy, watching over him from a distance and seems to keep up with his son’s exploits, although this is rarely shown. He is completely accepting of Luffy’s decision to become a pirate and expects great things of his son. He made an appearance in Loguetown in order to save Luffy from Smoker and as his son sailed away to the Grand Line, he shouted towards him with a smile to go forth and achieve his desires.

This is the closest Dragon has ever been to meeting his son. He smiled when he heard the news of Luffy’s actions at Enies Lobby, remarking to himself that Luffy should live the life he wants and that the day for them to meet will eventually come. It was noted by Ivankov that Dragon tends to stare off into the distance in the direction of East Blue, where Luffy was born, acting as some sort of homing instinct. When asked about it, Dragon casually confirmed to his men that Luffy is indeed his son, showing that he had no problem with sharing this information. He sounded somewhat grateful for Ivankov’s role in protecting Luffy during the Summit War of Marineford but remarked that Luffy is not a child anymore. Dragon did express interest in Luffy’s adventure in Totto Land. Since this connection was fully revealed by Fleet Admiral Sengoku during the Summit War of Marineford, Luffy has garnered a lot of attention, both positive and negative. He has been labeled a ‘dangerous future element’ and has been hunted down, personally, by Admiral Akainu, as well as the World Government, who escalated their hunt for Luffy, although this is now mostly because of Luffy’s own actions than his relationship with his father. Luffy also gained allies because of his connection to Dragon, such as Ivankov and Kuma, the latter of whom never revealed to Luffy he was aiding him in order to maintain his cover. His connection with Dragon has also inspired fear into some people, with members of the Marines growing wary of fighting Luffy.

Monkey D Garp

Monkey D. Garp is a Vice Admiral, a hero of the Marines, and is Luffy’s grandfather. Due to being a prideful member of the Marines, Garp had high expectations of his grandson and wished for him to become a Marine just like him. As a result, he was extremely vexed that his grandson chose to become a pirate instead, the natural enemies of the Marines, and blamed Shanks for inspiring him to become a pirate in the first place. Nonetheless, he cares deeply for his grandson and has shown to be proud of some of his achievements.

Luffy loves, but also fears, his grandfather. However, the two get along quite well with each other, often laughing or scolding one another. It is unknown how Garp came into custody of Luffy. However, it is assumed that because of the nature of Dragon’s life as a revolutionary, he had passed Luffy off to Garp to be raised by him. Luffy’s childhood relationship with Garp was dominated by the latter’s unorthodox, and brutal, training methods, such as throwing him into valleys, leaving him alone in dangerous forests, and tying him to balloons to fly at high altitudes.

He did all this with the explicit goal of making Luffy a strong Marine. Due to Garp’s work, he had to give Luffy to Curly Dadan, a local mountain bandit, whilst he was away. He regularly returned to Luffy during his vacations and held training sessions with him and Ace, and at one time, with Sabo. Due to his experiences of Garp from his childhood, Luffy has developed a fear of him whilst having also grown to love him. This was highlighted when the pair reunited in Water 7 and Luffy was immediately on the receiving end of one of Garp’s punches.

Such was Luffy’s fear of Garp he refused to fight back and told his crew not to attempt anything either. The two are more than capable of pleasant chit-chat however, as despite the rough start to them reuniting they were happy to see each other, Garp even told Luffy about who his father was and updated him on Shanks, as well as inform him about the Four Emperors. He also promised Luffy he would not try and stop him leaving Water 7 and was willing to falsify a report to do so. However, he was later forced to renege on this promise but was happy to see he managed to escape him. The two share similarities, such as their bizarre habit of spontaneously falling asleep, as they both did so whilst Garp was scolding Luffy, shocking everyone.

The Straw Hats noted that he really must be Luffy’s grandfather because of the striking similarities in their personalities. Luffy was completely ignorant of Garp’s great reputation within the Marines and had no idea his own grandfather fought on an equal footing with the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, until his crew informed him. However, Luffy shrugged it off and still sees him as just his grandfather. Due to his love for his grandfather, he was extremely reluctant to fight him during the Summit War of Marineford, despite him standing between him and Ace, but eventually gave in and punched him out of his path.

Since the timeskip, Luffy has not met his grandfather but showed some curiosity in seeing him again after Chinjao mentioned him. He does not appear to hold a grudge against Garp for being indirectly involved with Ace’s execution and eventual death, fully understanding that Garp’s duty as a Marine made it difficult for him to act. Although he is greatly disappointed by Luffy’s decision to become a pirate, he is still pleased with how Luffy has turned out as a person. Garp was upfront about how proud he was when he heard that Luffy had outrageously infiltrated Impel Down, remarking gleefully that his grandson had done it again, annoying Fleet Admiral Sengoku. He was left in a panic when he saw Luffy falling from the sky to join the Summit War of Marineford, fearing for his well-being. He was the least surprised out of everybody that Luffy could use Supreme King Haki, simply remarking that he did inherit it after all. Due to Garp’s pride and loyalty to the Marines he accepted that he had to try and stop Luffy reaching Ace. He shouted at Luffy to be a man and take him on as that was the only way he could save his brother. As Luffy attacked him Garp’s loyalty to his grandchildren won out and he allowed Luffy to strike him. He was guilt stricken by the loss of Ace and Luffy’s suffering, despite trying to hide it, and took a beating from Dadan over the serious pain Luffy was going through. Since the timeskip, Garp has become more lax about his grandson’s well-being, as he did not seem fazed by the news that two members of the Four Emperors, Kaidou and Big Mom, had teamed up to take down Luffy, instead just laughing it off.

Adopted And Honorary

Portgas D Ace

Portgas D. Ace was a notorious pirate of Whitebeard’s crew who was the sworn brother of Luffy and Sabo. The two shared an extremely close bond that was forged in their childhood. They first met when they were kids after Luffy was sent to Dadan by his grandfather, Garp. They grew close on their many misadventures and eventually recognized each other as brothers through the ritual drinking of sake.

Luffy was fully aware that Ace’s father was Gol D. Roger. The pair got off to a bad start as Ace was hostile towards Luffy and at one point spat on him before they had been introduced. Luffy was determined to become friends with Ace, however, and persistently followed him around trying to win him over, having to overcome constant dangers forced upon him by Ace for three months. Luffy eventually won Ace over when he refused to reveal the location of Ace’s treasure stash to Porchemy.

Impressed, and understanding the loneliness that Luffy felt, Ace decided to become friends with him. Throughout their childhood the pair would regularly fight to see who was stronger, with Luffy losing every time despite the advantage of having a Devil Fruit. Nonetheless, Luffy remained determined to one day defeat Ace. They swore over a bottle of sake that they are brothers and continued living their lives of misadventures throughout Foosha Village. They grew even closer after Sabo’s apparent death, the devastating loss of their brother hardened their determination to become pirates and they both promised each other that once they turn 17, they would set out for sea, with Ace doing so first as he was three years older than Luffy.

They would reunite in Arabasta whilst Ace was on the hunt for Blackbeard and Luffy was aiding Princess Vivi. Once he had held off Smoker for Luffy he met up with him on his ship and offered Luffy to join the Whitebeard Pirates, despite knowing he would say no. He was introduced to Luffy’s crew, the Straw Hats, and Ace implicitly apologized to them for the trouble his brother causes them without needing to know the details. The two were very friendly and happy to see each other again after three years. He then chose to leave Luffy and his crew before giving him his Vivre Card so they could meet up again.

Ace cares deeply for Luffy and became angry with Blackbeard when he revealed his plan to capture Luffy and hand him over to the Marines, responding that he would not just let him do that to his brother. This protectiveness of Luffy has been a staple of his relationship since they were kids, as he would often intervene when Garp was too rough or harsh with Luffy. He grew distressed when he overheard that Luffy had made it inside Impel Down and actively tried to rush back into the elevator to head down to the level he was on but was stopped by Magellan. He was angry with Luffy when he arrived at the Summit War of Marineford because he feared that he was going to get himself killed, however, he pretended that it was a matter of his pride. Despite this, he could not help but be surprised that Luffy could use Supreme King Haki and being joyful when Luffy had successfully freed him from his seastone handcuffs, both lamenting and praising him.

He then quickly tried to flee the battlefield with Luffy. However, it would be Ace’s loyalty and protectiveness that would be his downfall. Having taken the bait by Admiral Akainu, he tried to protect Whitebeard’s pride and ended up having to take a direct hit from one of Akainu’s attacks that was aimed at Luffy, destroying his internal organs. He collapsed into Luffy’s arm and poignantly noted that he would not get to see him become the Pirate King, being certain that he would achieve this dream. But nonetheless, he died with a smile on his face after thanking Luffy for loving him when nobody else would.

On his journeys, Ace was never shy when it came to talking about Luffy. When he met Yamato in Wano, the son of Kaidou, he repeatedly brought up Luffy and even annoyed her because of it. He talked fondly of the dream Luffy had shared with both him and his other brother, Sabo, with her but demanded that she did not laugh at him like he and Sabo did. Firmly stating that whilst he can laugh, nobody else could. When Yamato affirmed, she would never laugh at him and mentioned that Luffy repeated the words of a big figure, unaware she was talking about Gol D.

Roger, he became overjoyed at hearing this. After Ace joined Whitebeard’s crew, he made a frequent habit of talking about Luffy, especially after he got his first wanted poster. This became so common that many of the Whitebeard pirates were already familiar with Luffy before they had actually met him. It was because of this they chose to accept him as an ally in the Summit War at Marineford and to save his life at its climax. Even Whitebeard grew an admiration for Luffy because of how joyfully Ace spoke of him.

Luffy greatly admired Ace and is proud of his accomplishments out at sea. His devotion to Ace is so high that he was willing to infiltrate the Marines’ most notorious prison to save him, and then immediately traveled to the Summit War of Marineford to try and save him from his execution. Luffy outright refuted Ace’s pleas for him to stop, shouting back at his brother that he can say whatever he likes but that he was still going to try and save him regardless. This devotion greatly impressed Whitebeard and his crew who all followed suit. When Ace ultimately died Luffy was crushed, both mentally and emotionally.

The shock from losing his brother, after he risked so much to save him, sent Luffy into such a catatonic state that he was completely unable to react to his surroundings and protect himself. He almost certainly would have died at the hands of the Marines, and in particular, Akainu, if it were not for the allies, he had around him. He had to be carried off the battlefield and eventually woke up at Amazon Lily where his mental breakdown continued, not being able to fully comprehend Ace’s death, and at times outright refused to believe it was true, whilst lashing out destructively at his environment. It was only thanks to Jinbe that Luffy was able to get out of this depression and continue living his dream of becoming the Pirate King, like he promised Ace so many years ago. Since the timeskip, Luffy has rarely talked about Ace unless his name is brought up.

However, he still holds immense love and respect for his fallen sworn brother. As seen in the Dressrosa Arc, upon learning that Ace’s Devil Fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi, was the prize in the gladiatorial games, he quickly abandoned his original mission there in order to retrieve it, as he did not want to let just anyone have it. Also, whilst fighting Chinjao, Luffy was greatly angered when he mocked Ace’s death and unleashed his Gomu Gomu no Thor Elephant Gun on him. When Luffy reunited with Sabo, as Sabo expressed his happiness that Luffy survived, Luffy tearfully replied that he’d let Ace die in front of him, showing he still blames himself for Ace’s death. When he landed on Wano Country and met a young girl named Tama who had befriended Ace. She was unaware that he had died due to Wano being cut off from the rest of the world, forcing Luffy to bluntly tell her that Ace was now gone, showing he had come to terms with his passing. Luffy befriended Kaidou’s son, Yamato, because of his friendship with his late brother. He informed him of how he met Ace, and they were able to bond over him.

Curly Dadan

Dadan is the foster mother of Ace and Luffy and is a notorious Mountain Bandit. She was extremely reluctant to take on Luffy as she felt her hands were already full with Ace but was blackmailed by Garp to do so. Luffy disliked Mountain Bandits due to being captured by the mountain bandit, Higuma, and almost fed to a Sea King by him before Shanks saved him. Despite this, they grew to love and care for each other deeply. She was often left flabbergasted by Luffy’s attitude, as he never seemed fazed by the threats or challenges, she threw at him.

Remarking that both he and Ace are too strong for her to handle. Dadan was initially cold to Luffy as she stated outright that she does not care if he were to die, leaving him out in a forest for a week. This started to change, however, as she begrudgingly got use to his presence and was willing to rescue him and Ace from the pirate captain, Bluejam. She was greatly distraught over Ace’s death, but even more so for Luffy, knowing full well that his heart is in complete agony. She begged him not give in to the pain and to bounce back. She proudly declared that no matter what Luffy does, she will always be on his side. Luffy was greatly worried for her well-being when she was defending him from Bluejam. He had grown attached to Dadan and wished for her and the rest of her family to see him off before he sets sail on his pirate journey. However, she stubbornly refused whilst trying to put on a brave face. Before leaving, Luffy told her once again that he hates Mountain Bandits, but that he likes her, causing her to burst into tears. Dadan has been seen making a scrapbook of news articles about Luffy whilst her bandit family were wearing Straw Hats. She was overjoyed when she heard the news of Luffy defeating the Warlord, Doflamingo, and his bounty increasing, having a party with her bandit family and the rest of Foosha Village to celebrate.

Sabo

Like Ace, Sabo was initially annoyed with Luffy when they first met. At first, Sabo wanted to kill Luffy for discovering his and Ace’s plans. However, when Luffy refused to give away the location of Ace and Sabo’s treasure to Porchemy, Sabo and Ace rescued and befriended him. Like with Ace, Luffy is very close to Sabo, who had a tendency to defend or save Luffy when they were hunting together. Sabo, Luffy, and Ace shared a drink, making them official brothers and establishing the deep bond between the three.

According to Luffy, Sabo was a nicer brother to him than Ace. When Sabo’s father came to take him back, Sabo willingly returned with him so that Luffy and Ace would be safe from the hired pirate Bluejam. When Sabo’s apparent death was reported by Dogra, Luffy grieved by crying all night until he fell asleep. Luffy only snapped out of this sorrowful moment when Ace told him to live proudly, as Sabo wanted. Sabo’s supposed death was also one of the main motivations for Luffy to become stronger.

When Sabo and Luffy were reunited after twelve whole years, Luffy did not recognize him at first and even challenged him after hearing he would not let him have Ace’s Mera Mera no Mi. However, he reacted in shock upon realizing the latter’s identity. Luffy quickly embraced Sabo while crying joyfully after finding out his remaining brother was alive and well. Sabo thanked Luffy for surviving the Summit War of Marineford and asked for permission to eat the Mera Mera no Mi which Luffy unhesitatingly allowed. When Jesus Burgess attempted to kill Luffy, Sabo quickly intercepted him and Luffy was happy to see his brother again even more so after seeing that Sabo inherited Ace’s power. When Sabo was preparing to leave Dressrosa, he left Luffy a Vivre Card and entrusted Luffy’s safety to the Straw Hats similar to what Ace once did in the past. After learning about the Blackbeard Pirates’ attack on the Revolutionary Army’s base, Luffy expressed worry for Sabo’s safety and only calmed down when Pedro mentioned the possibility of Sabo being okay due to there being no mention of him being killed or captured. When further news came that Sabo allegedly killed Nefertari Cobra, Luffy absolutely refused to believe it, remaining faithful to Sabo as a freedom fighter and not a murderer due to his own childhood of being bound to his nobility.

Family Tree

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet are a group of pirate crews who’s captains have pledged their allegiance to Monkey D. Luffy under his crew’s name, and were formed at the end of the Dressrosa Arc. They are made up of seven pirate crews, the Beautiful Pirates, Barto Club, Happo Navy, Ideo Pirates, Tonta Corps, the reborn Giant Warrior Pirates, and the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet. Throughout the events of Dressrosa, the various captains had gained a lot of respect for Luffy and his crew, and desired to serve under him. Luffy bluntly stated that he had no desire for such a large fleet, but the captains resolved this issue by declaring their allegiance to Luffy among themselves. Luffy was still annoyed but ultimately acknowledged them as his friends and will help them whenever they need it. With all the parties happy with this outcome they exchanged Vivre Cards and went their separate ways. After Luffy had successfully infiltrated and escaped Big Mom’s territory a grand catalog of Luffy was made by the press which included the details of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Luffy’s fleet, that gives the Straw Hat captain a cumulative bounty of 4,183,000,100, contributed significantly to him being labelled as the “fifth emperor” of the seas by “Big News” Morgans and the World Economy News Paper.

Cavendish

Cavendish is the captain of the Beautiful Pirates and is the First Captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Originally, Cavendish despised Luffy as he was part of the Worst Generation that gathered so much attention away from him. However, after the events of the Dressrosa Arc, he came to respect Luffy to the point of becoming the head of his Grand Fleet. Cavendish admires Luffy but is annoyed by him because of his apathetic attitude towards him. Luffy respects Cavendish but is irritated by his vanity and the way he talks down to him, nonetheless, they see each other as dependable allies and friends.

He fell for Luffy’s “Lucy” disguise whilst competing in the gladiatorial games and was initially friendly and sociable to him. Once he discovered that Lucy was in fact Luffy he became immediately hostile and violent, with Luffy having to be saved by Rebecca to get away from his blood lust. His hatred of Luffy is great and he was annoyed at how much the crowd loved Luffy after his victory against Chinjao. He later made an attempt at killing Luffy after the match, though Luffy was able to escape him. However, when Cavendish lost his gladiatorial match and was sent to the basement of the Colosseum where he was turned into a toy, he saw Usopp and, after hearing he was part of the Straw Hats, he silently promised himself that he would cease all hostilities towards Luffy if Usopp saves him.

Thanks to Usopp, he was reverted back to his human form and stuck by his promise. He thus offered his aid to the Straw Hat captain as a means to repay his debt. Such was his determination to pay his debt back, he offered to personally take down Donquixote Doflamingo for Luffy. Throughout the Dressrosa Arc he proved to be a very useful ally for Luffy, as he carried him and Law on the back of his horse, Farul, when the Straw Hat captain was on his way to confront Doflamingo. He took on two members of the Donquixote Pirates, Gladius and Dellinger, the latter he defeated in his Hakuba personality.

He was more than willing to fight Doflamingo on Luffy’s behalf and became irritated when Luffy would not allow him to do so. He defended Luffy’s friends from Doflamingo and was more than prepared to go fight him but accepted Luffy’s request to escort his friends to safety under the incorrect assumption that Luffy was his fan. Alongside the various allies Luffy had made in Dressrosa, Cavendish chose to stand against the Admiral Fujitora until Luffy had arrived to leave the kingdom. He still believed Luffy was his fan by the end of the Dressrosa Arc but had come to respect him enough to announce his fealty towards the Straw Hat captain. It was Cavendish that revealed to the press the details of Luffy’s Grand Fleet.

Cavendish was amazed by Luffy’s abilities, although initially not wanting to admit it. He was stunned to see him knock out Hajrudin, a giant, with a single punch and was even more amazed when he unleashed his Supreme King Haki when he clashed with Chinjao. When he saw Luffy dominate Doflamingo in his Gear 4 form he was astounded and complimented Luffy, stating he is unbelievable. He was so impressed by Luffy that he desired to serve under him as part of his fleet but was irritated when Luffy refused to accept him along with the others, but ultimately used Luffy’s own logic against him and successfully formed the Grand Fleet in the Straw Hat captain’s name. Luffy was initially annoyed by Cavendish and his constant pursuit of him. Although he defended Rebecca from the crowd’s vicious jeers against her, something Luffy respected him for, he still did not like him. However, once he realized Cavendish no longer bore any ill will towards him, he became much more comfortable and friendlier around him, although still annoyed by his vanity. Regardless, Luffy sees Cavendish as a strong fighter and someone he can rely upon should he ever need his help. He trusted Cavendish’s abilities enough to ask him to protect his friends and help them get away from Doflamingo. Although Luffy considers Cavendish to be a friend, he still did not wish to have him follow him and his crew across the seas. Luffy tends to annoy Cavendish as he regularly calls him “Cabbage” instead of his actual name.

Bartolomeo

Bartolomeo is the captain of the Barto Club and the second captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He is a major fan of Luffy and has extreme admiration for the Straw Hat captain. Such is his admiration that he struggles to maintain his composure in his presence and has shown his willingness to die for him. He first came across Luffy all the way back in Loguetown when he became awe struck after witnessing Luffy survive Buggy’s execution attempt atop Gol D. Roger’s execution platform thanks to a stray lightning bolt.

He became immediately enamored by him because of this spectacle and followed Luffy and his crew’s adventure with a great passion. After the Summit War of Marineford he gave up his life as a Mafia boss to become a pirate. He traveled to Dressrosa with the intent of winning the Mera Mera no Mi, as he was well aware it belonged to Luffy’s brother, Ace, and wished to give it to him as a memento. It was here that he finally met Luffy after overhearing Bellamy call “Lucy” by his epithet, Straw Hat. Throughout the Dressrosa Arc, Bartolomeo was passionately determined to aid Luffy and his crew in any way he could.

He led Luffy to Zoro and Kin’emon when the two needed to talk to Luffy, and he protected him from Cavendish’s attempts to kill him. Whilst he worked with Luffy and the Straw Hats to take down Doflamingo, he aided Rebecca and Robin when they tried to take the key to Law’s handcuffs to Luffy, produced a flight of stairs to provide a shortcut for Luffy to get to Doflamingo, and protected him from Gladius’ attacks with his own body. He was enthusiastic about forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and was initially disappointed by Luffy’s refusal, but respected him even more after hearing his explanation about not wanting fame, but just freedom. This led to him, and the others, to form the Grand Fleet anyway out of their own freedom. He then provided transportation for Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Franky, and Robin to get to the rest of their crew in Zou.

His admiration of Luffy goes to extreme lengths and he has openly stated that he would die for him, earning Robin’s acknowledgement. He faints when looking at him and fails to make eye contact with him as a result, often crying profusely when Luffy thanks him and blushing from any kind of acknowledgement Luffy gives him and became overly excited when Luffy said his actual name for the first time. Although he is normally aggressive and cruel to everyone else, he comes in contact with, when it comes to Luffy and his crew he cannot help but be overtly kind, defensive, and sincere to all of them. He does not tolerate anyone insulting, or even back talking, Luffy, and at one point he cut off a man’s tongue for mocking Luffy’s failure to protect his brother. He chastised Rebecca for not being more respectful in front of the Straw Hat captain, and almost went into a fight against Sabo for how he talked to Luffy, not realizing who he was at the time.

He looks up to Luffy and seems him as a great inspiration and refers to him as “senpai”, showing his great respect for him. Bartolomeo is constantly amazed by Luffy’s abilities and gets excited whenever he does an attack in front of him. He was left completely stunned when Luffy chose to attack the Admiral Fujitora as everyone was making their escape from Dressrosa. His inspiration for his attacks are sometimes based on Luffy’s own attacks, such as his finishing move on Gladius which he named “Bari Bari no Pistol”, based on Luffy’s “Gomu Gomu no Pistol”. He admires Luffy’s strength to such an extent that he sees himself as greatly inferior to him, and thus promises that he will become strong enough to be of use to the Straw Hat captain one day. He is also a firm believer that Luffy will become the next Pirate King. Luffy did not interact much with Bartolomeo throughout the Dressrosa Arc and didn’t seem to notice Bartolomeo’s obsession with him, but he praised him numerous times for his aid and eventually acknowledged him as a friend, seeing him as a capable ally. He finds his Devil Fruit abilities impressive and complimented Bartolomeo when he created stairs for him as a shortcut to Doflamingo. He was also intrigued by Bartolomeo’s ship, the Going Luffy-senpai, as it takes on a lot of features of the Going Merry whilst using Luffy’s likeness as the ship’s figurehead. Luffy has given Bartolomeo the nickname “rooster head”, something Bartolomeo does not mind. However, after he delivered Luffy to the Thousand Sunny outside of Zou he finally called Bartolomeo by his actual name, causing him to become overjoyed.

Sai

Sai is the current, and 13th, leader of the Happo Navy, the third captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and the grandson of the notorious pirate, Chinjao. The two are allies and friends, but initially Sai somewhat disliked Luffy because of his relations to Monkey D. Garp who had fought his grandfather and flattened his pointy head. However, by the end of the Dressrosa Arc this was no longer an issue and they now share a positive relationship. The two first met after Luffy had defeated Spartan and was about to be disqualified until Sai, who had witnessed the incident, defended Luffy and informed the official that it was Spartan who started the fight.

Luffy thanked Sai but he soon became aggressive, demanding Luffy that he take back the apology and had to be restrained by his brother when he became violent. He next appeared alongside his grandfather, Chinjao, who went after Luffy, seeing through his Lucy disguise, and tried to kill him whilst Sai held him back. He was placed in the same match as Luffy, as well as his grandfather, and was defeated by the Straw Hat captain. After the match, he, along with Chinjao, ceased any hostilities towards Luffy after he fixed his grandfather’s pointy head. Initially, he indulged his grandfather’s hatred towards Luffy as he was perfectly fine with his desire to kill the Straw Hat captain and only restrained him because it would potentially compromise their true mission, telling his grandfather that he can just kill him during their match.

After the match he held no grudge for his defeat and he brought Chinjao to Luffy so his grandfather could thank the Straw Hat captain for fixing his head. He then became an ally to Luffy and his crew after he was saved by Usopp, a member of the Straw Hats. Once he found Luffy again he declared that he would defeat Doflamingo for him as a way to pay back his debt. Throughout the events of Dressrosa, Sai worked to defeat members of the Donquixote Pirates and to support Luffy in his quest to defeat Doflamingo. Following Dressrosa he chose to become a subordinate of Luffy’s and join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, but like everybody else, was left stunned by Luffy’s initial refusal. Luffy does not think much of Sai due to their limited interactions. He was thankful for coming to his aid and explain his innocence after defeating Spartan, but was left shocked by his sudden turn of aggression towards him. He was also annoyed by his insistence to defeat Doflamingo for him and competed with him to see who could reach Doflamingo first. By the end of the Dressrosa Arc he had come to see Sai as an ally and friend, although was still irritated by the formation of the Grand Fleet. Nonetheless he shared his Vivre Card with Sai before they went their separate ways.

Ideo

Ideo is a XXX rank boxer, a member of the Longarm Tribe, the captain of the newly formed Ideo Pirates and the fourth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. The two have scarcely interacted and thus their relationship is not fleshed out, however, they have come to recognize each other as allies, having worked together to defeat Doflamingo and end his reign over Dressrosa. He is also a representative of the XXX Gym Martial Arts Alliance in Luffy’s Grand Fleet. They were opponents in the same match during the gladiatorial games in the Corrida Colosseum. Having lost the match after being defeated by Chinjao, he was sent to the basement of the Colosseum and turned into a toy.

He was soon rescued by Usopp who he discovered was a member of the Straw Hats and because of this he decided to aid Luffy in his fight against Doflamingo. Ideo was a very helpful ally to Luffy throughout the Dressrosa Arc. He defended Luffy when some toys came after the Straw Hat captain, working with some of the other Colosseum fighters to fend them off. He worked with the Colosseum fighters again to hold off members of the Donquixote Pirates whilst Luffy and Cavendish made their way towards Doflamingo. Following Luffy’s victory, he and some of the other fighters subdued the Marines at the port that they intend to sail out of with Luffy.

He is surprised, and sometimes annoyed, at Luffy’s abilities and brazen attitude. After being thrown out of the ring he watched in awe as Luffy clashed his Supreme King Haki with Chinjao’s. He was stunned when he saw Luffy and his group riding up Pica’s arm and was left even more amazed when he shattered Pica’s stone head with his Grizzly Magnum. He was irritated by Luffy’s refusal to drink the cup of sake in order to confirm the Grand Fleet that would be formed under the Straw Hat captain, and even proposed forcing Luffy to drink it. However, he understood Luffy’s reasoning and used his logic to form the Grand Fleet with the other captains anyway. Luffy has not been seen interacting with Ideo on any particular basis. However, he was annoyed with Ideo when he tried to compete with him to take down Doflamingo. By the end of the Arc he accepted Ideo as a friend, being grateful for his aid in defeating Doflamingo, and professed that he would come to aid him, and the others, should they need his help, but did not wish to have him form a Grand Fleet in his name. Nonetheless, despite him having formed the Grand Fleet with the other captains, he gave him his Vivre Card before they parted ways.

Leo

Leo is a dwarf from the Tontatta Kingdom, the leader of the Tontatta Pirates and the fifth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He did not directly work with Luffy throughout the Dressrosa Arc, but instead worked with Usopp, Nico Robin and Franky to loosen Doflamingo’s grip on Dressrosa. Despite this, he came to admire Luffy greatly for defeating Doflamingo and ending his tyranny, though he still refers to Luffy as “Luffyland” (due to Usopp’s influence). Although he never directly interacted with Luffy, he proved to be a helpful ally. He indirectly aided him by providing transport for Robin, Rebecca and Bartolomeo to deliver the keys to Trafalgar Law’s seastone handcuffs.

He also reattached Law’s arm after Luffy had entrusted him into his, and the other’s, care. After hearing an explosion on the palace roof, he wished to aid Luffy but was told by Robin and Kyros that they would just get in Luffy’s way. He was thankful for what Luffy did for him and his kingdom, as well as Dressrosa. Particularly for allowing his crew members to aid him and his kingdom to save the princess, Mansherry, and undo the affects of Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities. He cried into Robin’s chest after hearing from Gatz that Luffy was victorious against Doflamingo.

Such was his joy he worked to build statues of Luffy, as well as Usopp and Kyros, to celebrate what they had done. Following the defeat of Doflamingo he requested permission from his king, Gancho, to join the others in forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. When Luffy was fighting the Admiral Fujitora he commanded his troops to aid him. He was initially annoyed at Luffy’s refusal to form the Grand Fleet, but understood his reasoning and ultimately formed the Grand Fleet anyway. He traveled with Rebecca to the Levely and befriend Nefertari Vivi and Shirahoshi through their shared admiration of Luffy. This reason alone was enough for him to attempt to attack a World Noble who was trying to enslave Shirahoshi. Luffy has rarely been seen interacting with Leo, but still acknowledged him as an ally and friend. He professed that he would come and aid him, as well as the others, if they ever needed his help, and recognized the help he provided during his fight against Doflamingo. Despite being irritated that he, along with the other captains, formed the Grand Fleet anyway, he still exchanged Vivre Cards with Leo so that they could come and aid each other.

Hajrudin

Hajrudin is a giant warrior from Elbaph, the captain of the reformed New Giant Warrior Pirates and the sixth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Despite getting off to a bad start during the gladiatorial games after they fought each other in their respective match, he proved to be a useful ally for Luffy throughout the Dressrosa Arc in order to take down Doflamingo. They have both come to respect each other as allies, friends and warriors. The two met during their match in the Corrida Colosseum when Hajrudin crushed Luffy and the Fighting Bull who he had befriended, because of this, Luffy angrily punched Hajrudin, defeating him instantly. After being defeated he was sent to the basement of the Colosseum where he was turned into a toy.

He was then saved by Usopp when the Straw Hat sniper was able to nullify Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities, turning Hajrudin, and everybody else, back to normal. From then on, he allied with Luffy to defeat Doflamingo. Despite being opponents in the match, he did not harbor any particular dislike for Luffy, seeing him simply as an opponent he needs to defeat and did not hold a grudge towards the Straw Hat captain for defeating him. Hajrudin is responsible for helping Luffy gain so many allies during his fight with Doflamingo as he was the one that made sure everybody knew it was Usopp, a member of the Straw Hats, that saved them. He promised Luffy on his pride as a warrior of Elbaph that he would defeat Doflamingo for him.

Throughout the Dressrosa Arc, Hajrudin aided Luffy numerous times. He held off a number of toys that were after Luffy alongside the other fighters. He fought off members of the Donquixote Pirates in order to allow Luffy and Cavendish to go on ahead to face Doflamingo. He was prepared to stand his ground against the Marines and the Admiral Fujitora until Luffy had arrived to leave the kingdom. Whilst escaping from Dressrosa, he caught Luffy and forcibly took him away from his fight with Fujitora so they could successfully escape, even keeping hold of him in fear he would continue trying to fight the Admiral.

He is determined to continue aiding Luffy and has set out to reform the Giant Warrior Pirates for his sake. He has come to respect Luffy and acknowledged his abilities as a fighter. He was willing to forget about his defeat to the Straw Hat captain in order to aid him. He was stunned to see Luffy was charging up Pica’s arm and was left speechless when he used his Grizzly Magnum to destroy his stone head. Nonetheless, he was still greatly annoyed by Luffy’s decision not to drink the cup of sake to form the Straw Hat Grand Fleet but understood his reasons why, and used this reason to form the alliance anyway, along with the other captains. Luffy did not take kindly what Hajrudin did to Ucy who he had made friends with and knocked him out with a powerful punch for it. However, by the time they reunited Luffy had seemingly dropped any ill-will he had towards the giant. He was appreciative of him for his aid and found him helpful as an ally whilst trying to reach Doflamingo. He still became irritated with Hajrudin for making him leave his fight with Fujitora prematurely. By the end of the Arc, he considers Hajrudin a friend and swore to come to his, and the other’s, aid should they ever need it. He still exchanged Vivre Cards with Hajrudin even though he was annoyed that he and the other captains formed the Straw Hat Grand Fleet despite not wanting them to.

Orlumbus

Orlumbus is the Admiral of the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet and the seventh captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet who met Luffy during the Dressrosa Arc. The two did not interact very often but he became a determined ally for Luffy in his quest to take down Doflamingo. Luffy acknowledges his efforts and sees him as a friend and ally. Following his lost during the gladiatorial games he was sent to the basement of the Corrida Colosseum where he was transformed into a toy. He was saved by Usopp after the Straw Hat sniper managed to nullify Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities and allied with Luffy and his crew.

He protected Luffy and his friends when some toys came for them, fighting them all off alongside the other Colosseum fighters. He then worked with the other Colosseum fighters to provide an opening for Luffy and Cavendish to reach Doflamingo. He was crucial for Luffy’s, and everybody else’s, escape from Dressrosa as he provided 56 ships to cover their escape and had them board his flagship, the Yonta Maria. Orlumbus is greatly impressed by Luffy’s abilities and determination, whilst also being irritated by his refusal of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He was amazed to see him riding up Pica’s arm and was left speechless when the Straw Hat captain destroyed Pica’s stone head. When Luffy refused to form the Straw Hat Grand Fleet he seemed to take personal offence that his fleet of 4,300 men was not enough power for Luffy. However, after hearing Luffy’s reasoning he understood what the Straw Hat captain meant and chose to form the Grand Fleet with the other captains anyway. Luffy was annoyed by Orlumbus’ determination to take down Doflamingo, as he wished to do so himself. Nonetheless, by the end of the Dressrosa Arc he has come to see Orlumbus as a valuable ally and recognized his efforts in freeing Dressrosa from the Warlord of the Sea. He promised Orlumbus, as well as the other captains, that he will come to their aid should they ever need it. Despite being annoyed that they formed the Grand Fleet anyway, he exchanged Vivre Cards with him and went their separate ways.

Worst Generation

Trafalgar D Water Law

The captain of the Heart Pirates, Trafalgar Law is a former Warlord of the Sea and Luffy’s most prominent ally since the time skip. They first met on Sabaody Archipelago and briefly became acquainted. They met again on Punk Hazard where Law formed an alliance with Luffy to take down the Emperor Kaidou. Despite their opposing views on what an alliance is meant to be, their relationship is positive. Law puts up with Luffy’s antics and begrudgingly respects him.

Luffy, himself, is very fond of Law and is overtly casual with him despite his serious demeanor. The two met on Sabaody Archipelago inside the Human Auction House when Law witnessed Luffy punch the Celestial Dragon, Charlos. He smiled at Luffy’s defiance towards the World Noble and fought alongside him, as well as Eustass Kid, when the Marines surrounded the auction house. Following this, the two went their separate ways. Law was the one to save Luffy at the end of the Battle of Marineford and operated on the Straw Hat captain to save his life.

He then left Luffy in the company of Jinbe and Silvers Rayleigh before Luffy could thank him. Following the time skip, Luffy met Law again on Punk Hazard after the now Warlord of the Sea saved Luffy and Nami from the Yeti Cool Brothers. He formerly requested an alliance with the Straw Hat captain to take down the emperor, Kaidou. Luffy agreed and together, with the help of others, including their fellow Worst Generation member, Kid, successfully took down both Kaidou and Big Mom. Despite his outward stoic demeanor and apathetic attitude towards Luffy, Law does seem to like him.

He also seems to accept following Luffy’s lead when it comes to carrying out their plans and tolerates the Straw Hat captain taking the initiative in a lot of situations, even if it can annoy him from time to time. His first impressions of Luffy were positive as he smiled when he punched a Celestial Dragon. He decided to brave the attacks of the Marines and the Admirals to rescue Luffy and Jinbe when they tried to escape the Summit War of Marineford, before he then saved his life by tending to his wounds. Although he admitted that it would have been a shame if Luffy had died at Marineford, he tried to claim to Luffy that he only helped him on a whim. He later saved Luffy as he fell from the sky after he defeated Donquixote Doflamingo and attempted to save Luffy’s life again after the Straw Hat captain was defeated by Kaidou but was stopped by Basil Hawkins.

During the Dressrosa Arc, he stated that if Luffy were to die at the hands of Doflamingo he would be prepared to die along with him, as he felt a sense of guilt for dragging Luffy into a battle that was outside their original agreement. He also stood alongside Luffy when they faced against Kaidou and Big Mom during the Raid on Onigashima. He has come to respect Luffy enough that he tolerates some of his decisions. He agreed to aid him in rescuing the children from Punk Hazard, despite seeing them as a burden, and accepted Luffy’s decision to retrieve Sanji from the Big Mom Pirates despite neither having anything to do with their plans, and the latter would in fact make their alliance much more complicated if they were to anger another emperor. He appeared to be grateful, as well as amazed, when Luffy defeated Doflamingo, who Law had hated since he was a child after he killed Donquixote Rosinante, a very close friend of his.

When it came to facing Kaidou, Law chose to fight by his side again, like they had done against Doflamingo. The two proved to be effective at times in their battle, albeit Law was still annoyed when Luffy ordered him around. He is ultimately not above being childishly competitive with Luffy, as well as Kid, as all three of them made a bet to see who would be the last to move against Big Mom’s attack. Nonetheless, Law often feels frustrated by Luffy’s carefree and reckless attitude. He laments his misunderstanding of what an alliance is supposed to be but he still has plenty of faith in his abilities and trusts him to complete his tasks.

He was greatly annoyed when Luffy charged in to attack Caesar Clown as the original plan was to capture him quietly. However, he later bragged to Doflamingo with great confidence that Luffy would capture Caesar. He was irritated when Luffy sent Caesar flying away and admitted that he regrets their alliance, but was pleased to see his crew had actually captured Caesar. At one point, he tried to nullify their alliance when their plan to have Kaidou attack Doflamingo was no longer possible, but he was rebuffed by Luffy. When Law was at Doflamingo’s mercy he chose not to give the Seven Warlords of the Sea what he wanted and berated Doflamingo for underestimating Luffy and the Straw Hats, warning him that he would lose his fight against them as they are capable of performing miracles.

At one point, he reflects on his alliance with Luffy and comments to Smoker that although he intended to use Luffy for his own means he feels like he is the one who is being used. When Luffy formed the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance he was briefly annoyed that Luffy had not consulted him first but ultimately had no objections. When the two are reunited in Wano he is immediately annoyed after Luffy and Zoro attracted too much attention, compromised Kin’emon’s plans and eventually led Kaidou to their location. When Luffy believed Kaidou had potentially killed his crew Law tried to stop him from attacking the emperor, but this was in vain. Annoyed, he was forced to watch as Luffy hopelessly fought against Kaidou.

Luffy treats Law as one of his closest friends and likes him a lot. Due to his lack of understanding of what an alliance is supposed to be, and being oblivious to Law’s attitude around him, he ends up dragging Law into a lot of his chaotic situations. He was very happy to see Law again on Punk Hazard and thanked him for saving his life following the Summit War of Marineford. Even though he does not know Law that well, he implicitly trusts him and was more than willing to make an alliance with him as soon as he offered. When challenged by Robin if he could trust him, Luffy simply asked Law if he was going to betray them and believed him immediately when he said he would not. He is very protective of Law and was determined to rescue him when he had been captured by Doflamingo, and became extremely angry when he believed Doflamingo had killed him. He carried Law up towards the Flower Field in order to get the key to his seastone handcuffs so he could be freed. He did not accept Law’s attempt to end the alliance after their plan had been compromised whilst in Dressrosa, stating that he cannot decide that for both of them. Although from the outset he intends to follow Law’s plans, as he trusts him enough, he ultimately ends up disregarding it and relying on his improvisation instead. It also seems like Luffy cannot pronounce “Trafalgar” properly and calls him “Tora-o” (トラ男, Tora-o?) instead, a portmanteau of the “Tra” in “Trafalgar” and the Japanese kanji for “male”. It is often localized as “Tra-guy” in some subs or as “Traffy” in Pirate Warriors 3. Despite being allies, they still see each other as rivals for One Piece.

Eustass Kid

The captain of the Kid Pirates, Eustass Kid is a rival to Luffy’s dream of becoming the Pirate King. In spite of their rivalry, Kid has a degree of respect and admiration for Luffy because of his infamous reputation of causing chaos wherever he goes. On the other hand, Luffy had not heard of Kid until he arrived on Sabaody Archipelago, but got on with him pretty well when he first met him and acknowledged him as a rival. The two have cemented a competitive relationship since they reunited on Wano. The two first met on Sabaody Archipelago where both were seen as members of the Worst Generation.

Kid was greatly excited when he heard that Straw Hat Luffy was on Sabaody and was eager to see him do something crazy. He got his wish as he witnessed Luffy crash land into the Human Auctioning House and deliver a devastating punch to the World Noble, Charlos, something that not even he was expecting him to do. In the ensuing chaos, he decided to work with Luffy, as well as Trafalgar Law, to fight off the Marines before going their separate ways. The pair reunited two years later in Wano after both Kid and Luffy were captured by the emperor, Kaidou. Despite their disagreements, they ultimately formed an alliance to take down Kaidou, with Kid joining Luffy and Trafalgar Law in the Raid on Onigashima.

Although their personalities are opposites of one another, Kid has a certain amount of respect for the Straw Hat captain and is impressed by his numerous feats and his well documented craziness. He praised Luffy for being the only Supernova brave enough to take part in the Summit War of Marineford and believed (incorrectly) that Luffy ringing the Ox Bell on his return to Marineford was his declaration of a new age that he will forge himself. Ultimately, however, he sees Luffy as his rival first and foremost, and states he will not let him do as he pleases. During the incident on Sabaody, Kid was caught off guard by Luffy nonchalantly claiming he will be the one to find One Piece, remarking to himself that those who say something like that would normally get laughed at, but understood that they had to stake their claim if they want to survive in the New World. Kid thus acknowledged Luffy’s determination and promised to meet up with him and Law in the New World.

When he reunited with Luffy in Kaidou’s prison, he could not help but show his competitive side with the Straw Hat captain, often arguing with him on who would be the one to take down Kaidou and who did the most work. Nonetheless, he willingly worked with Luffy to defeat the deputy warden, Dobon, and even listened to his command to not attack first. Despite his begrudging respect for Luffy, he rejected his offer of an alliance, not out of any animosity towards him, but because of his bitterness after being betrayed in his last alliance with Basil Hawkins and Scratchmen Apoo. Nonetheless, he reneges on this decision and joins Luffy in his fight against Kaidou. The two would fight side by side against Kaidou at the top of Onigashima and would still show their overt competitiveness with each other.

Despite wanting to defeat Kaidou, Kid made the decision to fight Big Mom, alongside his crew mate, Killer, as a means to keep the emperors separated. Following their victory, Kid’s competitive nature still came through, as he was furious that Luffy was named an Emperor and he was not. Such was his annoyance, he even tried to attack Luffy during the celebrations, but the Straw Hat captain wrapped his arm around to continue singing and laughing, much to his chigrin. Luffy does not necessarily think much of Kid as he does not pay attention to the people in his generation, but still recognizes him as his rival and believes he is a strong fighter. Luffy was intrigued by Kid’s Devil Fruit and commented that his power is weird, with Kid retorting that Luffy’s Devil Fruit was the weirdest. Luffy met Kid again whilst in Kaidou’s prison and argued with him on who would defeat Kaidou and who did the most work. He still was able to work with him to defeat the deputy warden, Dobon, and showed deep concern when Queen threatened to drown Kid. By the time they escaped he had come to like Kid enough to request an alliance, but this was rejected. Luffy was still happy to have him as an ally, when he changed his mind, and fought alongside him against Kaidou before Kid chose to go after Big Mom whilst Luffy is left to fight Kaidou on his own. Both of them completed their tasks, as Luffy defeated Kaidou and Kid defeated Big Mom along with Trafalgar Law. Luffy refers to Kid by the nickname “Giza-o” (ギザ男, English versions: Jaggy?), referencing Kid’s spiky hair. Giza comes from giza giza (ぎざぎざ?), which is an onomatopoeic word that indicates something having serrated or jagged edges.

Capone Bege

The captain of the Fire Tank Pirates and a former ally of the Big Mom Pirates, Capone Bege was originally an antagonist to Luffy but chose to ally himself with the Straw Hats once he realized their goals against Big Mom were aligned. He proved to be a helpful ally to Luffy and his crew throughout the Whole Cake Island Arc. Bege found the Straw Hat captain to be a reckless and an exhausting person but grew to respect him. Luffy did not like Bege for his actions against him and his friends, but grew to like him nonetheless. Bege first met Luffy on Sabaody Archipelago when he became extremely annoyed with the Straw Hat captain after he punched a World Noble and brought the wrath of Admiral Kizaru onto the island.

Following the time-skip, he made an enemy out of Luffy and the Straw Hats when, as a member of the Big Mom Pirates, he traveled to Zou in order to take Sanji away to be married. Having succeeded, Luffy became angry with his actions and chose to infiltrate Big Mom’s territory to recover his crewmate. He found himself begrudgingly agreeing to ally with Bege, due to Jinbe’s insistence, once it was revealed he intended to assassinate Big Mom. Through this alliance their relationship greatly improved. Bege became sympathetic towards the Straw Hats, especially because his wife, Charlotte Chiffon, felt indebted to them for helping her sister back on Thriller Bark.

As a result, he became a valuable ally during the Whole Cake Island Arc, at varying points protecting them and refusing to give them up to the emperor or her crew. The two parted on good terms after he aided Luffy and the Straw Hats’ escape from Whole Cake Chateau, although he continued to aid the Straw Hats with his own escape from Big Mom’s territory. Luffy initially disliked Bege because of his former life as a Mafia don and for trying to kill Pekoms, someone who Luffy considered a friend. Despite this, at the behest of Jinbe, he agreed to meet with Bege to discuss forming an alliance since Bege wished to assassinate Big Mom and was willing to help the Straw Hats escape with Sanji. The two got into a heated argument during negotiations, and at one point Luffy tried to punch him, but the two were able to set their differences aside and agreed to work together.

Luffy began to soften up to Bege and he was very concerned for him when he was being attacked by Big Mom whilst protecting him and his crew in his Big Father form and tried to help him. Luffy found his Devil Fruit abilities amazing and was left star struck when he saw his tank form just before they parted. Despite getting off to a bad start with Luffy on Sabaody, he stayed loyal to him as an ally. Bege refused to turn on Luffy despite being ordered to do so by Charlotte Katakuri, as despite his disreputable past, he still believed in honoring his deals. He then tried to hold off the Sweet Commander so that Luffy could continue their plan. He provided shelter for Luffy and his crew with his Big Father form and took the onslaught of Big Mom’s attacks in order to protect everyone inside. Like most people, he can be irritated by Luffy’s recklessness, as he was stunned when Luffy openly revealed his presence to Big Mom, jeopardizing their plan. After risking his life to keep Big Mom at bay, Bege said that he would not forgive the Straw Hats if they were to die. He was annoyed when Luffy was falsely credited with being the mastermind behind the plot to assassinate Big Mom.

X Drake

X Drake is a Marine soldier undercover as a pirate and the captain of both the Marine unit, SWORD, and the Drake Pirates. After infiltrating the Tobiroppo of the Beasts Pirates, Drake chose to ally himself with Luffy and the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance during the Raid on Onigashima once his treachery was uncovered. Whilst not familiar with Luffy, he had heard positive things from his fellow Marine, Koby, and thus decided to take a chance on the Straw Hat captain. As a member of the Worst Generation, Drake first came across Luffy on Sabaody Archipelago. He did not directly interact with him, but was forced to fight the Admiral, Kizaru, when Luffy assaulted a World Noble.

He would not cross paths with Luffy until Wano, by which point he had become a subordinate for Kaidou. His views on Luffy are largely influenced by his colleague, Koby, who lavished praise on the Straw Hat captain. He was particularly intrigued by Koby’s suggestion that Luffy has a way of pulling people towards him. This led him, During the Raid on Onigashima and in a desperate situation after his cover is blown, to ally with the Straw Hat captain to take down the Beast Pirates. It is clear that Drake holds a degree of respect towards Luffy, as he vowed to repay him by taking down Scratchmen Apoo. He also tried to take out a CP0 agent after he overheard orders given to him to kill Luffy, commenting that his justice tells him he must prevent this from happening. Luffy is largely ignorant X-Drake. He is not familiar with most of the Worst Generation, and was even a bit flabbergasted when Drake offered an alliance, since he was an apparent member of the Beast Pirates. However, Luffy decided to accept him as an ally, almost on a whim. His reasoning is not clear, and even went against the views of his own crew mates. Although, Luffy did comment to Drake that he knows him, implying that he might have some knowledge of his status as a member of the Worst Generation.

Jewelry Bonney

Jewelry Bonney is the captain of the Bonney Pirates. Although they did not interact before the timeskip, Bonney held animosity towards Luffy for assaulting a Celestial Dragon. After the timeskip, Bonney praised Luffy while reading news that he had defeated Doflamingo. After entering Egghead, Luffy ended up saving Bonney from drowning after she escaped the maw of a Mecha-Shark. She thanked him for saving her but reminded him that they are rivals. Bonney showed disbelief that Luffy became an Emperor and has Jinbe as his crewmate. Despite being rivals, they enjoyed eating food together from Vegapunk’s vending machine. Luffy originally called Bonney “Bogey” until he got her name right. Over the course of their stay on Egghead, Bonney gained more respect for Luffy after realizing he was the current incarnation of Nika. She begged Luffy to show her how he can throw a punch at Jaygarcia Saturn, which he obliged. Luffy in turn decided to help Bonney gain justice for her family, teaching her to use her future-changing powers to copy his Gear 5 transformation. With Luffy’s help and support, Bonney used her newfound powers to fight back against the Elders.

Seven Warlords Of The Sea

Gecko Moria

Gecko Moria is the captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates, a former Warlord of the Sea, and was the antagonist of the Thriller Bark Arc. The two met when Luffy stumbled upon Moria’s ship by chance and became enemies once Luffy had discovered what Moria had been doing to the people he captured, as well as for standing in the way of him recruiting Brook. The two do not like each other; Moria sees Luffy as a rookie who is naive about the reality of the world and a pain in his plans. Luffy dislikes Moria for taking people’s shadows and trapping them on his ship. When Luffy arrived in the Florian Triangle he met Brook, a lonely and trapped skeleton man who was also a musician.

Whilst talking with Brook he was told about Moria and what he has been doing to people on his ship, and explained how he is also a victim and could not join his crew as a result. This made Luffy want to defeat Moria as he wanted Brook to join his crew. He landed on Thriller Bark and tediously had to fight his way through the entirety of the ship before he was able find, and defeat the Warlord after a grueling battle with him and his pet zombie, Oars. Luffy does not like Moria and believes him to be cruel for taking other people’s shadows for his own personal use, having met numerous zombies and other victims on Thriller Bark who were stranded there due to having their shadows taken by him and developing an aversion to sun light. Luffy also sees him as a rival, as he too wishes to become the Pirate King, which fueled his motive to fight and defeat him.

When he arrived at the Summit War of Marineford he bemoaned having to deal with Moria again but was spared fighting him thanks to Jinbe. Moria finds Luffy to be greatly irritating, and believed he was too inexperienced, much like Crocodile did, and warned him that even at his current strength, he would lose his crew just like he did. This prediction turned out to be true when the Straw Hats were scattered by Bartholomew Kuma at Sabaody Archipelago. Nonetheless, he did acknowledge Luffy’s strength, as he stole his shadow to put into his most powerful zombie, Oars. He warned Luffy to go forth and see the terror of the New World after he was defeated by him. He was more annoyed and angrier than anybody else when Luffy arrived at the Summit War of Marineford, holding a grudge against the Straw Hat captain for defeating him and ending his ambitions. Despite this, he sought Luffy’s shadow again because of his strength. Moria was the only member of the Warlords of the Sea to be shocked at the revelation that Luffy’s father is Monkey D. Dragon.

Bartholomew Kuma

Kuma is the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom, a former pirate, a former officer of the Revolutionary Army, a former Warlord of the Sea and a current slave. He appeared to Luffy and his crew at the end of the Thriller Bark Arc and again at the end of the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. The two have rarely interacted and as a result do not have a clear relationship. Kuma is an ally to Luffy, despite appearing to be an enemy, and seems to respect Luffy and his crew. Luffy initially loathed Kuma for his actions on Sabaody, however, he now recognizes him as a good person after Franky informed him of the things he did for them.

He appeared before Luffy and his crew on Thriller Bark after Luffy defeated Gecko Moria. He offered to spare all of their lives in exchange for Luffy’s, but everyone refused. In response, he released his “Ursus Shock” attack, which only succeeded in knocking most of them out. Zoro, who was one of the people to stay conscious, offered his own life in Luffy’s place, with Kuma agreeing. Before leaving, he made Zoro experience all the intense pain Luffy had accumulated in his fight with Moria.

He reappeared on Sabaody and initially defended the Straw Hats from a Pacifista but then, using his Devil Fruit powers, forcibly separated the Straw Hats to different islands across the world. During the Summit War of Marineford, Luffy and Kuma crossed paths briefly, but did not engage in a serious battle. Kuma appears to have taken a liking to Luffy and his crew, having gone to such great lengths for them. He remarked to himself on Thriller Bark that Luffy has loyal comrades and that Monkey D. Dragon would be proud of him.

When he arrived on Sabaody, he saved the Straw Hats from a Pacifista, and his decision to separate Luffy and his crew was an act of mercy to save them from Admiral Kizaru, who had come to the island after Luffy punched a World Noble. Before he sent Luffy away, he told the Straw Hat captain that this would be the last time they would ever meet, as he was fully aware he was going to lose his free will and memories. Another reason Kuma separated them was because he was aware that with the crew’s current strength at that time, they were not yet ready to enter the New World, and therefore needed to become much stronger. Following the Summit War of Marineford, he convinced Dr. Vegapunk to allow him to complete one last mission of his own free will before becoming a full Pacifista.

Vegapunk appeared to have accepted his request and allowed him to spend the next two years protecting the Straw Hat’s ship, the Thousand Sunny, from thieves and pirates, greatly damaging his own body in the process. Out of all the enemies Luffy has faced, Kuma is one of only two people that made him experience true despair, the other being Akainu. During their first encounter, Luffy was unconscious and was completely unaware who Kuma actually was. He was left completely devastated, and crushed, after being resoundingly defeated by Kuma on Sabaody and was distraught that he could not protect any of his friends from him, who were all sent flying one by one. However, at the time, Luffy had no idea this was actually Kuma saving him from Admiral Kizaru. Once it was revealed to him that Kuma had, in fact, saved them all and defended their ship throughout the time skip, Luffy remarked that he was a good guy after all. After the time-skip when his Luffy and his crew arrived to Egghead Island Luffy and his crew would meet and save his daughter Jewelry Bonney. It was revealed that Luffy’s actions against the World Nobles in Sabaody Archipelago, was actually the catalyst of his putting his trust on him, secretly thought that the boy was destined to become a savior of the world while saving them from the Navy unaware to both sides, along with his resemblance to the mythical liberator, Sun God Nika, he even knows Luffy when he was 16-years old, keeping track of his journey as a pirate. As the result, he did succeed and managed to witness that the boy is Nika, which made Kuma reinforced his belief on him despite his free will being removed and in return, Luffy helps his adoptive daughter Bonney, achieved justice for her family against Saint Saturn.

Boa Hancock

Boa Hancock is the Empress of Amazon Lily, captain of the Kuja Pirates, and a former Warlord of the Sea. Hancock fell in love with Luffy after initially trying to kill him. Their relationship is often defined by her complete and growing love for him whilst he remains indifferent to her feelings. She was a crucial ally to Luffy during the Impel Down Arc and the Marineford Arc. While Luffy does not return her feelings, he nonetheless sees her as a genuine friend and thus cares for her a great deal.

He is thankful for all the help she has provided for him. They started out as enemies when they first met after Luffy was sent to Amazon Lily by Bartholomew Kuma and fell into her private bath house, finding Hancock naked, and seeing the slave mark on her back, something she found to be too severe for him to live. Her intrigue in Luffy began when she discovered that her Devil Fruit powers were completely useless against him, due to him not having any lustful desires for her despite seeing her naked. She then had him captured and ordered his execution via combat. During his fight with her sisters, she was left stunned when Luffy protected her sister’s back to hide the slave mark from the crowd and called off the execution.

After testing him in order to prove he is like all men, selfish and immoral, she is amazed to find he is nothing like she imagined (soon afterward he became her love interest). Eventually, she told Luffy the story about her slave mark and quickly fell in love with him. Hancock is willing to obey Luffy’s orders. Hancock’s love for Luffy runs to extreme lengths, dropping her normally stoic and serious demeanor whenever in his presence, and often acts like a little girl in love. She constantly blushes over him and is overwhelmed whenever he says her name or makes any kind of physical contact with her.

Despite being a rather intelligent person, she can easily exaggerate his interactions with her, such as during the Summit War of Marineford, when she believed that Luffy’s hug was a marriage proposal. Hancock is completely unaffected by the news that Luffy’s father is Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, despite his notorious reputation, simply stating she would not care if he was the son of the devil himself. Hancock’s actions sometimes leads to her doting on Luffy because of her love for him. She has helped him on multiple occasions and tries to make sure he is well cared for in her company.

She actively aided Luffy in his infiltration of Impel Down so he could rescue his brother Ace, as well as to deliver a message to him on Luffy’s behalf. She also covertly gave Luffy the key to Ace’s seastone handcuffs during the Summit War of Marineford. Throughout the battle, Hancock was completely worried for Luffy’s well-being. She is very protective of him and holds complete and utter contempt for anyone who thinks about harming him and immediately came to Luffy’s aid when Smoker attacked him, aggressively threatening the commodore. She tossed aside her obligations of aiding the Marines as a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to instead openly aid Luffy during the war, risking the protection status of Amazon Lily from the Marines.

After the war, she was grief stricken when she discovered that Luffy was in a critical condition and was extremely concerned over his future well-being because of Ace’s death. She barely ate her food back on Amazon Lily until she knew he would recover. Before Luffy began his training with Silvers Rayleigh, Hancock was angry with Rayleigh when he told her that she cannot come and give Luffy food throughout his training, but relented when he told her that it was for Luffy’s benefit. After the two-year timeskip, she gave Luffy a comically large luggage filled with food, medicines, and various other things so he can look after himself. After Luffy returned to Sabaody Archipelago, she aided Luffy and his crew’s escape by holding off the pursuing Marines.

She posted a gigantic version of his new wanted poster on the wall of her castle. Hancock is surprised by Luffy’s abilities in combat and his unique personality. She was irritated when he easily defeated Bacura and was left stunned when he was able to use Supreme King Haki when fighting her sisters. His devotion to protect members of her own tribe who Luffy had made friends with both, surprised, and annoyed her. She was shocked when he chose to save Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra over benefiting himself.

When Luffy saw her naked a second time and he simply asked why she responded that his rudeness never ceases to amaze her. After hearing that Luffy did the unthinkable and attacked a World Noble, and showing no regret, she was left completely speechless and crying at this revelation, stating she is happy there are people like Luffy still fighting the World Government and compared him favorably to Fisher Tiger. She teared up when Luffy said he harbored no hatred for Hancock for her past as a slave, admitting that she likes him and offered up her ship to him. It was after this interaction that she was soon stricken with “Love Sickness” over Luffy. After the recent invasion of Amazon Lily, Hancock still desires to reunite with Luffy for her safety.

Hancock’s love for Luffy is so strong that it passed down to her Seraphim clone, S-Snake when shown Luffy ordered S-Snake to undo her spell on Franky, Usopp and Lilith. S-Snake has Hancock’s love for Luffy as a genetic source when she granted his order as well begged him to not look at her eyes directly. Luffy mistook S-Snake for the real Hancock. When Luffy thanked her for undoing her spell, S-Snake mistakenly believe that Luffy confessed her love for him much like the original Hancock. Luffy, on his part, originally did not like Hancock and believed her to be a cruel person for attacking members of her own tribe for simply standing up for him.

At one point he tells her that she makes him sick, causing her to almost collapse because of her vanity. However, he grows to like her after being given the offer to save the three girls, finding it generous of Hancock. Luffy was shocked to find out she was a slave to the World Nobles, and empathized with her horrific past. When he finally understood of her actions, Luffy quickly forgiven Hancock when he declared he never actually hates her for being a slave, but only loathed the World Nobles. He was extremely grateful when she offered up her ship to him so he could go and reunite with his crew. Luffy decided to keep her secret between them by never telling any of the Kuja. Although he does not reciprocate Hancock’s love, he greatly appreciates everything she does for him, seeing her as a close friend and a trusted ally. He was willing to protect her when Magellan demanded to know how he got inside Impel Down, stating he would not tell him anything even if it meant his death. Despite Luffy rejecting her proposals, Hancock’s love for Luffy only increased during the time-skip and with each refusal, she only becomes more determined to marry him no matter what. Although he refuses to marry her, he is still happy for the things she did for him and hopes to see her again someday.

Donquixote Doflamingo

Donquixote Doflamingo is the former captain of the Donquixote Pirates, the Patriarch of the Donquixote Family, a former Warlord of the Sea, the former king of Dressrosa, and a former World Noble. Doflamingo proved to be one of Luffy’s most frustrating enemies since the timeskip. Originally having no interest, Luffy ended up fighting him due to his alliance with Trafalgar Law. Doflamingo underestimated Luffy and believed him to just be a simple rookie, but grew irritated by his constant interference in his plans. Initially apathetic, Luffy came to despise Doflamingo for his cruelty and manipulation.

Doflamingo was well aware of who Luffy was well before the events of the Dressrosa Arc, as he attended a Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting in order to discuss Luffy’s recent victory over Crocodile. When he gathered information on Luffy, he was visibly shocked that he has the initial, ‘D’, in his name. At the Summit War of Marineford, he was greatly amused when Luffy arrived, and even more so upon hearing that Luffy’s father is Monkey D. Dragon, remarking that this explains why Ivankov was fighting alongside him. He commented that Luffy escaping with Ace would be more amusing to him and, as a result, he chose not to fight or hinder him.

The two would eventually cross paths after Luffy allied with Trafalgar Law and arrived on Dressrosa where he worked with the various citizens there, as well as his fellow Colosseum fighters, to take him down. The Warlord of the Sea grossly underestimated Luffy’s abilities. This largely came down to believing in his own divinity and Luffy being of common blood. Having said that, he was well aware of Luffy’s potential and warned his allies, Caesar Clown, Vergo, and Monet to be wary of him back on Punk Hazard. Nonetheless, due to his cunning and deceptive nature, he was able to frustrate Luffy throughout his time on Dressrosa.

However, he began to hate Luffy because of his perseverance and constant interference, such as preventing him from killing Law several times and undoing all of Sugar’s work. Such was his hatred, he decided to place a personal bounty on him and his allies to incite the citizens of Dressrosa to apprehend him. When Luffy activated Gear 4, he initially laughed at his appearance but found himself being quickly overwhelmed after the Straw Hat captain unleashed devastating attacks on him. Doflamingo then began to see Luffy as a great threat and used his awakened Devil Fruit powers to try and defeat him. When Luffy was rendered immobile for ten minutes, Doflamingo was relentless when trying to find him so he could make him pay for his actions. After his defeat and arrest, Doflamingo did not seem to hold a grudge against Luffy and instead was getting excited at the incoming chaos that will engulf the world because of his defeat. Luffy did not take Doflamingo any more seriously than any of his previous enemies, and casually threatened him when he got in contact with him through a Den Den Mushi whilst on his way to Dressrosa. However, this changed when he found out that the Warlord has been turning humans into toys, that he dethroned Rebecca’s grandfather, forced Bellamy to fight him, constantly attempting to kill Law, and forced Rebecca to try to kill her own aunt, Viola. At one point, Luffy cried out Doflamingo’s name in a complete rage. Doflamingo also managed to get hold of the Mera Mera no Mi, Ace’s Devil Fruit, and used it as bait for Luffy by offering it up as a prize in his gladiatorial game. Earlier in the arc, Luffy had promised Rebecca that he would defeat Doflamingo for her, which served as one of the key motivators for him to take down the Warlord. Throughout the Dressrosa Arc, Luffy constantly referred to Doflamingo as “Mingo”.

East Blue Pirates And Crews

Gaimon

Gaimon is a former pirate and the protector of the animals on the Island of Rare Animals. Although their time was brief, he and Luffy grew close and became fond of one another. Gaimon was very appreciative of Luffy’s efforts on his behalf and was impressed by his determination to become the Pirate King. Luffy became endeared to Gaimon after hearing his story and gets along very well with him, and at one point offers Gaimon a place on his crew. Following the Orange Town Arc, Luffy and his crew sailed towards the Island of Rare Beasts where they were attacked by Gaimon.

However, once it was clear they were not a threat the pair quickly bonded. After hearing his story, he chose to try and aid Gaimon by retrieving the treasure that he came to the island looking for twenty years prior, however, they turned out to be empty. Nonetheless, Gaimon was grateful for Luffy’s efforts and waved him off with tears in his eyes. Gaimon got on well with Luffy, having initially mistaken him and his crew to be poachers, he was convinced that they were not a threat to the animals there. He felt comfortable enough to confined in Luffy about how he was a pirate that got stuck in a treasure chest after falling during his attempt to get the treasure he came looking for, and explaining that his crew had left him behind on the island.

This made Luffy the first person he talked to about his situation. Despite Gaimon openly stating that he does not trust anyone to retrieve the treasure for him, he felt he could trust Luffy to retrieve it for him. He was saddened that the treasure chests turned out to be empty, but was nonetheless extremely grateful for Luffy’s efforts. He was overwhelmed with emotion when Luffy offered a place to him on his crew, but turned him down because of his obligations to the animals on the island. He was sad to see Luffy go but was also happy to have made a friend like him, and wished him luck on his journey to find One Piece. Luffy was amazed at Gaimon because of his large afro and being stuck inside a treasure chest. He had no hard feelings with Gaimon’s initial hostility, and after hearing his story, came to like him. They bonded very quickly and got on well with each other. Luffy chose to aid him by getting the treasure chests that he has been guarding for twenty years, however, he was saddened to find they were all empty and tried to pretend he was going to steal it from him, as oppose to telling him the truth, but Gaimon deduced what he was doing. He then comforted Gaimon over his disappointment, telling him that he is happy to have met him and invited him to join his crew, although disappointed when he refused, he understood his reasoning. Luffy tends to refer to Gaimon as “uncle”.

Kuro

Kuro is the former captain of the Black Cat Pirates and was an enemy of Luffy during the Syrup Village Arc. The two did not like each other in the slightest and disagreed strongly on what it means to be a pirate. Kuro believed Luffy to be too naive and does not possess the necessary qualities to be a captain. Luffy loathed Kuro for how he treated his own crew members and for trying to harm his friends, Usopp and Kaya. The two first met on Syrup Village when he was posing as Kaya’s butler.

However, it was soon revealed that he was orchestrating a plan to take Kaya’s family fortunes for himself, which led to Luffy and Usopp working together to take down him and his crew. This resulted in Luffy defeating Kuro after a grueling fight and throwing his unconscious body back at his crew members, telling them to leave. To Kuro, Luffy was an irrelevant and weak pirate. Despite evidence to the contrary, he maintained this view right up until he was defeated, as he believed his plans could not possibly fail. Kuro was extremely patronizing towards Luffy and convinced himself that the only reason he defeated his crew’s best fighters was because they were unforgivably weak, rather than Luffy being too strong. He mocked Luffy’s ideals of piracy and camaraderie, believing him to be too naive about the world and thus will be an inevitable failure. When Luffy first met Kuro he did not like him in the slightest for how he treated his new friend, Usopp, and for the way he looked down on pirates. After he discovered his true identity and intentions, he came to hate him, finding his actions against Kaya to be despicable, and worked with Usopp to stop him. The two disagreed strongly on what it means to be a pirate, with Luffy scolding him for becoming a pirate in the first place when he could not take the reputation of being one. When Kuro began massacring his own crew members, Luffy flew into a rage, finding his actions absolutely abhorrent, and managed to stop him.

Zeff

Zeff is a former pirate, the former captain of the Cook Pirates, and the head chef and owner of the Baratie, as well as Sanji’s adoptive father. The two got off to a somewhat hostile start but came to respect each other after the events of the Baratie Arc. Zeff was originally angry with Luffy for the damage he had done to his restaurant but was won over by the Straw Hat captain’s performance against a threatening Don Krieg. Luffy felt guilty for the damaged he had done to his restaurant but soon came to respect him as a former pirate and his role in raising Sanji, believing him to be a great man. Whilst heading towards the Baratie, Luffy was attacked by Marine Lieutenant Fullbody’s ship and deflected one of the cannon balls aimed at him towards the Baratie, damaging it.

He was dragged into the restaurant and promptly apologized to the head chef, Zeff, and eventually agreed to work there for one full year. Once Don Krieg had arrived and became a clear threat to the people of the restaurant Luffy decided to fight him with the promise of not having to work at the restaurant if he won. Having defeated Krieg, Luffy was allowed to leave the Baratie and take Sanji along with him. Zeff was initially furious with Luffy for the damage he had done to his ship and scolded the Straw Hat captain numerous times, but appeared to harbor some level of admiration for his personality. He was annoyed that Luffy did not have the money to pay for the damage and offered him a choice of either working for a full year at his restaurant as a chore boy or give up one of his legs.

However, after Luffy proved to do more harm than good as a chore boy he accepted his offer of defeating Don Krieg for him in exchange for allowing Luffy to leave. It was during this fight that he became a strong admirer of the Straw Hat captain, being left nothing short of impressed by his determination, bravery and fighting spirit. He informed Sanji to observe Luffy closely, and to recognize the Straw Hat captain’s sheer will power. By the end of the battle, after Luffy’s victory, he had become so impressed by Luffy that he requested that he take Sanji along with him on his journey, signifying how much trust he has in Luffy to take care of the person he considered to be like a son. Luffy felt very guilty about the damage he had done to Zeff’s restaurant and initially thought he had blown off his leg but was reassured he did not. Such was his guilt, he begrudgingly agreed to work a full year as a chore boy. He ultimately respects Zeff, and felt compelled to defend him and his restaurant from Don Krieg when he arrived and threatened to take it. He also admired Zeff for how he raised Sanji, as he found out that Zeff had given up own his leg to save him and saw the parallels with how Shanks gave up his arm in order to rescue him. At one point he ridiculed Sanji for being willing to throw his life away after all Zeff had done for him. When Zeff asked him to forcibly take Sanji, he declined, as although he appreciated his offer, he wished for Sanji to choose to join his crew himself. Although they have not seen each other for over two years, Luffy still remembers Zeff and promised Sanji that he would not allow any harm to come to him or his restaurant when he was being blackmailed by his biological family, the Vinsmoke Family.

Don Krieg

Don Krieg is the Admiral of the Krieg Pirates and the antagonist of the Baratie Arc. Both Luffy and Krieg fought each other after the latter intended to take over the Baratie and revealed his intention to become the Pirate King, causing Luffy to see him as a challenger. The two generally dislike each other, Krieg is annoyed by Luffy’s open defiance towards him and perseverance throughout their fight, whilst Luffy dislikes Krieg because of his method of fighting and cruelty towards his own crew members. The two first met during the Baratie Arc when Krieg tried to forcibly take over the restaurant and make it a part of his fleet. He attacked Luffy during Sanji’s fight with Pearl and the two ended up fighting each other.

Even though he used plenty of cheap tricks and deceptions, he was not able to keep Luffy down. Eventually, he was defeated by the Straw Hat captain who fought him with sheer determination. Krieg found Luffy to be irritating because he continuously stated that he was stronger out of the two of them. Despite a slew of tricks and deceptions during their fight, Luffy would not stay down and kept getting back up, frustrating Krieg. Because of his ego and his belief that he is the most powerful captain in all of East Blue, he desired to have Luffy executed for daring to challenge him. After his defeat, Krieg unconsciously got up and demanded to continue the battle, only to be knocked down by Gin. Luffy has a low opinion of Krieg because of his use of dirty tricks in battle and finds them ridiculous. At one point he asked Krieg if he was going to take the fight seriously. Luffy was not at all fazed by Krieg’s insults, such as calling him a monkey, as he was confident that he is much stronger than Krieg and it became more apparent, throughout the fight, that he was frustrating him with his will power. Luffy was furious when Krieg insulted Gin after he was poisoned by the “MH5” gas, that Krieg had launched onto the battlefield, because he gave his own gas mask to Luffy.

Arlong Pirates

Arlong

Arlong is a fish-man, the former captain of the Arlong Pirates, a former member of the Sun Pirates and was the main antagonist of the Arlong Park Arc. The two strongly dislike each other. Luffy especially loathes Arlong because of what he has done to Nami since her childhood and believes Arlong to be an exceptionally cruel and despicable person. Arlong dislikes Luffy, not just for being a human, but for being a pest that interfered with his ambitions to eventually rule the world. After Nami had taken his ship, the Going Merry, and the treasure, Luffy sailed after her and arrived on Cocoyasi Village, Nami’s hometown.

He intended to get her back in his crew but was rebuffed numerous times. When Arlong betrayed Nami he saw her crying and stopped her stabbing her tattoo, she turned to him and asked for his help, with Luffy screaming of course he will. Luffy proceeded to storm Arlong’s base, Arlong Park, alongside Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp and fought the fish-man, eventually defeating him and winning Nami back into his crew, as well as liberating Cocoyasi Village. Arlong thought very little of Luffy and did not consider the possibility that he was the captain of his group, instead assuming it to be Zoro. Due to his arrogance, and opinion that fish-men are superior to humans, he underestimated Luffy and was eventually defeated by him.

Throughout his fight with the Straw Hat captain he grew greatly irritated by Luffy’s persistence and tenacity. When inside Nami’s old room Arlong became antagonistic to Luffy, trying to annoy the Straw Hat captain with taunts about Nami. He lost his composure and confidence when Luffy decided to destroy the makeshift prison that had all of Nami’s maps that she drew for him since childhood. In his fit of rage he tried to attack Luffy but allowed himself to be on the receiving end of his final attack. Luffy holds complete hatred for Arlong.

As soon as he met him Luffy wasted no time punching him, chastising the fish-man for making Nami cry. Despite the strength Arlong possessed, Luffy was absolutely determined to defeat him even though he admitted that he has no special skills like his other crew members. When they ended up in Nami’s room during their fight, Arlong remarked that he would use her for his plans to dominate the world, angering him. Luffy deduced that the room they were in was a prison for Nami, which angered him even further. He decided to trash the room and destroy all of the work Nami had been forced to do for Arlong. His determination went so far as to try destroy Arlong Park all together, doing so with a final attack that simultaneously knocked the fish-man out. He emerged from the rubble with great satisfaction of having defeated Arlong and freeing Nami from him. Luffy’s hatred for Arlong has spread to people who were associated with him, such as Hatchan, who he initially refused to save upon realizing he used to be part of Arlong’s pirate crew.

Hatchan

Hatchan is a fish-man and a former pirate of the Arlong Pirates and Sun Pirates. He was an antagonist to Luffy and his crew during the Arlong Park Arc but became an ally during the Sabaody Archipelago Arc and the Fish-Man Island Arc. Though they started off as enemies, the two now genuinely care and respect each other, forming a strong friendship. Hatchan, despite having once been his enemy, held no dislike for Luffy and quickly became friends with him. Luffy loathed Hatchan as he was partly responsible for Nami’s suffering under Arlong, but has come to like him a lot since they became allies.

The two briefly met during the Arlong Park Arc after Luffy had broken down the entrance to Arlong Park and proceeded to punch Arlong. Hatchan briefly tried to attack Luffy but was goaded into a fight with Zoro that he eventually lost. They would meet again after Luffy met Camie who took him to save her friend, Hatchan, from the Flying Fish Riders. Despite not wanting to do so initially, he saved Hatchan after Nami told him she was fine with it. He then joined Luffy and his crew to Sabaody Archipelago.

Whilst on Sabaody he was shot by the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, which incurred Luffy’s anger upon the Celestial Dragon. Eventually, the Straw Hats were scattered off the island by Bartholomew Kuma. They reunited two years later on Fish-Man Island where he was supportive of Luffy defeating Hody Jones. Hatchan is fond of Luffy and treats him as a very good friend, despite initially trying to kill him back when he was a member of the Arlong Pirates. He admires Luffy’s abilities and is grateful that he saved, not only him, but Camie as well.

When Camie was kidnapped and taken to the Human Auction House he tried to stop Luffy from doing anything rash as he did not want him earning the wrath of the World Nobles. After he was shot by the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, Hatchan tearfully begged Luffy not to attack him, telling the Straw Hat captain this is what he deserves for being a pirate anyway, as well as apologizing for the trauma him and his crew had inflicted on Nami. He was happy to be reunited with Luffy and his crew on Fish-Man Island two years later and agreed with Jinbe’s plan to make Luffy a hero of Fish-Man Island by taking out Hody Jones. He bid the Straw Hat’s farewell as they left the island. Luffy initially hated Hatchan for his role in Nami’s suffering, outright refusing to aid him once he realized who he was. However, after Nami told him she was fine with saving him he agreed to do so, and after getting to know Hatchan, quickly became friends with him. He bonded with him on Sabaody and was extraordinarily angry when he saw Charlos shoot Hatchan. The Celestial Dragon’s taunts pushed him to the point where he delivered an extremely powerful punch to the face of the World Noble, in spite of the consequences. He empathized with Hatchan as he tearfully informed Luffy of the tremendous regret he had for what he and his crew had done to Nami, believing him to be sincere about his guilt. When they reunited on Fish-Man Island Luffy was very happy to see him again. He is very fond of Hatchan’s takoyaki.

Giant Warrior Pirates

Dorry And Brogy

Luffy first met Dorry on Little Garden and struck up a friendship with the giant, after the former had saved him from beinf was eaten by a dinosaur. Luffy took great delight in learning of his daily battles with Brogy, and the ever-present mutual respect the two giants had for one another. Their relationship was briefly soured when Dorry suffered an internal explosion after drinking alcohol that was given to him. Knowing Brogy would never sabotage their duel and seeing no other potential culprits, Dorry presumes the Straw Hats responsible. He and Luffy come to blows, as Luffy realizes he has to calm the giant warrior down. After observing Luffy’s dedication to keeping him out of an unfair duel, Dorry realizes the Straw Hats are innocent and reconciles with the young captain. Despite this, he still goes off to fight Brogy in his condition, much to Luffy’s protests. When the battle is further sabotaged by Mr. 3, Luffy makes a point to punish the Baroque Works agent severely for ruining the integrity of the giant’s duel. Two years later in Egghead, Dorry and Brogy reunited with Luffy at Egghead to help Luffy escape the Five Elders and Marines to take him to Elbaph, With the two additionally expressing delight that Luffy’s Gear 5th form resembled Nika.

Paradise Pirates And Crews

Roger Pirates

Crocus

Crocus is a doctor, a former member of the Roger Pirates, and the caretaker of Laboon. Luffy first met him during the Reverse Mountain Arc and quickly befriended him. The two get on well and have developed a respect for one another. Crocus is grateful for Luffy’s role in healing Laboon’s suffering and noted his similarity to his former captain, Gol D. Roger.

Luffy, like the rest of his crew, found Crocus to be an odd person but came to respect him for his determination to care for Laboon. During the Reverse Mountain arc, Luffy arrived on the Grand Line only to get immediately swallowed up by Laboon where he eventually met Crocus after being separated from his crew. After defeating Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9, he became friends with the doctor and was able to escape the inside of Laboon thanks to his help. After helping Laboon cope with missing his friends and discussing the nature of Grand Line with Crocus, along with getting a log pose from him, he left Reverse Mountain.

Crocus was able to make quick friends with Luffy and found him to be an interesting character. He was thankful that he knocked out Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 as they were attacking Laboon. He was also extremely grateful for how Luffy helped Laboon overcome his depression of losing his friends. Crocus also came to care for Luffy, as he was concerned when he was fighting the giant whale, but was reassured by Nami that Luffy will be fine.

He also aided Luffy and his crew in understanding the magnetic fields of the Grand Line and the necessity of a log pose, even giving his own log pose when the one they found was broken by Sanji and Luffy as a way to thank him. As Luffy sailed away, he noted that Luffy has a mysterious aura around him, a lot like his former captain, Gol D. Roger, and commented that he and his crew might be the people that him, and the rest of the Roger Pirates, have been waiting for. Luffy was impressed by Crocus’ determination to look after Laboon, and even though he did not understand the situation, chose to aid him and Laboon when Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 attacked him. When he found he was a doctor he request Crocus to join his crew, but he declined. Luffy listened to Crocus tell the story of Laboon, despite appearing disinterested as he was climbing a tree at one point, and chose to help him in his quest to help Laboon by fighting the giant whale, having understood the nature of the whale’s friendship with the missing crew. He was thankful for the information Crocus provided about the Grand Line and for providing him and his crew with a new log pose. When meeting Rayleigh, he was quite surprised to learn Crocus was a member of the Roger Pirates.

Silvers Rayleigh

Luffy first met Silvers Rayleigh on Sabaody Archipelago and became immediately interested in him when he revealed he is the former first mate of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Luffy respects Rayleigh’s wisdom and knowledge and was enthusiastic to hear about his stories of Roger. The two created a close student-teacher relationship during the two-year time skip, with Luffy respecting his authority as a mentor and willing to accept the punishment of not being allowed to eat food. Rayleigh becomes a huge catalyst for Luffy’s progression, being largely responsible for his major increase in strength post time-skip.

Rayleigh developed a great interest in Luffy after hearing about him from Shanks. Since then, he had been eager to meet him. He has noted Luffy’s similarities with his old friend and captain, Gol D. Roger, on several occasions and because of this, unlike a lot of others, Rayleigh never really expresses shock over Luffy’s actions. He seems to be pleased that Luffy is exactly the person he believes, and wants him, to be.

He throws Luffy a question at one point, asking him if he truly thinks that he is capable of conquering these unforgiving seas, but was pleasantly surprised when Luffy wished not to conquer anything but instead just desires to have the most freedom. Despite his great intrigue in the Straw Hat captain, he is capable of getting annoyed by Luffy, such as when the latter accidentally knocked over his bowl of food during training and proceeded to hit him. After meeting Rayleigh at the Human Auctioning House, Luffy was able to develop a friendship with him to such a point that he was willing to coat the Straw Hats’ ship in Yarukiman Resin for free, and he revealed himself to Admiral Kizaru in order to protect Luffy and his crew. Immediately following the end of the Summit War of Marineford, he swam through the Calm Belt to reach Amazon Lily, where Luffy was recovering, in order to train him. It was Rayleigh that rationalized the necessity of Luffy becoming stronger and to not rush back into the fray, warning him that he and his crew would just end up experiencing the same failure they did back at Sabaody. Luffy agreed and Rayleigh assisted him with leaving a message for his crew. While on Rusukaina, the two would begin to develop a close bond while Rayleigh rigorously trained Luffy in the use of Haki and helped him to develop his powerful Gear 4 form. He explained to Luffy how Haki works, informing him that his Haki will become stronger in the heat of battle when he fights other powerful Haki users. Rayleigh had become satisfied with Luffy’s progress that he chose to leave him on his own for the last six months of his training so he can further his progress independently. Once the Straw Hats had reunited back on Sabaody, Luffy declared to Rayleigh that he would become the Pirate King as he ran towards the Thousand Sunny, Rayleigh smiled with tears in his eyes. He then helped in their escape by holding off the Marines by drawing a line in the ground for them to not cross whilst stating with pride that his apprentice is setting sail. He later told his wife, Shakuyaku, that Luffy is a man worthy of the straw hat, revealing to her that it was once worn by Roger, and commented that it might not be a bad idea to live a little longer in order to see the rest of Luffy’s progress.

Scopper Gaban

When meeting Scopper Gaban, Luffy was unfamiliar of his identity and status as a former Roger pirate, but recognized that he was Colon’s father. While he initially found Gaban’s behavior humorously akin to an older Sanji’s, he quickly grew bored of listening to the elders warnings on freeing Loki. Eventually this boredom turned to annoyance after Gaban refused to give Luffy the key to free Loki without a fight, and made comments on Shanks Straw Hat that Luffy interpreted as badmouthing. After Gaban surrendered during their scuffle, Luffy grew furious at him for directing a near lethal attack toward him and declared he never wanted to meet him again after begrudgingly thanking him for giving him the key. Later in Elbaph’s underworld, Luffy was greatly surprised when finding out his name and status as one of the pillar members of the Roger pirates.

Bellamy

Bellamy is a former pirate, the former captain of the Bellamy Pirates, and a former member of the Donquixote Pirates. He and Luffy started out on negative terms but have become very good friends. The two first met back on Jaya where he ended up fighting, and losing, to Luffy. By the time of the Dressrosa Arc Bellamy had come to respect Luffy and the two now get on really well. Bellamy looks at Luffy with great admiration and respect after his loss to him, whilst Luffy acknowledges him as a reformed person and a good friend.

When they met, Bellamy loathed Luffy for believing in legends and dreams, chastising him for thinking the sky islands existed and that the One Piece is real. He began to assault Luffy, but the Straw Hat captain refused to fight back and was ultimately dragged out by Nami alongside Zoro. After seeing that Luffy’s bounty was much higher than his own, Bellamy refused to believe this was true and instead claimed that it was forged by the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy’s attitude changed once he discovered that Bellamy and his crew had assaulted and robbed Mont Blanc Cricket at his house. He then returned to the bar Bellamy was at and got into another fight.

Bellamy taunted Luffy and charged up his strongest attack, but Luffy knocked him out instantly. After visiting a sky island himself, he met Luffy again at Dressrosa, he reacquainted himself with Luffy and dropped his patronizing attitude towards him, vowing to never laugh at him again. Bellamy respects Luffy to a great extent, accepting that he was wrong to doubt him. Other than Doflamingo, Luffy is the only other person he looks up to. When he was ordered to assassinate Luffy by Doflamingo he was extremely reluctant to do so despite wanting to join his family.

He seeks to emulate Luffy’s passion to stand by his principals and chooses to do the same. This led to him having to fight Luffy again, on Doflamingo’s orders, even though he wished not to do so and was completely distraught throughout. However, he found solace in the idea of being defeated by someone he admired. When he was defeated by Luffy once again he thanked the Straw Hat captain for considering him a friend. After Doflamingo’s defeat, Bellamy refuses to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, as he did not wish to be Luffy’s subordinate. Nonetheless, he took a piece of Luffy’s Vivre Card should he ever need his help. Luffy acknowledges Bellamy as a reformed man and respects him greatly. He cheered him on during his match in Block B and engaged in a friendly chat with him. He was angry when he saw how badly Doflamingo had beaten him up and outright declared Bellamy to be his friend. He became even more upset when Doflamingo had managed to force Bellamy into fighting him and tried to convince Bellamy not to fight. This caused Luffy to curse Doflamingo’s name after having to knock out someone he considered a friend and fueled his hatred for the Warlord.

Foxy

Foxy is the captain of the Foxy Pirates and the antagonist of the Long Ring Long Land Arc. He and Luffy met on Long Ring Long Land when the two of them competed in a Davy Back Fight. The pair, generally, do not get along well. Luffy regularly hurts Foxy’s pride while Foxy is intentionally antagonistic towards the Straw Hat captain. He is very overconfident in front of Luffy and grossly underestimated the Straw Hat Pirates even though they have a much higher bounty than his own crew.

When on Long Ring Long Land, Foxy decided to try and claim some new crew members in a Davy Back Fight and targeted the Straw Hats. He antagonized their captain, Luffy, by shooting Tonjit’s hooooorse, Shelly, and successfully goaded Luffy into participating in his game. The two crews won numerous round each, but Luffy and the Straw Hats finished as the ultimate winners, with neither crew losing any members, but still managed to part on hostile terms. Foxy found Luffy to be a frustrating challenger to his game, having been undefeated, and is openly hypocritical throughout his matches with Luffy and the Straw Hats, using underhanded tactics but chastising Luffy and his crew for thinking up some of their own tactics. Foxy is not above being a petty loser, especially with Luffy, as when the Straw Hats won the last game, Foxy seemingly went to congratulate Luffy but instead tried to get revenge with a sneak attack, but this failed due to Luffy’s rubber body.

Because of Luffy hurting his pride repeatedly, Foxy decided to challenge him in combat as their final game. He used various tricks and traps to try to defeat Luffy, with each one ending in failure, and in the end, he was defeated. He teared up out of gratitude when Luffy decided to take his jolly roger, but not his sails so that he could continue traversing the seas. However, he has sworn vengeance on Luffy for giving him a poorly drawn jolly roger as a replacement for the one he had claimed. Luffy thought poorly of Foxy, believing him to be a weird person, but did not hold any serious animosity towards his rival captain, even though he was frustrated when he took Chopper from his crew. He was nonetheless furious when Foxy shot Shelly, and agreed to partake in his game. With the reward of winning a Davy Back Fight being a crew member from the opposing team, Luffy, at one point, contemplated trying to claim Foxy himself, as that would mean they wouldn’t have to play anymore, but decided against it because he did not want a ‘weirdo’ like Foxy in his crew, hurting his feelings. In the anime, having also won the last game, Luffy was in a position to take the entirety of Foxy’s crew, made up of 500 members from winning so many Davy Back Fights, however, he decided to claim them but immediately kick them out of his crew so they could go back to Foxy. Although this was mostly because Luffy did not want such a large crew than out of any kindness for Foxy, he still did not try to keep any of Foxy’s shipwrights, despite being in search of one.

Charlotte Lola

Charlotte Lola is the captain of the Rolling Pirates, the 23rd daughter of the emperor, Big Mom, and an ally of Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Thriller Bark Arc. The two get on very well with each other and see one another as good friends. Lola is extremely impressed by Luffy’s physical capabilities and sheer will power. By the end of the Thriller Bark arc she comes to see Luffy and his crew as her saviors. Luffy is very thankful for Lola’s help in taking down Gecko Moria and his zombie, Oars, and appreciates her advice regarding Ace’s Vivre Card.

After meeting Brook, Luffy wished to take down Gecko Moria and arrived on his ship to defeat the Warlord. Luffy found Moria and chased him into the forest but lost him. Luffy was then found by the Risky Brothers and was taken to Lola where she then offered her aid in defeating Moria. She and her crew began forcing shadows they had collected, thanks to Moria’s Devil Fruit, inside Luffy and turned him into “Nightmare Luffy”. He then took on Oars and Gecko Moria, eventually defeating both of them in a grueling fight whilst Lola aided his crew as best she could.

Following the fight, after a brief encounter with another Warlord of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma, Luffy and Lola celebrated their victory and parted ways. Lola came to have incredibly high admiration and faith in Luffy. After being stuck on Thriller Bark for three years due to Moria claiming her shadow, as well as the rest of her crew’s, she had lost a lot of hope of ever escaping. However, Luffy arriving on the island and causing complete chaos compelled her to put her faith in him. Luffy’s power greatly impressed her, as she watched him in amazement throughout his fight with both Oars and Moria.

This faith in Luffy compelled her to aid her fellow captain by putting purified shadows inside him in order to increase his strength and was left stunned that Luffy could take 100 purified shadows, finding it inconceivable at just how strong willed he is. Her faith is so high that she decided to risk her own life by staying out of the shade whilst the sun rose as she believed that Luffy would get her shadow back before the sunlight killed her. Following Luffy’s victory, she was very grateful for what he had done and was more than prepared to face off against Kuma in order to protect Luffy. Having survived Kuma’s attack, she happily partied with Luffy and his crew and later gave Luffy’s crew mate, Nami, her mother’s Vivre Card, as she was under the impression she was still on good terms with her mother and that she would help Luffy and his crew in the New World. She also informed the Straw Hat captain about the state of Ace’s Vivre Card when he showed it to her and warned him that his brother is in danger. At one point, she asked Luffy to marry her but was rejected for the 4444th time. Luffy was very sympathetic to Lola’s situation and felt bad that she has been stuck on the island for three years because of Gecko Moria. He also respected her as a fellow captain and agreed to her plan in order to take down Moria and Oars, but was caught off guard by having to have 100 shadows put into him. Nonetheless, he was very happy for her help and celebrated his victory over Moria by having a party with Lola and her crew. He was saddened when she informed him about the dire situation Ace is in due to the condition of his Vivre Card but appreciated her warning. After he was captured by the Big Mom Pirates, he defended Lola from her mother, telling the emperor that Lola made her own choice and that the only person to blame for her failing to become the Pirate King is herself. Despite the positive relationship he has with Lola, he still outright rejected her marriage proposal, becoming the 4444th person to do so.

Kuja Pirates

The Kuja Pirates are an infamous, and powerful, all-female crew led by the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, from the Kuja Tribe. They share an extremely positive relationship with Luffy after they became infatuated with the Straw Hat captain due to him being the first man, they have had a serious interaction with. Their relationship improved further after he won the approval of Hancock and discovered he has a rubber body. Luffy is very kind and friendly with the Kuja Pirates and appreciates their help since being separated from his friends. Luffy arrived on Amazon Lily, the home of the Kuja Tribe and the Kuja Pirates, after he was separated from his crew by Bartholomew Kuma.

Whilst running rampant on the island, the Kuja Pirates returned to the island with their captain, Boa Hancock, where he was eventually captured by the Pirate Empress. The members of the Kuja Pirates watched on, along with the rest of the Kuja Tribe, as Luffy was to be executed. They were shocked to see Marguerite, Aphelandra and Sweet Pea defend Luffy and accepted Hancock petrifying the trio. The execution was called off after Luffy prevented everyone, including the Kuja Pirates, from seeing the slave mark on Boa Sandersonia’s back. After he won the approval of Hancock they have become very friendly with Luffy.

Just like every member of the Kuja Tribe, the members of the Kuja Pirates are obsessed with Luffy. This comes from him being the first and only man they have been permitted to interact and bond with. They find him to be a fun and kind person and enjoy partying with the Straw Hat captain. Although they did initially dislike Luffy and wanted to see him executed as that is what their Pirate Empress wished for, who they idolize. They were stunned when he continuously made offensive remarks towards Hancock and could not believe how much of a capable fighter he was, especially when he defeated Bacura, overwhelmed Sandersonia and Marigold, and used Supreme King Haki, knocking some of them out.

It is because of this idolization of Hancock that they quickly accepted Luffy once he won her affection and have since become very devoted to him. They were happy to aid him when he travelled with Hancock to Impel Down, and again when taking him back to Marineford to deliver a message for his crew. Following the time skip, the Kuja Pirates arrived on Rusukaina to pick up Luffy and return him to his crew on Sabaody Archipelago, waving goodbye to him and wishing to see him again someday. The Kuja eventually hanged a giant portait of Luffy’s bounty at the castle wall. Luffy was frustrated by the Kuja Pirates for seemingly being indifferent that their friends had been petrified by Boa Hancock.

However, he did not hold a particular opinion of them and befriended them all quickly after he became friends with Hancock. He happily partied with the members of the Kuja Pirates but was annoyed by their obsession with his rubber body, although he has since, seemingly, come to tolerate it. He greatly appreciated their help for getting him to Impel Down and again when they transported him to Marineford following the battle there, openly apologizing to them for the hassle. After the time skip, he returned to the Kuja Pirate and waved goodbye to them as he returned to Sabaody to reunite with his crew. He has made specific friends with some members of the Kuja Pirates, such as Marguerite, Aphelandra and Sweet Pea, who joined the crew after the time-skip, and gets on well with Daisy, Rindo and Ran, tolerating their constant stretching of his skin. Due to Hancock loving Luffy, the Kuja are completely loyal towards Luffy and worshiping him as an exceptional man. During the banquet, the Kuja are laughing in amusement at Luffy’s funny performances. Kuja now hold a desire of touching and stretching Luffy’s rubbery skin. They also addressed Luffy as “Luffy-sama” in a honorific way.

Boa Sandersonia And Boa Marigold

Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold are the sisters of the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, the second-in command of the Kuja Pirates, and are members of the Kuja Tribe. The pair were originally hostile to Luffy due to their fierce loyalty towards their sister, who had a strong dislike towards him. However, they became friendly with Luffy after he helps them during his execution and later winning over Hancock. They have since become very committed allies to the Straw Hat captain. Luffy was initially angry with the sisters for threatening Marguerite, but has managed to come and see them as good friends.

After arriving on Amazon Lily, Luffy was saved by members of the Kuja Tribe and was taken to their village only to be imprisoned after they discovered he is a man. He escaped and ended up landing in Boa Hancock’s bathhouse whilst the Pirate Empress was bathing. Both Sandersonia and Marigold barged in and apprehended Luffy after it was revealed he had seen Hancock’s slave mark. The pair then attempted to execute Luffy via combat, but the event was called off after Luffy helped cover Sandersonia’s slave mark from the spectating Kuja Tribe. After Luffy bonded with Hancock, the sisters came to respect Luffy and expressed their gratitude towards him.

Both Sandersonia and Marigold were outright hostile towards Luffy. Unlike the rest of the Kuja Tribe, they have no actual curiosity with Luffy being a man due to their cruel experiences with men when they were children. They were both openly antagonistic towards Luffy and patronized him throughout their fight. At one point, Sandersonia attempted to torment Luffy by smashing the petrified Marguerite, having realized that he cares for her. Despite this, they were not above complimenting Luffy, as both acknowledged him as a capable fighter.

They were surprised when he effortlessly defeated Bacura and were completely stunned when Luffy unleashed his Supreme King Haki on them. Luffy’s compassion has caught Sandersonia and Marigold off guard, too, as they were confused when Luffy moved Marguerite, Aphelandra and Sweet Pea out of the ring so they would be safe, and were shocked when Luffy requested to have the three women saved, rejecting the offer of returning to his crew with the help of the Kuja Pirates from Hancock. Their attitude towards Luffy changed when, during their fight, Sandersonia’s slave mark was revealed and Luffy covered it up for her so the spectators would not see it. This confused the sisters, but they ultimately became grateful for his actions and expressed their gratitude before he went to visit Boa Hancock in her chambers, showing a much more friendlier side towards him. They were left speechless at the news that Luffy had recently assaulted a World Noble and also shared a hatred for the World Nobles like they do.

The two are very indulging of Hancock’s feelings for Luffy, despite initially being outraged with the Straw Hat captain for requesting Hancock to fulfill her Warlord obligations in order to help him save his brother, Ace. Both Sandersonia and Marigold were saddened to see a heavily injured Luffy but were relieved that he had gotten through his grief of losing Ace, having delivered him some food along with Hancock. After the time skip, the pair picked up Luffy from Rusukaina, where he has been training for two years, and were impressed that he had tamed the beasts on the island. Despite their hostility towards him, Luffy did not wish to truly harm the sisters and fought them half-heartedly. However, at varying points he became overwhelmed by the pair, and when Sandersonia threatened Marguerite he became enraged and unleashed his Supreme King Haki. He then activated Gear 2 to dominate the sisters. Luffy showed his sincerity towards the sisters by covering Sandersonia’s back, as he understood how important it is that nobody, especially the Kuja Tribe, sees her slave mark. He explained to them that he has no intention of killing them or allowing their secret to get out. Following his attempted execution he immediately became friendly with the sisters and empathized with their suffering at the hands of the World Nobles, openly stating his shared hatred for them. Due to their tragic pasts as slaves of the World Nobles, Luffy quickly forgiven the sisters and decided to keep their secret between them by never telling the Kuja. He was very grateful for the aid the sisters provided for him when he travelled with Hancock to Impel Down and during his recovery following the Summit War of Marineford. He was happy to meet them again after two years and thanked the sisters, along with Hancock, for taking him back to Sabaody Archipelago, before waving goodbye to them.

Marguerite

Marguerite is a member of the Kuja tribe and the Kuja Pirates. She and Luffy first met during the Amazon Lily Arc and, after briefly being enemies, became good allies and friends with each other. Marguerite finds Luffy very interesting since he is the first man she has met and thinks of him as a kind and sincere person, ultimately coming to care for him. Luffy finds her to be an impressive and strong fighter and is grateful to her for saving his life, twice. He cares for her a lot and considers her to be a close friend.

Whilst out exploring their jungle, Marguerite and her friends come across Luffy who had fallen unconscious from eating too many Body Mushrooms. They carried him back to their village, mended him back to health and bathed him before being told by Gloriosa that he is a man, shocking them all. After being locked away, Luffy manages to escape and kidnaps Marguerite as she was in possession of Silvers Rayleigh’s Vivre Card. Whilst alone, they end up bonding, and at one point Marguerite saves Luffy’s life when he starts to drown. However, she tries to attack Luffy again and he is forced to run away.

He was then captured by Boa Hancock and was set to be executed. During his execution, Marguerite, along with Sweet Pea and Aphelandra, were turned to stone by Hancock for standing up for Luffy, but were eventually saved after Luffy convinced Hancock to undo her petrification on them. They have since been on good terms and are always happy to see each other. Marguerite thinks Luffy is a great person and a great friend. Like all the women of the Kuja tribe, she finds him to be extremely interesting because he is the first man she has ever met.

She offered Luffy some fresh clothes that she had made for him whilst he was imprisoned despite being somewhat fearful of him. When she was kidnapped by Luffy she was initially hostile but soon became comfortable enough to talk to him, but found him to be bizarre. Marguerite has come to care for Luffy a great deal since they met, being concerned for his well-being and has saved his life on two occasions. She chose to save him when he started to drown after he made a raft to get back to Sabaody Archipelago, but nonetheless told herself she cannot become attached and tried to kill him immediately after. Believing that Luffy was not as bad as her tribe believed, she chose to stand up for him but was turned to stone by Hancock.

When Luffy was being harassed by the women of the Kuja tribe she helped him escape and took him to Elder Nyon’s house where she made him tea. The two tend to have pleasant conversations and end up chatting about pirates, with Marguerite informing Luffy that her empress, Boa Hancock, is also a pirate. She finds him to be incredibly restless, and his simple-mindedness bewildering, but has come to see it as an amusing side of him. She is very grateful to Luffy for protecting, and then saving, her life after she was turned to stone and thanked him whilst they ran across the roof tops of the Kuja village. She has become fond of Luffy and said goodbye to him when he left with Hancock to save his brother, Ace.

She was overjoyed when she heard Luffy had returned from the Summit War of Marineford, looking forward to seeing him again, and intended to make some clothes for him but without the frills this time. Following the time-skip, she escorted Luffy back to Sabaody as part of the Kuja Pirates and was happy to see him again if only briefly. As a gag, she is curious to see the inside of Luffy’s “Kintama”, or testicles. Luffy cares for Marguerite a great deal and had no serious issue with her initial hostile attitude towards him, instead trying to reassure her that he was not a threat. He was very thankful she saved his life after he was informed he would have died due to eating too many Body Mushrooms.

Although he was initially thankful that she made him some fresh clothes, he was irritated that they had frills stitched onto them, but was happy when she removed them for him. After he took her somewhere quiet, he was grateful that she had kept his Vivre Card safe and was thankful when she saved his life once again after he started to drown whilst trying to sail a raft back to Sabaody. Later, he was thankful when she escorted him to Elder Nyon’s house and away from the Kuja women who were hounding him. He is very protective of her, as when she was turned to stone after she stood up for him he was extremely angry with Hancock, finding her actions to be sickening. He moved her, as well as Aphelandra and Sweet Pea, out of the arena so they would be safe during his fight. When Boa Sandersonia picked up Marguerite with her tail to smash her he became incredibly distressed and angrily unleashed his Supreme King Haki to tell Sandersonia not to harm her. He proceeded to check her body for any cracks and moved her back to safety. Luffy chose to save Marguerite, and the others, over returning to his crew, being grateful when Boa Hancock undid the petrification on her and the others. Following the time skip, he was happy to see her again and protected her from the beasts on Rusukaina, who he had managed to tame. He was very happy to see she had joined the Kuja Pirates.

Aphelandra

Aphelandra is a member of the Kuja Tribe and the Kuja Pirates. She is a brief antagonist and supporting ally of Luffy during the Amazon Lily Arc. Like all of the Kuja women, she has a great interest in Luffy because he is a man, whilst also finding him to be a funny and kind person. Luffy came to see Aphelandra as his friend after she stood up for him during his execution and has been very kind to her since then. Whilst out exploring their jungle, Aphelandra, along with Marguerite and Sweet Pea, came across an unconscious Luffy and carried him back to their village.

After mending him back to health, and bathing him, she was startled to discover he was actually a man, having assumed he was a woman. Luffy was then put inside a cage but was soon able to escape. Aphelandra pursued Luffy and at one point blocked his path, but he managed to get away. Eventually, Luffy was caught by the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, and was to be executed. Before his execution, Aphelandra attempted to defend Luffy, along with Marguerite and Sweet Pea, but was petrified by Hancock.

After Luffy had won over Hancock, Aphelandra was saved at Luffy’s request and has since become a good friend of Luffy’s. Unlike the majority of the Kuja women, Aphelandra held no real animosity towards Luffy. She felt guilty for having to try and attack him just for being a man and apologized when she blocked his path. This kind heartedness is what led to her risking her own life to try and speak favorably for Luffy. Once she had been saved, she became grateful for Luffy’s efforts and, like the rest of the Kuja women, became openly friendly with Luffy.

She finds him incredibly funny and enjoyed his presence during the festivities that were held. Following the Summit War of Marineford, she was overjoyed at his return and was eager to see him again. After the time-skip, now part of the Kuja pirates, she aided Luffy’s return to Sabaody Archipelago and bid him farewell. Luffy showed no hostility towards Aphelandra despite her having to attack him, and chose to flee from her, like the rest of the Kuja, rather than fight. He was extremely grateful for saving his life when he ate too many body mushrooms and was thankful when she chose to stand up for him. He was furious with Boa Hancock for petrifying her, and the other two, and demanded the Pirate Empress turn them back to normal. He carried her body outside of the ring so that she would be safe from any potential harm during his fight with Hancock’s sisters, Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia. He was very thankful for her aid, following the time-skip, when returning to Sabaody Archipelago and wished her farewell.

Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea is a member of the Kuja Tribe and the Kuja Pirates. She was briefly an antagonist to Luffy, but became a supporting ally to him during the Amazon Lily Arc. Like all the women of the Kuja Tribe, she has a great interest in Luffy because he is a man, and finds him to be a kind and sincere person. Luffy was initially annoyed with Sweet Pea for taking his straw hat, but was grateful that she had saved his life and came to like her a lot. Whilst exploring their jungle, Sweet Pea, along with Marguerite and Aphelandra, came across an unconscious Luffy and carried him back to their village.

After mending him back to health, and bathing him, she found out he is a man, shocking her. Luffy managed to escape after being imprisoned by the Kuja Tribe but was eventually captured by Boa Hancock. During his execution, Sweet Pea, along with Marguerite and Aphelandra, were petrified for having aided Luffy. After defeating Hancock’s two sisters, Luffy was able to save Sweet Pea and her friends and has since become good friends with her. Sweet Pea has a good friendship with Luffy and aided him despite not knowing who he was.

She worked to remove all the body mushrooms on him and even bathed Luffy alongside Marguerite, at one point mistaking his genitals for another mushroom. Even when she found he was a man, and was fearful of him, she, like the rest of the Kuja women, showed some courtesy towards him despite imprisoning the Straw Hat captain. After the time skip, she was part of the crew that escorted Luffy back to Sabaody Archipelago to reunite with his crew. Nonetheless, she still became hostile when he grew irritated by the clothes provided to him by Marguerite. Despite this, she chose to stand by Marguerite when she stood up for Luffy, which led her to be petrified.

She was very thankful towards Luffy for having saved her, and her friend’s, lives. Sweet Pea has come to enjoy Luffy’s company, as she can be seen smiling whilst partying with him, and was overjoyed at getting to see him again following the Summit War of Marineford. Luffy first met Sweet Pea when he was imprisoned after the Kuja women discovered he is a man. He was initially annoyed with her for taking his straw hat and used his rubber ability to take it off her, surprising the women there. However, despite being fearful of her ability to use Haki, and for trying to kill him, he was extremely grateful that she stood up for him, alongside Marguerite and Aphelandra, and was furious with Hancock for turning her to stone. Before his fight with the Gorgon sisters, Luffy made sure to move Sweet Pea’s body out of the arena so she would be safe. Following the battle, he requested that Hancock turn Sweet Pea back to normal and was happy when she did so. He was very thankful to her, and the rest of the Kuja Pirates, for getting him back to Sabaody following the time skip, bidding them all farewell.

Caribou

Caribou originally intended to join Luffy’s crew to kill him and his crewmates. After seeing Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji defeat the Kraken with ease, Caribou started to fear Luffy’s strength and the Straw Hat Pirate’s power in general and offered to become their underling or slave. Luffy, on the other hand, viewed him as an annoyance, barely interacted with him and quickly forgot about him. After Luffy found him trying to capture Shirahoshi, Luffy indifferently sent Caribou flying out of the palace with a single strike, showing that he did not view Caribou as an actual threat. Later, Luffy and Caribou met again in the Beast Pirates’ prison in the Udon region of Wano Country. Caribou begged Luffy for food and offered to team up with or to become Luffy’s slave again to break out of the prison. Luffy did not seem to have any hard feelings about Caribou but he was annoyed by his begging. Luffy was notably able to remember Caribou’s name, in spite of the little interaction they had. After Raizo freed him and they spoke with Luffy, Caribou once more pleaded with him to let him join him. This time, Luffy agreed and Caribou was shocked but hastily accepted Luffy’ mercy though stated that he is even more scared of him.

Vander Decken Ix

Vander Decken IX is the captain of the Flying Pirates and an antagonist during the Fish-Man Island Arc. Both he and Luffy share a completely hostile relationship. Decken despises Luffy, not only for interfering in his attempts to wed Shirahoshi, but for becoming friends with the Mermaid Princess and protecting her from him. Luffy hates Decken for his obsession and constant harassment of Shirahoshi, and commits himself to thwarting all his efforts. Luffy arrived on Fish-Man Island and befriended Shirahoshi, ironically, by intercepting one of Decken’s axes aimed at the princess.

This motivated Luffy to become the bodyguard of the Mermaid Princess and become a natural enemy to Decken. He encountered Decken whilst out exploring Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi and proceeded to beat him up. Decken is later responsible for the giant ship, Noah, falling towards Fish-Man Island which forced Luffy to grievously injure himself when trying to stop it. He was arrested and imprisoned at the end of the Fish-Man Island arc. Decken hates Luffy with a passion due to having an extreme obsession with Shirahoshi. He was furious to see him with the Mermaid Princess and became frustrated by Luffy’s constant intervention whenever he tried to kill her. At one point he threatened to kill him along with Shirahoshi, but was easily beaten by the Straw Hat captain. His defeat at the hands of Luffy, being rejected by Shirahoshi, and Luffy constantly saving her led to him launching Noah at the Mermaid Princess, as well as the whole of Fish-Man Island, with the hope that Luffy would not be able to stop it. Luffy has a strong dislike for Vander Decken and finds his constant harassment of Shirahoshi completely distasteful. He spent a good portion of his time on Fish-Man Island defending Shirahoshi from his attacks, such as his throwing axes. When Vander Decken finally revealed himself he immediately confronted the fish-man for his attacks on Shirahoshi and brutally slammed him into the ground with his Gomu Gomu no Jet Hammer before escaping with the Mermaid Princess. He continued to defend Shirahoshi from his persistent attacks up until he was finally arrested.

Hody Jones

Hody Jones is a fish-man, a pirate, the former captain of the New Fish-Man Pirates and a former soldier of the Neptune Army. He was the enemy of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates during the Fish-Man Island Arc. The two share a completely hostile relationship, with Hody having a particular obsession with defeating Luffy, something that he maintained even after his defeat to the Straw Hat captain. Luffy hated the fish-man for threatening his friends and for trying to kill Shirahoshi’s family. He proceeded to ruthlessly defeat Hody in their fight on Fish-Man Island.

The two met during the Fish-Man Island arc, however, Hody was well aware of who Luffy was well before, as he knew he was the one responsible for Arlong’s downfall, someone who he held in high esteem. They would cross paths towards the end of the arc when Hody was about to execute King Neptune before Luffy intervened. The two fought a grueling match with each other until Luffy eventually knocked out the fish-man. Hody holds a strong hatred for Luffy for defeating his hero, Arlong, and ending the fish-man’s ambitions of conquering humans. This hatred for Luffy was so great that it drove him to recklessly take more Energy Steroids that progressively enlarged his muscles but also sent him deeper into a psychotic rage.

Due to his arrogance, he was left in shock at seeing Luffy knock out 50,000 of his men with Supreme King Haki and was frustrated by the difference in power between him and Luffy. Hody had intended to kill Luffy to make an example out of him to the humans on the surface world, however, he completely failed in this endeavor and after his defeat he was imprisoned. He spent the rest of his days demanding Luffy be brought to him for a rematch. Such is his great disdain for the Straw Hat captain, he was willing to fight him again despite the extreme damage and rapid aging done to his body from the steroids he had ingested. Luffy loathed Hody Jones and was more than willing to worsen the relations between humans and fish-men if it meant defeating him for taking his friends hostage. His anger was further fueled by Hody threatening Shirahoshi, her family, and Fish-Man Island. He found Hody’s desire to become Pirate King a challenge and, after using Supreme King Haki to knockout half of his army, told him that he could become the king of whatever country he wants, but not the Pirate King. He fought Hody Jones and was mostly comfortable taking him on, only struggling once the fight was taken to water, with Hody having a natural advantage and Luffy having a natural weakness, nonetheless, Luffy still defeated the fish-man.

New World Pirates And Crews

Chadros Higelyges

Chadros Higelyges, otherwise known as Brownbeard, was originally an enemy of the Straw Hat Pirates for the first half of the Punk Hazard Arc. He held no particular hatred for Luffy and his crew, but simply resented them out of his admiration and loyalty to Caesar Clown. This loyalty was transferred to Luffy and the Straw Hats once he discovered that Caesar never truly cared about him or his crew. From then on, Brownbeard became a determined ally of the Straw Hats. Originally, he did fear both Luffy and Zoro as he recognized them as being part of the Worst Generation. He was captured by the Straw Hats and acted as their mode of transport. He initially disliked them, but chose to work with them anyway in order to avoid succumbing to Shinokuni. He slowly began to respect Luffy and was greatly pleased to see Luffy land a final, devastating blow on Caesar. Luffy is respectful towards Brownbeard, admiring his commitment to his own men. He was greatly angered on Brownbeard’s behalf when he found out Caesar had betrayed him and intended to have him killed. This led to Luffy deciding to save Brownbeard. By the end of the arc, Luffy was saddened that Brownbeard had chosen to hand himself over to the Marines, and remarked that he was his friend.

Chinjao

At the beginning of the Dressrosa Arc, Chinjao hated Luffy because he is the grandson of Monkey D. Garp, the one who crushed his pointy head, which acted as a key to his fortunes. He had since hated Garp and transferred this grudge onto Luffy. When he first met Luffy inside the Corrida Colosseum, he tried to attack him and had to be held back by his grandchildren, Sai and Boo. After Luffy restored his pointed head at the end of Block C, Chinjao’s enmity towards Luffy had ended.

Chinjao initially thought lowly of Luffy, seeing him as too green like all the other members of the Worst Generation. He dismissed Luffy’s goal of becoming Pirate King and surpassing Gol D. Roger. He was nonetheless intrigued, but also annoyed, when he found out that Silvers Rayleigh had trained Luffy in his use of Haki. Such was his disdain for Luffy, he openly mocked Ace’s death, angering him. However, once he had allied with Luffy, he had come to respect his strength and abilities, being amazed when Luffy took out Pica’s stone head with a punch. Initially, Luffy is oblivious and confused on why Chinjao disliked him so much. After their match, Luffy was unaware that Chinjao no longer had any ill-will towards him, and when Chinjao tried to thank the Straw Hat captain, he ran away, thinking he was going to attack him. Eventually, Luffy found out that he does not see him as his enemy anymore and accepted his offer to help him take down Doflamingo. Chinjao feels indebted to Luffy from then on and aids him as much as he can in his fight against Doflamingo and his family. Such is his determination, he wishes to be the one to defeat Doflamingo on Luffy and Usopp’s behalf, and gets into an argument with the other pirates Luffy had allied with, as well as Luffy himself. At the end of the arc, he had no objections with his grandchild, Sai, joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

Throughout his childhood, Luffy’s aspirations were deeply rooted in the world of piracy. He was greatly influenced by the legends of the Four Pirate Emperors of the New World both old and new and their larger-than-life reputations. Even after creating his own crew and raising his Jolly Roger, Luffy’s journey up the hierarchy was heavily shaped by their enduring impact. The Pirate Emperors themselves and their massive crews would all come to see and acknowledge his potential as a powerful opponent and rival for the title of Pirate King as Luffy and his crew ventured through the treacherous waters of both sides of the Grand Line, drawing ever closer to the Pirate Emperors in terms of power, notoriety, and influence. They were even bestowed with the unofficial title of the “Fifth Emperor of the Sea” after successfully rescuing Sanji from the clutches of Big Mom’s territory of Totto Land. Finally, after his triumph over Kaidou in the Raid on Onigashima, Luffy became the youngest Emperor of the Sea ever. His swift ascension to the coveted title solidified his place among the greatest pirate legends of all time and cemented his reputation as one of the most formidable and respected captains in the Great Pirate Quadrant.

Red Hair Pirates

The Red Hair Pirates are an extremely infamous and powerful crew led by the Emperor, Red-Haired Shanks. The crew met a young Luffy in his hometown of Foosha Village where they befriended him. Like their captain, they found Luffy to be endearing, impressive and fun, all sharing the opinion that he will become a great pirate. Luffy is very fond of the Red Hair Pirates, especially their chief, Shanks. He made friends with numerous members of the crew and enjoyed partying with them at Partys Bar.

During Luffy’s childhood, the Red Hair Pirates arrived in Foosha Village and started attending the local bar where Luffy would spend his days. Throughout their time there they grew close to Luffy and partied with the young boy almost every day. One day, when Luffy was kidnapped by the bandit, Higuma, they followed their captain’s led to rescue him, managing to succeed. They were impressed when Luffy stated his intention to form his own crew and become a great pirate that would be stronger than all of them. They all watched gleefully as their captain gave Luffy his precious straw hat as a sign of that promise before sailing away.

The Red Hair Pirates have come to enjoy Luffy’s company, some often joking with him about his desire to join their crew, whilst others indulge him, and at one point joined him in his pleas towards Shanks to let him join. However, they dropped their support when Shanks threatened to let Luffy take over one of their spots. Some members would talk to Luffy about their previous life, such as Yasopp, who would talk to Luffy about his own son, Usopp, back in Syrup Village, who would eventually join Luffy’s crew. Despite rarely taking him seriously, they all acknowledged his claim to become a great pirate, with the first mate of the crew, Benn Beckman, telling Shanks that Luffy will make it big someday. They all panicked when they realized Luffy ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, a Devil Fruit they had found.

They all care for Luffy and came to his aid when they found he had been kidnapped by Higuma and searched for him when the bandit managed to escape with Luffy. They all appear to share the same belief as their captain that Luffy will bring a new age of piracy. When they received Luffy’s first bounty they all partied in his honor. When they arrived at the Summit War of Marineford, one of the crew’s officers, Lucky Roux, asked Shanks if he wanted to see Luffy after ten years, as he was nearby. After Luffy officially joined Shanks among the ranks of the Four Emperors, many of the senior members were excited by the news and wanted to see him again.

Luffy is fond of the Red Hair Pirates like he is with Shanks. He would enjoy being with them in the bar and partied along with all of them. He would occasionally get annoyed when they laughed at him whenever Shanks played a trick on him or when he made an outlandish claim. Nonetheless, he has nothing but happy memories of the Red Hair Pirates and has come to see them as the crew that his own must surpass. He established a friendship with at least three of the crew members, Benn Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roux. He was happy to know that they, and Shanks, are doing well after all these years when he met his grandfather in Water 7. Despite his fondness for them, he was greatly irritated they did not stand up to Higuma when he assaulted their chief, ridiculing them. However, he later came to understand why they chose not to do anything and began sharing the mentality of not fighting over trivial matters. He is also very fond of the song, Binks’ Sake, as the Red Hair Pirates would always sing it during their parties.

Shanks

Shanks is the chief of the Red Hair Pirates, an Emperor, and a former apprentice of the Roger Pirates. Luffy first met Shanks in his hometown of Foosha Village when he was seven years old. The two get on extremely well and have equal intrigue and admiration for one another. They both made a promise to each other that they would meet again once Luffy has formed a crew and become a great pirate that has surpassed Shanks. Whilst in Foosha Village, Shanks found Luffy to be an incredible and endearing kid, so much so that he gave him his precious straw hat as a sign of his faith that he will become a great pirate.

Luffy looks up to Shanks as a personal hero, believing him to be the ultimate pirate and a great person, and has remained devoted to the promise he made to him back on his home village. The two share a somewhat comedic relationship, with Luffy always getting frustrated by Shanks’ refusal to let him join his crew and for pulling small pranks on him, such as tricking him into drinking juice to prove he is not actually a man. Shanks regularly teases Luffy and likes to joke about some of his claims, rarely taking him seriously. Behind all this, however, lies deep admiration and respect for one another that has survived the test of time, having not met for over ten years but still standing by the commitment they made all the way back in Foosha Village. Shanks is the one that is indirectly responsible for Luffy gaining the powers of the Gomu Gomu no Mi after he left it unattended next to Luffy who unwittingly ate the Devil Fruit.

However, this ultimately proved to be a boon for Luffy as his fighting style became much more dynamic and formidable thanks to eating the Devil Fruit. Shanks has become extremely intrigued by Luffy and believes him to be destined for greatness. Before leaving Foosha Village, Shanks was greatly impressed after hearing Luffy’s resounding statement that he would become a pirate on his own, form his own crew, and surpass them all to become the Pirate King. He thus decided to leave Luffy his straw hat as a sign of his faith in him to fulfill this dream. This was a monumental gesture on Shanks’ part as the straw hat is of high sentimental value to him having originally been worn by Gol D.

Roger, his former captain. His first mate, Benn Beckman, commented to him that Luffy is going to make it big one day with Shanks agreeing. It appears that Shanks is betting everything on Luffy becoming the future of piracy and when talking to his fellow Emperor, and former adversary, Whitebeard, he took pride in having given up his left arm for Luffy, simply telling him that he bet it on a new age. Although never outwardly stated, it’s apparent that Shanks sees a lot of his old captain, Gol D. Roger, in Luffy and has gone around spreading Luffy’s name to various major figures in the world, such as Dracule Mihawk and Silvers Rayleigh.

He was overjoyed when Mihawk delivered Luffy’s first wanted poster to him and celebrated Luffy’s success. He appeared somewhat disappointed that he could not meet Luffy when he arrived at the Summit War of Marineford but acknowledged that it was still too soon. He keeps track of Luffy’s progress and could not help but give a big smile when reading that Luffy was now considered the fifth Emperor of the seas and again when Luffy officially enters the Emperor ranks by defeating Kaidou. Shanks cares very much for Luffy’s well-being. When Luffy stabbed himself under the eye he panicked and got him some immediate medical help.

He became distress when he realized Luffy had eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi and tried to force him to spit it out as it would take away his ability to swim. When Luffy was taken captive by Higuma he confronted the bandit and quickly defeated his underlings, but became frantic when he suddenly disappeared with Luffy. When Luffy was about to be eaten by Lord of the Coast he dived in to save him at the cost of his left arm, but was not at all upset, simply stating that it was just an arm and that it is more important that he is alive. When he arrived at the Summit War of Marineford he thanked Koby for his speech that managed to bring everybody on the battlefield to a standstill long enough for him to arrive and allow Luffy to escape. He also found his former straw hat and bribed Buggy to return it to Luffy.

Following the Summit War of Marineford, he acknowledged the pain that Luffy must be going through at the loss of his brother, Ace. Luffy has extremely high admiration for Shanks and, more so than anybody else, he is responsible for Luffy’s dream to become the Pirate King. His admiration for Shanks began when he first met him as a kid, eagerly wanting to join his crew and even stabbed himself underneath his eye just to prove he is tough enough to become a pirate, which got him his first notable scar. After Higuma assaulted Shanks he became upset with him for just laughing it off instead of fighting back and lost some of his admiration for the pirate captain. However, when Higuma returned to the bar he ridiculed the bandit for insulting Shanks, despite the risk to his own life.

When his grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, also insulted Shanks he came to his defense in spite of the fear he has for him. Luffy is very fond of Shanks and, by extension, is very fond of the straw hat he gave him, referring to it as his one and only treasure. He often becomes angry when someone damages his hat, such as when Buggy sliced through it, and rarely likes other people holding on to it save for Nami and occasionally one or two others. He is determined to return the straw hat Shanks gave him when he becomes a great pirate and has held on to it for this reason.

He was glad to hear some news about Shanks from his grandfather when he met him on Water 7 and was amazed to find out that he used to be a member of the Roger Pirates. Despite his admiration for him, Luffy has clearly stated that he wishes to fight Shanks one day when he told Trafalgar Law that he will defeat every Emperor, knowing full well that includes Shanks. However, when he formed his alliance with Law to take down an Emperor, he was only willing to do so as long as the target was not Shanks as he wishes to save him for last. It appears that Luffy has sought to emulate Shanks’ style as a captain. He is just as laid back as Shanks and enjoys partying as much as he does. Shanks’ statement about not taking offence to trivial incidents like spilling drinks or being spat on also influenced Luffy, as when Ace spat on him the first time, they met he simply brushed it off after he reminded himself of what Shanks once said. It also appears this was the mindset he had when dealing with Bellamy on Jaya, as he chose not to fight back against him as he believed it was not worth the effort. Shanks’ belief that you must protect your friends at all costs clearly resonated with Luffy, as he has gone above and beyond to protect everyone who he considers a friend and prioritizes them before anything else. He once repeated a quote Shanks made, back when he saved him from a group of bandits, to Usopp when they first met in Syrup Village after he tried to intimidate him. When he recruited Brook into his crew he was very fond of his rendition of Binks’ Sake because it was a song Shanks and his crew would always sing. After arriving on Sabaody Archipelago, and meeting Rayleigh, he became unusually embarrassed when he found out Shanks spoke highly of him.

Benn Beckman

Benn Beckman is the first mate to the Emperor, Shanks, and an officer of the Red Hair Pirates. He, like his chief and crew, are very fond of Luffy after meeting him in Foosha Village. He often tries to reassure Luffy whenever he gets upset with Shanks and reminds him of what his actual intentions are. Luffy respects Beckman and will listen to what he has to say even though he can disagree with him. When the Red Hair Pirates landed in Foosha Village they all quickly befriended Luffy, including Beckman.

They would spend their time drinking inside Partys Bar and have a good time with Luffy. He came to Luffy’s aid, alongside his captain, when he had been taken captive by the bandit, Higuma. He watched on with a smile when, before they left, Luffy proudly declared his goal of becoming the Pirate King. Much like his captain, Shanks, he has a lot of faith and belief in Luffy becoming a great pirate. When Luffy declared his goal to Shanks, and the rest of the crew, he commented to his captain that Luffy will make it big someday.

Which came true as following the Wano Country Arc Luffy is now considered to be an Emperor like his chief. He also cares for Luffy and would take the time to reassure him that Shanks is only looking out for his well-being when he rejects him from his crew. When Luffy was taken by Higuma, he joined his captain in fighting against them and easily defeated the majority of Higuma’s bandit group. At the Summit War of Marineford, Beckman held Admiral Kizaru at gun point before he could try and attack Luffy as he escaped in Trafalgar Law’s submarine. Luffy respects Benn Beckman highly and appreciates his sobering explanation of why Shanks rejects him when he wants to join his crew, and for not taking him seriously, despite disagreeing with him and still getting frustrated when Shanks mocks him. He tends to complain about Shanks to Beckman whenever his chief taunts him. After he was saved by Beckman, and the rest of the Red Hair Pirates, he was appreciative of what he had done. He said his goodbyes to Beckman, as well as Shanks and the crew, in tears after he declared his intention of becoming the Pirate King.

Yasopp

Yasopp is the sniper and an officer of the Red Hair Pirates. He, like his chief and crew, are very fond of Luffy after meeting him at Foosha Village. Yasopp’s shooting skills often amazed Luffy, and the latter would be the subject to Yasopp’s tales of his son who was Luffy’s age. It was from these stories that Luffy had no problem identifying Usopp as Yasopp’s son in their first meeting and became friends with him.

Uta

Uta is the adopted daughter of Shanks and is a former member of his crew, she was one of the three Musicians of the Crew alongside Bonk Punch and Monster. When Uta was 9, the Red Hair Pirates set up a base at Foosha Village in the East Blue. Very soon after landing, Uta met a 7-year-old boy named Monkey D. Luffy who she did not think much of. Uta demonstrated her singing talents at the Partys Bar, to great acclaim.

Afterwards, Shanks had Luffy show Uta around the village and surrounding island. Uta and Luffy’s clashing personalities caused them to get into many competitions, but a friendship started developing between them as Uta told Luffy about the Red Hair Pirates, which the boy was interested in joining. Luffy took Uta to the top of a windmill to see the sun set over the coast, and it was there when Uta began dreaming of performing a concert for the entire world. Some days later, after the duo raced on boats and encountered the Lord of the Coast, Uta and Luffy were on a coastal cliff. There, Uta told Luffy her dream of using her music to create a “new genesis” in the world.

Later, the Red Hair Pirates prepared to make a temporary voyage out to sea. Luffy attempted to stow away with them, but Uta caught him resulting in his removal. Uta told Luffy to get stronger while she was away and that she would test him upon her return. However, Uta would not make the return trip as she and Shanks would part ways at some point in the voyage, with Shanks only saying cryptically to Luffy later on that she had left to pursue a career as a singer. which very much had made him upset with Shanks for a while.

now she is currently known as “Diva” and also is a world-famous singer, she became popular as a diva after her breakout hit, “New Genesis”, became popular. Since then, she had increased her fame by “streaming” her songs and dances worldwide via Den Den Mushi. When he and his crew attend Uta’s concert in Elegia, Luffy went on stage to reunite with her. Uta was delighted to see him again and reminisces their joyful past together. However, after Luffy declared he wanted to become Pirate King, Uta showed her disdain for pirates and attempted to convince Luffy to quit being a pirate and join her in the New Genesis. However, after seeing his determination in saving her fans and herself from Tot Musica, she regained respect for her friend and told him that she believed in his dream to become the Pirate King. After Luffy woke up on Thousand Sunny with his crew when they departed Elegia, he noticed the Red-Hair Pirates’ ship sailing away, and looked on at the crew standing over a coffin. Presumably aware of Uta’s fate, Luffy gave a silent solemn expression.

Whitebeard Pirates

The Whitebeard Pirates were an extremely infamous and powerful crew led by the late former Emperor, Whitebeard. They all met Luffy for the first time during the Summit War of Marineford and allied with him to save his brother, and their Second Division Commander, Ace. They were universally impressed by Luffy’s tenacity and determination and offered their aid as best they could. Luffy holds the Whitebeard Pirates in high regard for their help during the Summit War of Marineford and wishes to thank them for it. When Luffy arrived at the Summit War of Marineford he quickly won over their captain, Whitebeard, who recognized him as an ally to save Ace.

Throughout the battle the Whitebeard Pirates saved Luffy from powerful foes and followed his lead across the battlefield. Following Ace’s death, their top priority was to save Luffy from Admiral Akainu, as ordered by their captain, Whitebeard. The Whitebeard Pirates came to respect Luffy highly. Their First Division Commander, Marco, praised Luffy after he intercepted Crocodile’s attack on Whitebeard. Jozu, the Third Division Commander, was impressed by Luffy’s defiant response to Ace’s pleas. The Fifth Division Commander, Flower Sword Vista, saved Luffy from Dracule Mihawk and sliced two cannon balls that were aimed at him. Near the end of the battle, the entire crew (including Whitebeard) was shocked to learn Luffy is able to use Supreme King Haki. The entire crew followed their captain’s order to follow Luffy across the battlefield and allowed him to lead their attack. By the end of the battle, whilst still distraught over Ace’s death, they rallied together under Marco to protect Luffy from Admiral Akainu, recognizing him as all that remains of Ace’s spirit and wanting to make sure Ace’s sacrifice was not in vain. Luffy was very grateful for the aid the Whitebeard Pirates offered him, but was dominantly preoccupied with trying to reach Ace to acknowledge many of them at the time. Following the time skip, he was shocked and saddened at the revelation that they were defeated by the Blackbeard Pirates and wished to thank them for saving him when he fell unconscious after Ace’s death.

Edward Newgate

Edward Newgate, otherwise known as Whitebeard, was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, a former Emperor, and a former member of the Rocks Pirates. The two met during the Summit War of Marineford and, although their time was short, had come to respect each other. Whitebeard was impressed by Luffy’s performance and sheer determination to save Ace and went so far as to order his entire crew to follow his lead. Despite an initial, intense, confrontation, Luffy understood the extreme power Whitebeard possessed and how important he was to Ace. He was very appreciative of him, and his crew’s, efforts to help him save Ace.

During the Summit War of Marineford, the two came into contact with each other after Luffy stopped Crocodile’s attempt to kill Whitebeard. After noticing Luffy, Whitebeard asked him about his straw hat, recognizing that it once belonged to Shanks, and tried to discourage Luffy from partaking in the conflict but was won over by his defiant attitude towards him. The two then formed an impromptu alliance and decided to compete to save Ace. Throughout the battle, Luffy indirectly led the charge to save Ace whilst Whitebeard offered up as much support as he could muster from his crew to help the Straw Hat captain. Whitebeard had heard of Luffy well before the events at Marineford after Ace informed him that Luffy is his brother after he got his first bounty.

Luffy piqued Whitebeard’s curiosity when he noticed the straw hat he was wearing and recalled the conversation he had with Shanks about how he lost his left arm, realizing that Shanks gave it up for Luffy. It appears that he was determined not to have Luffy fight in the battle, possibly to protect him for Ace’s sake, and thus tried to bluntly discourage him. However, he accepted him as an ally after he was impressed by his bravery to back talk him and fully state his intention to become the Pirate King. Throughout the Summit War of Marineford, Whitebeard was continuously impressed by Luffy’s determination to save Ace. He told his First Division Commander, Marco, not to let Luffy die and that he would not forgive him if he failed.

When Luffy had managed to clear the barrier and land into the plaza before anyone else he smiled at Luffy’s success and enacted the next stage of his plan to follow his lead. He, at one point, commented with delight that he is just as reckless as his brother. When Admiral Kizaru overwhelmed Luffy in their fight, he caught the Straw Hat captain, who was now exhausted, and put him down to get medical attention. He witnessed Luffy unleash his Supreme King Haki just as Ace was about to be executed and was left in complete disbelief. He then ordered his own crew to follow Luffy’s lead and personally aided his attempt to reach Ace’s platform by frustrating Admiral Kizaru’s efforts to stop him.

He was pleased when he saw Luffy had managed to free Ace. Before the end of his life, in his final words to Blackbeard and Sengoku, it is implied that he believes Luffy is the person Gol D. Roger has been waiting for and that he will be the one to find One Piece. Luffy had first heard of Whitebeard back in Arabasta when he reunited with Ace, who was now a high-ranking member of his crew, and offered him to join but Luffy immediately refused. When he first met him, he wished to protect Whitebeard from Crocodile as he was an important person to Ace, however, he was not happy when Whitebeard talked down to him and angrily told the Emperor to shut up whilst boldly telling him that he would be the one to become the Pirate King. Having earned Whitebeard’s respect, he worked alongside him to save Ace and informed him about the execution time being moved forward. He was grateful to Whitebeard for aiding him throughout the Summit War of Marineford as a few of his crew members saved him numerous times. Although, he did tell Ivankov that he has no desire to impress Whitebeard or live up to his expectations as he only wishes to save Ace. Luffy did not witness Whitebeard’s last moments, as he had fallen unconscious from the shock of Ace’s death, but he remembers the Whitebeard Pirates and their captain fondly.

Marco

Marco is the former First Division Commander of the now disbanded Whitebeard Pirates, the former right-hand man of the late former Emperor, Whitebeard, and an ally to Luffy. Marco and Luffy met for the first time at the Summit War of Marineford. Like his captain, he took a quick shinning to Luffy, finding him to be a very impressive pirate and soon came to respect him. Luffy, although rarely interacting with him, was able to remember Marco from the Summit War of Marineford and recognized him as a friendly guy and a helpful ally when he tried to save Ace. The two reunited in Wano Country where Marco arrived to aid in the successful Raid on Onigashima that saw Kaidou and Big Mom’s downfall.

Whilst Luffy was ignorant on Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates was fully aware of who Luffy was from the many times his brother, Ace, fondly spoke of him. The first impression Marco got of Luffy was shortly after he arrived at Marineford when he saw the young pirate intercept Crocodile’s attempt to kill Whitebeard. Marco took note of this and praised Luffy, commenting “he is not half bad”. Marco, under orders from Whitebeard, was tasked to make sure Luffy does not die, something Marco gladly accepted doing. His attempts to protect Luffy became a big focus throughout the Battle of Marineford.

He ordered his fellow Division Commanders to defend Luffy, such as Flower Sword Vista who intercepted Mihawk’s attacks on Luffy. He, himself, came to the aid of Luffy when Admiral Aokiji attempted to attack Luffy as well. He succeeded in this quest after he and his crew mates held off Admiral Akainu long enough for Jinbei and Luffy to escape with the Heart Pirates. Following his failed attempt to defeat the Blackbeard Pirates, he has been working as a doctor on Sphinx, the home village of his late captain, Whitebeard. However, he has sent out a message for Luffy to receive.

It appears that Marco has come to take a great intrigue in Luffy, like many others. He first realized Luffy’s potential when he was left stunned when the Straw Hat captain unintentionally used Supreme King Haki to stop the attempted execution of Ace. Following Ace’s death, he composed himself in order to rally the Whitebeard Pirates to save Luffy, reminding them that Ace sacrificed himself for Luffy and firmly told Admiral Akainu that he would not let him kill Ace’s brother. Following the time skip, Marco was visited by Nekomamushi, who had allied with Luffy as part of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance, and asked him to pass on a message to the Straw Hat captain. His admiration compelled him to partake in the Raid on Onigashima to take down Kaidou, something that Ace himself also wished for, and played a key role in hindering Big Mom, Charlotte Perospero, King and Queen. At one point, he protects and tries to reassure Nami and Tama when they become distraught at the possibility of Luffy’s demise. When he saw Luffy’s transformation into Nika, he could do naught but look up in amazement. Luffy rarely interacted with Marco during the Summit War of Marineford. However, he was grateful for his help and briefly thanked him when Marco saved him from Admiral Aokiji. Following the time skip, he had forgotten Marco’s name and had to be reminded by Robin who he was by reminding the captain that he looks like a pineapple. Nonetheless, he acknowledged how strong he was during the war and is well aware what Marco had done for him. He wants to meet him again and thank the former First Division Commander for all he had done for him during the battle, and ultimately saving his life from Admiral Akainu after he had fallen unconscious.

Blackbeard Pirates

The Blackbeard Pirates are an extremely notorious and powerful crew led by the Emperor, Blackbeard. They share an antagonistic relationship with Luffy but the two have yet to truly clash. However, it is apparent that Blackbeard and his crew view Luffy as their enemy, with Luffy sharing the sentiment. Although the Blackbeard Pirates do not seem to harbor any serious hatred or dislike towards Luffy, they will antagonize the Straw Hat captain whenever they cross paths. Luffy strongly dislikes the Blackbeard Pirates for their role in Ace’s death, for defeating the Whitebeard Pirates during the time skip and for their attack on the Revolutionary Army.

Whilst on Jaya, Luffy unknowingly met a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, Doc Q, who he helped get back on his horse, Stronger. Doc Q then fed Luffy an explosive apple, but it proved to be a dud and rode off. Luffy then witnessed Jesus Burgess, another member of the Blackbeard Pirates, stand atop a building and shout for a decent challenge. He finally met their captain, Blackbeard, inside the Wild Cherry and got into a dispute with him over cherry pie. After being on the receiving end of Blackbeard’s impassioned speech about dreams, he sailed off to try and reach Skypiea, not knowing the Blackbeard Pirates were now after him after they had discovered his bounty.

They would cross paths again inside Impel Down, with Luffy now being fully aware of who they are, and briefly fought Blackbeard before they went their separate ways. Luffy met Burgess again whilst in Dressrosa when he was competing for the Mera Mera no Mi and briefly talked with Blackbeard over a Den Den Mushi. What the Blackbeard Pirates, as a whole, think of Luffy has never been fully revealed due to the few interactions they have had with Luffy and his crew, however, they have shown themselves to be quite antagonistic towards him like they are with most people they meet. Originally, the Blackbeard Pirates chose Luffy as their target to hand over to the World Government in order for their captain to become a member of the Seven Warlords, but settled on Ace. They seem to acknowledge Luffy and the Straw Hats as a rival crew as a lot of them have kept up to date with their exploits.

Like their captain, they seem to share the opinion that Luffy is “fated”, noting that he was lucky that Ace unwittingly took his place as their prize for the World Government. On their first meeting, Doc Q openly tried to kill Luffy with his explosive apples but noted that Luffy is a very fortuitous person and believes Luffy to be guided by fate. Burgess was excited to find out that Luffy was competing with him to win the Mera Mera no Mi and laughed at his claim that he would stop them winning Ace’s Devil Fruit. He later tried to kill Luffy when he was exhausted from his use of Gear 4 against Doflamingo, not out of malice, but out of the desire to collect his Devil Fruit, the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Fortunately, Sabo intervenes on behalf of his brother. Luffy strongly dislikes the Blackbeard Pirates, especially their Admiral Blackbeard. He puts a lot of blame on Blackbeard for his role in Ace’s death, having captured him and handed him over to the World Government and has fought against Blackbeard directly, whilst in Impel Down, due to what he did. He cursed them when he discovered that the Blackbeard Pirates had defeated the Whitebeard Pirates in the Payback War. He was irritated when he discovered that Burgess was competing for his late brother’s Devil Fruit and grew more irritated at his and Blackbeard’s taunts. His hatred for them grew when he discovered they had attacked the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters, Baltigo, where his father and sworn brother, Sabo, are based.

Marshall D Teach

Marshall D. Teach, otherwise known as Blackbeard, is the Admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, an Emperor, a former Warlord, a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates and one of Luffy’s sworn archenemies besides Akainu. In a lot of ways, Teach is a dark reflection of Luffy as they have similar personalities in terms of insatiable appetite, cheerful disposition and being a staunch believer in fate and dreams, but Teach sees them as cut blanche to do whatever he wants and he is much more selfish, cruel and deceitful than Luffy. Blackbeard seems to hold a lot of respect for Luffy and recognizes him for his fierce determination to achieve his dream, whilst also having an openly antagonistic relationship with him. Luffy, however, utterly loathes Blackbeard and puts a large portion of blame on him for Ace’s death.

His hatred grew even further when Blackbeard attacked his father, Monkey D. Dragon and his brother, Sabo. The first two met on Jaya, inside the Wild Cherry, where they had a comedic disagreement over the quality of the cherry pie there and almost got into a fight before Blackbeard decided to leave. After Luffy’s confrontation with Bellamy over following one’s dreams, he was dragged out of the bar by Nami. Blackbeard was sat outside, whilst eating his cherry pies, and praised Luffy’s decision not to fight back against Bellamy back on Jaya, informing Nami that Luffy had actually won that fight despite not having not fought back at all.

He then gave an impassioned speech to Luffy about dreams never dying, knowing full well Luffy understood his sentiment. Even though he acknowledges Luffy as a fellow dreamer, he still believes that piracy is a dog-eat-dog world and fully intended to capture Luffy as he sailed off to Skypiea after finding out about his increased bounty but failed due to a perfectly timed Knock Up Stream. The two would meet again during Impel Down Arc, where Blackbeard revealed he was the one behind Ace’s arrest. When Blackbeard mocked Luffy about how Ace was going to be killed because he protected Luffy from Blackbeard, Luffy went to a complete rage. During the brief skirmish Teach admitted he underestimated Luffy, as when he fought the Straw Hat captain, he was surprised at just how strong he actually was. Luffy would have continued their duel but Jinbe reminded hm it was more important to get out of Impel Down and reach Marineford were Ace was to which Luffy reluctantly agreed and departed. Since then, Luffy and Blackbeard have somewhat kept up to date on each other’s activities. Two years later. Luffy talked to Blackbeard whilst in Dressrosa over a Den Den Mushi where he became angered when Teach proclaimed the Blackbeard Partes would claim the Mera Mera no Mi, but Luffy swore his late brother’s power would not become theirs. Whilst on his way to Totto Land, he was angry to read that Blackbeard and his crew had attacked the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, and worried for his father’s and Sabo’s safety.

Kuzan

Kuzan, otherwise known as Aokiji, is a former Admiral of the Marines and an member of the Blackbeard Pirates. He is a minor antagonist to Luffy during the Long Ring Long Land Arc and a major antagonist during the Summit War of Marineford. Aokiji seems to have a begrudging respect for Luffy and is impressed by his leadership qualities and fighting abilities, as well as his tenacity. Luffy seems to respect Aokiji’s strength but is often hostile around him due to him being a Marine Admiral and for trying to take Nico Robin from him and his crew. The two first meet on Long Ring Long Land and start off rather cordial.

However, Aokiji’s mood changes at the sight of Robin and ultimately decides to fight the Straw Hats. Luffy was able to save his crew but was completely frozen by Aokiji, but was spared by the Admiral. He would encounter him again during the Summit War of Marineford and got into a brief fight with Aokiji before being saved by Marco. Aokiji attempted to stop Jinbe and Trafalgar Law carrying Luffy away from the battlefield but ultimately failed. Aokiji seems to respect Luffy the most out of all the Admirals.

He acknowledges his tenacity and leadership skills, praising him for his decision to challenge him to a one-on-one duel instead of risking his entire crew against him. When he defeated him, he chose to spare his life as a way to thank the Straw Hat captain for defeating Crocodile back in Arabasta, but also because he owed a favor to Luffy’s grandfather, Garp. However, during the Summit War of Marineford, he was more than prepared to kill Luffy despite his debt to his grandfather. He aggressively pursued Luffy when he was being carried by Jinbe to safety and continued his pursuit to Trafalgar Law’s submarine, but ultimately failed to stop him getting away. He seems to have a desire to test Luffy’s determination to protect Robin, who he has a history with.

He was impressed by Luffy’s infiltration of Enies Lobby to rescue Robin and ultimately defeating CP9, commenting that he, and his crew, have passed his test and accepted the devastation Luffy had caused as a complete and utter defeat for the Marines. He was greatly amused when he watched Luffy escape Garp on his new ship, the Thousand Sunny, by launching into the sky from Water 7. He next witnessed Luffy fall from the sky during the Summit War of Marineford and marveled at the makeshift crew he had managed to put together after escaping Impel Down. When Luffy managed to clear the wall and land right in front of him and his fellow Admirals, he was impressed but bluntly informed Luffy that he was not ready for this stage yet. He was left completely stunned, and appeared to be sweating, at the sight of Luffy unleashing his Supreme King Haki.

He was amused by Luffy ringing the Ox Bell at Marineford and speculated what his intentions were. Luffy has only known Aokiji as a formidable threat that he must be wary of. Despite their initial positive start, he became hostile once he realized who Aokiji was and his intentions against his crew mate, Robin. He was startled when the Admiral revealed to him that he knows his grandfather. He is well aware of Aokiji’s incredible power and decided to take the full brunt of his attacks whilst his crew escape, earning Aokiji’s praise. Luffy’s fight with Aokiji was a watershed experience for Luffy, having taken the defeat as a sign of things to come and thus worked to push his body to its limits and ultimately become stronger, this eventually led to him attaining Gear 2 and Gear 3. When he cleared the wall during the Summit War of Marineford he remained unfazed when he was confronted by Aokiji and his fellow Admirals, instead he tried to take full advantage of him freezing the ship mast he had thrown at them by smashing it up to create a thick mist to then try and jump right past him. When Jinbe informed him of Aokiji leaving the Marines after he lost his fight to his fellow Admiral, Akainu, for the position of Fleet Admiral, he was visibly surprised. Luffy is currently unaware that Aokiji is now a member of Blackbeard’s crew.

Big Mom Pirates

The Big Mom Pirates are an extremely infamous and powerful crew led by the former Emperor, Big Mom. Both Luffy and the Big Mom Pirates dislike each other a lot and have clashed with each other numerous times. The Big Mom Pirates dislike Luffy for his defiance towards their captain, Big Mom, and for the chaos he caused on Whole Cake Island. Luffy dislikes the Big Mom Pirates, dominantly their captain, for trying to take away Sanji from his crew and for being prone to violence against people he cares for, such as the people of Fish-Man Island. Luffy and the Big Mom Pirates had their first encounter on Fish-Man Island when Pekoms and Tamago threatened the island after it could not offer up candy for Big Mom.

Luffy confronted them and had his first interaction with Big Mom, who he threatened and proceeded to claim Fish-Man Island from. Big Mom and her crew were vexed by Luffy and pursued him as soon as he entered the New World, forcing his crew to separate whilst they were on Dressrosa. Big Mom then had Capone Bege blackmail Sanji, a member of the Vinsmoke Family, into becoming a pawn in her Vinsmoke assassination plan to steal the Germa cloning technology. This led to Luffy infiltrating their territory, Totto Land, where he wreaked havoc and retrieved Sanji. Embarrassed, the Big Mom Pirates have pursued Luffy to Wano with the intent to kill him.

The Big Mom Pirates despise Luffy for varying reasons. Foremost is because he defied Big Mom who they obediently serve. But also, for causing pandemonium on Whole Cake Island when he gate crashed the wedding of Sanji and Charlotte Pudding to foil Big Mom’s Vinsmoke and attempted to assassinate Big Mom. Their hatred for him grew when, after defeating Charlotte Cracker, he also defeated Charlotte Katakuri, who they idolize and worship as the center piece of their family, besides Big Mom. This has incurred the absolute wrath of notable officers of the Big Mom Pirates, such as Charlotte Oven, who is Katakuri’s triplet brother, who desired to personally kill Luffy for what he did.

Such is this immense hatred, many of them willingly chose to accompany their captain to Wano despite it being a rival Emperor’s territory in her pursuit of the Straw Hat captain. Due to being led by an Emperor, they are extremely arrogant and egotistical, and because of this they find Luffy’s defiance insulting. They look down on Luffy and his crew as nothing more than rookie pirates from the Worst Generation. It’s because of this attitude they found it inconceivable that Luffy was not only able to cause so much mayhem for them, but also defeat their most prized member, Katakuri, leaving almost every major member of the Big Mom Pirates completely stunned. Many of them outright denied the possibility he had defeated Katakuri, and instead tried to claim he cheated, somehow, despite their sister, Charlotte Brûlée, confirming that Luffy had indeed won.

Some members of the Big Mom Pirates have come to acknowledge Luffy’s abilities whilst others have made friends with him, such as Charlotte Pudding and Pekoms. In the case of Charlotte Katakuri, he views Luffy as a respected adversary and was pleased when he heard that Luffy had escaped. Luffy dislikes the Big Mom Pirates and believes them to be a cruel and vicious crew. He particularly dislikes Big Mom and does not have a shred of respect for her, believing her to be a failure that cannot acknowledge her own shortcomings and instead tries to blame everyone else. He claimed Fish-Man Island as his territory from the Big Mom Pirates as he believed they were too dangerous to the inhabitants of the island. When he found out that Sanji had been forcibly taken by the Big Mom Pirates, he was furious and ventured into Totto Land just to get him back. He was frustrated by the Big Mom Pirates for how persistent they were in getting in his way, and grew to hate them more when he found out they were going to try and assassinate Sanji. However, despite his general dislike towards the Big Mom Pirates, he is more than willing to make friends some of them. He made an ally out of Pekoms, who was the first member of the Big Mom Pirates he had met, and came to see him as a friend, having gotten extremely angry when he heard Capone Bege had shot him close to death. He started working with Bege, himself in order to assassinate Big Mom, and came to see him as a trusted ally. He also accepted Charlotte Pudding’s help during his, and his crew’s, escape from Whole Cake Island and trusted her enough to allow Sanji to join her to enact her plan. He came to have massive respect for Charlotte Katakuri after his fight and parted on much more positive terms with him than when they met.

Charlotte Linlin

Charlotte Linlin, otherwise known as Big Mom, is the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, a former Emperor, the matriarch of the Charlotte Family, and a former member of the Rocks Pirates. Big Mom and Luffy first encountered each other via a Den Den Mushi when he was on Fish-Man Island and later met in person when he had infiltrated her territory during the Whole Cake Island Arc. Big Mom loathes Luffy and finds him to be incredibly irritating. She initially brushed his threats aside but now despises him for his actions against her. Luffy hates Big Mom for trying to take Sanji away from him and believes her to be an extremely cruel and petty person.

At the end of the Fish-Man Island Arc, Luffy came across members of the Big Mom Pirates and got into a dispute with them over their threat to the people of Fish-Man Island, eventually coming into contact with Big Mom herself via a Den Den Mushi. He states to Big Mom his intention to defeat her in the New World and claimed Fish-Man Island from her as his territory. Since then, Big Mom has pursued Luffy and his crew and managed to separate them whilst they were in Dressrosa. She then arranged a wedding between her daughter, Charlotte Pudding, and a child of the Vinsmoke Family, and a member of the Straw Hats, Sanji. The Big Mom pirates kidnapped Sanji which resulted in Luffy traveling to Big Mom’s territory to get him back.

He fought, and lost, to Big Mom but succeeded in taking Sanji back. She has since followed Luffy to Wano with the intent of working with Kaidou to kill him. When Big Mom saw him again in Onigashima, after Big Mom mocked Luffy and his allies attempt to bring down Kaidou, Luffy countered this statement, by pointing out this was an all-out war against all hostile forces in Wano, including Big Mom herself. Big Mom has immense hatred for Luffy. She originally brushed him off as another rookie who just talked big and promised that she would crush him in the New World.

Despite having convincingly defeated him in a brief fight, she was left frustrated, and angry, by Luffy’s actions. Not only did he sabotage her attempt to assassinate the Vinsmoke Family and take their kingdom, but he destroyed her Chateau, the wedding cake, smashed her only portrait of Mother Caramel, defeated two of her Sweet Commanders, took away Jinbe as an ally, and embarrassed her to the world at large after the newspapers reported the events on Whole Cake Island. This has left her with an obsession to kill Luffy and is willing to travel all the way to Wano, into an opposing Emperor’s territory, just to do so. She even tried to ally with her fellow Emperor, Kaidou. Big Mom was furthered enraged that her festivities with the Beast Pirates were ruined because of the raid on Onigashima, to which she admitted she had gotten tired of Luffy ruining the festivities she was trying to enjoy.

Despite looking down on Luffy, some of her actions appear to show that she acknowledges his abilities, having sent one of her strongest crew members, Charlotte Cracker, as well as Charlotte Brûlée, to defeat him and his group. Later in the arc, after coming back to her senses, she planned to take Luffy’s soul as she acknowledged him to be powerful and thus could make strong homies out of him. When she was told that Cracker’s victory looked certain she expressed a certain degree of disappointment. She became furious when it was revealed Luffy had defeated Cracker and sent the Enraged Army after him in response. Once she had captured Luffy, she falsely stated she would be willing to spare his life, as per Sanji’s request, when in reality she intends to kill him no matter what due to her hatred for him.

Her anger grew when Luffy gatecrashed the wedding and destroyed the cake she wanted to eat so badly. She was also shocked that Luffy had somehow managed to escape the prison she had him in. When Luffy revealed himself to her she was ready to fight him and was left annoyed when her son, Charlotte Katakuri, intercepted Luffy, however she calmed down when he informed her of his true intentions. She was still eager to face Luffy and taunted him into a fight by calling him a coward. Having won their brief battle, she mocked his claim that he would come and defeat her after he has defeated Kaidou.

During her hunger pangs, she became delirious and pursued Luffy and his crew to the edge of Whole Cake Island and tried to destroy his ship whilst under the false impression that Luffy had another cake. When Luffy escaped her territory, she was completely furious and vented her anger by stabbing his wanted poster. Big Mom left her territory with some of her strong children to sail towards Wano Country to claim Luffy’s head. During the Raid on Onigashima, she still intend to kill Luffy but never had the chance when she was defeated and presumably dead by Luffy’s rivals, Trafalgar D. Water Law and Eustass Kid.

Luffy had initially believed that Big Mom was a nice person as she took over Fish-Man Island’s protection duties after Whitebeard died. However, his opinion changed when he first encountered some of her crew members on Fish-Man Island and realized just how much of a danger she is. This compelled him to take the blame for the island’s lack of candy and have Big Mom focus her anger onto him. He then claimed Fish-Man Island as his territory, stating he cannot allow someone who would destroy the island on a whim to continue protecting it. His anger with Big Mom grew when she forced his crew to separate after arriving in Dressrosa and blackmailed Sanji to leave his crew in order to have him married into her family. Luffy thus decided to infiltrate her territory to recover Sanji and became even more incensed when Charlotte Pudding revealed Big Mom’s plan to kill Sanji. He dislikes Big Mom to such a degree that he was willing to work with Capone Bege, someone he also disliked, in order to defeat her. Despite his hatred for Big Mom, he did not infiltrate her territory with the intention of trying to defeat her, instead he wished to just save Sanji. He has also shown signs of pity towards her and believes her to be a failure, finding her complaints over others to be pathetic. He has ridiculed her on more than one occasion and has openly defied her despite her status as an Emperor. He is not at all fazed by her strength and unabashedly states he will defeat her, along with every other Emperor, in the New World. He also declared to her that he would be the one to become the Pirate King, not her.

Charlotte Pudding

Charlotte Pudding is an officer of the Big Mom Pirates and the 35th daughter of Big Mom. She met Luffy during the Whole Cake Island Arc and was initially his enemy but later became an ally to him. They share a chaotic relationship due to Pudding’s split personality disorder and deceptiveness. Pudding disliked Luffy and saw him as her enemy because of her loyalty to Big Mom, but later, due to her feelings for Sanji, decided to aid him in his and Sanji’s escape. Luffy disliked Pudding due to her sinister side and her attempt to kill Sanji, however, even though he was confused by her desire to aid him, he came to accept her as an ally.

They first met when Luffy arrived on Cacao Island and was about to be arrested after he ate her cafe but was saved thanks to Pudding’s intervention. She then invited him and his group inside her home and was “shocked” to find out they were here to rescue Sanji, whilst Luffy was also shocked to find out she is Sanji’s betrothed. Pudding feigned her desire to help Luffy and showed him a map to Whole Cake Island and promised to bring him Sanji the next day before sending him and his group towards the Seducing Woods. After Nami and Luffy were captured, Pudding turned up at their cell and revealed her true nature to the pair whilst taunting them. Following Luffy’s sabotage of the wedding, and being won over by Sanji, Pudding decided to work with Sanji to produce a new wedding cake for Big Mom to eat so she would stop pursuing Luffy and his crew.

She then said her goodbyes to Sanji with a kiss as he returned to Luffy and escaped Totto Land. Pudding does not seem to hate Luffy in particular, in fact, it seems her animosity towards the Straw Hats all together is a result of her belief that she must obey Big Mom. Because of this, she intentionally misled Luffy and his crew throughout the early parts of the arc. She pretended to not know who Luffy and his group were during their first encounter and pretended to offer aid in his mission to retrieve Sanji, but instead lured them into the Seducing Woods so they could be captured. After he and Nami had been captured, she gleefully revealed her true nature to both of them and reveled her intention to kill his crew mate, Sanji.

She showed no remorse or regret over her deception and genuinely seemed to revel in deceiving Luffy and his group. However, she had a change of heart once she developed a genuine love for Sanji and thus desired to help him escape with Luffy and his crew. She came up with the plan to bake a cake with Sanji for Big Mom to eat in order to stop her going after Luffy and the Straw Hats. Before leaving with Sanji to enact this plan, she chose to help Luffy and his group by confusing all the homies of the Seducing Woods to create a direct path so that he could reach the Thousand Sunny. She was worried for Luffy and his crew when she saw her brothers aboard his ship. Whilst baking the cake, she discovered that Luffy was in a one-on-one fight with her older brother, and Sweet Commander, Charlotte Katakuri, and was worried for his well-being because of the sheer strength of Katakuri, but was reassured by Sanji that Luffy will win. Luffy implicitly trusted her when they first met and was shocked to find out she was Sanji’s bride. He believed her when she expressed her desire to help them retrieve Sanji and followed her directions that took his group into the Seducing Woods that led to him having to fight the Sweet Commander, Charlotte Cracker. He was very angry when she arrived outside of his jail cell and revealed her true nature, and became even more angry when she expressed her intentions to kill Sanji. When he met her again, whilst escaping from Big Mom, he was very hostile towards her and held a grudge for what she did, but was confused by her flip-flopping personality between wanting to help him and wanting him to die. However, he trusted her enough to allow Sanji to join her to enact her plan to lure Big Mom away from him and his crew.

Charlotte Brle

Charlotte Brûlée is an officer of the Big Mom Pirates, the eighth daughter of Big Mom, and an antagonist, as well as a forced ally, to Luffy and the Straw Hats. Although the two are nothing but enemies, their relationship is comedic. Brûlée despises Luffy just like the rest of the Big Mom Pirates and is irritated with all the things he makes her do whilst she is his captive. Luffy finds Brûlée annoying and does not like her for trying to harm his friends, however, he comes to tolerate her presence and acts jovial with her. They met inside the Seducing Woods after Charlotte Pudding sent Luffy and his team in that direction.

She captured members of his crew and used her Devil Fruit abilities to trick them all. She was eventually defeated and captured by Carrot and was forced to aid Luffy and his team’s efforts to sabotage Sanji and Pudding’s wedding. She later managed to escape and was with Charlotte Katakuri and Luffy inside the Mirro-World where she attempted to burn down the Thousand Sunny with Luffy’s crew on board. She then proved useful for Luffy as she allowed him to escape the Mirro-World to get some vital respite from his fight with Katakuri. He returned with her to the Mirro-World to continue his battle.

By the end of his fight she had escaped her binds but was captured by Pekoms, who then used her to carry Luffy out of the Mirro-World. It was Brûlée who then informed the rest of her family about Luffy’s victory over Katakuri. Brûlée has nothing but hatred for Luffy due to her loyalty to Big Mom and her family. She was infuriated with Luffy’s actions regarding the sabotage of the wedding and was distressed when being used by him and his crew to help him achieve his goals. She was distraught and filled with rage when she discovered Luffy had defeated Katakuri and told her siblings not to allow him to live.

Brûlée also finds Luffy irritating, as he constantly mispronounces her name and carried her around on his back when hopping in and out of the Mirro-World whilst also putting her life at risk. She was terrified when he carried her through Nuts Island whilst being pursued by a delirious Big Mom. She desperately called for her sibling’s help, but Luffy managed to escape them all. She looks down on Luffy and constantly belittled him when he was facing Katakuri, bragging to him about the immense power her older brother possesses. Throughout her captivity with Luffy and his crew she would state to them that Big Mom would kill them all.

Following his victory over Katakuri, she tells her older brother that she will never forgive Luffy for what he did to him. Luffy was greatly irritated by Brûlée, finding her to be a pest whilst in the Seducing Woods and was extremely annoyed by her antagonizing comments to him when she was bragging about Katakuri and attempted to strike her. However, he is dominantly calm in her company and does not take her seriously as an enemy when he held her captive. It was also Luffy’s idea to use her powers to help sabotage Sanji’s wedding. He was happy when she arrived on his ship through a mirror as it allowed him to drag Katakuri to the Mirro-World and off the Thousand Sunny. He became extremely grateful when he was frantically trying to escape the Mirro-World after using Gear 4 and found Brûlée sat idly by and used her to escape Katakuri. He was briefly worried when, after his victory over Katakuri, she escaped her binds but was relieved to see she had been caught by Pekoms. He has the habit of mispronouncing her name, instead of “Brûlée”, he calls her “Branch”.

Charlotte Cracker

Charlotte Cracker is a Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates and is the tenth son of Big Mom. Cracker and Luffy met during the Whole Cake Island Arc as enemies and fought each other with Luffy emerging the victor. Cracker looked down on Luffy and belittled him throughout their fight, both for his rescue effort of Sanji and his career as a pirate. Luffy found Cracker to be greatly irritating because of his Devil Fruit power and strongly disliked him for his insults of his crew, especially the comments about Sanji. Whilst on Whole Cake Island, Luffy was sent to the Seducing Woods by Charlotte Pudding and was eventually attacked by Cracker who was ordered by Big Mom to kill Luffy.

The two fought each other in a long fight that spanned eleven hours, with their battle becoming a war of attrition. Eventually, with Nami’s aid, Luffy won out and was able to defeat Cracker with his improvised Gear 4 Tankman, sending him flying back towards Sweet City. Similar to most of the Big Mom Pirates, Cracker loathed Luffy out of the sake of following Big Mom’s orders. Throughout his battle with the Straw Hat captain, he constantly ridiculed and patronized him, believing him to be a completely inferior pirate to anyone in the Big Mom Pirates. He chose to make false assumptions about Sanji’s opinions of Luffy and his crew as a way to antagonize Luffy. Nonetheless, he found the Straw Hat captain to be an exhausting opponent due to his insatiable hunger and being able to eat all his biscuit soldiers. He offered a little bit of praise for having broken his biscuit armor and forced him to show his true self to Luffy. He panicked when he tried to stab Luffy in his Gear 4 Tankman form and soon realized he could not do any damage. Cracker was then quickly swallowed up and sent crashing into Sweet City, defeated. Luffy found Charlotte Cracker to be irritating because of the insane amount of biscuit soldiers he could produce with his Devil Fruit powers, and was only able to deal with them via eating thanks to Nami’s help. He became enraged at his comments about Sanji and took offence to them, becoming much more aggressive to the Sweet Commander. He managed to defeat Cracker with Gear 4 Tankman, violently sending him back to Sweet City, however, this victory eventually led to Luffy’s capture by the Big Mom’s army.

Charlotte Katakuri

Charlotte Katakuri is a Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates, the second son of Big Mom and is a major antagonist to Luffy during the Whole Cake Island Arc. The two shared a sense of hostility and thoroughly saw each other as enemies, however, by the end of their fight they had grown to immensely respect each other. Originally, Katakuri looked down on Luffy as inferior but now sees him as an equal and acknowledges his claim to become the Pirate King. To Luffy, Katakuri was an incredibly frustrating, and overwhelmingly tough, enemy. However, he also developed great respect for him and sees him as someone he must surpass.

The two met during the sabotage of Sanji and Pudding’s wedding. Luffy, with the goal of destroying Mother Caramel’s portrait, was intercepted by Katakuri and got stuck to his leg that was made of mochi. He later encountered Katakuri on the Thousand Sunny and tried to get him off so his crew could set sail and succeeded by dragging him to the Mirro-World. They spent the next twelve hours fighting each other in a grueling battle that ended with Luffy’s victory. They both had a monumental impact on each other.

Katakuri was by far Luffy’s toughest opponent since he arrived in the New World, having been completely outmatched against the top Sweet Commander. This difference in strength compelled Luffy to keep fighting him as he desired to reach his level. Luffy was the first person Katakuri had met that broke his prestige as the perfect being, having never lost a fight or lied down on his back, and ultimately ended his burden of maintaining such a reputation. He was confused, but amazed, by Luffy’s refusal to stay down no matter how hard he beat him to the ground. Katakuri thought little of Luffy and saw him as nothing more than a nuisance.

Throughout their fight, he patronized the Straw Hat captain and would mimic his techniques with greater superiority, either doing them bigger or more efficiently. He thought so little of Luffy that he refused to believe his claim that he had figured out how he utilizes his Observation Haki with his Devil Fruit powers, even though he was being pushed back by Luffy’s Gear 4 form. He grew frustrated by Luffy’s stubbornness and openly admitted to him that he was feeling stressed because of how long it was taking to defeat him. His dislike for Luffy grew when he went to try and attack his sister, Charlotte Brûlée, and threw him into a wall. Eventually, his frustration peaked, and he reluctantly used his awakened Devil Fruit powers to suffocate Luffy to death, but apologized to the Straw Hat captain for having to end the fight this way.

Whilst enjoying his snack break he became enraged once he realized Luffy had exposed his pelican eel-like mouth and sloppy eating manners. He killed the nearby chefs for seeing him this way and continued his fight with Luffy whilst being filled with anger, however, this rage allowed Luffy to finally land a hit on him and momentarily overwhelm him. Despite his attitude towards Luffy, he recognizes his potential and understands the threat he poses to his mother and family further down the line. He was thus adamant to his siblings that he needed to dispose of Luffy now before he becomes a future threat. He expressed admiration for Luffy’s determination to protect his crew and to fight him head on, recognizing his will power and bravery.

He complimented the Straw Hat captain for constraining him, instead of trying to fight him, whilst he was on the Thousand Sunny, as his crew could set sail this way. He was surprised when, after he had escaped the Mirro-World, Luffy choose to return and continue fighting him, acknowledging his bravery. Having initially been in-denial, he was ultimately impressed when Luffy proved he had figured out how he utilizes his Devil Fruit abilities with his heavily advanced Observation Haki, complimenting the Straw Hat captain and admitting he now understands how his younger brother, and fellow Sweet Commander, Charlotte Cracker, lost to him. Once he noticed that Luffy was on course to attaining the same advanced Observation Haki as him, he expressed his shock and became determined to defeat Luffy before he becomes too dangerous. However, despite his concern for Luffy’s progress, he became extremely angry on his behalf when he realized his younger sister, Charlotte Flampe, had interfered in their fight and was the reason why he was able to impale Luffy.

He ridiculed his younger sister and decided to impale himself so he could fight Luffy evenly. It was also here that he removed his scarf and fully exposed his mouth to everyone present. He apologized to Luffy for not noticing what she had done and unleashed his Supreme King Haki, along with Luffy’s, to knock out Flampe and her followers. It was here that Katakuri fully stated to Luffy that he no longer thinks he is below his level. From then on, Katakuri began to fight Luffy, not out of obligation to Big Mom as a member of her crew, but out of respect for the Straw Hat captain.

He expressed his desire for Luffy to continue fighting him and was eager when he foresaw some of Luffy’s unique attacks, telling him to bring it on with a smile. He was surprised by Luffy’s Snakeman form and found the speed of his attacks impressive, pushing him to his limits. At the climax of their fight, he asked Luffy if he would come back one day to defeat Big Mom and after hearing his resounding response he smiled and acknowledge his claim to become the Pirate King before falling on his back, defeated, for the first time in his life. When he woke up, as Brûlée tended to his wounds, he asked about Luffy and was pleased to find out he had escaped and recognized Luffy as a competent fighter. For Luffy, Katakuri was the first real taste of the power of an elite member of an Emperor’s crew.

He found him to be an absurdly tough, and difficult, enemy. For most of the fight, he was completely outmatched and had to rely on his will power, speed and stamina just to survive his onslaught. This soon led him to recognize just how powerful Katakuri is which fueled his desire to surpass him. Despite how much of a hindrance he was, Luffy never showed any real hatred towards Katakuri and gave him the utmost respect throughout their battle, although he was still enraged when he saw Katakuri subduing Carrot. Unlike most of his opponents, Luffy never called Katakuri by anything but his actual name, instead of a nickname or shortening it, which symbolizes his respect for him. He was not at all fazed by his appearance when he saw his mouth for the first time, not even acknowledging it, instead just wanting to continue their fight. After he managed to escape the Mirro-World he resolved to go back and face Katakuri, telling himself that he wants to surpass him as he understood that Katakuri was on a whole different level to him. Throughout their fight, Luffy tried to learn from Katakuri and replicate his future sight ability with gradual success. While Katakuri apologies to him for Flampe’s interference, Luffy declared to the Sweet Commander that in a duel between pirates, there is no such thing as playing fair and unable to dodge his Mogura was his greatest mistake. He was happy to hear Katakuri tell him that he no longer believed he was below his level. When Katakuri kindly asked him if he would come back to defeat Big Mom one day, he proudly told him that he will because he will become the Pirate King and was left surprised by his words of encouragement as he fell onto his back for the first time in his life. He placed his fedora over Katakuri’s mouth to cover it, knowing how much he does not like others seeing it, as a sign of respect.

Pekoms

Pekoms is a member of the Big Mom Pirates and a former member of the Nox Pirates. Originally, the two were enemies but eventually became allies and friends following the events of the Zou and Whole Cake Island Arcs. Pekoms found Luffy to be a rude and frustrating person but soon came to see him as an ally he wished to help for the sake of honoring his brother’s sacrifice. Luffy did not necessarily think much of Pekoms when he first met him, but viewed him as a friend when he met him again on Zou and had gotten to know him better. The two first met on Fish-Man Island after he, and his partner, Tamago, were trying to take the monthly candy from the island for Big Mom.

He got into a dispute with the Straw Hat captain and was shocked when Luffy antagonized Big Mom through a Den Den Mushi. During the Dressrosa Arc, he was part of the team that chased half of the Straw Hats away from the kingdom and towards Zou. Once he arrived on Zou, he discovered that the Straw Hats had saved his fellow Minks and was greatly indebted to them, but was betrayed by Capone Bege because he was willing to forgo his mission to repay his debt to them. It was here he reunited with Luffy and explained the situation to him. He was forcibly taken as part of the Sanji Retrieval Team where he aided Luffy and the Straw Hats, especially during their escape.

Pekoms is often stunned by Luffy’s chaotic and forthright determination. When he first met him, he was stunned to see Luffy would openly threaten an Emperor of the sea and found him to be a frustrating person to deal with, ultimately leaving Fish-Man Island viewing him as an enemy. He was left even more stunned when Luffy declared his intention to go to Big Mom’s territory to retrieve Sanji. Following the events on Zou he felt deep gratitude for what Luffy’s crew did for the Mink Tribe but still saw him as an enemy. He was reluctant to aid Luffy in his mission to retrieve Sanji and was forcibly taken by the Straw Hat captain. His reluctancy changed when he discovered that his brother, Pedro, had sacrificed his own life to aid Luffy and his crew. This led to him becoming a vital aid in Luffy’s escape following his fight with Charlotte Katakuri, carrying the Straw Hat captain out of the Mirro-World after having first captured Charlotte Brûlée, and proceeded to activate his Sulong form to fight off the Big Mom Pirates who were waiting for Luffy to escape. Luffy mostly saw Pekoms as a friend after they had met again on Zou. He showed concern for his well-being when Jack, of the Beasts Pirates, attacked Zou for a second time and was thankful for his aid when traveling to Big Mom’s territory, having forcibly tied him to the back of his backpack in order for him to come with them. He was absolutely furious when he found out Capone Bege had shot him, thinking he had died, and was prepared to attack his fellow Super Rookie for doing this. He was relieved to be saved by Pekoms and was happy to see he was alive, easily seeing through his disguise.

Beasts Pirates

The Beasts Pirates are an extremely notorious and powerful crew led by the former Emperor, Kaidou. They faithfully follow their Governer-General and thus despise Luffy and the Straw Hats like he does. Once he was in Wano, members of the Beasts Pirates tried to frustrate Luffy’s efforts there and got into numerous clashes with the Straw Hat captain, with Luffy repeatedly emerging the victor until he fought Kaidou. Luffy dominantly dislikes their captain, Kaidou, but also views the rest of the Beasts Pirates as his enemies. Luffy made himself an enemy of the Beasts Pirates for destroying their supply of SMILEs and defeating Doflamingo, a business partner of theirs.

He had not encountered a single member of the Beasts Pirates up until he entered Wano, Kaidou’s territory. Upon arrival he got into multiple fights with members of the Beasts Pirates, such as some kidnappers that were after Tama, his fellow Supernova, and newest Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates, Basil Hawkins, another Shinuchi, Holed’em, and eventually their captain, Kaidou. He lost his fight to Kaidou and was quickly thrown into Udon Prison by the Beasts Pirates. However, Luffy has maintained his animosity towards the crew, having defeated a third Shinuchi, and Vice-Warden of Udon Prison, Dobon and fought two more, Daifugo and Babanuki. After meeting Queen, he has continued to defeat more members of the Beasts Pirates, including members of the Numbers and Gifters.

Eventually, he was able to defeat Babanuki and end the Beasts Pirates’ control over Udon Prison. During the attack on the day of the Fire Festival, he clashed with the Tobiroppo, Ulti and Page One. The Beasts Pirates do not seem to particularly hate Luffy for any reason other than for angering their captain by destroying their supply of SMILEs. Every member of the Beasts Pirates have been hostile and antagonistic to Luffy but are often left amazed by how powerful he is. Members of the Beasts Pirates were shocked that Luffy was so willing to attack their captain, Kaidou, despite his power, but soon mocked him for his defeat after they had him in chains.

However, whilst he was in their prison, they soon realized that they cannot possibly contain Luffy as he was still incredibly strong despite having Seastone cuffs attached to him. One of the All-Stars, Queen, seems to have a lot of respect for Luffy and desires for him to join the Beasts Pirates, even offering to convince Kaidou to pardon Luffy if he agrees to do so. Furthermore, Ulti and Page One acknowledged Luffy’s strength when they encountered him. Initially, Luffy had no personal grudge against the crew or even their captain, as he simply wished to defeat them as part of his alliance with Trafalgar Law. However, he now greatly despises the Beasts Pirates after discovering their atrocities, not just against the Kouzuki Family, but against the Mink Tribe by one of the All-Stars, Jack. He was also infuriated by the way the Beasts Pirates, and Kaidou, have treated Wano, allowing people to starve and for polluting the natural resources of the land, and has vowed to Tama to remove The Beasts Pirates from Wano. He was incredibly angry with one of the Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates, Holed’em, after he discovered what he had done to Tama’s cheek when he held her captive. He proceeded to defeat Holed’em with a powerful Red-Hawk punch. He was furious with another member of the Beasts Pirates, Dobon, for harming his fellow inmate, Hyougoro and once more became angry when Daifugo also harmed him. Whilst he was in Udon Prison, Luffy showed a complete disregard for the authority of the Beasts Pirates there. However, he is willing to make friends with members of the Beasts Pirates, such as Speed, who was tamed by Tama, and trusted her to carry Tama back to her home safely.

Kaidou

Kaidou is the Governor-General of the Beasts Pirates, a former Emperor, and a former apprentice of the Rocks Pirates. The two knew of each other well before they met, with Kaidou discovering that Luffy was behind the destruction of SMILEs and the defeat of Doflamingo, whilst Luffy heard of Kaidou through his alliance with Trafalgar Law. They both have a great disdain for each other. Kaidou initially found Luffy to be a weak and irritating pirate who kept disrupting his business. Luffy completely hates Kaidou for the atrocities he has committed against his friends and crew, as well as to the people of Wano.

As their fierce battle progessed during the Raid of Onigashima, Kaidou and Luffy had begun to enjoy their fight with each other and seemingly developed some kind of respect. Ultimately, their battle concluded with Luffy’s victory and Kaidou’s fate is unknown. On Punk Hazard, Luffy reunited with Trafalgar Law and joined him in an alliance with the express goal of taking down Kaidou. From then on, he began disrupting Kaidou’s businesses since entering the New World, from Punk Hazard, where he captured Caesar Clown and destroyed his production of SMILEs, to Dressrosa where he defeated Kaidou’s business partner, Doflamingo. Luffy then travelled to Zou where he strengthened his alliance against Kaidou and, after a brief stop in Totto Land, arrived in Wano and began his assault on Kaidou’s territory before clashing with Kaidou himself where he suffered a crushing defeat.

On the day of the Fire Festival Luffy arrived on Onigashima and begun an attack on Kaidou with his allies to remove him from Wano, eventually succeeding. It was also here that Luffy befriended and allied with Kaidou’s son, Yamato. Kaidou had heard of Luffy as a member of the Worst Generation well before his transgressions against him. He did not think much of Luffy but quickly grew to hate the Straw Hat captain for his actions against him. When Luffy had destroyed his source of SMILEs, he wept and cursed his name.

He became even more angry after Luffy defeated his business partner, Doflamingo. He sometimes vents his anger by having his subordinates hold up Luffy’s wanted poster and punches them. Such is his hatred, he was annoyed to discover that Luffy had gone to Big Mom’s territory instead of his, and bluntly refused Big Mom’s request to kill Luffy as he wished to do so himself. Early on he had a very low opinion of Luffy and believed himself to be far stronger than he could ever be. After defeating Luffy in their brief fight, he derided the Straw Hat captain for how weak he was and mocked his claim to be the Pirate King.

However, when Luffy used Supreme King Haki whilst unconscious he was both impressed and extremely annoyed. Nonetheless, he clearly has some level of acknowledgement for Luffy’s abilities, as instead of killing the Straw Hat captain he decided to capture him and “break his spirit” with the intent of making him fight for his crew. He has since demanded that Queen convince Luffy to join the Beasts Pirates and is willing to wait until he agrees. When he battled Luffy atop the Skull Dome, Kaidou acknowledged Luffy to be a capable fighter, at one point recognizing his ambition to stand on equal footing to that of Shanks, Whitebeard, Kouzuki Oden, Rocks D. Xebec, and Gol D.

Roger. He was impressed with Luffy’s determination to fight him, commenting to him, “Not bad Straw Hat! Your eyes never seem to lose their fire!” and even seemed disappointed when it appeared Luffy was not actually Joy Boy. When he defeated Luffy a third time, he was furious that this was achieved through the intervention of CP0 and killed the agent for this. When Luffy returned in his Gear 5 form, despite the silly nature Luffy arrived in, Kaidou was visibly pleased he had survived and apologized to the Straw Hat captain for allowing CP0 to interfere with their battle.

During Kaidou’s apparent final moments as he descended into the magma pit below Wano, he recalled telling King that Joy Boy would be the one to defeat him, seemingly acknowledging that Luffy is Joy Boy. Luffy hated Kaidou and believed him to be a cruel person. When he allied with Trafalgar Law to take down the Emperor he had no actual opinion of him, but that changed once he landed on Zou and discovered not only what his subordinate, and a member of the All-Stars, Jack, had done to the Mink Tribe, but also learned what Kaidou had done to the Kouzuki Family. When he arrived in Wano, he discovered just how badly the people are mistreated there because of Kaidou’s rule and became even more determined to defeat him. Luffy’s anger with Kaidou exploded when he watched him destroy Oden’s Castle whilst his crew were hiding there.

Under the impression he had killed his friends, he attacked the Emperor in a fit of rage. When he discovered that he had assaulted, and possibly killed, Tama, he chose to continue fighting Kaidou, instead of retreating, in order to avenge her. Such is his hatred for Kaidou that, after he had defeated him, the Emperor noted that Luffy was still glaring at him with anger despite being unconscious. Luffy has turned down numerous offers from Queen to join Kaidou’s crew and continuously ridicules the Emperor and openly professes his intent to defeat him. Luffy would ultimately succeed in defeating Kaidou, delivering a powerful final blow whilst declaring to the Emperor that he wishes to create a world where his friends can eat as much as they want.

Despite the overwhelming power difference, Luffy was not the least bit deterred. When Law informed him that their alliance had only a 30% chance of succeeding, he was not at all fazed and remained enthusiastic to face him. He proudly declared to Big Mom that he would defeat Kaidou and was not scared in his brief fight against him. Following his defeat, his spirit has nod not been dampened and still thoroughly believed that he will defeat the Emperor. His determination to defeat Kaidou compelled Luffy to train his abilities further, such as using the forced prison labor as an opportunity to train in order to become stronger. After liberating Udon Prison, Luffy devoted the remainder of his time before the Fire Festival to train nonstop, under Hyougoro’s supervision, in order to develop his Armament Haki to an advanced enough level to take down Kaidou as Oden had nearly done in the past. Before their rematch on top of the Skull Dome, Luffy angrily recalled all the atrocities that he witnessed and befell on Wano Country, the Mink Tribe, and the Kouzuki Family as a result of Kaidou’s tyranny. He vented his pent-up fury with his improved Armament Haki attack on Kaidou, causing him significant damage as Luffy declared that he would surpass him and become Pirate King. Despite all of the bad things Kaidou did to him and others, Luffy acknowledged Kaidou´s warrior honor and accepted his apology when their duel was interrupted by CP0 which allowed Kaidou to strike him unprepared.

Queen

Queen is one of the All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, is in charge of Udon Prison where Luffy was held and is one of the antagonists of the Wano Country Arc. Despite viewing him as weak, he has come to respect Luffy whilst still remaining antagonistic towards him. Luffy, himself, views Queen as his enemy but does not hold any notable contempt for him, nor is intimidated by his power as a member of the All-Stars, as he openly challenged him for a fight. Following his defeat at the hands of Kaidou, Luffy was taken to Udon Prison where he eventually recovered and began to cause mayhem. During his attempted escape, Queen arrived on the scene and commanded his subordinates to stop Luffy.

He then forced Luffy, along with Hyougoro, to participate in a theatre fight called the Sumo Inferno. The following day, the emperor, Big Mom, broke into Udon Prison, suffering from amnesia, and was captured by Queen but this allowed Luffy to escape him. Although he is his enemy, Queen is greatly amused by Luffy and is seen enjoying the show he put on during his Sumo Inferno. At one point, he openly disagreed with his own men that Luffy and Hyougoro would die, as he sees Luffy as a genuinely capable fighter. When the Straw Hat captain used his Supreme King Haki he is visibly impressed.

He is also a fair person, as he decided to remove Luffy’s seastone handcuffs so he could fight at his best in his Sumo Inferno. Kaidou had tasked Queen with the job of having Luffy join his crew and thus would occasionally offer the chance to the Straw Hat captain despite his rebellious nature. Nonetheless, he still put a collar on Luffy that would kill him if he left his Sumo Inferno ring, showing that he was more than ready to have him killed. He also laughed at Luffy’s request to fight him and even enabled Luffy to escape as he valued capturing the Big Mom over the security of his prison. Queen also seemed to get offended when Luffy would refer to him as “Balloon” and when he attempted to punch him. Luffy does not like Queen but nor does he hold any particular contempt for him. He was more than happy to participate in his Sumo Inferno game and used it as an opportunity to further strengthen his Armament Haki. He is also not the least bit intimidated by Queen, as he refers to him as “Balloon” and demanded a fight from him. At one point he openly attacks him, but Queen effortlessly deflects his punch. Furthermore, Luffy openly disrespects Kaidou to him and refuses all his offers to join the Beasts Pirates. When Queen tried to ridicule and threaten him, he simply told him to shut up and that he would be the one to decide when and where he dies. On the night after his first day in the Sumo Inferno game he also ate all of Queen’s oshiruko.

Ulti

Ulti is a member of the Beast Pirates, one of the Tobiroppo and an antagonist of the Wano Country Arc. They briefly met when Luffy stormed Onigashima and fought for a short amount of time. Both Luffy and Ulti acknowledged each other’s strength before they were interrupted by Yamato. The two stumbled on each other by chance after Ulti and Page One slid down a set of stairs and landed at Luffy’s feet. The two immediately began fighting and although she did not know who he was she quickly acknowledged him. When subordinates of the Beast Pirates questioned Ulti’s decision to transform she simply admitted to them that Luffy is formidable. She is very protective of Page One and thus was furious when Luffy attacked him. She prepared to retaliate but their fight was interrupted by Yamato, ‘son’ of Kaidou. Her care for Page One is such that, after hurting him when they fell down the stairs, she immediately berated Luffy as she believed he was responsible. Furthermore, her loyalty to Kaidou caused her to become angry by Luffy’s open declaration that he will be the Pirate King. This anger by Luffy’s claim prompted her to later brutally attack both of Luffy’s crew mates, Nami and Usopp, and tried to force Nami to claim her captain would never become Pirate King. However, she became angrier when Nami instead stated Luffy would become king.

Holedem

Holed’em is a Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates and is a minor antagonist to Luffy during the Wano Country Arc. The two crossed paths after Holed’em kidnapped Tama, who Luffy had befriended, and eventually clashed with Luffy comfortably winning. Holed’em viewed Luffy as an enemy for causing trouble in Bakura Town, although he was not aware of who he actually was because of the isolation of Wano. Luffy despised Holed’em for kidnapping and harming Tama. After Tama had been kidnapped by Batman and Gazelleman she was taken to Holed’em because of her unique Devil Fruit abilities to tame animals.

Luffy, having witnessed the kidnapping of his friend, stormed Bakura Town looking for her. Luffy defeated Urashima and sent the sumo wrestler flying into Holed’em’s home, crushing him. He got up and immediately confronted the Straw Hat captain whilst threatening Tama with the lion on his stomach. The two soon fought and he was soundly defeated by Luffy. Holed’em was not aware of who Luffy was and so had no predisposition towards him.

Nonetheless, due to his narcissism, he was very angry with the chaos he was causing in his town and accused him of being in cahoots with Shutenmaru. He intentionally antagonized Luffy and threatened to have Tama chewed up by his lion. He also tried to threaten Luffy with the All-Stars, Jack, who he warned is the ruler of Kuri. He grossly underestimated Luffy and was shocked to see how quickly he had snatched Tama away from his lion’s mouth. He attempted to fight the Straw Hat captain but was quickly defeated by him. Luffy loathes Holed’em for taking Tama away and grew irritated and angrier at his continuous threats of killing her with his lion. Despite the request of Kikunojo not to make Holed’em anymore angry, Luffy chose to rescue Tama and soon fought him after his anger with Holed’em escalated when Tama informed him that he had bruised her cheek with some pliers. Luffy proceeded to turn around and delivered a powerful Red-Hawk punch on the Shinuchi, defeating him immediately.

Speed

Speed is a Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates and a supporting ally to Luffy after very briefly being his enemy. The two met following Luffy’s victory over Holed’em during the Wano Country Arc when she was tamed by Tama. For the brief moment they were enemies, Speed was extremely hostile to Luffy and was annoyed by him, however, after Tama tamed her with her Devil Fruit powers, she becomes tolerable of Luffy but is still rude and disrespectful towards him. Immediately following Luffy’s victory against Holed’em he tried to escape Bakura Town with Tama and decided to jump on Speed, assuming her to fully be a horse, but was shocked to find out she is actually a person. Luffy told Tama to tame her with her Devil Fruit powers and, once it worked, rode out of town on her back.

Once they had arrived at Okobore Town, Luffy had Speed return Tama back to her home. He ends up meeting Speed again after she was attacked by Kaidou and was carried back to Bakura Town where, whilst extremely injured, informed Luffy of what happened to her and Tama. Speed watched as her fellow Shinuchi, Holed’em, was soundly defeated by Luffy and was shocked that he was defeated with a single blow, pondering who Luffy is. When Luffy hopped onto her she was momentarily flustered as he grabbed her waist but soon became angry that he was on her back and tried to push him off. Her attitude towards Luffy lightened after she was tamed by Tama, as she was willing to carry him alongside her new master, Tama, to safety. She continuously chastises Luffy and reminds him that she does not serve him as he is not her master. However, she felt some level of guilt for failing to keep Tama safe and sadly informed Luffy of her failure. Luffy was shocked to discover that the horse he had jumped onto was actually a person. It was his idea to have her tamed by Tama so she could be an ally. He does not seem bothered by her backtalk towards him and trusted her enough to care for Tama and take her back home, although he later regretted not going with them after he discovered what Kaidou did to them. When he found Speed injured, he held her whilst she informed him of what happened to Tama and before fighting Kaidou. He moved her to safety before the Emperor’s Bolo Breath engulfed her.

Basil Hawkins

Basil Hawkins is a Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates, the captain of the Hawkins Pirates, and a fellow member of the Worst Generation. The two have little relationship, instead just seeing each other as natural enemies due to their respective allegiances. Hawkins sees Luffy as a serious troublemaker and felt the need to try and stop his rampage on Wano. Luffy does not think much of Hawkins, having only encountered him briefly to fight some of his men before escaping. Like Luffy, Basil Hawkins is a member of the Worst Generation and thus landed on Sabaody Archipelago with at least a 100,000,000 at the same time the Straw Hat captain did.

Unlike many others, he did not panic when it was revealed that Luffy had assaulted a World Noble and decided to act in accordance with his Tarot Cards. He watched Luffy partake in the Summit War of Marineford and predicted his chances of surviving. He would not encounter Luffy until after he arrived in Wano, where he is now a member of the Beasts Pirates. He tried to stop Luffy, as well as Zoro, but chose not to pursue them as his chances were slim. He continues to try and hinder Luffy and his allies attempts to remove Kaidou from Wano.

Hawkins seems to take a certain level of interest in Luffy. During the Summit War of Marineford he repeatedly tried to predict Luffy’s survival chances with his Tarot Cards but no matter how hard he tried, his chances would never reach zero. Unlike a lot of the people Luffy has met, Hawkins seems to take Luffy’s actions in stride rather than becoming unnerved, such as on Sabaody when he did not panic when the arrival of a Marine Admiral was imminent because Luffy had punched a World Noble. He also did not seem fazed by his arrival in Wano, instead treating him as another pirate he must defeat. Due to Hawkins’ cautious nature, he is more than willing to let Luffy go free if he has had a bad reading on his Tarot Cards. Ultimately, however, he sees Luffy as his enemy and will try to see him captured, as he intervened in Trafalgar Law’s rescue attempt of Luffy after he had been defeated by Kaidou. Luffy is mostly oblivious to who Basil Hawkins is, as he is with most members of the Worst Generation. However, when he met him for the first time in Wano, he seemed to be slightly aware of who he is. Nonetheless, he was eager to start fighting him and his men, despite Kin’emon’s warning to not cause any trouble whilst on Wano. He is confused by Hawkins’ abilities, as he witnessed him using his unusual sword on the lizard, he had thrown at him, and became more confused when he saw Zoro had slashed him, but the damage transferred to one of his subordinates instead. Luffy chose to end his battle with Hawkins and fled as Tama’s health began to worsen.

Dobon

Dobon is a Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates, the vice-warden of the Prisoner Mine and a minor antagonist to Luffy during the Wano Country Arc. He has a hostile relationship with Luffy, something that is reciprocated by the Straw Hat captain. Dobon was furious with Luffy, as well as Eustass Kid, for claiming all the dumplings, as well as for his discourteous attitude towards him. Luffy did not care very much about Dobon but was greatly angered for what he had done to Hyougoro. After being defeated and imprisoned by Kaidou and the Beast Pirates, Luffy managed to recover from his injuries and was able to work at an absurd rate inside the Prisoner Mine, allowing him to claim a large quantity of dumplings as payment.

When Dobon arrived, he was furious to see that all but three dumplings were available for him and thus tried to attack Luffy and Kid. However, he was easily defeated by the pair and was knocked out. Dobon was perhaps unaware of who Luffy actually is, due to the isolation of Wano Country, and thus grossly underestimated him. Due to his position as vice-warden of the prison, he was incredibly antagonistic as he saw Luffy as just another prisoner. This helped fuel his anger when he discovered all the dumplings had been gone because, Luffy, a prisoner, claimed them all, alongside Kid. When he confronted Luffy, he was both flabbergasted, and annoyed, by Luffy’s nonchalant attitude towards him. He was stunned when he first saw Luffy as he was incredibly fat, from eating all the dumplings, and was even more stunned when he quickly digested the food to return to his normal build. Nonetheless, he tried to attack Luffy and Kid but was quickly defeated. Luffy did not care who Dobon was, as he cares very little about the actual authority of the Prisoner Mine. He paid little attention to his complaints about him and Kid eating all the dumplings. However, he was notably angry when he saw Hyougoro laid helplessly below Dobon’s feet, injured. Deducing that Dobon was the one responsible for his injuries, he worked with Kid to quickly, and effortlessly, defeat the vice warden whilst inside his “Slaughter Room”.

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Buggy

Buggy is the captain of the Buggy Pirates, the head of Buggy’s Delivery, an Emperor, a former Warlord, and a former apprentice of the Roger Pirates. The two share an antagonistic relationship but have been able to work as allies. Buggy finds Luffy irritating in a similar way he finds his old crew mate, Shanks, irritating. However, he is willing to work with Luffy if it is to his benefit. Nonetheless, he strongly dislikes Luffy for all the trouble he has caused him and has spent some of his time chasing after the Straw Hat captain to kill him.

Luffy did not initially like Buggy and saw him as an enemy, but has since dropped his hostility and has grown to tolerate him. The two first met during the Orange Town Arc where Buggy and his crew were causing trouble for the residents there. With the help of Nami and Zoro, Luffy was able to defeat the Buggy Pirates and liberate Orange Town. After going through the trouble of reassembling his body, Buggy followed Luffy to Loguetown whilst having also made an alliance with Alvida, who is also searching for Luffy. Whilst in Loguetown, he successfully trapped Luffy atop Gol D.

Roger’s execution platform and attempted to execute the Straw Hat captain but was miraculously prevented from doing so. The two would not cross paths again until the Impel Down Arc where Buggy reluctantly worked with Luffy to escape the infamous prison and follow him to the Summit War of Marineford, with Buggy carrying him and Jinbe to safety towards the end of the battle. Buggy strongly disliked Luffy when he first met him because the Straw Hat captain insulted his nose, something he is sensitive about. After losing to him, he remained bitter and spent half of his time hunting down the Straw Hat captain, even allying with Alvida, who also wished to find Luffy, in order to achieve this goal. However, circumstances always got in his way and he found his attempts to ultimately be futile.

He is often annoyed by Luffy’s reckless and careless decisions, such as when they arrived at the Summit War of Marineford atop a frozen wave and he suggested breaking it, causing him, and everyone else, to fall towards the battlefield. He was also greatly annoyed when Luffy used his body as a shield in his fight against Dracule Mihawk. By the time he met him again in Impel Down, Buggy had softened somewhat, and was more than willing to work with Luffy in order to escape but was frustrated as he kept finding himself going deeper and deeper in to the prison. Buggy, at one point, acknowledged how much stronger Luffy had gotten since they both fought each other. Despite his great annoyance and occasional hostility with Luffy, he agreed to save his life when he and Jinbe were hurled towards him by Crocodile and carried them to Trafalgar Law’s submarine.

He even returned Luffy’s straw hat after Shanks bribed him to do so. Earlier in the conflict, he desperately tried to tell Luffy to be quiet when he was backtalking the emperor, Whitebeard, and was shocked when the two started talking on friendly terms. When he found out Luffy’s father is Monkey D. Dragon he was left utterly astonished and commented that his father is a big deal. Buggy has also benefitted from Luffy’s actions, as he saw an increase in business for his dispatch company after Luffy had defeated his fellow Warlord of the Sea, Donquixote Doflamingo, in Dressrosa.

Luffy originally disliked Buggy and his crew for the mayhem they caused in Orange Town. He became furious with Buggy when he pierced his straw hat that was given to him by Shanks. However, once he had defeated him, he no longer had any serious hostility towards him, and was rather nonchalant about Buggy’s attempt to execute him in Loguetown. When he met Buggy again in Impel Down, he agreed to a truce and worked alongside him to make his way down towards Ace’s level. He happily gave away the armband to Buggy, that was given to him by Nami, in exchange for his aid. Either due to his obliviousness, or simply not caring, Luffy does not show any annoyance with Buggy’s attempts to leave him behind, and still treats him as an ally. However, he was annoyed when Buggy revealed to him that he had lied about knowing how to get to level four of Impel Down. Luffy was grateful for Buggy’s aid, as when his old nemesis revealed his intention to abandon him, along with Mr. 3, he simply thanked him for getting him this far. When he used Buggy as a human shield against Dracule Mihawk, that eventually led to Buggy comically being blown up by his own attack, Luffy ran off, stating he would never forget him.​ Two years later, following the events of Raid on Onigashima, Luffy saw Buggy’s new organization called Cross Guild and has two former Warlords Mihawk and Crocodile serving under him. Compare to everyone’s surprised and shocked expressions about the new Emperor, Luffy did not think of Buggy much, calling him a moron, and even expressed his belief that Buggy’s ascension ​to the title of Emperor as ingenuine, something that Nami agreed. On the opposite site, Buggy recognized Luffy alongside the 2 other Emperors Shanks and Blackbeard as contestants for the run to claim the One Piece, wanting to outrun him by finding the One Piece first, to the dismay of Crocodile and Mihawk.

Alvida

Alvida is the former captain of the Alvida Pirates, a captain in the Buggy and Alvida Alliance, an administrator of the Buggy’s Delivery and one of the first antagonists Luffy made out at sea. Alvida sees Luffy as an enemy but has also fallen for him, and is greatly intrigued by that Straw Hat captain, as he left a strong impression on Alvida by being the first man to defeat her. Luffy does not think anything of Alvida, as he found her to be annoying and bluntly insulted her, before effortlessly defeating her. He has since mostly forgotten who she is. The two met when her crew picked up a barrel that contained Luffy and stored it inside the warehouse at her camp.

Once he broke free, and had befriended Koby, she stumbled onto Luffy and began to attack him but was shocked to find her attacks did nothing to the rubber man. He then quickly defeated her and left her camp, along with Koby. The two crossed paths again in Loguetown, after she had allied with Buggy, and watched as her new partner attempted to execute Luffy but was stunned to see he had miraculously survived. She fled the town and has since joined Buggy in their pursuit of finding him again. Initially, Alvida hated Luffy for openly calling her fat, and shattering her vanity, as she had created a culture among her crew to constantly refer to her as the most beautiful woman on the seas.

This led to her to attack Luffy in a fit of anger but was quickly beaten. She was shocked to find he is made of rubber and her attacks could do nothing to hurt him. Following her defeat, she went through a drastic appearance change by eating the Devil Fruit, the Sube Sube no Mi, losing a lot of weight. She had become infatuated with Luffy and wishes to find him, either to kill him or make him hers. Because of these feelings, she was somewhat disgruntled by Buggy’s attempt to try and kill him but ultimately accepted it. Following the failed attempt, she has continued to try and find Luffy but has been distracted by her business with Buggy. Luffy is not at all interested in her, and found her to be annoying when they first met. He was happy to see Koby stand up to her and quickly defeated Alvida after taking a painless blow from her. When he met her again in Loguetown he had completely forgotten who she is and struggled to remember due to her drastic appearance change.

Dracule Mihawk

Dracule Mihawk is a former Warlord of the Sea and the current holder of the title “World’s Strongest Swordsman”. Their relationship is mostly neutral, as Mihawk and Luffy do not really see each other as enemies, but have fought each other on one occasion. Mihawk has an interest in Luffy due to his connection with the emperor, Shanks, and has a growing suspicion that Luffy is favored by fate. What Luffy thinks of Mihawk has never been stated but he acknowledges Mihawk’s incredible strength. He was briefly angry with the Warlord when he believed he had killed his crew mate, Zoro.

The two first met during the Baratie Arc when Mihawk arrived to finish destroying Don Krieg’s fleet. Luffy’s crew mate, Zoro, challenged Mihawk to a duel and convincingly lost. Following his battle, Mihawk also interacted with Luffy and took note of his determination to become the Pirate King. The two crossed paths again during the Summit War of Marineford where Mihawk chased down Luffy to see how much fate favors him, but much to his intrigue, found that people kept getting in his way in order to save him. When he returned to his home on Kuraigana Island, he found Luffy’s crew mate, Zoro, and agreed to train him after noting his desire to become stronger for Luffy’s sake.

Mihawk took an interest in Luffy after he told him that his dream is to become the Pirate King and showed that he is unfazed by the difficulty of the challenge. Shanks had once told Mihawk about a “curious kid in a small village” and realized that Luffy was that same kid after first meeting him at the Baratie. He traveled to where Shanks was camping with his crew and gave him Luffy’s first wanted poster. It also appears that Mihawk believes in Luffy’s, as well as the Straw Hat Pirates’, potential, and has kept tabs on their activities. He even once bothered to attend a Seven Warlords of the Sea meeting with the Marines after Luffy had defeated Crocodile, saying he had a particular interest in the pirates on the meeting’s agenda.

During the Summit War of Marineford, Mihawk was amused by Luffy’s unorthodox entrance and was not surprised at the revelation that Monkey D. Dragon is Luffy’s father. He openly tried to kill Luffy throughout the battle just to see how fate favors him and complimented the Straw Hat captain on his abilities, especially for not being as reckless in battle as he originally believed him to be. It was during his attempt to take down Luffy, and being stopped by numerous people, that he came to the realization of what truly makes Luffy so powerful, stating that its not some cheap trick but it is his ability to turn everyone around him into an ally. Despite rarely interacting with Mihawk, Luffy has come to fully acknowledge his immense power and tried to avoid fighting him during the Summit War of Marineford, openly stating he does not have time to fight someone as strong as him. When he first met Mihawk, he went into a rage when he believed he had killed Zoro, but was relieved to see he had allowed his crewmate to live. When challenged by the Warlord of the Sea about his dream to become the Pirate King, Luffy simply shrugged off his warnings and remained undeterred by what he said, leaving a positive impression on Mihawk. Unlike Buggy, Mihawk recognized Luffy’s status as one of the Four Emperors as generally well earned for defeating Kaidou. But Mihawk had no interest to go pick a fight with Luffy.

Galdino

Galdino, otherwise known as Mr. 3, is a former Baroque Works agent, a member of the Buggy Pirates and an administrator of Buggy’s Delivery. He was an enemy to Luffy during the Little Garden Arc and an ally during the Impel Down Arc and Marineford Arc. The two share an antagonistic, but also friendly, relationship. Galdino found Luffy to be a difficult opponent on Little Garden, and becomes frequently annoyed by his habit of putting him in danger.

Luffy disliked Galdino for trying to kill his friends, but was more than willing to work alongside him when escaping from Impel Down and fighting at the Summit War of Marineford. The two first met on Little Garden when Galdino was trying to kill Zoro, Nami and Vivi, angering Luffy. He was defeated by the Straw Hat captain and had to escape from Little Garden before his fellow agent, Mr. 2, tried to kill him. He arrived in Arabasta but was thrown into a tank full of Bananawanis by Crocodile, but managed to survive and was inadvertently saved by Sanji who then forced him to create a key to help Luffy, and the others, escape from Crocodile’s hideout.

The two met again in Impel Down where Galdino reluctantly worked alongside Luffy to escape the infamous prison and traveled with the Straw Hat captain to the Summit War of Marineford, he ended up playing the most vital role in freeing Portgas D. Ace as he created a copy of the key to his seastone handcuffs so he could be freed. Since the time-skip, he has since joined Buggy’s crew and works alongside him in his business, Buggy’s Delivery. Galdino was very antagonistic towards Luffy during the Little Garden arc, often patronizing the Straw Hat captain and grossly underestimating Luffy’s abilities. He maintained his dislike of Luffy even throughout their escape from Impel Down despite having apparently “forgiven” him for his actions, as he quickly befriended Buggy through their shared hatred of him.

However, he tends to be inconsistent about his attitude towards the Straw Hat captain, as by the time of the Impel Down arc he was notably less antagonistic and was willing to aid Luffy, as he used his Devil Fruit abilities to help take down a Minotaurus and even blocked a coat of poison aimed at Luffy using his wax, as he felt he owed the Straw Hat captain a debt. He was aware of his actions, however, and noted he should be careful or he’ll start to think of Luffy as a friend. Following Bentham’s sacrifice, he became determined to aid Luffy during the Summit War of Marineford in honor of his friend, as he willingly tried to disguise himself as one of the executioners to save Luffy’s brother, Ace, and produced a copy of the key to his brother’s seastone handcuffs that allowed him to escape. He also indirectly aided Luffy as he freed Marco from his seastone handcuffs who later held off Admiral Akainu whilst Luffy was being carried to safety. It appears he is also inspired by Luffy, as by the time of the Impel Down arc he had become notably more cowardly, but found motivation to risk his life in order to escape thanks to Luffy’s sheer determination.

He is willing to listen to Luffy’s orders as he agreed to provide boxing gloves and boots out of his wax so he could fight Magellan, and when Luffy was about to block a punch from Fleet Admiral Sengoku he listened to Luffy’s order to create a coat of wax to protect Ace. He is also surprised at Luffy’s abilities, as he was stunned that Luffy could defeat him in his wax armor and was left perplexed when he made duplicates of himself only to still be instantly beaten by Luffy, not understanding how he guessed right simply off his instincts. When he heard that Luffy is the son of the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, he was completely shaken, and could not believe that he personally knew Luffy. He was happy to hear Luffy say he would not laugh at his desire to free Ace in order to honor Bentham’s sacrifice, and demanded Luffy to save his brother. Luffy disliked Galdino for what he was trying to do to his friends and for dishonoring the fight between the two giants on Little Garden who he had befriended. This eventually led to Luffy defeating Galdino, but then chased down the Baroque Works agent and defeated him once again. By the time of the Impel Down arc, Luffy had dropped any animosity towards him and was more than happy to work alongside him during the escape, finding him to be an incredibly useful ally and appreciated his help in defeating the Minotaurus and later to fight Magellan. He even chose to stay by Galdino’s side whilst he held off Magellan as he realized he could not defeat him on his own. He was overjoyed when he saw Galdino atop Ace’s platform and became extraordinarily grateful when he provided a copy of the key to Ace’s shackles. Luffy made sure to keep hold of Galdino as he was carried by Ace to safety, not wanting to let his ally perish. Luffy always refers Galdino as “Three”.

Crocodile

Crocodile is the former President of Baroque Works, a former Warlord of the Sea, a pirate, and the antagonist of the Arabasta Arc. He was the very first foe Luffy lost a fight to, having done so twice. The two disliked each other throughout the Arabasta Arc but became temporary allies during their escape from Impel Down and throughout the Summit War of Marineford. Luffy hated him for the chaos he caused Nefertari Vivi and her kingdom and swore to defeat him for her sake. To Crocodile, Luffy was just a naive rookie who knew nothing of the real world out at sea, but ended up underestimating him.

He was able to defeat Luffy comfortably in their first fight but underestimated Luffy’s will power and determination and gave him the opportunity to recover. He fought him a second time and was able to win yet again, but still made the same mistake of not finishing off the Straw Hat captain, allowing him to recover once more to finally be defeated by him. The two met again when Luffy broke into Impel Down to save his brother and discovered Crocodile on the bottom level. Luffy reluctantly allowed him to be released and worked with him to escape and to try and rescue his brother, Ace. Crocodile dislikes Luffy but also has a begrudging respect for the young rookie.

He normally keeps a calm and composed persona, but Luffy is able to get under his skin as he bit his cigar clean in half when Luffy called him stupid, which caused Nico Robin to chuckle. He acknowledges Luffy’s tenacity and believes he is worthy enough for him to reveal his poisonous hook to him, something he rarely uses in his fights. He believed that Luffy’s determination to become the Pirate King was weak and that he would soon forgo this desire once he discovered what the seas are truly like. By the time he meets Luffy again in Impel Down he has seemingly dropped any grudge he had against him, possibly due to seeing him as his only means of escape. However, he chose to be a helpful ally for Luffy and aided him even during the Summit War of Marineford.

This in spite of being greatly annoyed when Luffy interfered in his attempt to kill Whitebeard. Whilst escaping Impel Down he provided plenty of help and worked alongside Luffy and Jinbe in defeating the prison guards and the various other enemies that got in their way. During the Summit War of Marineford he took on Mihawk in order to protect Luffy from the powerful Warlord and used his Devil Fruit powers to prevent Ace from being executed, although with the latter he claimed it was because he did not wish to see the Marines enjoy victory. Whilst Jinbe was trying to escape with Luffy he came to the Straw Hat captain’s aid and frustrated Admiral Akainu’s attempts to kill them, even working alongside the Whitebeard Pirates to do so despite having a strong hatred for them. Since the war, Crocodile has kept up to date on Luffy’s exploits, particularly in Totto Land. Luffy despised Crocodile for the chaos he caused for Vivi and her kingdom and became extremely angry when Crocodile revealed he is responsible for Yuba’s plight with sandstorms. He was also annoyed by Crocodile’s taunts that were directed at Vivi. Although he was willing to agree with him that Vivi is naive for believing she could stop the incoming civil war without bloodshed, he still found his actions intolerable. By the time he came across Crocodile again in Impel Down, Luffy was not willing to trust him and had to be convinced by Emporio Ivankov that he would keep him in check before letting him out. He chose to stop Crocodile’s attempt to kill Whitebeard and bluntly told him that he would not allow him to attack the emperor because of how much Ace cares for him. Overall, despite the disagreements he has with him, Luffy was accepting of working alongside him throughout his endeavor to save Ace and was appreciative when he came to his aid against Mihawk. Unlike Buggy, Crocodile doesn’t seem to have grudge on Luffy for stopping his Operation Utopia nor does he have any interest to claim his head due to him considering Luffy’s status as an Emperor to be generally well earned after defeating Kaidou.

He then assaulted a Saint Charlos on Sabaody Archipelago. Following this, he infiltrated Impel Down and escaped with some of the most notorious criminals. He joined the Summit War of Marineford on the side of the Whitebeard Pirates, and has defeated three of the Seven Warlords: Crocodile, Gecko Moria and Donquixote Doflamingo. Because of this, they see him as a major threat and a bringer of chaos, as well as someone who has threatened to upset the power balance between the Three Great Powers when he challenged Big Mom. Luffy does not like the World Government, but does not necessarily hate them either. He does not think of them as an entity to hate, but instead hates the individuals that threaten him or his friends, or commit acts he finds atrocious, who also happen to be part of the World Government. This has allowed him to make temporary and permanent allies, friends and acquaintances within the organization and their affiliates, such as Koby, Helmeppo, his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, Smoker, Tashigi, the Admiral Fujitora, members of the Seven Warlords, Crocodile, Boa Hancock, Jinbe, Trafalgar D. Water Law, and Buggy, as well as kingdoms such as Arabasta, Dressrosa, Sakura, Ryugu and their respective rulers.

Management

Five Elders

The Five Elders are the second highest-ranking leaders of the World Government, serving only under the mysterious Imu. They are each other’s natural enemies, with the Five Elders greatly fearing Luffy’s rising influence in the world as it is a threat to their corrupt world order. As such, they pay great attention to his exploits and rapidly increase his bounty in the hopes of him being captured or killed. The Five Elders have been keeping close tabs on Luffy and his progression throughout the world. They see him as a nuisance and a threat to the World Government and the balance of power among the Three Great Powers.

Due to Luffy having the initial “D.” in his name and being the son of Monkey D. Dragon, the head of the Revolutionary Army and the World Government’s greatest enemy, they have labelled Luffy a “Dangerous Future Element.” They first noted Luffy after he defeated Crocodile and have followed his various actions against them since, such as infiltrating Enies Lobby, burning the flag of the World Government, defeating Rob Lucci and saving Nico Robin, followed by an assault on a fellow Celestial Dragon while on the Sabaody Archipelago as well as his breaking into Impel Down and causing a mass breakout, followed immediately by him joining the Summit War of Marineford to try and rescue his brother, Ace, and for defeating three members of the Seven Warlords: Crocodile, Gecko Moria, and Donquixote Doflamingo. They were notably angry, and shocked, when they discovered that Luffy had defeated Doflamingo, cursing the Straw Hat captain and calling him a brat. It is apparent that they greatly fear Luffy’s potential and even ordered CP0, the highest agency within the World Government, to eliminate Luffy as he battled Kaidou, due to the risk of him winning and disrupting the balance of power in the world. The fear they feel for Luffy is so great that they were more than willing to arouse Kaidou’s wrath and potentially cause a mass war against the same, as well as losing one of their top agents in the process just to make sure Luffy would be eliminated for good.

One of the primary reasons they fear Luffy is because of the true nature of his Devil Fruit power, which when awakened, will grant him “the most ridiculous power in the world.” Shortly following Luffy’s victory over Kaidou, they became aware that their biggest fear has become a reality, as Luffy has successfully awoken his devil fruit powers and attained Gear 5, granting him powers of the Sun God, Nika. When Luffy later temporarily disrupted their plans by capturing York, they were first formally introduced to Luffy, making it their first exchange, during which they tried to persuade him to reveal crucial information, though they were unable to do so. Later, when Saturn arrived at Egghead, he saw Luffy in his Gear 5 form, he immediately recognized him as “Nika”. Seeing Luffy severely weakened from his battle with Kizaru, Saturn attempted to kill him, only for Franky to foil him. Shortly after Saturn was bewildered when he spotted that Luffy somehow acquired food and ordered him to be detained, though he ultimately managed to escape his sight. Once Luffy returned in his Gear 5 form once more spotting Bonney and an Injured Vegapunk, Saturn called him and Bonney “stupid insects” that deserved death, Saturn then used his ability to wound Luffy but it proved useless as the Emperor struck him with multiple powerful blows causing him to be launched through a building. Saturn then returned enraged and in his full beast transformation as he attempted to kill Luffy again with multiple poisonous venom tainted strikes, though was restrained when Luffy entered into his Giant form. Afterword Saturn summoned the rest of the Five Elders in their awakened form onto deal with Luffy and Vegapunk’s pre recorded broadcast. Luffy then dealt with Topman Warcury and Shepherd Ju Peter with the help of Dorry and Brogy. Although they were forced to retreat as their attacks did no lasting damage to the Elders, though Luffy with the help of Sanji, Franky, and Bonney used Gomu Gomu No Dawn Balloon to launch Marcus Mars far away. Afterward he and Bonney fought off Saturn once more before the three remaining Elder’s were forced back to Mary Geoise due to the Iron Giant’s use of Joy Boy’s Haki knot.

World Nobles

The World Nobles, also known as Celestial Dragons, are the highest nobility in the world, sitting right below the Five Elders. Because of their actions on Sabaody Archipelago, particularly what the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, did to Hatchan, they incurred Luffy’s wrath, with Charlos being sent crashing through rows of seats and into a wall after the Straw Hat captain punched him. So far, it appears that the World Nobles do not have a say in the policies of the World Government, aside from the Five Elders. As a result, most of them are not necessarily responsible for the World Government’s actions against Luffy. They do, however, have the right to call an admiral to do their bidding should they wish it, and this was seen when Admiral Kizaru was called to Sabaody Archipelago after Luffy’s actions against Charlos.

During the Summit War of Marineford, Kizaru stated that the World Nobles have been itching to see Luffy arrested. Luffy has flat out stated he hates the World Nobles. This began when he witnessed Shalria abusing a slave, Devil Dias, and barely held back by others from lunging forward. This escalated beyond all restraints when Charlos shoots and mocks Hatchan, who he was now friends with. Such was his anger, he was willing to punch the Celestial Dragon despite knowing the consequences of doing so. He was later informed by Boa Hancock of the atrocities they committed to her and her sisters, despising them even more. When he discovered that Doflamingo is a former Celestial Dragon, his hatred for him grew, especially when Doflamingo continued to banter about how his heritage gives him rights above all others. It’s unknown how he felt about Donquixote Homing, considering he was the first World Noble to willingly stray away from the group in exchange for a normal life, though Luffy did seem rather displeased that his son murdered his father despite the latter trying to save the rest of his family. Luffy has nothing but complete hatred and absolute disdain for the World Nobles, and unlike other people who dare not attack for fear of the Admirals, Luffy is more than willing to attack them without worrying about the consequences. When he found out about the Nefertari Cobra’s death, he was more than willing to invade Mary Geoise and openly declare a mass war against the Holy Land.

Saint Charlos

Saint Charlos is a World Noble and a brief, minor, antagonist to Luffy on Sabaody Archipelago. The two absolutely hate one another and earned each other’s anger whilst on Sabaody. Charlos despises Luffy for both standing up to him and defying him. Whilst Luffy loathes Charlos for shooting his friend, Hatchan, and for his completely deplorable personality and cruelty. Whilst on Sabaody, Luffy crashed landed inside the Human Auction House where Charlos and his family were.

Luffy was looking to rescue Camie, who was being auctioned off, ironically to Charlos, but was stopped by Hatchan who did not want Luffy to anger the World Nobles present but in the process revealed himself to be a fish-man. Due to the severe discrimination of fish-men, he was hounded by the crowd and gleefully shot by Charlos, which earned him Luffy’s wrath. Charlos has only interacted with Luffy once, very briefly. However, due to his extreme sense of entitlement and narcissism, he immediately hated Luffy, not just for defending the fish-man he just shot, but for also looking directly at him and defying his command. As Luffy stormed towards him, he tried to shoot at the Straw Hat captain but quickly began to panic when Luffy dodged his shots before being punched by him. According to Admiral Kizaru, during the Summit War of Marineford, the World Nobles have been itching to see Luffy apprehended ever since. Luffy has nothing but complete and utter contempt for Charlos, as well for the World Nobles at large. He believes them to be completely deplorable people after witnessing their rotten personalities before himself. After he saw Charlos shoot Hatchan, and proceeded to mock and taunt his friend, he became filled with immense rage that compelled him to walk up to the World Noble and deliver a powerful punch to his face, knocking him out. Such was his hatred he did all this despite knowing the full consequences. He made it clear to Boa Hancock that he had no regrets about punching Charlos as he completely deserved it. Upon hearing Hancock’s story about being tortured by a World Noble as a child, he has grown to hate them even more.

Employees

Magellan

Magellan is the Vice Warden and the former Chief Warden of Impel Down, who became a natural antagonist to Luffy during the Impel Down Arc. The two see each other as nothing but enemies and actively worked to overcome each other. Magellan found Luffy’s willingness to break into his prison, and being the first to do so, infuriating and bewildering, and was determined to know how the Straw Hat captain managed to infiltrate his prison. Luffy found him to be a strong opponent when he fought him and came to acknowledge that he is a tough person to face and a pain in his plans to save his brother, Ace. Before they met, Magellan was made aware of Luffy’s infiltration and was angered by the news.

He prepared the troops of Impel Down to intercept him and eventually met Luffy in the kitchen on the fourth floor. The two fought each other and Magellan emerged the victor. Much to his shock, Luffy was not only able to survive his poison but also reached level 6 of his prison. Luffy ultimately escaped his prison thanks to the help of Bon Clay and his makeshift crew of notorious criminals. Magellan dislikes Luffy and has taken personal offence to him breaking the prison’s perfect record since Shiki’s escape, and, by extension, damaging his reputation.

He was amazed by Luffy’s tenacity and reckless attempts to attack him, as Luffy decided to punch him with his jet gatling despite coming into contact with Magellan’s poisonous body. Having robbed Luffy of his sight, hearing, and control of his hands, he was left stunned that Luffy still attempted to try and fight him, due to him being amazed by his mental strength. Luffy never defeated Magellan, but his success in escaping Impel Down destroyed his standing with the World Government who demoted him to Vice-Warden of Impel Down and replacing him with his subordinate, and previous Vice-Warden, Hannyabal. When faced with Magellan, Luffy remained to determined to fight him and save his brother despite the warnings of his friend, Bon Clay. Even though the power gap between them was too big for him to overcome, he was not afraid of Magellan and refused to inform him of how he infiltrated his prison, wishing to protect Boa Hancock. He ultimately tried to overwhelm the Warden of Impel Down with a barrage of attacks but this proved to be futile and he was quickly defeated. He never thought much of Magellan after that as he was focused on making sure to escape Impel Down and catch up to Ace in order to save him. He fought Magellan a second time and although he was able to fight him more evenly, thanks to Mr. 3, he was still no match for the Warden and ultimately decided to flee with the help of Emporio Ivankov. Luffy inadvertently gained a benefit of his encounter with Magellan, as he developed an extremely strong resistance to poison.

Cipher Pol

Cipher Pol is a agency of the World Government that exists explicitly to complete secret tasks given to them by the World Government. They do not answer to the Marines, instead they appear to answer directly to the Five Elders. Luffy is a natural enemy of Cipher Pol, being a pirate, but also because the World Government views Luffy as a serious threat. The two clashed in Water 7 and Enies Lobby, when CP9 attempted to apprehend Nico Robin, and would cross paths again on Wano Country. Though Cipher Pol have agencies stretching from 0 all the way to 9, Luffy has only encountered CP9, CP6, and CP0, with the former headed by Rob Lucci, who acted as the main antagonist of the Water 7 Arc and Enies Lobby Arc.

CP6 were part of the escort team for Franky and Robin but were detached from the Sea Train whilst on their way to Enies Lobby and then had their carts cut in half by Luffy and Zoro. CP0 were involved in events in Wano and attempted to secure Kaidou’s victory over the Straw Hat captain, however, this effort failed and cost them a senior agent in the process. It would be CP0 that reported the events on Onigashima and Luffy’s victory over Kaidou and attaining the form of the sun god, Nika. Cipher Pol do not hold any particular dislike or hate towards Luffy and the Straw Hats. Unlike the Marines, they exist to execute covert missions for the World Government, meaning that they would not try to apprehend Luffy unless specifically ordered to do so. They ended up becoming enemies of Luffy for taking Nico Robin from him and his crew. They antagonized Luffy, and the Straw Hats, when the CP0 division appeared on Wano and attempted to apprehend Nico Robin once more, as well as to help Kaidou in order to maintain the balance of power in the world. Luffy greatly dislikes Cipher Pol, particularly CP9 and their agents, for their actions in Water 7, having falsely accused him and his crew of trying to assassinate Iceburg, and for destroying Galley-La Headquarters. CP9’s loss to Luffy and the Straw Hats caused inside turmoil for Cipher Pol, resulting in the pursuit of Rob Lucci and his former comrades of CP9, and a reshuffling of agents that eventually allowed Lucci to return as a member of CP0. However, when his fight with Kaidou was interfered by a CP0 agent, Luffy seemed to quickly forget about the incident and accepted Kaidou’s apology for what they did.

Rob Lucci

Luffy first met Rob Lucci in Water 7 when he was undercover as a carpenter for Galley-La. He would eventually fight him once his identity was revealed, with Lucci comfortably defeating the Straw Hat captain. Later he eventually met Lucci again after he had stormed the base of Enies Lobby, with the then-CP9 agent pleased to face the Straw Hat captain again. After a grueling battle, Luffy was eventually able to defeat the notorious agent of CP9 and save Robin. Subsequently, Lucci would be made a fugitive of the World Government but was soon brought back in as a member of CP0.

Lucci looked down on Luffy and regularly mocked him, continuously commenting that he was too weak to defeat him and save his friend. However, despite his personal animosity towards Luffy, he was clearly excited at the prospect of fighting him again after he had caught up to him, Spandam and Robin whilst on Enies Lobby. This likely indicates that, despite what he says, he sees Luffy as a worthy opponent. Whilst fighting Luffy he was impressed by his abilities and was stunned when he was able to take multiple hits of his Sai Dai Rin: Rokuogan. He had also praised Luffy for his leadership skills and states he is cut out to be the captain of his crew, even wishing a certain idiot (Spandam) could bear witness to him.

Due to his defeat at the hands of Luffy, which also meant that his five-year mission had ended in failure, he was made into a fugitive and was pursued by Spandam and varying members of Cipher Pol until he joined CP0. Luffy hates the then-CP9-now-CP0 agent Rob Lucci for not only taking Robin away from his crew, but also because of his attempts to kill Iceburg and frame the Straw Hats, destroying Galley-La Headquarters and betraying the people of Galley-La. He found Rob Lucci to be his toughest opponent pre-timeskip, as he was pushed well beyond his limits by the then-CP9 agent and took an incredible amount of damage from him. However, he was ultimately thankful that he had met him, as their fight helped to make him stronger and develop his Gear 2 and Gear 3 techniques. Luffy also understood just how dangerous Lucci is, as he admitted that he could not leave their fight to try and save his friends because if he took his eyes off the CP9 agent he would simply kill everyone, which earned Luffy his praise. Like with most of his enemies, Luffy gave a nickname to Lucci, calling him the “Pigeon Guy.” Two years later Luffy would encounter Lucci again at Egghead Island, and immediately recognized him. Despite being aware that Luffy is now one of the Four Emperors, Lucci disobeyed the World Government’s direct order and engaged Luffy just for his revenge on Luffy after defeating him 2 years during the Enies Lobby Incident, while stubbornly refusing to acknowledge Luffy as an Emperor. Luffy clashed with Lucci in their awakening form but only shown Luffy is far stronger than Lucci as he easily defeated the CP agent again. When attacked by the Seraphims, Luffy decided to free Lucci to help him to stop someone who is controlling the Seraphims but under one condition, Lucci will not attack his crew which he indirectly agreed due to him wanting to kill Luffy first for humiliating him at Enies Lobby two years ago.

Blueno

Blueno was the first agent of CP9 that Luffy defeated. The two hardly exchanged words and only interacted twice, briefly in Water 7 and again at Enies Lobby. Luffy tried to attack him in Water 7 but his attacks were completely ineffective due to Blueno’s Tekkai and Soru techniques that are part of the Rokushiki martial arts style. Blueno was responsible for Luffy being able to master the Soru technique as he was able to observe his movements during their first fight. He believed Luffy to be a weak pirate and was thus left surprised when, fighting him a second time at Enies Lobby, the Straw Hat captain displayed his Gear 2 form and had mastered the Soru technique in such an absurd amount of time, even after only witnessing the move. He was completely overwhelmed by Luffy and was not able cope with Luffy’s onslaught. He remained defiant however, and chose to take Luffy’s Jet Bazooka head on with his strongest Tekkai, this proved to be too much for him as, after a delayed reaction, he fell to the ground, defeated. After his defeat to Luffy he was made a fugitive, alongside the rest of CP9, for failing in his mission. Luffy greatly disliked Blueno for taking away his crew mate, Robin, framing the Straw Hats for Iceburg’s attempted assassination, destroying Galley-La Headquarters and betraying the friends he had made in Water 7. Luffy still respected him as an opponent, however, and acknowledged he had to use his newly developed Gear 2 form to defeat him, and was prepared to use his Gear 3 form on him when he believed his second was not enough.

Spandam

Spandam is the former chief of CP9, a member of CP0, and an antagonist during the Water 7 Arc and Enies Lobby Arc. They share a completely hostile relationship and do not get on well. Due to his role as a government agent, Spandam loathes Luffy and sees his defiance towards the World Government as pure insanity. He also grossly underestimated Luffy and regularly taunted Nico Robin that he would inevitably fail to save her. Luffy, in turn, hates Spandam for trying to take Robin away from him and his crew and openly challenged the chief of CP9.

He played a behind-the-scene role during the Water 7 Arc after being informed by Admiral Aokiji that Robin is present on Water 7. He would not directly meet Luffy until the Enies Lobby Arc after Luffy, along with his crew, stormed Enies Lobby. After a confrontation, he attempted to take Robin towards the Gates of Justice but was eventually stopped by Franky. At the same time, Luffy and the Straw Hats had defeated Rob Lucci and the entirety of CP9. Despite his complete, and disastrous, failure he was made a member of CP0.

Spandam found Luffy to be completely insane and was often left stunned by his open defiance towards him and the World Government. This was highlighted when he pointed out the flag of the World Government and informed Luffy about the great meaning behind it, only for the Straw Hat captain to burn it down and declare war on them, leaving him speechless. He seriously underestimated Luffy’s abilities and did not concern himself when he stormed the base of Enies Lobby, but panicked when, after falsely believing he had only taken down five of his men, he was correctly informed that Luffy had taken down over a thousand Marines. When he saw that Blueno had been defeated by Luffy he was left stunned and could not believe a CP9 agent fell to a pirate. Whilst dragging Robin to the Gates of Justice he still underestimated Luffy and would gloat to her that Luffy was probably dead; this led to him going into a blind panic once he could hear Luffy closing in on him, Robin and Lucci, as the Straw Hat captain shouted Robin’s name. Luffy completely despises Spandam for his role in abducting Robin from his crew and for ultimately trying to kill her. He finds him to be both insufferable and uninteresting, as he picked his nose whilst disregarding the chief of CP9. He had no fear at all of Spandam and his role in the World Government and openly defied him numerous times. He ordered Sogeking to shoot down the flag of the World Government that Spandam proudly pointed to and challenged him head on when he questioned him if he really believed he could take on the entirety of the world.

Marine Headquarters

As a pirate, Luffy is naturally an enemy of the Marines. They started to take him more seriously after he defeated the villainous Marine Captain “Axe-Hand” Morgan and several known pirates such as Buggy the Clown, “Pirate Admiral” Don Krieg, and “Saw-Tooth” Arlong the fish-man. A 30,000,000 bounty was placed on his head after he had beaten Arlong. This reward eventually becomes 100,000,000 after he defeated Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords. Luffy’s bounty later increased to 300,000,000 after invading Enies Lobby, to 400,000,000 after the Summit War of Marineford because of his heritage and actions, to 500,000,000 after defeating Doflamingo, and to 1,500,000,000 after the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc. Most recently, after the Raid on Onigashima, they increased his bounty to 3,000,000,000 and recognized him as one of the Four Emperors.

Admirals

Borsalino

Borsalino, otherwise known as Kizaru, is an Admiral of the Marines. He first meets Luffy and his crew during the Sabaody Archipelago Arc after Luffy assaulted Charlos and he was sent to Sabaody to arrest or eliminate the Straw Hat captain, but found his attempts frustrated by the intervention of Silvers Rayleigh and Bartholomew Kuma. The two met again during the Summit War of Marineford where he interfered with Luffy’s attempts to save Ace multiple times and tried to prevent his escape from Marineford before being stopped by Benn Beckman. Before the timeskip, Kizaru did not particularly care too much about Luffy at the time due to his apathetic nature, but he did recognize how much of a troublemaker and dangerous person he was. However, he still looked down at Luffy and believed him to be a weak pirate, as shown when he faced the Straw Hat captain during the Summit War of Marineford, and ridiculed him and insulted Whitebeard for allowing someone so weak to lead his attack.

Nonetheless, he has commented that Luffy is scary after he was the first person to clear the wall and land in the plaza of Marineford and was also surprised when Luffy unleashed his Supreme King Haki. It was because of this use of Haki that he, along with his fellow Admirals, pursued Luffy to try and kill him as he believed it was a sign of the dangerous person he will become. Due to his exceptionally laid back attitude, Kizaru is ultimately not fazed by some of the actions Luffy commits and is not too upset after he managed to escape his grasp, twice. Luffy, at first, considered Kizaru an incredibly powerful enemy and generally tried to avoid fighting him. Luffy saw this strength when he and his crew confronted the Admiral at Sabaody, and attempted for him and his crew to retreat.

He was also thankful when Rayleigh intervened on their behalf due to this fact. Throughout the Summit War of Marineford, he was greatly frustrated by Kizaru’s constant interventions in his attempt to save Ace, having been defeated by him twice during the conflict. He also panicked when, after managing to reach Ace, the key to his seastone handcuffs was destroyed by Kizaru. However, he did not appear to take any personal offense to the ridicule he got from the Admiral and simply chose to carry on trying to rescue Ace. Following the death of his brother, the marine Admiral pursued the comatose Luffy when he was about to be rescued by Trafalgar D.

Water Law but the Red Hair Pirates arrived and Benn Beckman intervened on behalf of Luffy. When hearing Luffy was on Egghead, Kizaru was deployed to deal with Luffy again and aid Rob Lucci. The two clash when the Straw Hats and Vegapunk attempt to flee the island and this time, Luffy was confident he could fight him on equal footing thanks to his two years of training and the previous battles he had been through, even stating that he isn’t the same person on Sabaody to Kizaru. This proved true as Kizaru started to struggle against him, acknowledging that he earned his title of Emperor after defeating Kaidou. Eventually Luffy managed to incapacitate Kizaru using Gear 5, dealing damage even Kizaru took seriously to himself. After Luffy recovered his stamina he foiled Kizaru’s attempt to kill Bonney, with another powerful strike to the Admiral. Kizaru was now dismayed at the situation stating that he would be in trouble as he would be expected to take Luffy (and Sanji’s) heads. When Kizaru kicked Sanji away and stabbed through Vegapunk, Luffy then used Gear 5 giant form to restrain him from doing any more harm, causing him to cough up blood. In this state Luffy overpowered Kizaru, flattening both him and Saturn with Dawn Cymbal and flung the Admiral into a Marine ship.

Issho

Issho, otherwise known as Fujitora, is an admiral of the Marines and a supporting ally, as well as an antagonist, to Luffy and his crew during the Dressrosa Arc. Compared to most members of the Marines, Luffy and Fujitora arguably have the most positive relationship. Fujitora, like many others, has become intrigued with Luffy’s character and was willing to offer up his aid to him in his fight against Donquixote Doflamingo. Luffy has a lot of respect for Fujitora but also feels pity for him due to his blindness whilst still acknowledging his immense power. The two first met on Dressrosa, inside a casino, where Fujitora was gambling.

Whilst being taken advantage of by members of the Donquixote Pirates, due to his blindness, Luffy stepped in and clarified that he had actually won his bet. The two crossed paths again during Luffy’s attempt to reach Doflamingo but were soon interrupted by Pica. Although Fujitora attempted to frustrate Luffy’s efforts against Doflamingo, he had also become wary of the Seven Warlords and decided to aid the Straw Hats after he had become somewhat disillusioned with the Marines’ role in Dressrosa. He stated to King Riku that he wished to take a gamble on Luffy to save the kingdom. By the end of the arc, he eventually tried to apprehend Luffy and his crew and, after briefly fighting him, decided to let him escape once he realized that the citizens were trying to help him, causing him to ponder what kind of person Luffy truly is.

Fujitora very much has a complex view on Luffy, owing to Luffy’s complex nature. He views the Straw Hat captain as his enemy for being a pirate, but is conflicted by his kind heartiness and how his own sense of justice clashed with the Marines’ sense of justice. This results in him changing sides, from protecting Doflamingo, a Warlord, to supporting Luffy and his crew to save Dressrosa. He was troubled about having to arrest Luffy and instead decided to use his dices to make the decision for him, commenting that Luffy is a lucky person as his dices landed favorably for him two days in a row. During his brief fight with Luffy, he showed complete amusement at Luffy unusually calling out the direction of his own attacks because of his blindness, finding it absurd but also annoying as he was being pitied by him.

Following his fight against Luffy, he noticed that there was not a hint of anger in any of the voices of the citizens who were “chasing” Luffy out of their kingdom; instead, they seemed to adore him. Having blinded himself because he wished to no longer see the atrocities of the world, he admitted, for the first time in his life, that he now regrets his blindness because he cannot see Luffy’s face. This caused Fujitora to ponder what Luffy looks like and wanted to believe he has a kind face. He ultimately decided to drop the debris he had lifted into the sky on top of Doflamingo’s business associates who were trying to kill the Straw Hat captain, instead of Luffy and his crew, as a way to thank him. Luffy was not aware that Fujitora is an Admiral when he first met him and decided to help him when he was being cheated out of a game of dice by members of the Donquixote Pirates. Despite having learned he is an enemy, Luffy still pities him for being blind which led to him announcing every one of his attacks whilst fighting the Admiral, however, this prompted laughter from Fujitora which irritated Luffy. However, even though he patronized him, he still views Fujitora as a person that he and his crew must surpass as he declared that he should no longer run away from powerful foes like him, wanting to prove that his training was not for nothing. He was frustrated when Hajrudin forcibly took him away from his fight against Fujitora.

Captains

Koby

Koby is a Captain of the Marines, a former pirate, and the first friend Luffy made at sea. The two first met during the Romance Dawn Arc and became good friends rather quickly. They both share a close relationship and often wonder how each other are doing from time to time. Koby has huge admiration for Luffy and credits him with giving him the inspiration to try and fulfill his dream of becoming a strong Marine. Luffy found Koby’s cowardly nature to be pathetic but viewed him as a friend regardless.

He was very happy to see that Koby is trying to become a Marine and had grown a lot since he met him. The two met at the beginning of Luffy’s journey to become the Pirate King after he ended up in Alvida’s camp. Luffy broke out of his barrel and met Koby who he quickly befriended. He managed to defeat Alvida and thus liberated Koby from serving under her. The two travelled together to reach Shells Town so Luffy could recruit the notorious bounty hunter, Roronoa Zoro.

After rescuing Zoro, Koby and Luffy agreed to part ways. The two met again on Water 7, with Koby now being under the apprenticeship of Luffy’s grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, and after a brief fight and a friendly chat they parted ways once again. Koby was present during the Summit War of Marineford but only came across Luffy very briefly when he tried to stop him reaching Ace, but was immediately defeated. The two have not met since but Koby passionately keeps up to date with his friend’s exploits.

Despite being on opposite sides, the pair share an indomitable friendship. They take great pride in each other’s accomplishments and hold no prejudice or ill will for each other despite being enemies. They also completely accept that they will inevitably clash in the future and do not hold grudges when they do so, such as at the Summit War of Marineford, as they both fully understand each other’s obligations. The two like to talk about each other, but whilst Luffy openly discusses their friendship, Koby prefers to keep it hidden due to the strict nature of the Marines. When they reunited on Water 7, they both marveled at how much strong the other has gotten, Luffy was especially amazed over Koby’s drastic growth spurt.

Out of everyone he has met, Koby admires Luffy the most and cherishes his friendship with him as he was the first person who ever acknowledged him as a friend. When they first met, he was amazed by Luffy’s fierce determination to become the Pirate King and even divulged his own dreams of becoming a strong Marine to him. After seeing Luffy’s fearlessness, he was able to momentarily throw away his cowardly nature and insult Alvida instead of fearfully praising her. His admiration for Luffy led to him aiding Luffy in his quest to free Zoro, especially after he found his resolve to uphold “real justice” as a Marine. This admiration convinced Koby to officially join the Marines and to work hard to achieve his ultimate goal of becoming an admiral.

Because of the great respect he has for Luffy, he is determined to defeat and capture him one day as, to him, Luffy is the person he must measure himself up against in order to become a strong Marine. This has resulted in him trying to fight Luffy a few times but always being easily defeated, such as on Water 7 and again at the Summit War of Marineford. Following the time skip, Koby met Rebecca, a fellow admirer of Luffy, and found out about his recent exploits in Totto Land, crying tears of joy at his achievements. Koby is often stunned by Luffy’s fearless and straightforward attitude. He was crushed when Luffy bluntly told him he does not like him because he is a coward and was left stunned when he casually insulted Alvida.

When Luffy revealed his intention to recruit the Pirate Hunter, Zoro, he was shocked and desperately tried to discourage his new friend from attempting this. He panicked when Luffy punched the son of Captain Morgan, Helmeppo, and tried to hold him back. He watched in amazement as Luffy was able to overwhelm Captain Morgan during their fight in Shells Town. He was initially upset with Luffy, and punched him, after he revealed his past as a pirate to the local Marines. After being beaten up by Luffy he realized that Luffy was actually putting distance between them so he could become a Marine, as being associated with a pirate is extremely taboo.

He thus gave his friend a Marine salute as he sailed out of Shells Town and thanked him for what he had done for him. When he travelled with Garp to Water 7, he was left completely shocked when his commander revealed that, not only is he Luffy’s grandfather, but that the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, is Luffy’s father. During the Summit War of Marineford, he could not believe that Luffy not only fell out of the sky on to the battlefield but that he had also managed to escape from the infamous prison, Impel Down. Like Koby, Luffy cherishes the friendship they share and has a lot of faith in Koby to grow and become stronger.

When Luffy first met Koby he insulted him for his cowardly nature but still befriended him anyway. He was proud of him when he stood up to Alvida and saved him when she went to strike him with her mace. He decided to travel with him for a short while and relied on him as a navigator to get to Shells Town as he wished to recruit Zoro. Luffy does not pay much attention to Koby’s objections towards his actions, often completely disregarding them, nonetheless, he is happy to have him by his side despite how weak he is. He is also more than willing to attack Koby if the situation calls for it, as he knocked out his old friend with a single punch during the Summit War of Marineford when he stood in his way. Nonetheless, he considers Koby to be a very good friend and was very happy to meet him again in Water 7 where he reminisced with him and Helmeppo. He wants Koby to follow his dreams and was happy to motivate him to do so. When he found out that his dream is to become a Marine, but his past as a pirate would hinder his chances, he decided to help Koby by antagonizing and attacking him when the Marines came to remove him and Zoro from Shells Town in order to put distance between him and Koby so he could join the Marines. Luffy was overjoyed to see he had started to work to achieve his dream of becoming a strong Marine and was impressed by the improvements he had made. When Koby bluntly told him he wishes to become an Admiral and to defeat and capture him one day he was not at all bothered by this, instead being overjoyed to see how far Koby has come and gave him words of encouragement to meet him in the New World.

Morgan

Morgan is a former Marine captain and a wanted criminal. He was an antagonist to Luffy during the Romance Dawn Arc whilst in Shells Town. Luffy does not like Morgan and sees him as a cruel and abusive person. Like most Marines, Morgan dislikes Luffy because he is a pirate, but also because he damaged his ego and ended his luxurious lifestyle of being a Marine captain. Luffy arrived in Shells Town and noticed that the residents of the town cowered at the name of Morgan.

He later met Morgan’s son, Helmeppo, in a restaurant and overheard him bragging about his intentions not to honor his deal with Zoro and punched him. Luffy later stormed the Marine base for Zoro’s swords and angered Morgan in the process. He then fought him in the base’s courtyard and comfortably took him down, alongside his son, with the aid of Zoro. Due to being extremely prideful, egotistical and cruel, Morgan absolutely despised Luffy, not just for being a pirate but for openly defying him. He grew extremely angry when Luffy accidentally destroyed the statue he had built of himself and wished to kill him. He was somewhat shaken at seeing Luffy’s Devil Fruit powers, as this was his first time seeing one. Nonetheless, he still maintained his determination to take down Luffy but was easily bested by the pirate. When his son distracted Luffy by threatening Koby, he tried to land a sneak attack but was stopped by Zoro. Luffy did not like Morgan and recognized him as a cruel personal based on the reactions the townsfolk had just from mentioning his name, and again when he defeated him. Despite his notorious reputation among the Marines in East Blue, he was not at all worried about facing him, and took him on with a big smile as he knew how much stronger he was than the captain. Nonetheless, when he had subdued Morgan, he showed his hatred for the captain, as he punched Morgan whilst chastising him for ruining Koby’s idealistic views of the Marines.

Tashigi

Tashigi is a captain in the Marines who serves under Vice Admiral Smoker and has joined him as part of the G-5 squad. The two have rarely interacted, however, they have crossed paths and see each other as enemies. Tashigi, like her superior, Smoker, views Luffy as an enemy because he is a pirate, but has also begrudgingly come to respect him for his good deeds. Luffy does not have particular opinion of Tashigi but acknowledges her as a good person because she works alongside Smoker. Alongside Smoker, Tashigi watched as Luffy survived his execution from Buggy whilst in Loguetown and tried to chase after him and his crew, particularly Zoro, but lost her fight to the swordsman and allowed Luffy and his crew to escape.

She met Luffy and his crew again in Arabasta with the intent of apprehending them but ended up providing aid to Luffy when he was hunting down Crocodile. She was present at the Summit War of Marineford and notified Smoker of Luffy’s arrival, being just as surprised as he was that Crocodile was with him. She would not encounter Luffy again until after the time skip on Punk Hazard where she, after attempting to fight Luffy whilst in Smoker’s body, ends up working alongside him to defeat Caesar Clown and his subordinates. Due to Luffy being a pirate, she wishes to apprehend him and follows Smoker faithfully in order to achieve this. She feels both a sense of gratefulness, but also frustration, at having to rely on Luffy and his crew for help.

This was most apparent in Arabasta when, after being defeated by Nico Robin and ridiculed by Crocodile, she could do nothing but point Luffy in the direction that Crocodile went in. This greatly upset her and damaged her pride, as she scolded herself for being weak and having to rely on a pirate such as Luffy for help. However, during the Punk Hazard Arc she was a little more accepting of working alongside Luffy and his crew to take down Caesar Clown. Her respect for him has slightly improved as she chastised the troops of G-5 for denying the children’s wish to thank Luffy and his crew for what they did. Luffy never acknowledges Tashigi and has only interacted with her on two occasions, once in Arabasta and again in Punk Hazard. However, he gives her the benefit of the doubt due to her working alongside Smoker and tends to be friendly around her as oppose to hostile despite her being a Marine. He thanked her back in Arabasta when she gave him the direction that Crocodile went in. Luffy openly thinks she is weak as when he fought against her whilst she was in Smoker’s body he was disappointed at how much weaker “Smoker” had apparently gotten, and when he fought Smoker whilst he was in Tashigi’s body he commented that she had gotten strong. He also does not remember her name and tends to just refer to her as “the girl with glasses”.

Other Officers

Helmeppo

Helmeppo is an officer in the Marines and a minor antagonist to Luffy during the Romance Dawn Arc. They originally shared a hostile relationship but have come to see each other as friends since Helmeppo joined the Marines alongside Koby. Helmeppo is often amazed by Luffy’s abilities and considers him to be a great person, similar to Koby. Luffy has come to see him as a friend, but has struggled to remember who he is, nonetheless, he is kind to Helmeppo despite having originally hated him. Whilst in Shells Town, Luffy intended to recruit Roronoa Zoro into his crew but he was tied up to a post in a Marine base on the orders of Helmeppo, who is the son of the now disgraced Captain Morgan.

Eventually, Luffy worked with Koby to free Zoro and easily defeated Morgan and Helmeppo. Luffy would not meet Helmeppo again until the Post-Enies Lobby Arc where he was amazed to see he was now part of the Marines, alongside Koby, and has cleaned up his attitude. Helmeppo was also present at the Summit War of Marineford but the two did not cross paths. Originally, Helmeppo was incredibly antagonistic towards Luffy due to his self-entitlement for being the son of a famous Marine captain, however, he is also a complete coward and greatly feared Luffy as he was not only strong, but more than prepared to hit him. This results in him despising Luffy and tried to get his father to kill him but ended up getting hit by him.

Following his father’s defeat, and the loss of his luxurious lifestyle, he hated Luffy and at one point stabbed a doll resembling the Straw Hat captain. However, by the time of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, and after being trained under Luffy’s grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, he had a redeemed personality and was very friendly to Luffy but was disappointed that he only remembered him as a spoiled rich kid. Nonetheless, he sat with Luffy and Koby as the three reminisced about how they met. Like many others, he is shocked by Luffy’s actions and lineage, when he discovered that his father is Monkey D.

Dragon, and his grandfather is his own commander, Monkey D. Garp, he was stunned. His jaw dropped at the sight of seeing Luffy arrive to the Summit War of Marineford, and at the realization that he had escaped Impel Down. Luffy initially loathed Helmeppo, as he was furious when he overheard him bragging about not honoring the deal he made with Zoro, and proceeded to punch him. During his battle with Morgan, he punched Helmeppo for pointing a gun at Koby, leaving him defeated. He never thought much about Helmeppo after the incident in Shells Town and had mostly forgotten him by the time he met him again in Water 7. However, after remembering who he was, and seeing how much better he is, he treated him as a friend and is happy to see he is friends with Koby, who Luffy considered a close friend. He sat with both Helmeppo and Koby to reminisce about how they all met, gleefully informing Helmeppo about how Koby accidentally became a pirate, laughing at Koby’s expense.

Smoker

Smoker is a Vice Admiral of the Marines and the Commander of G-5. He is Luffy’s most prominent antagonist within the Marines, having hunted down the Straw Hat captain since the Loguetown Arc. They share a complex relationship as both enemies and allies due to their differing personalities but affinity for honor. Smoker believes Luffy is a troublesome pirate that he must capture but also understands that he is not a bad person. Luffy does recognize Smoker as an enemy but nonetheless likes to treat him as a friend since he believes him to be a good guy.

Whilst stationed in Loguetown, Smoker heard about the chaos being caused by pirates in the plaza and headed there to capture them. Having witnessed Buggy’s failed execution of Luffy, he tried to apprehend the Straw Hat captain but was stopped by Monkey D. Dragon who, unbeknownst to him at the time, is Luffy’s father. He followed Luffy all the way to Arabasta where he ended up getting captured alongside him and his crew by Crocodile. Because Luffy saved his life he allowed him to escape and temporarily left Arabasta due to urgent business.

He next encountered Luffy during the Summit War of Marineford and at one point managed to capture him but was kicked away by Boa Hancock whilst Luffy escaped his grasp yet again. On Punk Hazard, he came across Luffy once more and attempted to apprehend him but did not have the fighting strength to do so after he was put into Tashigi’s body due to Trafalgar Law’s Devil Fruit. He ended up working with Luffy and the Straw Hats to take down Caesar Clown and once more allowed Luffy to escape as a way to repay his work in defeating Caesar. Smoker is both greatly intrigued by Luffy as a person but also dislikes him because he is a pirate. Due to witnessing Gol D.

Roger’s execution, Luffy almost being executed by Buggy on top of Roger’s execution platform had a profound impact on Smoker as he was left stunned by Luffy’s willingness to embrace his death with a smile, exactly like Roger, and was even more stunned that it occurred on the anniversary of Roger’s execution. This piqued his interest in the Straw Hat captain and has resulted in him obsessively following Luffy to the Grand Line and the New World, having requested a transfer to the notorious G-5 unit for this specific purpose. When Dragon prevented him from capturing Luffy in Loguetown, he was completely perplexed why the most wanted man in the world would save a relatively unknown pirate at the time. Eventually, he was informed that Dragon is Luffy’s father and understood why he intervened. Whilst he was in Arabasta, he came across Portgas D.

Ace and was intent on capturing the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division Commander, however, after he saw Luffy he completely disregarded Ace and devoted his time and effort to capturing the Straw Hat captain instead, despite Ace being a much more notorious and dangerous pirate than Luffy at the time. He was confused to see Luffy working alongside Crocodile when the pair arrived, with their makeshift crew, at the Summit War of Marineford. Smoker finally understood why Dragon saved Luffy and he became determined to stop him from progressing into a future threat. He pursued Luffy during the conflict and momentarily caught him once more but was stopped by an enraged Hancock. Despite his dislike towards Luffy, Smoker harbors no serious hatred towards Luffy and does not seem intent on killing him but instead simply wants to capture him.

He is more than willing to work with Luffy if the situation calls for it, such as on Arabasta and Punk Hazard. He accepts that he owes Luffy and his crew a great deal, especially following the Arabasta Arc, as the Straw Hats had covered for the Marines’ mistake of failing to stop Crocodile’s plans coming to fruition. He was absolutely livid when the World Government intended to give him credit for Crocodile’s defeat and wanted the world to know it was Luffy and his crew that saved the kingdom. It was also during this arc that he reluctantly allowed Luffy and his crew to escape after Luffy had ordered his crew mate, Roronoa Zoro, to save his life as he could not swim due to being a Devil Fruit user. During the Summit War of Marineford, he complimented Luffy that he had gotten stronger as he pinned him down with his jitte.

He also decided to work with Luffy, his crew, and Trafalgar Law on Punk Hazard once it was revealed that Vergo had betrayed the Marines. Having succeeded in their mission, he reluctantly took part in a banquet that Luffy and his crew held and once more allowed him to escape his grasp. Due to having pursued Luffy for so long, he has picked up on his habits and was able to correctly predict that he would try and visit Raijin Island as it was extremely dangerous and is fully aware of Luffy’s reckless nature. Luffy found Smoker to be one of the toughest people he had faced when he met him in Loguetown, as he was the first Logia Devil Fruit user he had fought. This has led Luffy to, unusually, runaway from Smoker rather than fight him. However, despite him being his enemy, Luffy is pretty kind to Smoker and does not believe him to be a bad person despite his constant pursuit of him. Such is his fondness for Smoker, he ordered his crew mate, Zoro, to save Smoker’s life as they fell into water during their escape from Crocodile’s casino and was very happy to see him again when he arrived in the New World on Punk Hazard, admitting he worried about him following the Summit War of Marineford. He is very warm and friendly with Smoker even though they are enemies and often jokes with him despite his stoic nature. Following the time skip, Luffy was more than eager to fight Smoker on Punk Hazard, having now mastered all three types of Haki, but chose not to when he discovered that Smoker and Tashigi had their bodies swapped by Law. Luffy has the habit to refer to Smoker as “Smokey”.

Hina

Hina is an officer in the Marines and is a minor antagonist to Luffy and his crew at the end of the Arabasta Arc and the Marineford Arc. Hina, like many in the Marines, dislikes Luffy for being a pirate and hunts him down whenever the opportunity arises. Luffy treats Hina like any other Marine officer and tries to avoid confrontation with her, as a result, he has never had a serious interaction with her. On Arabasta, following Luffy’s victory over Crocodile, Hina arrived alongside Smoker. Hearing that Luffy and his crew were nearby, she opted to personally try and apprehend them all as they sailed away from the desert kingdom.

However, whilst seeking to entrap them, she was tricked by Bon Clay and his crew who posed as the Straw Hats, allowing the real Straw Hats to escape. She next encountered Luffy at the Summit War of Marineford and attempted to stop the Straw Hat captain but he was too quick for her and slipped away once again. Very much like every Marine, she wishes to capture Luffy as she believes him to be a dangerous pirate and a threat to the world. At Arabasta, she broke her strategic formation when she believed she had spotted Luffy and tried to pursue him, only to have been deceived by Bon Clay. However, it is apparent she does not necessarily hate Luffy as she was indulging of Smoker’s distaste for receiving credit for defeating Crocodile when it was Luffy. She also does not seem bitter about having allowed Luffy to escape and even smiled when she deduced that Smoker was pleased he managed to get away. She is also humble to Luffy, as when her attempt to ensnare him during the Summit War of Marineford, with her Devil Fruit powers, failed she complimented his speed and admitted he had bested her. Luffy first heard of Hina from Bon Clay when he had escaped with him out of Arabasta and was warned by his new friend that she is a dangerous Marine. Luffy was in tears as Bon Clay sacrificed himself to Hina in order to allow him to escape her. He eventually came face to face with Hina at the Summit War of Marineford and surprisingly remembered who she was. He was momentarily caught off guard by her Devil Fruit abilities but was ultimately able to escape from her rather easily. It appears he might have taken Bon Clay’s warning about Hina seriously as he opted not to try and fight her at the Summit War of Marineford despite going on to fight nearly every other enemy he encountered during the battle.

Sakazuki

Sakazuki, otherwise known as Akainu, is the Fleet Admiral of the Marines having previously been an Admiral, as well as one of Luffy’s sworn archenemies besides Marshall D. Teach. He and Luffy hold nothing but absolute hatred for each other and see one another as completely irredeemable enemies. Akainu loathes Luffy due to his absolute contempt for pirates and believes the Straw Hat captain is one of the biggest troublemakers out there. His hate is further fueled due to Luffy’s father being the Revolutionary Monkey D.

Dragon, the world’s most wanted criminal. In return, Luffy has undeniable hate for Akainu as he is the one who killed his sworn brother, Portgas D. Ace right before his very eyes. The two have only met once, during the Summit War of Marineford, and for the majority of the battle they rarely crossed paths. It was only towards the climax of the conflict that Akainu truly made his presence known to Luffy when he antagonized and then murdered Ace.

Because of this event, Luffy was sent into shock from the death of his brother and was rendered unconscious for the remainder of the battle. From then on, Akainu ruthlessly pursued Luffy until he was eventually stopped by the arrival of the emperor, Shanks. He has since cursed that day for allowing Luffy to escape and continues to hunt for the Straw Hat captain. Akainu believes Luffy to be the foremost biggest threat to the world because he is the son of Dragon and often refers to him as “Dragon’s son.” He witnessed Luffy’s arrival to the Summit War of Marineford and stated that Luffy is the pirate that must be taken care of the most. He has an extreme obsession to end Luffy’s life simply because of his lineage to Dragon and has stopped at nothing to achieve this goal.

He fought through the Whitebeard Pirates and Luffy’s allies just to try and kill him, and even ignored Blackbeard’s attack on Marineford and kept his focus on Luffy. He was only stopped when Koby momentarily brought the battlefield to a halt and the emperor, Shanks, had arrived, which allowed Luffy to escape. He has been frustrated by Luffy’s actions since he made his return following the time skip, as he was shocked and left angry when he was informed that Luffy had defeated the Warlord, Doflamingo and ranted at Admiral Fujitora to arrest him. Despite his complete hatred for Luffy, he was willing to acknowledge his tenacity when the Straw Hat captain managed to be the first to clear the wall and land into the plaza during the Summit War of Marineford. Akainu is one of only two characters (the other being Bartholomew Kuma) to have completely broken Luffy’s indomitable spirit, a staple of Luffy’s character.

He also left a great scar on his chest when he managed to land a hit on him whilst Jinbe carried an unconscious Luffy. Luffy completely hates Akainu despite having never even exchanged words with him, nor acknowledged him, up until he killed his brother, Ace. Luffy fell unconscious from the shock and became a broken person following the battle because of what Akainu did, but was soon saved by Jinbe’s words. He has never talked about Akainu but it is a safe bet to assume that there is no one else he hates more in the world than him and Blackbeard. When he was informed by Jinbe, whilst on Fish-Man Island, that Akainu had become the new Fleet Admiral following Sengoku’s resignation and after defeating his rival, Aokiji for the position, he was shown to have an angry expression on his face and placed his hand on the scar that he got from him. Sakazuki sent Fujitora to Dressrosa in order to deal with Luffy. After the Totto-Land incident, Sakazuki shown his rage on Luffy’s new bountry and regarding his mistake for not being able to kill Luffy at the Summit War. When Luffy became a new member of the Four Emperors, Akainu’s rage towards Luffy’s fame is gotten even worse. Hearing Luffy is on Egghead, Akainu comment that if Luffy wants to declare war, he would’ve consult with the Fleet Admiral first. Akainu dispatched Kizaru into dealing with Luffy.

Foosha Village is a port village on Dawn Island in the Goa Kingdom that is ruled by King Sterry. Luffy spent half of his childhood in Foosha Village and dominantly has nothing but happy memories being there. He got on well with everybody who lived there and was well known among the citizenry for his enthusiastic, brash, but joyful, personality. The people of Foosha Village are greatly fond of Luffy, they love him dearly and have found great joy in his success as a pirate. Luffy was born in Foosha Village and was the first place he called home.

He frequented Partys Bar as he was close to the barmaid, Makino, who gave him free food and drinks. It was here that he would eventually meet Shanks. However, he was taken away from the village by his grandfather, Garp, and taken to Dadan who lived in Mt. Colubo just outside the village. He sailed out of Foosha Village to begin his journey to become the Pirate King, waving goodbye to everyone.

Pretty much all of the village folk in Foosha Village are friendly with Luffy and enjoyed his loud and boisterous personality. Due to not having any parents to raise him, the villagers became very tolerant of Luffy and cared for his well-being. Many of the villagers came to Luffy’s aid when he was kidnapped by the bandit, Higuma, and tried to negotiate his safe return. When Garp returned to the village following the Summit War of Marineford a lot of them were greatly worried about Luffy’s well-being and asked Garp for some information about him. They saw Luffy off when he left to become the Pirate King after he turned 17 and have since followed his journey with a passion. Asides from the Mayor, they have no issue with Luffy being a notorious criminal and in fact take great pride in it. Luffy loves his hometown and fondly remembers the people there who helped raise him in the early parts of his childhood. He made numerous friends whilst there, particularly Makino, who acted almost like a mother and cared for him deeply, a sentiment he reciprocated. The Mayor of the village, Woop Slap, who is disgruntled about Luffy’s decision to be a pirate and his growing infamy, but nonetheless cares for his well-being. Gyoru and Chicken, who own the fish shop in the village and would sell their fish to Luffy, they are very happy about Luffy following his dream to become a pirate. It was whilst at Foosha Village that Luffy met Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, befriending all of them. It was his encounter with Shanks and his crew that sparked his dream to become the Pirate King.

Woop Slap

Woop Slap is the mayor of Foosha Village and has shared a close relationship with Luffy since he was a child. He is the only person, out of his entire village, that shows great disapproval of Luffy’s decision to become a pirate and has lamented his increasing notoriety. Luffy has rarely been seen interacting with Woop Slap, but cares for him as a member of Foosha Village and remembers him fondly. Throughout his childhood, Woop Slap has been watching over Luffy and has come to care for him deeply. He did his best to negotiate with the bandit, Higuma, for Luffy’s safe return.

When Luffy was taken to live with the Dadan Family he came to visit him alongside Makino. Due to his friendship with Makino, and being the mayor of the town, he has come to know Luffy extremely well and has grown fond of him. He attempted to negotiate Luffy’s safe return from the bandit, Higuma, until Shanks and his crew stepped in. He was extremely worried about Luffy’s well-being after the Summit War of Marineford and asked Garp if he knew anything. Ever since Luffy became a pirate he has been upset and often vents his frustration over Luffy’s actions, something he feels has brought shame on the village. However, despite his opposition, he still saw Luffy off on his journey to become the Pirate King. He is also one of the very few people who knows about Luffy’s origins. Luffy has never been seen directly interacting with Woop Slap and so his opinion of the mayor has never been expressed, however, he does not seem hostile towards him despite his objections of him becoming a pirate, and was seemingly grateful for his efforts to save him from Higuma. Just like how Luffy remembers the rest of the village fondly, it’s likely he remembers Woop Slap in much the same way.

Makino

Makino is a bartender at Partys Bar in Foosha Village, the hometown of Luffy. The two get on very well and have known each other throughout Luffy’s childhood. Makino cares for Luffy a great deal and is supportive of his dream to become the Pirate King, she is arguably the closest person Luffy had to a mother before Dadan. Luffy likes Makino a great deal, enjoying her company and being at her bar. The two have known each other since Luffy was a child.

They would often be in the bar together where Makino would give him free drinks and food. She alerted the mayor of Foosha Village, Woop Slap, as well as the town’s residents, when Luffy was taken away by the bandit, Higuma. Throughout Luffy’s time with Dadan she would come visit Luffy, Ace and Sabo to deliver new clothes to them. She saw Luffy off when he started his journey to become the Pirate King. Luffy would visit her bar frequently where he eventually would meet Shanks.

Although he has never stated what he thinks of Makino, it is apparent that he cares for her a lot and enjoyed being in her company. When he saw her again whilst living with Dadan he was overjoyed and hugged her. He is grateful for all the things she would do for him and treats Makino with a lot of respect, finding her kindness endearing. Makino is very loving of Luffy and almost acts as a mother to him. She would regularly give him free food and drinks at her bar and jokingly say she would add it to his treasure tab. She is very supportive of Luffy’s dream and is happy with whatever Luffy decides to do with his life so long as he is happy. She was devastated at the news of Ace’s death and cried over the thought of what Luffy must be going through. She keeps up to date with his exploits and is seen smiling whenever his bounty goes up.

Shells Town

Shells Town is the home of a Marine base in East Blue. The citizenry there hold Luffy in high regard for having defeated the tyrannical Marine captain, Morgan. They were very hospitable towards Luffy and upset when the Marines forced Luffy to leave the town. Luffy did not initially care for the citizens there, but was happy to have saved them from Morgan and appreciated their warm hospitality. Luffy arrived in Shells Town after defeating the pirate, Alvida, and befriending Koby.

He explored the island to find Roronoa Zoro, who he wanted to recruit, and was able to find him in the court yard of the local Marine base. Having defeated the Marine captain stationed there, he inadvertently won the admiration of the citizens and left the island leaving a positive impression on the people there. The citizens of Shells Town generally hold the view that pirates are bad people and are pretty content with being under the direct protection of the Marines there. However, due to Luffy having no actual notoriety or bounty, they were blissfully unaware that he was a pirate. However, they became frantic when Luffy assaulted Helmeppo, who is the son of Morgan, and feared for their own safety. Following his victory over the Marine captain all of the citizens came to admire Luffy and were upset when the Marines, led by Ripper, kicked them off island, protesting the decision. Some local residents, such as Ririka, and her daughter, Rika, became friendly with Luffy and allowed him to eat at her home. When he arrived, Luffy noted that the mention of Morgan’s name caused the townsfolk to cower in fear, with Koby adding that they seemed more fearful of the Marine captain’s name than Zoro’s. Ultimately, Luffy paid no mind to it and carried on looking for Zoro. After defeating Morgan, Luffy was happy to find out he had saved the town from his tyranny and was appreciative of their kindness towards him.

Rika

Rika is the daughter of Ririka, is a waitress for the Marines on Shells Town, and a supporting ally to Luffy during the Romance Dawn Arc. She is very fond of Luffy and appreciated his help in defeating the Marine Captain, Morgan, and freeing Roronoa Zoro. She finds him to be a kind person and incredibly strong. Luffy was very kind to Rika and at one point saved her when she was thrown by a Marine. He came to like her a lot, despite only getting to know her for a short while.

When Luffy arrived in Shells Town to recruit Zoro, he found Rika running into the Marine base courtyard in order to give Zoro some food. After saving her, he quickly befriended the young girl and got the full story about Zoro’s situation which ultimately convinced him to get Zoro to join his crew, having initially been concerned about whether he was a good person or not. After defeating Morgan, he ate at Rika’s mother’s house and waved goodbye to her as he sailed out of Shells Town. Rika was very thankful when Luffy saved her and was overjoyed when he told her that Zoro ate the rice balls she had made him. She informed Luffy about the situation regarding Zoro and wanted him to save the swordsman.

She was amazed when she saw Luffy punch Helmeppo and called him cool for doing so. When her mother took her back inside, away from Luffy, she was visibly saddened. Upon Luffy’s victory over Morgan she was happy to have him inside her home and complimented him, but was upset when the Marines told him that he had to leave the island. She joined Koby with her mother to wave goodbye to him. She has kept a bounty poster of Luffy since joining the Marines, and has it pinned onto her wall. Rika often refers to Luffy as “Onii-san” (big brother). Luffy saved Rika as soon as he saw her get thrown out of the courtyard by a Marine, quickly befriending the young girl. After visiting Zoro, and feeding him the rice balls she had made, he informed her that Zoro enjoyed eating them in order to cheer her up. Luffy was grateful when she informed him about the situation regarding Zoro, as it convinced him to recruit Zoro. He was amused when Rika told him that she thinks he is cool for punching Helmeppo, and was happy when she commented how strong he is after he defeated Morgan. He waved goodbye to Rika, as well as her mother, Koby and the Marines as he sailed out of Shells Town.

Marines

The Marines stationed on Shells Town share a positive relationship with Luffy and are grateful to him for saving them, and their citizens, from their ruthless captain, Morgan. Luffy was friendly to the Marines, due to his general apathy towards them, and acknowledged them as friendly people whilst being aware they are his natural enemies. When Luffy arrived in Shells Town, the Marines stationed there had no idea he was a pirate, thus allowing Luffy to wander the town freely. It was only after he had assaulted Helmeppo, destroyed the statue of Morgan, and freed Zoro that they deduced he is a pirate. They fought him, at the behest of their vicious commander, Morgan, but were easily defeated.

When Luffy was victorious against Morgan they showed their happiness at his victory and were grateful to him for liberating them from him. However, they ultimately kicked him off the island due to their obligations as Marines. The Marines of Shells Town hold complete animosity towards pirates, but they were unaware that Luffy was one until after the events on Shells Town and thus did not have an opinion on him. They attacked him out of fear of Captain Morgan, but also out of their duty as Marines. They soon came to also fear Luffy as he was the first Devil Fruit user they had encountered and realized they could not take him on, especially after he successfully freed Zoro. They watched in amazement as Luffy was easily besting Morgan and became extremely happy at his victory over their commander. Despite being grateful for what he had done, they were still obligated to kick him off the island for being a pirate, but gave him a salute as he sailed away to acknowledge him, even though doing so is a major violation of Navy law. Luffy is generally apathetic towards the Marines, and judges people on their actions and words rather than allegiances. This resulted in him only becoming hostile towards the Marines when they tried to attack him, but became friendly with them once they showed their gratitude towards him for defeating Morgan. He found it amusing that they celebrated his victory, and understood that they must have hated their commander. However, Luffy is well aware that the Marines are his enemies and agreed to leave the island at their behest without holding a grudge, happily waving them all goodbye as he sailed away.

Orange Town

Orange Town is a young village in East Blue that was besieged by the Buggy Pirates during the Orange Town Arc. The citizens of Orange Town do not like Luffy and his crew because they are pirates and had assaulted their mayor, Boodle, who they care for dearly. This led to them chasing him and his friends out of their town. Luffy does not hold a grudge over this misunderstanding, happily accepting the situation for what it is and fled the town with Nami and Zoro. For the entirety of the Orange Town arc, the citizens had fled as their town had been taken over by the Buggy Pirates.

They returned to the town once Luffy and his crew had defeated the Buggy Pirates, but chased him and his friends out of their town, believing them to be responsible for the damage that had been done and for assaulting their mayor. Due to a misunderstanding, the citizens do not like Luffy at all. After finding Boodle knocked out, they wished to know who had harmed him and grew furious when Luffy admitted he was responsible, and became even more angry when he admitted that he is also a pirate. This led them to chase Luffy and his friends out of their town, but were left confused by the local dog, Chouchou, who Luffy had befriended, getting in their way, and were even more bewildered when the mayor, himself, wished to see them off. Luffy had no qualms with the citizens chasing him out of town. He was initially disinterested with their situation and did not care that their town was being attacked by Buggy and his crew, only getting involved after befriending Nami, Chouchou and Boodle. He was extremely nonchalant towards them and openly admitted that he was the one responsible for knocking out Boodle, but choose not to inform them why he did it, as he believed it would be futile. Whilst being chased out he was smiling happily and praised them to Nami, finding them admirable for how much they cared about one person. He left some of Buggy’s treasure behind so they could repair the damage done to their town as a bit of goodwill towards Boodle.

Boodle

Boodle is the mayor of Orange Town and a supporting ally of Luffy during the Orange Town Arc. He is very friendly to Luffy when he first met him, wishing to aid him in his fight against the Buggy Pirates, and was grateful for saving his town. Luffy got on well with Boodle, respecting him as a determined individual who wishes to defend his town, and cared for his well-being. Whilst Luffy was trying to get the key from Chouchou, Boodle arrived and explained the dog’s story to Luffy and Nami. Feeling inspired by Luffy, Boodle prepared to take on Buggy and his crew, but was knocked out by Luffy.

He woke up at the conclusion of the fight and thanked Luffy and his small crew for what they had done. Despite him being a pirate, Boodle showed no hostility whatsoever towards Luffy, and was more than willing to aid his crew mate, Zoro, who had been injured. He felt comfortable enough to inform Luffy about why Chouchou was so devoted to the Pet Store. He was amazed to see Luffy had survived after being attacked by Richie and was worried for him when he intended to face off against the lion along with his owner, Mohji. When Nami went to attack Luffy he stopped her from doing so, as he understood Luffy was not to blame for the pet store being destroyed. Boodle became inspired by Luffy’s determination to defend his village and decided to try and do so himself, telling Luffy to no longer get involved, but Luffy knocked him out. When he woke up, in contrast to the villagers that chased Luffy and his crew out of their town, he tearfully thanked Luffy for saving his village. After meeting Boodle, Luffy openly stated he likes the old man. He listened to Boodle tell him the story of Chouchou, and it was because of this story that he became enraged by Mohji and Richie’s actions against the dog. When Boodle gathered the courage to fight, Luffy encouraged him and was impressed by his determination to fight. However, after Nami’s protests he promised her that he would not let Boodle die and proceeded to slam his face into a wall to knock him out, protecting him by making sure he could not get involved. After his victory against the Buggy Pirates, Luffy sailed out of Orange Town but was happy to see Boodle before he left and waved goodbye to him, and decided to leave him some of Buggy’s treasure so he could repair the damage to his village.

Cocoyasi Village

The citizens of Cocoyasi Village reside in East Blue, on the Conomi Islands, and have become supporters of Luffy and the Straw Hats. They have huge appreciation for what Luffy did for them and for his friendship with Nami, who they all care for. Luffy likes the people of Cocoyasi Village and was happy to have saved them all from Arlong. For ten years, the people of Cocoyasi Village have been subjugated by Arlong and his crew. When Luffy arrived, Nami had almost completed the fee she agreed with Arlong for him to leave her hometown.

However, he betrayed this deal, devastating Nami, which compelled the citizens of Cocoyasi Village to fight him off for upsetting her. Luffy, however, stepped in on their behalf, at the request of Nami, and fought Arlong. Following his victory they celebrated with Luffy, Nami and his crew for three days before they happily watched as he sailed away, with Nami now being a member of the Straw Hat Pirates. Initially, the people of Cocoyasi Village paid no mind to Luffy, unaware of who he was or his connections with Nami. As a result, they were confused why he, along with Zoro, Sanji and Usopp were so willing to fight on their behalf.

Through the words of Johnny and Yosaku, they allowed Luffy to fight for them and cheered him on. They were overjoyed at Luffy’s victory, having now regained their independence from the Arlong Pirates. Their trust in Luffy is extremely high, as they were happy with Nami, who they care for deeply, to join his crew, having faith in his abilities to keep her safe. They partied with Luffy and his crew for three days straight following his victory over Arlong and waved goodbye to them all as they left Cocoyasi Village. Luffy arrived on Cocoyasi Village having very little interest in the village’s current situation, and outright ignored Nojiko’s attempts to explain their’s, and Nami’s, plight. However, once Nami tearfully asked him to help her he became extremely determined to defeat Arlong and his entire crew for her, and by extension, for the people of Cocoyasi Village. He appreciated their support, and the help Nojiko and Genzo provided. Following his victory, he joyfully partied with the citizens of Cocoyasi Village and said goodbye to them all before leaving with Nami and his crew, whilst being amused that Nami had pickpocket all of them.

Johnny And Yosaku

Johnny and Yosaku are the fishermen of Cocoyasi Village, former bounty hunters, and allies to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Baratie Arc and the Arlong Park Arc. They both have great admiration and trust in Luffy, especially as their long time friend, Zoro, was a member of his crew. Luffy was fond of the pair and was happy to have them along as allies whilst at the Baratie, and again at Cocoyasi Village. Luffy first met Johnny and Yosaku whilst out at sea after he and Usopp fired a canon ball at an island they were resting on. After a brief confrontation, that ended with Yosaku being treated for scurvy by the Straw Hats, they became friendly and directed the crew towards the Baratie as they were in need of finding a cook.

At the Baratie they stayed aboard the ship with Nami but were tricked by her as she sailed away with the Going Merry and the crew’s treasure. Following Luffy’s victory over Don Krieg, Yosaku helped Luffy and Sanji reach Cocoyasi Village to meet up with Johnny, Zoro and Usopp to get Nami back. They worked as allies of the Straw Hats to help them defeat Arlong and his crew. Following this victory, they decided to go continue their lives as bounty hunters, saying farewell to the Luffy and his crew, but eventually became fishermen for Cocoyasi Village. Johnny and Yosaku got off to a bad start with Luffy after he hit them with a canon ball, with Johnny trying to attack the Straw Hat captain, but relented when he saw Zoro, his friend and fellow bounty hunter, was a member of his crew.

The pair became friendly with Luffy and was extremely thankful after his crew saved Yosaku’s life from scurvy. They felt extremely guilty for being tricked by Nami, resulting in Luffy and his crew losing their ship and treasure. Whilst Luffy fought against Don Krieg they took care of Zoro after his crushing defeat at the hands of Dracule Mihawk and agreed to sail ahead to try and get Nami back for him. The pair have great faith in Luffy’s abilities and strength as a fighter and whilst on Cocoyasi Village they prevented the villagers from trying to attack Arlong, knowing they’d get killed, and instead made them wait for the arrival of Luffy and his crew, playing a key role in stirring up the villager’s faith in Luffy and his friends. Despite their confidence in Luffy, they were terrified at the prospect of facing Arlong and initially tried to run away out of fear, but were compelled to ultimately fight after hearing about Nami’s past.

Following Arlong’s defeat they decided to bid Luffy and his crew farewell but wished to meet them again one day. A sign of their great respect for Luffy is how they refer to him as “brother”. Luffy gets on well with Johnny and Yosaku despite having angered them when he hit them with a canon ball. Due to being friends with Zoro he viewed them as his friends by extension, and was more than happy for Nami to heal Yosaku back to full health. Luffy became grateful for the aid they provided, such as directing them towards the Baratie to find a cook. He sympathized with their desire to help Zoro in his fight with Mihawk, despite stopping them, and was thankful to them for taking care of his swordsman after he was seriously injured from the fight. He trusted them enough to sail on ahead and go after Nami whilst he dealt with Don Krieg. Luffy did not harbor any grudge towards the pair for being tricked by Nami and losing his ship. However, he later became extremely angry with Johnny when he claimed that Nami had killed Usopp, threatening to beat him up for saying such things about her. After his victory, he was very thankful for all their help and hoped to see them again some day.

Nojiko

Nojiko is Nami’s adoptive older sister, the owner of a tangerine farm in Cocoyasi Village, and a supporting ally during the Arlong Park Arc. She initially tried to discourage Luffy and his crew from getting involved but accepted his help after realizing how strong he is. Nojiko came to see Luffy as a hero after his victory over Arlong and trusted him to look after Nami as a member of his crew. Although he initially disregarded her, Luffy appreciated Nojiko’s help during his fight with Arlong and respects her as Nami’s adoptive sister. The two first met when Luffy arrived on Cocoyasi Village and had just gotten into a dispute with Nami.

Nojiko intended to inform Luffy, and his crew, about the situation with Nami and the Arlong Pirates but he chose not to listen to her and walked off. They would cross paths again when Luffy, along with Sanji, Zoro and Usopp, walked to Arlong Park after Nami pleaded for his help. Throughout the fight, Nojiko supported Luffy and helped to prevent him from drowning, along with Genzo. She was overjoyed at his victory and watched happily as he sailed away with Nami as a part of his crew. It appears Nojiko did not want Luffy to be involved with Nami’s business as she intended to inform him about the difficult situation Nami’s in as a means to discourage him but was cut short by his blunt refusal to listen.

This encounter made her realize why Nami has a hard time dealing with him as he is just as stubborn as she is. However, this rough first meeting did not give her any bad feelings towards Luffy. She was shocked, like most of the villagers, at the raw strength Luffy possesses and soon began to place her faith in him. This led to her aiding the Straw Hat captain when he was in danger of dying after being thrown into the pool of water. She worked with Genzo to keep his head above water, thanks to his Devil Fruit powers, whilst also trying to break the rock that was keeping him underwater. At one point she was worried when he stopped breathing and tried to resuscitate him. She was relieved to see he had regained consciousness and was overjoyed when Sanji broke him free. Following Luffy’s victory she came to respect him a lot and was more than happy with Nami sailing with him and his crew. She is extremely grateful to him for having liberated her and her village from the Arlong Pirates. When Luffy first met Nojiko he openly refused to listen to her offer of informing him about Nami’s past, instead choosing to go for a walk, as he had already made up his mind about Nami and thus did not care to hear what Nojiko had to say. Nonetheless, he was extremely grateful for her aid in keeping him alive after he had been thrown into the pool of water and for helping to get him free to continue his fight with Arlong. Following his victory he had come to acknowledge her as an important person in Nami’s life.

Genzo

Genzo is the sheriff of Cocoyasi Village and a supporting ally to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Arlong Park Arc. Although having some reservations over Luffy getting involved in his village’s business, he became extremely grateful to Luffy for defeating Arlong, and especially for helping Nami. Luffy appreciated Genzo’s aid during his fight with Arlong and respects him as an important person in Nami’s life, having stood by the promise he made to him before leaving with her. After Nami had betrayed him and his crew, Luffy followed her to Cocoyasi Village in order to get her back. Once Nami asked for Luffy’s help, he walked to Arlong Park, alongside Sanji, Zoro and Usopp in order to take on Arlong before Genzo and the rest of the villagers took matters into their own hands.

With some help from Genzo at one point, Luffy was able to defeat Arlong and liberate the village. During the subsequent party Luffy met Genzo at Bell-mère’s grave, Nami’s foster mother, and promised Genzo he would never take Nami’s smile away before leaving the next day. Genzo appeared somewhat perplexed about Luffy’s willingness to get involved with his village’s plight, as he was determined to take matters into his own hands for what Arlong had done to Nami. However, after witnessing Luffy’s strength, and realizing he was capable of actually defeating Arlong, he chose to support the Straw Hat captain. When Luffy was thrown into the water whilst weighed down by a piece of rock to his feet, Genzo aided him by keeping his head above the water, thanks to Luffy’s Devil Fruit ability, and worked with Nojiko to break the rock after they restarted his breathing.

At one point, he was worried that Luffy would not make it. He was relieved that Luffy had broken free and watched on as he fought Arlong. He was overjoyed at the Straw Hat captain’s eventual victory. Genzo came to see Luffy as a good friend to Nami and felt he could trust him with her life, however he still felt compelled to warn Luffy that he would hunt him down and kill him if he ever took Nami’s smile away. As Luffy left with Nami and the rest of his crew, he reminded Luffy to not forget the promise they had made. Although Luffy only intended to defeat Arlong for Nami’s sake, he was more than happy to have helped Genzo and the rest of the villagers. He appreciated the help that Genzo provided to him by keeping his head above water so he would not die. He also understands how much of an important person Genzo is to Nami and reassured him that he will never take Nami’s smile away, despite initially being flabbergasted when he threatened him. When Genzo reminded him of the agreement they made as he sailed out of Cocoyasi Village, he gave him a thumbs up to show his commitment to their promise.

Drumsakura Kingdom

Wapol

Wapol is a king, a one-time pirate, and was Luffy’s enemy during the Drum Island Arc. He and Luffy grew to strongly dislike each other throughout the arc. Luffy believes Wapol is a terrible and cruel king who does not properly understand what it means to be a pirate, while Wapol views Luffy as an extremely annoying brat who gets in the way of his desires and disregards his rights as a king, often throwing tantrums over him. By the time of the Levely Arc, Wapol seems to let go of his grudge against Luffy. They first met when the Straw Hats were heading towards Drum Island and Wapol tried to ambush Luffy and his crew.

He greatly annoyed Luffy by taking a bite out of the Going Merry and the two quickly ended up fighting. Wapol tried to eat Luffy, but this was futile because of Luffy’s Devil Fruit. Luffy then quickly defeated Wapol and sent him flying out to sea. Wapol was later able to catch up to Luffy on Drum Island and, in his quest for vengeance, tried to hinder his attempts to carry both Nami and Sanji to safety, but this also failed. Wapol appeared again towards the end of the arc, having returned to try to retake his throne.

The two fought yet again, and although this fight dragged out longer than their first bout, the results remained the same. Luffy has an extremely low opinion of Wapol and does not like him for trying to eat a part of his ship. He was also irritated when Wapol tried to prevent him from getting Nami to a doctor. He was angry with Wapol for trying to shoot down the flag atop his former castle, believing him to be a fraud for not understanding the meaning of the flag. He also does not appear to take Wapol’s threats seriously, as he ignored him numerous times and shouted at Wapol that he does not care he is a king under the World Government. Throughout the Drum Island Arc, Wapol’s spitefulness and childish tantrums were most apparent regarding Luffy, often getting upset by the latter’s disregard of him being a former king recognized by the World Government, even planning to make laws to specifically stop some of the irritating things Luffy did to him. Despite his clear hatred of Luffy, he still tried to offer him positions in his kingdom as a way to beg for mercy just before the Straw Hat captain defeated him. However, the time of the Levely Arc, Wapol seemed to drop his grudge against Luffy as it was thanks to him that he was able to find new success and rule a new kingdom.

Dalton

Dalton is the king of the Sakura Kingdom (formerly known as Drum Kingdom), a former Royal Guard under the former king, Wapol, and an ally to Luffy and his crew during the Drum Island Arc. He was initially hostile, due to Luffy’s status as a pirate, but was won over by his sincerity and has come to respect the Straw Hat captain for defeating Wapol and saving the kingdom. Luffy respects Dalton highly and was immensely thankful for his aid to help his friend, Nami, get medical help. Luffy arrived on Drum Island, after defeating Wapol, and was met with a hostile reception by Dalton and the villagers. However, Dalton was won over by his and Vivi’s pleas to help their friend and allowed them to stay in the village.

He informed Luffy of the kingdom’s current situation and how, despite being famous for their medical expertise, there is only one doctor on the entire island, Dr. Kureha. He told him where he could find her and wished him luck on his journey there. Dalton would later encounter Luffy when he traveled to the residence of Dr. Kureha to confront Wapol, but arrived after Luffy had already defeated the tyrannical former king.

Due to the kingdom having recently been attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates, Dalton became extremely hostile to any and all pirates, holding Luffy and his crew at gun point. However, he was convinced by Luffy’s sincere wish to just help his friend and chose to aid him. He soon became friendly with Luffy and informed him about the current situation of the kingdom. This friendship turned him into an ally as he was more than willing to direct Luffy to the location of the doctor and tried to warn him about the difficulty of the journey. By the end of the Drum Island arc, he was amazed, and thankful, that Luffy defeated Wapol, liberating the kingdom once and for all, and ultimately came to see him as a genuinely kind hearted person. Following the time skip, he attended the Levely, having since become king, and made friends with Rebecca who is very fond of Luffy, admitting to the princess that he likes Luffy a lot. Luffy did not initially reciprocate the hostile reception he got from Dalton and pleaded with him to allow his friend to see a doctor, however, he was furious when one of his men shot Vivi and went to attack them all until Vivi stopped him. After being convinced by Vivi, he begged Dalton to allow his friend to see a doctor. He was very grateful when Dalton allowed him and his crew to land on the island and was even more grateful for the information he provided to find their only doctor. Luffy also became empathetic to Dalton and the citizen’s plights, understanding their animosity for pirates and hatred for Wapol, who Luffy also hated. This led Luffy to eventually fight, and defeat, the former king on behalf of Dalton, as well as his new friend, Chopper.

Dr Kureha

Kureha is a doctor, the head of the Isshi-100, the adoptive mother and mentor to Chopper, and an ally to Luffy and his crew during the Drum Island Arc. The two have a friendly, but volatile, relationship due to Kureha’s strong willed, no-nonsense, personality. Kureha is impressed by Luffy’s sheer will power and devotion to his friends, but also believes him to be a dangerous person. Luffy was extremely grateful for Kureha’s aid in helping Nami and Sanji get better. After leaving Little Garden, Nami became sick from a mysterious illness she picked up, from a bug, whilst there, which led to the crew traveling to Drum Island in order to get her to a doctor.

Arriving, they were informed that Dr. Kureha is the only doctor on the entire island and that she lives on top of a mountain with no direct footpath. Luffy thus decided to carry Nami up the mountain in order for Kureha to make her better. Whilst on their way, Sanji was injured and Luffy had to carry him, as well. Once Luffy arrived, Dr.

Kureha and Chopper immediately began treatment for the three friends. She later spectated Luffy, Sanji and Chopper’s fight against Wapol and his men, where he eventually defeated the former king. Kureha, despite being 139 years old, is in-denial about her elderliness and thus takes offence to Luffy referring to her as “old”, often attacking him. She was also annoyed when Luffy tried to eat Chopper and chased after him. Despite this, she is very sincere to Luffy and his crew mate’s situation, as she immediately began medical procedures to get him, Nami and Sanji back to health, and took care of Sanji when he re-injured himself in the fight against Wapol’s men.

She was stunned when Chopper informed her that Luffy had carried both his friends up the mountain, finding it inconceivable that someone could do such a thing, and reassured a desperate Luffy that she will make his friends well again. It is perhaps this determination, and the fact he defeated Wapol, that she was ultimately happy that Chopper joined his crew, even though she stated that he is a dangerous man after noting that he bears the initial, “D”, in his name. She smiled as she watched Luffy dispatch the former king, commenting that the Drum Kingdom has been brought down by a pirate. Luffy was very grateful to Dr. Kureha for saving his friends. When he arrived at her home he begged her to save Nami and Sanji, instead of his own life, and was relieved when she reassured him that she would help them. He tried to recruit her into his crew at one point, as he still needed a doctor on his ship, but was rejected by her. Luffy was mostly unbothered when she attacked him and continued to pester her to join his crew, whilst offending her about her age. However, he became fearful of her violent nature, as he ran in fear when she chased after him and Sanji for wanting to eat Chopper.

Jaya

Masira And Shoujou

Masira and Shoujou are sworn brothers, followers of Mont Blanc Cricket and allies to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Jaya Arc. Despite having gotten off to a bad start with Luffy and his crew, the two brothers became very good friends with Luffy and were grateful for his efforts in solving the mystery of the lost City of Gold for them and Cricket. Luffy was initially hostile to the two brothers when they briefly met, but became good friends with them after befriending and saving Cricket. Whilst looking for how to get to a Sky Island, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji dived into the water to investigate a ship that had fallen from the sky. Masira soon arrived and dived into the sea as well where he met Luffy and his crew mates.

After escaping from a giant sea turtle and landing back on the Going Merry, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji kicked Masira off their ship. Later, as they were sailing out of Jaya, the crew met Shoujou who intercepted their ship. Initially having a pleasant conversation, he became hostile when Luffy revealed he had beaten up his brother, Masira, and tried to attack Luffy and his crew but they managed to flee. The brothers would encounter Luffy and his crew again on Jaya when they saved their leader, Mont Blanc Cricket, and became immediately grateful and friendly. The brothers shared hostility towards Luffy but it never mounted to anything serious.

In fact, both of them got on well with the Straw Hat captain and only really became hostile through misunderstandings. When they reunite on Jaya, after Luffy’s doctor, Chopper, saves Mont Blanc Cricket, they become completely good friends with Luffy. Shoujou even praised Luffy for being able to literally kick Masira off his ship despite being small, even though he got angry with the Straw Hat captain over this incident earlier. Masira often comically blushes when Luffy compares him to a monkey, taking it as a compliment. The two brothers were more than happy to help the Straw Hats reach a Sky Island and helped to reinforce the Going Merry for the dangerous trip.

They were also very grateful to him for retrieving Cricket’s possessions after the Bellamy Pirates robbed them. They were with Cricket when they saw Luffy’s shadow in the sky and heard him ring the famous bell, informing them both that the lost City of Gold they had all been searching for is in the sky, not the ocean. They were incredibly happy at this revelation and were happy to finally move on to their next dream. Luffy was mostly indifferent towards the two brothers, unintentionally winning them over before accidentally angering them both. He annoyed Masira for taking the ‘treasure’ he found whilst salvaging the ship and angered Shoujou for having attacked Masira. However, he held no actual animosity towards them and when he reunited with them he immediately informed them of Cricket’s condition and that he and his crew were helping him. This led to him sitting outside and having a pleasant chat with the brothers. Luffy was very thankful for the help they provided so that he and his crew could reach Skypiea. He became endeared to the determination that Cricket and the brothers have to finding the lost City of Gold in order to exonerate Cricket’s ancestor, Mont Blanc Noland. This led to Luffy becoming determined to ring the golden bell on Skypiea. He called out to the brothers and Cricket when he finally managed to do so, hoping they could hear the bell.

Mont Blanc Cricket

Mont Blanc Cricket is the descendant of famed explorer, and falsely branded liar, Mont Blanc Noland, and a former pirate. He met, and became friends, with Luffy and his crew during the Jaya Arc. He came to like Luffy a great deal and offered vital information on how he could reach a Sky Island, and confined in him his goals of finding the lost City of Gold. Luffy was impressed by his determination to find the missing city and became determined to help him in this endeavor. Whilst on Jaya, after Luffy’s confrontation with the Bellamy Pirates, Nico Robin found a lead on a man named Mont Blanc Cricket who might have information on how to reach a Sky Island.

The crew arrived at his house and, after a brief misunderstanding, aided Cricket back to health from his decompression sickness due to his constant deep sea dives. They learned of Cricket’s story, about his ancestor being branded an infamous liar for claiming there was a City of Gold on Jaya, and how that has tarnished his name as well. He then provided information on how to reach a Sky Island, admitting it’s possible the City of Gold is in the sky, but that he was skeptical. Whilst Luffy and his crew were out looking for a South Bird, Cricket was attacked and robbed by the Bellamy Pirates, which infuriated Luffy. After getting revenge, and reclaiming Cricket’s stolen items, Luffy traveled to Skypiea where he made it his absolute goal to ring the famous bell of Shandora, that Mont Blanc Noland once mentioned, to let Cricket know that the City of Gold he is looking for is in the sky, not in the ocean.

Cricket became a close friend to Luffy and his crew. He initially thought they were there to rob him and pulled the Straw Hat captain into the water before fighting Sanji. However, after collapsing from decompression sickness and being mended back to health by Luffy’s crew mate, Chopper, he apologized and became friends with Luffy. He then held a home party with him and informed the Straw Hat Pirates of his current situation and why he dives into the sea everyday. After he noted Luffy’s determination to visit a Sky Island, despite his own skepticism on whether it exists or not, he decided to provide vital information on how to do so, such as details of the Knock Up Stream, the necessity of a South Bird and even reinforced the Going Merry for the dangerous trip.

He was very appreciative of Luffy for reclaiming his possessions that were stolen by the Bellamy Pirates, despite not wanting him to get involved, and waved Luffy and his crew off as they set out to reach Skypiea. He was moved to complete tears when he heard the famous bell, that his ancestor spoke of, ringing with Luffy’s shadow in the sky. He thanked the Straw Hat captain for giving him closure, and absolution, on his, and his ancestor’s, legacy. Luffy was greatly impacted by Cricket’s story and was impressed by his determination to find out the truth on whether the City of Gold existed or not. He was furious when the Bellamy Pirates had attacked and robbed him, and returned to Mock Town in order to confront Bellamy. He defeated the captain in a single punch and returned the stolen items to Cricket before he set off to go to Skypiea. He was very thankful for Cricket’s help to reinforce the Going Merry and the information he provided to reach Skypiea. Whilst on the Sky Island, he made it his goal to ring the bell for Cricket as he was saddened that he has to spend his life vindicating himself because his ancestor was falsely branded a liar. He argued with Nami about the need to complete this goal and fought off Enel in order to succeed in this endeavor. He called out to Cricket, as he finally rang the bell, hoping he could hear it. When he landed back on a cloud, he asked Nami if she thinks Cricket heard the bell ring, with Nami affirming that she thinks he did.

Skypiea

Skypiea is a sky island that is ruled by Gan Fall and was previously ruled by the self proclaimed “God”, Enel. The people of Skypiea are divided into two, the Skypieans and the Shandians. Whilst the former are non-aggressive, the latter are. Luffy and his crew got on generally well with the Skypieans, but were immediately attacked by a member of the Shandians. Eventually, they both worked with Luffy to defeat Enel and save everyone on the sky island.

Both groups now recognize Luffy and his crew as heroes. Luffy and his crew arrived on the sky island and entered into Skypiea but were marked as criminals for not paying the entrance fee. He briefly makes friends with some Skypieans but is attacked by the law enforcement of Skypiea for being criminals, eventually escalating tensions. Due to this, Luffy and his crew are forcibly taken to Upper Yard, a sacred piece of land where Enel and his Priests reside. It is throughout this location that they meet members of the Shandians and begin to fight Enel.

Luffy had the desire to ring the famous Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell in order to vindicate Mont Blanc Noland and inform his descendant, Mont Blanc Cricket, of the city of gold’s location. Having successfully defeated Enel, and ringing the bell, he had saved and ultimately liberated the island of Enel, making him a hero. The Skypieans and the Shandians are greatly fond of Luffy for having saved them from Enel who was intending to destroy the entire sky island. Not only that, but they acknowledged Straw Hat as having played a crucial role in ending the dispute between the Skypieans and the Shandians over the claim for Upper Yard. They held celebrations with Luffy and his crew, and later tried to offer up a broken golden column as a reward to them.

They were greatly disappointed that they did not get to say their goodbye to him and his crew but chose to ring the bell instead. They hope that Luffy and his crew will visit them again some day. Luffy gets on well with the Skypieans following their rough start after being marked as a criminal. At one point he was seen as an enemy to the Shandians but by the end of the Skypiea Arc had managed to win them over. He partied with both groups before stealing some of their treasure that was lost inside the giant snake, Nola, that lives on Skypiea.

He mistakenly believed that the people of Skypiea were chasing him and his crew for the treasure they had taken and ran away without saying goodbye, not realizing that they were trying to give him a giant golden column as a reward. He made numerous allies among both the Skypieans and the Shandians, such as Gan Fall who was the former ruler of Skypiea before Enel dethroned him, and Aisa, a child Shandian, who sees Luffy as a hero. After Enel’s defeat to Luffy, Gan Fall was able to be reinstated as the leader of Skypiea and started working to create coexistence among the Shandians and the Skypieans. Gan Fall, himself, compared Luffy favorably to his old friend, Gol D. Roger. Luffy also made friends with the Shandian warrior, Wyper, who was originally antagonistic to Luffy and the Straw Hats but became a crucial ally. He was moved by Luffy’s determination to ring the bell on Skypiea for the descendant of Mont Blanc Noland, as Noland was a close friend of his own ancestor, Kalgara. Following Enel’s defeat he had become much more open to foreigners and is extremely grateful for what Luffy and the Straw Hats had done. He hopes to see them return to Upper Yard one day. Luffy also became close friends with the Skypieans, Pagaya, and his daughter, Conis, who were the first friends the Straw Hats made on Skypiea.

Gan Fall

Gan Fall is the current, and two-time, God of Skypiea and an ally to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Skypiea Arc. He is on very good terms with Luffy, finding him to be a natural ally against Enel and thus chose to work with him. Although he initially had his doubts, he came to respect Luffy highly like his old friend, Gol D. Roger. Luffy is fond of Gan Fall, making friends with him quickly and appreciating his assistance in defeating Enel.

When Luffy and his crew arrived on Skypiea they were immediately attacked by a Shandia warrior. Gan Fall came to his aid and forced the attacker to flee, after briefly acquainting himself with Luffy and his crew, he gave them a whistle that will summon him to their aid and left. Gan Fall would not meet Luffy again until he, and Pierre, along with Nami and Aisa, were swallowed up by the giant snake, Nola. Although succeeding in escaping with Nami, he accidentally left Luffy and Aisa behind and sent Pierre to rescue them. Following his defeat to Enel, he watched Luffy battle the supposed God and was pleased to see he had won.

Following Luffy’s victory, he became God once again. Gan Fall, through his role as “Knight of the Sky”, was more than willing to aid Luffy and his crew. He saved them as they arrived on Skypiea and would assist Luffy as best he could for the remainder of the arc, having saved Chopper and Nami at various points. When Luffy was being left behind inside Nola, he sent his pet, Pierre, to save him. His trust in Luffy is very high, as when he had been defeated by Enel he decided to put his faith in the Straw Hat captain to save Skypiea, and tried to aid him in this endeavor by forcing Giant Jack to fall westwards so the Straw Hat captain could reach Enel.

He was initially shocked to find out Luffy is actually captain of his crew, but watched on in amazement as he fought against Enel, whilst also cheering him on to ring the bell of Shandora. He was moved to tears when Luffy finally defeated Enel and rang the famous bell. He has come to respect Luffy, as after the events of Skypiea, he favorably noted Luffy’s striking similarities to his old friend, Gol D. Roger, when talking with Nico Robin. Luffy appreciated Gan Fall’s help throughout the Skypiea arc and respected him as a capable warrior. When he first met Gan Fall he found him weird and confusing, not understanding what he was talking about due to having no knowledge of how Sky Islands work. He thus would refer to him as “Weird guy” whenever talking to him. Nonetheless, when he and his crew were first attacked on Skypiea he was grateful for his aid. He was happy to have had him as an ally and became even more grateful for the aid he provided for the rest of his crew throughout their time on Skypiea. He was furious to see he, along with Robin, Zoro and Wyper, had been severely injured by Enel and swore to defeat him. He was happy to have saved all of Skypiea from Enel and that he had been made God again.

Enel

Enel is the former “God” of Skypiea and the main antagonist of the Skypiea arc. The two completely despise each other and see the other as enemies. Enel dislikes Luffy for tarnishing his self-belief that he is a god and for interfering with his plans. Luffy hates Enel for his arrogance and his intentions to destroy all of Skypiea, as well as for hurting his friends. Luffy arrived on Skypiea via the knock-up stream and quickly befriended some Skypieans.

He was soon informed about Enel and how he is the god of the island. The two would not actually meet until towards the end of the arc, once Enel’s ultimate plan had been set in motion. Luffy confronted him atop his ship and fought against him in order to save Nami. Even though Nami, and the rest of his crew, were saved, Luffy still chose to persist against the supposed “God” and, with the help of Nami and some others, he was able to defeat him, saving all of Skypiea. Luffy caught the attention of Enel because he was breaking his country’s laws.

Nonetheless, Enel’s extreme hubris and arrogance meant he did not necessarily hate or dislike Luffy, at least initially, as he believed himself to be too divine to concern himself with Luffy and his crew. Instead, he chose to make a game out of their shenanigans and proceeded to partake in said game. Enel’s attitude towards Luffy changed when he proved his prediction, regarding the outcome of his game, wrong. This then led to a confrontation between the two and Enel soon realized that Luffy is naturally immune to his Devil Fruit powers, the main source of his claim to being a god, causing him to frantically panic as the justification for his arrogance, and sense of superiority, was instantly shattered. After Luffy defeated him he was in denial, stating that he could never be defeated. He decided not to pursue Luffy and the Straw Hats and instead chose to continue with his original plan of going to Fairy Vearth, which turned out to be the moon. Luffy loathed Enel’s god complex and believed him to be a despicable person for how he treated his subjects and questioned his claims about his right to do what he pleases to people. When he came across his crew mates, who were all easily defeated by Enel, and discovered he had taken Nami, he was furious and promised to defeat him. Luffy was not aware that he is naturally immune to Enel’s main source of power and was confused by his constant attacks on him that were not doing anything. He eventually grew frustrated and relentlessly attacked him. Eventually, he defeated Enel and was relieved to have saved all of Skypiea whilst simultaneously ringing the bell of Shandora, achieving his goal of informing Mont Blanc Cricket of its location.

Wyper

Wyper is a former Shandia warrior, a member of God’s Guards for Gan Fall and a minor antagonist turned ally to Luffy during the Skypiea Arc. Initially, due to his great pride as a Shandian, and disdain for outsiders, he was very hostile and aggressive towards Luffy and his crew. However, through their indirect shared connection with Mont Blanc Noland, and knowing he desires to defeat Enel like he does, he became an ally. Luffy found Wyper to be irritating because of his hostility, but ignored him for most of the arc, however, he was happy to have made an ally out of him and his people. The Straw Hats arrived on Skypiea via the knock up stream and soon became enemies of Enel.

Whilst exploring Upper Yard, Luffy eventually encountered Wyper and was warned by him to leave. He fought the Shandian warrior, after encountering him again, to a stalemate before being eaten by Nola. Later on, whilst witnessing his homeland being gradually destroyed by Enel, Wyper was informed of Luffy’s true intentions, and decided to aid the Straw Hat captain by cutting down Giant Jack for him. He was greatly moved when Luffy successfully rang the bell and defeated Enel. Due to his extreme pride as a Shandian warrior, he held a strong prejudice to outsiders and Luffy was no exception.

When he met the Straw Hat captain he threatened him and told him to leave, and ferociously fought against him when he did not listen to his warning. However, due to his deep admiration for his ancestor, Kalgara, and knowing of the close friendship he had with a man by the name of Mont Blanc Noland, he was shocked and moved when Nico Robin informed him of Luffy’s intentions to ring the bell so the descendant of Noland, Mont Blanc Cricket, would discover the location of the Golden City of Shandora and exonerate Noland. Thus, he became a determined ally to Luffy and risked his life by using a reject dial to knock down Giant Jack, as per Nami’s request, to help him reach Enel. He cheered Luffy on passionately as he fought against Enel, having trusted him with the legacy of his ancestors to ring the golden bell once more. When Luffy succeeded in ringing the bell, whilst also defeating Enel, he was overjoyed. He has since dropped his prejudice to outsiders thanks to Luffy and smiled when he saw him and his crew were celebrating with his people. Luffy disregarded Wyper for the most part, as he had no interest in his, or his people’s, cause or business. He chose to ignore Wyper’s warning to him and was mostly apathetic when Wyper tried to talk to him, instead choosing to carry on walking and singing, although he did apologize for his intrusion when Wyper informed him that his people own Upper Yard. He nonetheless fought against the Shandia warrior with great determination, finding him to be an equal opponent. Whilst attempting to reach Enel, Luffy was unaware that Wyper was the one responsible for cutting down Giant Jack for him, but was greatly appreciative of the help he and his people provided after he had defeated Enel.

Aisa

Aisa is a young Shandia girl who is a supporting ally of Luffy during the Skypiea Arc. Initially hostile, she warmed up to Luffy and grew to have huge admiration for the Straw Hat captain after he defeated Enel and saved her people. Luffy is fond of Aisa, immediately being tolerant of her aggressive nature towards him, similar to how he is with Nami, and appreciated her help when trying to take down Enel. After the Straw Hats arrived on Skypiea, and were forcibly taken to Upper Yard, they began fighting against Enel and his priests. Aisa would first meet Nami, who she warmed up to first, and eventually met Luffy inside Nola after they were eaten by the giant snake.

After being accidentally left behind by Nami and Gan Fall, Aisa and Luffy were able to escape the inside of the snake thanks to the help of Pierre and then tracked Enel down so Luffy could defeat him. She watched on as Luffy confronted the supposed God and tried to aid him when he was trying to get back up Giant Jack. She watched in amazement as Luffy finally defeated Enel and rang the Shandorian Bell. Before leaving, the two said their goodbyes. Despite her initial hostility, and doubts regarding Luffy, she came to greatly admire him and now sees him as a hero.

She told Raki that she wants to grow up to be a strong warrior like Luffy and was pleased she was the only one that got to say goodbye to him and his crew. Due to her strong minded personality, she is easily irritated by Luffy’s simple mindedness, sometimes doubting him as a captain of his own crew. Nonetheless, she was left in amazement as he fought against Enel and was stunned to see he is immune to Enel’s lightning attacks. At one point, she tearfully asked Luffy if Skypiea was really going to be destroyed, worrying for her homeland. She was overjoyed at Luffy’s victory over Enel and successfully ringing the bell for the first time in 400 years. Luffy came to like Aisa a lot, appreciating her help when he was trying to take down Enel, and sees her as a good friend. For the most part, he was indifferent to her insults towards him and was laid back around her. He worked with Aisa to try and escape from Nola and trusted her when he wanted to reach Enel after he had attacked his crew and taken Nami, asking the young Shandia girl to take him to Enel using her “Mantra”. Whilst trying to reach Enel he looked at her with concern as she cried over the possibility that her homeland might be destroyed. He was thus happy to have saved her and her people from Enel, and partied with them all before leaving.

Water 7

Kokoro

Kokoro is a mermaid, the main conductor for the Sea Train, the Puffing Tom, and an ally to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Water 7 Arc and Enies Lobby Arc. She was very helpful to Luffy and his crew throughout their time on Water 7 and came to see him as an incredibly courageous and insane person. She became endeared to Luffy that she personally drove another train, the Rocketman, to Enies Lobby so he could save Nico Robin. Luffy was very thankful for all her help, from the information she provided to helping him save his crew mate. Whilst out at sea, Luffy and his crew almost crashed their ship into the Puffing Tom, avoiding the collision they then met Kokoro, along with Chimney and her pet rabbit, Gonbe.

Informing Kokoro of the condition of their ship, she personally wrote a letter for the Straw Hats to give to a man called Iceburg when they arrive on Water 7, as he will help fix their ship. She would appear again, following the commotion of Iceburg’s assassination attempt and the revelation of who the members of CP9 are, and offered to aid Luffy and his crew to reach Enies Lobby on another Sea Train. She later saved Luffy’s crew after Rob Lucci flooded the tunnels they were in and sailed back with them all to Water 7. Kokoro is very friendly towards Luffy and was willing to aid him throughout the Water 7 and Enies Lobby arc. When she first met him she provided information on Water 7, how to get there, and wrote a letter for him to give to the mayor of Water 7, Iceburg, to help get his ship fixed.

When Luffy wished to go after Robin, she stopped the disputed between him and Paulie and volunteered to drive the Sea Train, the Rocketman, to Enies Lobby for him. She even risked her own life by joining in on the chaos of the battle and saved Luffy’s crew from drowning, whilst in the process revealing herself to be a mermaid. However, she has expressed some doubt about Luffy, as she made a sarcastic comment to Nami if he is meant to be her Pirate King after he got stuck between two buildings. However, she did state she likes him and finds him to be funny when he expressed his dream of becoming the Pirate King. When on Enies Lobby, she told Chimney, whilst watching Luffy stand atop the courthouse, that what Luffy has done is something no one else would be brave enough to do, and that by the end of the battle the entire world will know his name.

She was shocked to find out that Luffy’s grandfather is Monkey D. Garp and his father is Monkey D. Dragon. Following her return to Water 7, after the battle at Enies Lobby, she attended the funeral for Luffy and his crew’s ship and partied with them all at Galley-La. She was happy to see her long time friend, Franky, join Luffy’s crew and waved them off when Luffy and his crew escaped Garp and the Marines on their new ship. Luffy is very friendly towards Kokoro and appreciated the help she provided in order to reach Water 7, and again when trying to reach Enies Lobby. He was overjoyed when she informed him that Water 7 is where the best shipwrights in the world are and decided that it would be his crew’s next destination. Before leaving, he and his crew hoped to see her again whilst in Water 7 and thanked her for the information she provided. He was annoyed with Kokoro when she sided with Paulie when he wished to sail to Enies Lobby after Robin despite the dangerous of Aqua Laguna. Notably, despite Luffy being overwhelmingly disinterested in women’s appearances, when he met Camie, another mermaid, he commented in disgust over the idea of seeing Kokoro as a mermaid, having been unaware of her true form up until then. He tends to refer to her as “Monster Granny”.

Sabaody Archipelago

Sabaody Archipelago is the final island in Paradise and is close to the Red Line. The people of Sabaody were initially indifferent to Luffy’s arrival due to the island being a hotbed for pirates and is located virtually next door to Mary Geoise and Marineford. However, the citizens flew into a blind panic after the Straw Hat captain assaulted a World Noble, gaining extreme notoriety among the people there. Luffy, himself, takes no interest in the people of Sabaody, as he just viewed the area as a stopping point before he goes to the New World, but is furious for how they treat fish-men and merfolk. When Luffy arrived on Sabaody, he was accompanied by Hatchan, Camie and Pappag to visit Shakky in order to find someone to coat his ship.

However, due to the extreme discrimination towards fish-men and merfolk, and a thriving slave trade, Camie was captured and was sent to be auctioned off. This led to Luffy arriving at the Human Auctioning House to save her. Whilst there, a World Noble, Saint Charlos, shot Hatchan, inciting Luffy’s fury that led to him punching the World Noble, causing pandemonium on the island for its people. Eventually, Luffy and his crew were scattered by Bartholomew Kuma. He returned two years later to reunite with his crew, causing chaos once again, before leaving for Fish-Man Island.

Due to the island being the last stop before entering the New World, it is often a rest stop for pirates and adventurers alike. This meant that Luffy did not stand out to the citizens living there, as there were plenty of notorious individuals like him, such as the other eight members of the Worst Generation. Furthermore, the citizens have a sense of security by the fact that they are situated so close to Marineford and Mary Geoise, which deters violent activity among the pirate groups. However, after Luffy punched a World Noble, an unthinkable act that incurred the wrath of the Navy’s highest power, his name became infamous among the people of Sabaody. With many of the citizens in complete shock at what he had done and panicking when they realized what was to come next. Luffy did not care much for the citizens there, and was more than willing to cause chaos for all of them when a World Noble harmed his friend. However, he has great disdain for the slave trade on the island, being furious after witnessing a World Noble kill one of his slaves and had to be warned by Pappag of the consequences when he was about to attack him. He was further angered by the fact that his friend, Camie, had been kidnapped by slave traders. He also holds complete hatred for the extreme discrimination that fish-men and merfolk experience from the citizens of Sabaody.

Shakuyaku

Shakuyaku, otherwise known as Shakky, is a former pirate, the owner of Shakky’s Rip-off Bar in Sabaody Archipelago and the wife of Silvers Rayleigh. The two get on very well and both have high respects for each other. Shakky has openly stated her support for Luffy to become the Pirate King and has taken an interest in him. Luffy was amazed to find out she was hunted by his own grandfather, and the Marine hero, Monkey D. Garp, and sees her as a kind woman.

The two met when Luffy arrived at her bar for information on a coater for their ship. She directed them to the amusement park as that is where her husband, Rayleigh, who works as a coater, would sometimes go. She met Luffy again, along with her husband, after Luffy had assaulted a World Noble. Whilst there they discussed various things, such as Rayleigh being a member of the Roger Pirates, the Void Century and One Piece. After the Straw Hats were separated by Bartholomew Kuma, and following the Summit War of Marineford, she helped Rayleigh track down Luffy’s location so he could train him.

Shakky has openly admitted her admiration for Luffy and found him intriguing after meeting him at her bar. She was more than willing to give him and his crew shelter despite being pursued by an Admiral and held no animosity towards him despite her hostile past with his grandfather, Garp. She is aware of his similarities to Gol D. Roger, since her husband, Rayleigh, is his former first mate, and thus supports the Straw Hat captain in his quest to become the Pirate King. Shakky was also very impressed by Luffy’s refusal for any information on the location of One Piece, stating she is becoming a big fan of his. She aided Luffy in becoming stronger by deducing his location for Rayleigh so he could be trained by the legendary pirate. She finds Luffy amusing and could not help but laugh at seeing him raid her fridge. Luffy is very friendly to Shakky and appreciated her help when looking for a coater, and again when she hid him from the Marines after he had assaulted a World Noble. He was very much interested in her past as a pirate when she informed him that she was once hunted down by his grandfather Garp and was curious about how old she was when she told him that she quit piracy 40 years ago. Luffy was also grateful for the information she provided regarding the other members of the Worst Generation.

Amazon Lily

Amazon Lily is an empire made up of exclusively women who are known as the Kuja Tribe. They are ruled by the Pirate Empress, and former Warlord, Boa Hancock. Their relationship with Luffy has been a roller coaster, they have a great interest in Luffy as he is the first man they have met, but soon hated him once it was apparent Hancock wanted him killed. However, after Luffy won over Hancock they became much more friendly and resumed their interest in him. Luffy is kind to the people of Amazon Lily and does not dislike any of them, even making genuine friends with a few, although he did find them annoying because of their curiosity of him.

Luffy arrived in Amazon Lily after Bartholomew Kuma sent him there from Sabaody Archipelago. After falling unconscious from eating mushrooms he was recovered by Marguerite, Sweet Pea and Aphelandra who nursed him back to health, not initially realizing he is a man. Upon finding out he is a man they quickly put him in a cage but he was soon able to escape. They frantically tried to capture Luffy but continued to fail until he was eventually caught by Boa Hancock and her sisters. From then on they disliked him greatly and wished to see him killed, but he was able to survive his execution and win Hancock’s favor, and eventual love.

Since then, they themselves find Luffy very likable and interesting. Due to Luffy being a man the women of Amazon Lily continuously surround him and play with his skin because it is so stretchy, having no knowledge of Devil Fruits, which gives them the false idea that all men have rubber skin. Such is their lack of knowledge of men they also mistook Luffy’s genitals for a mushroom when bathing him. They are very tolerable of Luffy and allow him to be the only man to live among them after Hancock accepted him. At one point, they held festivities with him, enjoying his party antics and found him fun.

They care for Luffy, like their Empress, and were overjoyed when they were told he was coming back from the Summit War of Marineford and that he would be allowed into their country again. They let Luffy recuperate on their island after the battle, regularly keeping Hancock up to date on his recovery. They all refer to Luffy affectionately as “Luffy-sama”. Luffy likes the people of Amazon Lily, despite getting off to a bad start with them. He was initially annoyed with them not only for locking him up, but for taking his clothes, including his straw hat.

He found them somewhat intimidating as they were capable of using Armament Haki and thus could hurt him, prompting him to run away rather than fight. Once he was on their good side he felt comfortable enough to party with them all, but was soon harassed by them because of his rubber body, forcing him to run away. He has good relations with all of the Kuja tribe and appreciates their help when they cared for him, and for transporting him back to Sabaody Archipelago after the time skip. Among the Kuja tribe, Luffy has made friends besides Hancock. He was able to befriend Marguerite, Sweet Pea and Aphelandra, as they were the ones to find him and nurse him back to health. It was also these three that had gotten to know Luffy better than the others and spoke favorably of him even though it led to them being petrified by Hancock. He protected the three throughout his fight with Hancock’s sisters and gave up the option of returning to his crew in order to save them. He grew especially close to Marguerite after he kidnapped her, as she was in possession of Silvers Rayleigh’s Vivre Card. The two somewhat bonded and Marguerite saved his life when he began to sink whilst trying to escape on a raft. Upon hearing his return from the Summit War of Marineford she wished to make him some clothes. He also got on good terms with Gloriosa, who was, relatively speaking, one of the more accepting members of the Kuja tribe and was the one to convince Hancock to open herself up to him. She also informed Luffy about Ace’s planned execution.

Gloriosa

Gloriosa, otherwise known as Elder Nyon, is the former Empress of the Kuja Tribe before Boa Hancock succeeded her, and is an ally to Luffy during the Amazon Lily Arc. She is one of the first people to be accepting of Luffy even though she is also against men being on the island, and will try to help him whenever she can. Luffy valued her aid throughout his time on Amazon Lily and is very friendly towards her like he is with all the Kuja women. After Luffy was found by Marguerite, Aphelandra and Sweet Pea and was brought to the Kuja Village, Elder Nyon arrived and informed all the women present that Luffy is a man, shocking them all. She would next make an appearance during Luffy’s execution and took a keen interest in his performances against Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold.

She counselled Boa Hancock to indulge Luffy after he helped cover Sandersonia’s back and was present when he was with Hancock in the throne room where she revealed to Hancock who Luffy is and what he had done on Sabaody Archipelago. She later indirectly revealed that Ace was to be executed by the Marines, sparking Luffy’s rescue effort for his brother. Unlike pretty much every other member of the Kuja Tribe, Elder Nyon is not that interested in Luffy, as she has the experience of dealing with men. However, she was the first that displayed a certain level of empathy for Luffy, as she was not as enthusiastic about his execution like the rest of the crowd was. Since Luffy caught Hancock’s interest, she has acted as a mediator between Hancock and Luffy, counselling Hancock to talk with Luffy and open up to him.

She also tries to keep Hancock’s obsession with Luffy in check, often reminding her that his actions are not marriage proposals or a sign that they are lovers. She is completely accepting of Luffy’s presence on the island, despite the Kuja having always outlawed men, and even had tea with him in her house, along with Marguerite. Gloriosa was very grateful that he managed to convince Hancock to partake in the Summit War of Marineford for the sake of maintaining her Warlord of the Sea title. She was also appreciative of Luffy’s relationship with Hancock due to her suffering from “Love Sickness” over Luffy, an illness that has killed past rulers when their feelings for someone are suppressed. She ultimately sees Luffy as an important person for Hancock’s sake, helping her overcome her past tragedies and to become more proactive as the ruler of Amazon Lily.

She is impressed with Luffy’s abilities, such as being able to use Supreme King Haki, and his selflessness when he asked Hancock to save Marguerite, Aphelandra and Sweet Pea over benefiting himself. Like Hancock and her sisters, she was stunned that Luffy admitted that he truly did punch a World Noble. She is especially impressive by how lucky he is, accomplishing things that should have been impossible for almost anybody. Such as getting the man-hating Hancock to fall in love with him just when he need her help the most and surviving after breaking into Impel Down and participating in the Summit War. Gloriosa wonder if the heavens themselves were supporting Luffy after he returned alive from participating in the Summit War. Luffy is thankful for all the help Elder Nyon provided him with whilst he was on Amazon Lily. He was kind to her when he had tea whilst at her house and has shown to respect her. He was shocked when she told him that Hancock is a Warlord of the sea and that the Marines will likely be going to war with the Whitebeard Pirates. He became frantic when she informed him that Ace is about to be executed and explained to her that Ace is his brother, shocking her. He was thankful for her helpful information on how to get to Impel Down and the advice to convince Hancock to answer the Marine call to attend the Summit War of Marineford as a means of infiltrating the infamous prison.

Fishman Island

Fish-Man Island is an underwater island ruled by King Neptune and are inhabited by fish-men and merfolk. Luffy and his crew got off to a bad start with the people of the island due to the assumption that they are the ones behind the numerous missing mermaids. Throughout their time there their relationship continued to sour but eventually they were recognized as heroes after defeating Hody Jones and saving the Royal Family. Luffy likes the people of Fish-Man Island and has declared the island as his territory from Big Mom. The Straw Hats arrived on Fish-Man Island after reuniting following the two year time skip.

The Straw Hats were accused of the numerous kidnappings of Mermaids that began when they arrived, but this was later revealed to be Caribou. Matters were made worse for them when Madam Shyarly prophesied that Luffy would bring about the destruction of Fish-Man island. They were then taken to the Ryugu Palace where Luffy befriended the Princess, Shirahoshi, and proceeded to take her out of the palace to explore the outside world, leading people to believe he had kidnapped her. Hody Jones, the main antagonist of the Fish-Man Island Arc, launched his coup against the Royal Family and planned to have them all publicly executed. At this point, the people wanted Luffy to destroy the island, rather than let Hody be their king.

Luffy and his crew, under the counsel of Jinbe, saved the Royal Family and defeated Hody Jones and his crew, becoming heroes to the fish-men and merfolk of the island. Before leaving, Luffy stopped members of the Big Mom Pirates harassing Fish-Man Island and contacted Big Mom herself to claim Fish-Man Island from her as his territory. Despite their initial prejudice against Luffy, they now strongly admire the Straw Hat captain and acknowledge him as the hero of Fish-Man Island, and are openly friendly with him and his crew since their initial disdain for them. Throughout his fight with Hody Jones they cheered him on, as well as the rest of his crew. Their respect for Luffy reached a point where they started selling replica straw hats for people to wear to show their admiration for the Straw Hat captain.

They view him equally to Whitebeard, who was the original protector of Fish-Man Island, and Fisher Tiger who freed many slaves from Mary Geoise. Their love for Luffy, however, did not encourage them to offer up their blood for him when he was suffering from blood loss, due to their laws. They were overjoyed, however, when Jinbe offered up his own blood for him. Luffy knew about the serious abuse fish-men and merfolk have received from humans and thus was sympathetic to them. He did not harbor any resentment for their false assumptions about him being a criminal on their island either, although he was irritated by the numerous fish-men who came to apprehend him when they believed he had kidnapped Princess Shirahoshi, as it hindered his ability to protect her from Vander Decken IX.

At one point used his Supreme King Haki on them so he could save her. Despite becoming a hero, Luffy had no intention of being one and was more than prepared to worsen the relations between humans and fish-men in order to save his friends, he ultimately had to be bribed with meat by Jinbe to follow his plan instead. Luffy does care for the people of Fish-Man Island and did not take too kindly to the threat Big Mom posed for the island, happily taking the blame for why there was a shortage of candy on the island, he also gave up the treasure he had earned and claimed the island from Big Mom as his own territory. Whilst on Fish-Man island Luffy managed to befriend the three brothers of the Royal Family, Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi and Manboshi. In particular, Fukaboshi actively aided Luffy in his fight with Hody Jones. He is also on good terms with King Neptune, who now is planning to declare Fish-Man Island to be under the protection of him and his crew. They all appreciate the positive impact Luffy has made on Shirahoshi, but also for saving their family and the island, and even rewarded Luffy and the Straw Hats with treasure. Minister of the Left became an ally of Luffy for what he has done and provided him and his crew with a new log pose for the New World. Madam Shyarly has become fond of Luffy despite her prophecy that he would destroy Fish-Man Island, and has taken an interest in him.

Shirahoshi

Shirahoshi is the Mermaid Princess of the Ryugu Kingdom on Fish-Man Island and is a supporting ally to Luffy and his crew during the Fish-Man Island Arc. Shirahoshi and Luffy have a good relationship and have become very close friends. She greatly admires and adores Luffy, believing him to be an incredible person and fighter. Luffy actually finds Shirahoshi irritating from time to time, but cares for her a great deal, wishing to help her as best he can, and has come to like her a lot. The two first met when Luffy accidentally stumbled into her private quarters in the Ryugu Palace.

She mistook him for an assassin until he saved her from a flying axe thrown by Vander Decken IX. He finds out that she has been locked away because she is constantly harassed and attacked by Decken, who sought her hand in marriage. She warms up to Luffy and hides him from the palace guards before feeding him some of her food. Despite Luffy saying he does not like her, and occasionally showing his annoyance with her, he decides to take it upon himself to help her see the outside world, something she has always dreamed of doing, and will act as her personal bodyguard. The two spend most of their time exploring Fish-Man Island whilst having to deal with people’s false assumption that Luffy had kidnapped Shirahoshi.

After her father is captured, Shirahoshi travels to the Gyoncorde Plaza and spectates Luffy’s fight with the New Fish-Man Pirates. After he defeated Hody Jones the two said their goodbyes, with Shirahoshi in tears. Throughout his stay on Fish-Man Island, Shirahoshi becomes extremely fond of Luffy, trusting her life to him completely and followed his lead when they left the palace together. Her trust in Luffy is extremely high as she chose to stay with him, after Decken showed up to attack her, when he reminded her that he cannot protect her if she runs away. Despite the name calling, Shirahoshi does not let it affect her friendship with Luffy in the slightest, still being incredibly kind to him as she believes he is a good person and knows he means well.

She is very thankful for how much Luffy protects her from Decken and feels completely safe whenever he is around, finding him to be a great source of comfort despite her timid nature. When her father was about to be executed by Hody Jones, she cried out for Luffy to save him and was relieved when he did so. When she was being kidnapped by Caribou, she cried for Luffy’s help and tearfully held onto him after he quickly defeated her would be kidnapper, thanking the Straw Hat captain. She becomes very grateful to Luffy after he takes her to explore the outside world and to see her mother’s grave. She finds his abilities to be amazing and marvels at how strong he is, commenting that he is incredible after he used Supreme King Haki to knock out 50,000 of Hody Jones’ crew members.

She is very worried for his well-being and was anguishing over his fight against Hody, and again when he was trying to destroy the Noah to stop it from crashing onto Fish-Man Island, as it was causing him to lose too much blood. She was in tears as Luffy was dying in her hands, carrying him all the way back to Gyoncorde Plaza so he can be saved, and desperately offered up her own blood for him even though it was not the right type and in spite of the law preventing fish-men or merfolk from sharing blood with humans. When Luffy was ready to leave Fish-Man Island she became distraught and tearfully swam after him to ask if he would one day return and take her to see a real forest on the surface world. She became overjoyed when he promises her that he will and holds onto that promise as a source of comfort. Luffy is kind to Shirahoshi whilst also giving her a lot of tough love.

He casually insults her habit of crying all the time as a means to build her character, believing her to be too soft from being pampered all her life. Nonetheless, he is more than willing to protect her from Decken and act as her personal bodyguard throughout his time on Fish-Man Island. When Jinbe panicked that Shirahoshi was out of the palace Luffy reassured him that she will be fine because he will protect her. He does not take kindly to people trying to hurt her and beat Decken senseless once he managed to get a hold of him. When Hody Jones went after the Mermaid Princess he attacked him, and did so again when Caribou tried to do the same.

Despite his genuine concern, he does show his irritation with her from time to time, as despite being very grateful when she let him eat her food when they first met, he was annoyed when she poked his cheek, causing him to lash out. Upon discovering the burden Shirahoshi has had to carry to protect her mother’s dying wish, he complimented her and acknowledge that she is not as weak as he initially thought. By the end of the Fish-Man Island arc, he has come to genuinely care for Shirahoshi and talked with her whilst sat in her palms before saying goodbye. Whilst leaving, he made a promise to her that he would come back to Fish-Man Island to take her to the surface world to see a real forest. Since Luffy and his crew left Fish-Man Island, Shirahoshi has been keeping up with him and his adventures, using the news of him as a means to build her confidence to one day go to the surface world. She initially refused to attend the Levely with her family, as she wanted her first trip to the surface world to be with Luffy, stating that he promised her he would do so. However, after hearing about his exploits in Totto Land she decides to go with her family to the Levely as she does not want Luffy to call her weak again. Shirahoshi also met Vice-Admiral Garp whilst attending the Levely and enjoyed being in his company because he is Luffy’s grandfather. She often refers to him as “Luffy’s Grandfather-sama”. Whilst at the Levely, she befriended both Rebecca and Vivi because of their shared admiration for Luffy. She affectionately calls the Straw Hat captain, “Luffy-sama”.

Camie

Camie is a mermaid who is friends with Hatchan and befriended the Straw Hat Pirates at the beginning of the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. She befriended Luffy and his crew as soon as she met them and was an ally to them throughout the Sabaody Archipelago arc and the Fish-Man Island Arc. They reunited again two years later on Fish-Man Island and were very happy to see each other. Luffy likes Camie and gets on with her very well and has saved her numerous times. Camie admires Luffy for his sincere personality and abilities as a fighter.

The two first met when she landed on the Straw Hats’ ship after being swallowed by a sea king. She was able to make friends with Luffy and his crew very quickly and asked for his aid in saving her friend. Upon discovering her friend was Hatchan, a former enemy, Luffy refused but ended up doing so after Nami wanted to save him. She traveled with Luffy and his crew to Sabaody Archipelago where she was captured and was about to be sold off at the Human Auction House before Luffy arrived to save her. After the Straw Hats were separated she returned to Fish-Man Island.

Two years later she reunited with her old friends on Fish-Man Island and acted as a guide for them and helped them throughout their time there. Camie finds Luffy to be incredibly kind and friendly, warming up to him immediately and does her best to aid and protect Luffy as best she can. When Luffy and his crew arrived on Fish-Man Island she saved Luffy from drowning and took him and the others back to her dorm. She protected Luffy and his crew when a royal gondola was approaching their position, telling them to hide, as they had accidentally entered Fish-Man Island illegally. She is amazed by Luffy’s strength and abilities and was happy when he agreed to save her friend, Hatchan.

Whilst she was being held captive she was relieved to see Luffy had arrived to save her. She was greatly worried for Luffy and his crew’s safety after they had been gone for almost a full day since they were separated on Sabaody. Camie is often shocked by Luffy’s actions, as she was left stunned, and panicked, after Luffy punched a World Noble. She was shocked when she saw that Luffy was with Princess Shirahoshi. However, she is not all fazed by Luffy’s bluntness as she was willing to answer his question about whether she can poop or not. Luffy found Camie interesting due to her being a mermaid and got on with her immediately. He was greatly excited by her offer of takoyaki but was disappointed when she charged money for them. He has become fond of her and is willing to protect her when she is in danger. He saved her when she was captured by the Flying Fish Riders and crashed into the Human Auction House in order to save her from being sold, being relieved he had finally found her. When he met her again on Fish-Man Island he was very excited to see her again and thanked her for saving him. Luffy is impressed with Camie’s abilities and was amazed that she could not only summon fishes, but talk to them as well. He also watched in awe as she saved his crew mate, Sanji.

Dressrosa

Dressrosa is a kingdom in the New World currently ruled by King Riku Doldo III and formerly ruled by Donquixote Doflamingo and the Donquixote Pirates. Luffy arrived on the island, through his alliance with Trafalgar Law, with the intent of disrupting Doflamingo’s operations there but ended up taking down the Warlord himself. The people of Dressrosa have come to adore Luffy as a hero for liberating them from Doflamingo’s rule and ending Sugar’s Devil Fruit powers over their loved ones. Luffy defeated Doflamingo in order to save the citizens of Dressrosa after he was informed about his cruel tyranny over the island by Rebecca, promising the princess he would defeat him for her. Following on from Punk Hazard, Luffy and his crew, under the guidance of Law, headed to Dressrosa to begin operations to disrupt Doflamingo’s partnership with the emperor, Kaidou, with the goal of goading Kaidou into attacking Doflamingo.

When he arrived, he discovered that his late brother’s Devil Fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi, was up for grabs in a local gladiatorial game. It was here that he first made his impression to the people of Dressrosa. After leaving the Corrida Colosseum, he went directly after Doflamingo. During his fight with the Warlord, the people of Dressrosa began to cheer him on under the guidance of King Riku and Gatz. Following his victory, the people of Dressrosa celebrated and decided to help Luffy escape Admiral Fujitora under the guise of chasing him out of their kingdom.

The people of Dressrosa have a lot of faith in Luffy and believed he would save them from Doflamingo. Following the bounty revelation by Doflamingo for Luffy and his crew, the citizens contemplated trying to capture the Straw Hat captain and hand him over for their own sake, but ultimately chose not to do so and followed King Riku’s advice to believe in Luffy instead. When King Riku informed the rest of the citizens, via speaker, that Luffy was the one fighting Doflamingo, they all gained a sense of hope after despairing at the thought of Doflamingo’s Birdcage killing them. Gatz, the announcer of the Corrida Colosseum, played a major role in Luffy being recognized as a hero of Dressrosa and rallied the support of the people in his favor as they all cheered him on throughout his grueling battle. They are often impressed by Luffy’s abilities.

When they first witnessed Luffy, under his gladiatorial name “Lucy”, they were amazed by his performances in the colosseum and were stunned when they saw Doflamingo crash land in the town centre, from the Royal Palace, after being punched by Luffy. However, they were rather confused by his Gear 4 appearance and did not initially believe it was actually the Straw Hat captain and even asked him if he was really Luffy. They watched in amazement whilst Luffy fought against Doflamingo in the sky of Dressrosa and were overjoyed when Gatz finally announced Luffy as the winner. After Luffy’s victory, they wished to return a favor to him by covering his escape under the false pretense that they hated him and were chasing him out of town, preventing Admiral Fujitora launching his attack. In his honor, they built a statue of Luffy as the gladiator “Lucy”, alongside Usopp, Kyros and Mont Blanc Noland.

Luffy seemed to initially dislike Dressrosa, whilst it was under Doflamingo’s reign, and compared the kingdom unfavorably to his home kingdom, Goa Kingdom, as it is plagued with major class segregation and discrimination. He also described the island all together as “rough”. Nonetheless, he came to empathize with the people of there after Rebecca informed him of the nature of Doflamingo’s rule, and later found out what he has been doing to the citizens throughout his ten year reign, such as turning them into toys and robbing people’s memories of their loved ones. Although he promised to defeat Doflamingo specifically for Rebecca, he did so with the wish to save all of Dressrosa as well. Despite saving them, he does not care for their approval as when he had taken Rebecca from the castle he was not at all concerned that some of the citizenry believed he had kidnapped her. Throughout his time in Dressrosa, Luffy managed to befriend numerous people besides Rebecca, such as Viola, who aided him in his infiltration of the Royal Palace. King Riku and Gatz, who both played vital roles in swaying the public’s opinion of him in his favor, and at one point was saved by the latter. He befriended Kyros, a legendary fighter of the colosseum and became a crucial ally in defeating Doflamingo. It was also whilst he was on Dressrosa that he met numerous fighters within the Corrida Colosseum that would come to make up the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

Rebecca

Rebecca is the former Crown Princess of Dressrosa, a former gladiatorial combatant, the daughter of Kyros, and an ally during the Dressrosa Arc. She and Luffy share a very close friendship and deeply care for each other. Rebecca was initially concerned about Luffy being an obstacle to her ultimate goal of defeating Doflamingo, but was reassured to find out he shared this goal as well. She is frequently awestruck by Luffy’s abilities and comes to rely on him heavily throughout the Dressrosa arc. Luffy respects her determination to save the people of Dressrosa, doing his best to protect her, and promises to defeat Doflamingo for her.

The two first met in the Corrida Colosseum, during the gladiatorial games, when Rebecca went up to Luffy and thanked him for defeating Spartan earlier, who had regularly bullied her. She talks to him about the statue of Kyros that he was admiring and informed him of the legend behind it, intriguing him. Despite the immediate positive impression she got off Luffy, she became wary of him because of the immense power he showed during his match, which led her to try and kill him so she could be the one to win the Mera Mera no Mi. Luffy was able to overpower and subdue her, however, and listened to her explain why she tried to kill him. Upon finding out her desires to defeat Doflamingo the two came to a mutual understanding and became friends.

From then on, she acted as an ally to Luffy and played a role in helping him free Trafalgar Law and taking on a member of the Donquixote Pirates before watching Luffy finally defeat Doflamingo. After Luffy reunited her with her father, she watched as he escaped Admiral Fujitora and leave Dressrosa. Rebecca is very reliant on Luffy whilst also finding him interesting and inspirational. When they first met she liked him quickly because of the shared admiration he had for the statue of Kyros. She was happy to discover they were not in the same group for their matches and hoped that they would both make it out of their respective rounds.

She was amused, and intrigued, when Luffy was able to tame the Fighting Bull of the Colosseum, commenting that he is interesting. She was confused, and also stunned, by Luffy forgiving her despite her attempt to assassinate him, having been willing to accept any punishment. This kindness convinced her to confide in Luffy about her desires to stop Doflamingo and save Dressrosa. She was hesitant about Luffy’s claim that he would defeat Doflamingo, but after being reassured by him, her faith became cemented. When she was being forced to strike down her own aunt, Viola, she cries out for Luffy and becomes inconsolable when he turns up just in time to save them both.

She is amazed by Luffy’s abilities as a fighter, but nonetheless still worries for him. She was surprised when Luffy was able to defeat Hajrudin in only one hit, and was further amazed when he unleashed his Supreme King Haki whilst clashing with Chinjao. She watched in awe as he fought Doflamingo in his Gear 4 form and cheered him on as much as she could whilst also being worried for his well-being throughout the fight. She was amazed by Luffy’s victory against the Warlord and cries profusely over him for fulfilling the promise he had made to her. She cared for Luffy after he passed out and rested his head on her lap until his crew arrived to take him away.

She was disappointed when she thought she would not get to say goodbye to Luffy but was overjoyed when he arrived at the palace and took her to see her father. When Luffy was trying to escape Dressrosa whilst Fujitora pursued him she was worried, but was relieved to see he managed to escape. Luffy likes Rebecca a lot and respects her determination to liberate Dressrosa and become stronger for the sake of achieving that dream. He cheered her on during her match and became extremely angry with the crowd for booing her so viciously. He asked Robin if Rebecca was doing okay and was happy to hear her over the Den Den Mushi.

He decided to inform Rebecca that the Thunder Soldier, who had raised her, is actually her father, Kyros, causing her to cry at the revelation. He quickly comforted her, promising that he would defeat Doflamingo for her, and to stay with his friends. He later thanked Rebecca for getting him the key to Trafalgar Law’s seastone cuffs. When she questioned him if he could really defeat Doflamingo, whilst still calling him “Lucy”, he reminded her of his actual name and reassured her that he would defeat him because he is going to become the Pirate King. Before leaving Dressrosa, he made sure that Rebecca was reunited with her father, knowing that is what she truly wants, and carried her to his house whilst being chased by the Marines. Since Dressrosa, Rebecca has become an admirer of Luffy and takes great pleasure reading about his exploits in Totto Land. She seeks to talk about him at every opportunity and got to do so with Koby, and later Vivi, Shirahoshi and Sai, whilst at the Levely. Rebecca has the habit of calling Luffy by his gladiatorial cover name, “Lucy”, despite having been corrected numerous times.

Viola

Viola is the current Crown Princess of Dressrosa, the aunt of Rebecca, and a former member of the Donquixote Pirates. She aided Luffy and his crew throughout the Dressrosa Arc, having initially been their enemy. Despite being initially hesitant about him, she grew to like Luffy and has become eternally grateful to him for defeating Doflamingo. Luffy did not interact with Viola very often but was thankful for her aid throughout the Dressrosa arc and protected her at numerous points. In Dressrosa, She first met Sanji and was intent on killing him, as she was a member of the Donquixote Pirates, but was won over by him and was convinced to aid him and his crew.

Later she came across Luffy and decided to help him by sneaking into Dressrosa’s Royal Palace and help him get all the way to Doflamingo’s location. She continued to aid Luffy and his crew as best she could throughout the arc. After being saved by Luffy and Trafalgar Law, She watched on in amazement as Luffy fought Doflamingo and was overjoyed when he finally defeated the Warlord. Viola was stunned by Luffy’s audacious and reckless nature, but was won over by his sincerity to help save her kingdom from Doflamingo. As a result, she faithfully aided the Straw Hat captain, working alongside him during his initial confrontation with Doflamingo and his family, and convinced her father, King Riku, to believe in Luffy and the Straw Hats.

Viola is often shocked by Luffy’s actions, such as blowing their group’s cover by recklessly smashing an entrance whilst infiltrating the Royal Palace. She was relieved by his late intervention when Rebecca was being controlled by Doflamingo to kill her and watched in awe as Luffy fought Doflamingo. When Luffy had finally defeated him she could not help but cry whilst looking up at the Straw Hat captain, thanking him. She appreciates Luffy’s friendship with her niece, Rebecca, and was ultimately happy to see him take her back to be reunited with her father, Kyros. Luffy became immediately friendly with Viola and trusted her to take him, Kin’emon and Zoro to Doflamingo. He was thankful for the aid she gave him when infiltrating the Royal Palace, and praised her when she gave him the key to free Trafalgar Law from his Seastone cuffs. He tried to protect her from Gladius and carried her when she was injured. Later on, he came to her aid again when she was captured by Doflamingo and was about to be struck down by Rebecca, with the help of Law, he switched his position with hers and took the brunt of the attack from Rebecca.

Kyros

Kyros is the legendary champion of the Corrida Colosseum, the father of Princess Rebecca and an ally to Luffy during the Dressrosa Arc. The two get on pretty well when they first meet and he is extremely thankful for what Luffy did for him, Rebecca and Dressrosa, having played a crucial role in Doflamingo’s demise. Luffy admires Kyros as a great warrior and for his aid in taking down Doflamingo. Luffy met Kyros when he entered Dressrosa whilst he was still a toy known as the “Thunder Soldier” and found him to be hilarious. He later came across Kyros’ statue inside the Corrida Colosseum and was told about the legend of Kyros by Rebecca, who did not know she was his daughter due to the effects of Sugar’s Devil Fruit.

They would cross paths once more when Luffy saved him from an attack by Gladius and from then on he worked with him to take down Doflamingo. Kyros finds Luffy to be a great fighter and wished to aid him as best he could. He was pleased to know he was on his side after realizing he is a pirate, having no issues with him being a criminal as he is also one. He found him to be a useful ally and was grateful that his friend, and crew mate, Usopp, was the one to dispel Sugar’s Devil Fruit effects on him that allowed him to become human again. When he was riding with Luffy and Cavendish on Farul he was briefly annoyed that Luffy did not stop Rebecca getting into enemy territory but was reassured when Luffy told him she is with his friends.

When Luffy defeated Doflamingo he cried profusely with great relief as his ten year suffering was finally over. After Luffy’s victory he allowed him and his crew to use his home as shelter from the Marines. He was extremely thankful when Luffy brought his daughter to him so that they could be reunited once more and watched happily as Luffy escaped the Admiral Fujitora and the Marines. Luffy admires Kyros and found the legend of his days as a gladiator interesting. He respects him not only for being a capable fighter but for protecting the ones he loves. At the beginning he found Kyros to be hilarious whilst he was in his Thunder Solider form, taking a great liking to him. He aids Kyros multiple times, having saved him from Gladius and from a lethal blow by Doflamingo. He was later relieved to meet him again when riding on Cavendish’s horse. However, he was annoyed when Kyros declared he would be the one to defeat Doflamingo, getting into a short argument over it. After his victory he rested inside Kyros’ house and was irritated with his decision not to stay with Rebecca, not buying his reasoning. This led to him taking Rebecca from the palace and bringing her to his house so they could be reunited and live together.

Gatz

Gatz is the announcer of the Corrida Colosseum in Dressrosa and was a huge supporting ally of Luffy throughout the Dressrosa Arc. He is a major fan of Luffy and is constantly left in awe at his power and abilities, and sees Luffy as a huge inspiration and the savior of Dressrosa. Luffy himself scarcely acknowledged Gatz due to how little they interacted, however, he was thankful after he offered his aid and got him to safety from Doflamingo when he needed to rest. Luffy, disguised as “Lucy”, fought in the gladiatorial games and Gatz became an immediate fan of his. He watched with great enthusiasm as he fought the varying opponents in his match, and was happy to declare him the winner of the round.

He would not meet Luffy again until he found the Straw Hat captain exhausted from his use of Gear 4 and choose to carry him to safety whilst being pursued by Burgess and Doflamingo. He witnessed Luffy finally defeat Doflamingo and was left in tears of joy. From the moment he met him, Gatz adored Luffy and was constantly left in awe at his feats. He was greatly disappointed when he fought Luffy had been defeated by Hajrudin but was stunned to see him not only get back up without any injuries, but proceed to one punch the giant. He was amazed when Luffy clashed his Supreme King Haki with Chinjao that knocked out every other opponent in the ring as well as half of the audience.

He was determined to aid Luffy, at the risk of his own life, when Luffy had exhausted his Haki reservoir from using Gear 4. He played a crucial role in having the people of Dressrosa support Luffy in his fight against Doflamingo, commentating over his fight. At one point Doflamingo attacked Gatz because of his support for Luffy. He still continued to support the Straw Hat captain however, and cried with joy when Luffy had finally won, announcing the results to the people of Dressrosa. He remained supportive of Luffy even when he “kidnapped” Rebecca and was happy to hear he had reunited her with her father, Kyros. He discovered Luffy was “Lucy” in the gladiatorial games early on but still refers to him as “Lucy” alongside most of the people of Dressrosa. Luffy did not interact with Gatz very often, but was nonetheless extremely grateful to him for saving him from Doflamingo when he had ran out of Haki. He felt comfortable enough to tell Gatz that he had swapped places with Sabo during the gladiatorial games, which is against the rule, but Gatz let it slide as he understood that the Mera Mera no Mi is very important to Luffy. He promised Gatz that if he buys him ten minutes he would defeat Doflamingo with one more punch and free him and everybody else, inspiring the announcer to aid him.

Mokomo Dukedom

The Mink tribe are a race of animal-like people that dominantly live on Zou. Luffy first met a Mink, Bepo, all the way back on Sabaody Archipelago who is part of the Heart Pirates, he then came across Pekoms on Fish-Man Island who is a member of the Big Mom Pirates and met the Mink tribe once he arrived on Zou. The Minks have great respect for Luffy and his crew for aiding them both directly and in-directly. Luffy, himself, admires the Mink tribe for their strength and toughness, being greatly impressed by a lot of the Minks he has met. On Dressrosa, Luffy allowed Sanji, along with Nami, Brook and Chopper, to leave the kingdom and go on ahead to Zou as they were being pursued by the Big Mom Pirates.

Sanji’s group arrived on Zou and immediately aided the Minks after they had been brutalized by Jack, an All-Star of the Beasts Pirates. Soon after, Luffy’s group arrived on Zou and was warmly welcomed by the Minks for what his crew members did for them and for defeating Doflamingo which forced Jack to leave Zou. Whilst there, after discovering their dedication to the Kouzuki Family, he formed an alliance with the Mink Tribe with the expressed goal of defeating the emperor, Kaidou. The Minks are very fond of Luffy and his crew and held banquets for them. Apart from Pedro, the leader of the Guardians, having mistaken Luffy as a threat, they have shown complete kindness and courtesy to him and his crew.

They are extremely grateful for Luffy defeating the Warlord of the sea, Doflamingo, as it forced Jack to abandon his rampage on Zou, saving their lives. They were more than happy to allow Luffy and his crew mate, Robin, to inspect the Road Poneglyph in their kingdom. Through their allegiance with the Kouzuki Family, the Minks were happy to form an alliance with Luffy and his crew, recognizing them as capable and powerful individuals. The leaders of the Mink Tribe wished to aid Luffy and his crew when they planned to rescue Sanji and did so by allowing Pedro to join Luffy’s group as he would be able to keep Pekoms in line throughout their time on Totto Land. Luffy is respectful of the Mink Tribe and admires how tough they all are, having survived the onslaught of the Beast Pirates, led by Jack, for five days.

He was impressed when Pedro and the Guardians had surrounded him and he had no idea despite his proficiency with Observation Haki. He was stunned when it was revealed that they had protected the location of Raizo, the ninja of the Kouzuki Family, from Jack and his crew, having originally been under the impression that there was bad blood between them and the Kouzuki Family. He was grateful to the Minks for their hospitality and parties that they held for them, and was thankful that they allowed Pedro and Pekoms to join him on his mission to recover Sanji. Whilst on Zou he has made numerous friends, such as Wanda who was the first Mink he met, alongside Carrot, who saved him from his fight with the Guardians. He was able to make friends with the two leaders of the Mink Tribe, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, both of whom acknowledge Luffy as a serious candidate to become the next Pirate King. He found Inuarashi to be impressive and complimented his strength, whilst Inuarashi took a great interest in Luffy, especially as he was in possession of the straw hat Shanks used to wear. Nekomamushi was eager to meet Luffy, as well as Zoro, and decided to have a party with Luffy and his crew. Just like his counter-part, he took an interest in Luffy because of his straw hat. He also made two close allies, and friends, in Pedro and Carrot who journeyed with him to Totto Land.

Carrot

Carrot is an ally of Luffy and the Straw Hats. Luffy and Carrot get on very well and have developed a strong friendship with each other. She has allied with the Straw Hats since the Zou Arc and has sailed with them all the way to Wano Country. Carrot is pretty fond of Luffy and believes him to be a great person and captain. She also has admiration for his determination and fighting abilities.

Luffy has come to care for Carrot and treats her like a member of his crew, becoming furious when someone tries to hurt her. After entering Zou, Luffy found himself in a fight with Roddy until Carrot intervened and calmed Roddy down. She then introduced herself to Luffy and rode with him and Wanda to Right Belly Fortress. Once Luffy had discovered what had happened to Sanji, he announced his intention to infiltrate Big Mom’s territory to recover him, which excited Carrot. This led her to sneak aboard the Thousand Sunny to travel with Luffy and the Sanji Retrieval Team to Totto Land.

She worked with Luffy and his crew to get Sanji back and escape Big Mom’s territory, eventually arriving in Wano and work with Luffy and his crew to remove the Beasts Pirates. Carrot is very fond of Luffy and tends to joyfully nibble on his face a lot. She also gives him “garchu”, which involves her rubbing her cheek against him, and is the Mink Tribe’s way of greeting or thanking someone. She cares for him deeply and was distraught when he had been poisoned after eating the Armored Stonefish. She was extremely happy when he made a recovery and affectionately nibbled on him again. She was concerned for Luffy during his fight against Charlotte Katakuri and was overjoyed to see he had not only survived, but had won, rubbing her cheek against him. When she reunited with him at Oden’s Castle, on Wano, she immediately hugged him. Despite her obvious fondness for him, she is capable of being violent towards Luffy, as she aggressively attacked him and bit into his neck when she saw him eating her carrot and had to be patted on the head by him to stop. Luffy has become quite fond of Carrot and was more than happy to let her join him and the Sanji Retrieval Team when it was revealed she had hidden away on the ship. He tolerates her habit of nibbling on his cheek but finds it annoying at times. When she was subdued by Katakuri he became angry and attacked the Sweet Commander, successfully managing to hold him off so she could get away. He treats her almost like a member of his crew and trusts her, along with the others, to take care of the Thousand Sunny before he leaves to fight Katakuri.

Pedro

Pedro was a member of the Mink tribe, the captain of the Guardians, the former captain of the Nox Pirates, and an ally to Luffy and the Straw Hats during the Whole Cake Island Arc as a member of the Sanji Retrieval Team. Despite initially thinking he was an enemy, Pedro quickly became friends with Luffy and respected him as the captain of his crew. Luffy was very friendly with Pedro and was impressed with his fighting abilities. The two met on Zou when Pedro initially believed that Luffy was an enemy after he entered the Whale Forest illegally, but backed off once Wanda told him who he was. He later apologized to Luffy and wished to join the Sanji Retrieval Team to save Sanji, who had previously saved him and the Mink tribe after Jack’s assault on Zou.

He aided Luffy throughout their time on Whole Cake Island and eventually sacrificed himself to nullify Perospero’s Devil Fruit abilities on the Thousand Sunny, allowing the Sanji Retrieval Team to set sail and escape. Pedro was very loyal to Luffy and respected him as the captain of the Straw Hats. His loyalty was shown when he chose not to dispute some of Luffy’s decisions, such as when Luffy allowed Carrot to join the Sanji Retrieval Team despite his protest and his protectiveness of her. His loyalty is reflected again when the crew landed on Cacao Island and he held Charlotte Pudding, a member of the Big Mom Pirates, at the edge of his sword before asking Luffy what he wished to do with her. Another part of his loyalty is his fierce determination to protect him, as he was more than prepared to fight Vinsmoke Yonji, who refused to give an antidote to Luffy after he was poisoned from eating the Armored Stonefish, but was stopped by Vinsmoke Reiju who cured Luffy.

When Luffy was being apprehended by the police force on Cacao Island, Pedro readied his sword to save him but Pudding stepped in before he could do anything. After Luffy had been immobilized by Charlotte Katakuri, he was more than ready to help him but Jinbe intervened first, and when the Sweet Commander went after Luffy again he tried to hold him off. He chose to make the ultimate sacrifice for Luffy’s sake so he and his crew could set sail off Whole Cake Island. Pedro wished to aid Luffy as best he could and would feel guilty if he had inadvertently burdened him. An example of this is when he apologized to Luffy for having to take Brook to steal the Road Poneglyph, as he intended to do this task on his own.

He had noted the similarities between Luffy and Gol D. Roger, who he met as a child, after Luffy was able to hear Zunesha’s voice but could not respond to it. It was his brief interaction with Gol D. Roger that made him believe how important Luffy and his crew are in bringing about a new age, which encouraged him to give up his own life for them. Luffy has huge respect for Pedro for what he did for him and his crew, and thought of him as a really impressive fighter. He was amazed by Pedro’s ability to mask his presence, along with the rest of the Guardians, when he first met him, despite his own proficiency in Observation Haki. Later on, he was more than happy to accept his apology and agreed to have him join the Sanji Retrieval Team. When they arrived in Totto Land, he trusted him with the task of retrieving the Road Poneglyphs from Big Mom, which is a crucial job for Luffy’s dream to become the Pirate King. When Pedro sacrificed himself for Luffy and his crew so they could escape the Big Mom Pirates, Luffy was devastated at the loss of a friend, but quickly regained his composure and told Nami to set sail. He understood what Pedro had done for him and his crew, as he remarked that if they failed to escape they could never face Pedro again. Luffy has great appreciation for Pedro’s efforts and acknowledged him as a valuable ally throughout their quest to save Sanji. Luffy would continue to remember and honor Pedro’s sacrifice long after his death; during his battle with Kaidou, while gaining his second wind while using Gear 5, he recited a list of people who he was continuing to fight for (Momonosuke, Tama and Kin’emon), saving Pedro’s name for last.

Wano Country

Wano Country is a country in the New World ruled by the Kouzuki Family and formerly by the emperor, Kaidou and Shogun, Orochi. The citizens are isolated from the outside world and thus are not aware who Luffy is. Some of the Wano citizens were initially hesitant to support Luffy in his endeavor against Kaidou, but were won over by him and became allies. Wano had a class divide, with the poorest dealing with famine due to food hoarding by the wealthy class and the pollution of Wano’s natural environment. Luffy’s victory over Kaidou, and the re-establishment of the Kouzuki line under Momonosuke, allowed for these issues to be dealt with.

When Luffy arrived on Wano he met a young girl named Tama who took him to her home. Here he discovered that she suffered from starvation and had become sick from drinking the polluted water. Once getting her some aid, he learned from Hitetsu and Tsuru about the cruel reality for the people of Wano and how they suffer under Kaidou and Orochi’s rule. Luffy was later imprisoned in Udon’s Mines and met more citizens of Wano who had become political prisoners of Orochi. He won them over as allies and formed a capable alliance to successfully remove Kaidou and Orochi.

The citizens of Wano, as a whole, are oblivious to who Luffy actually is, as Kaidou went to great lengths to limit the information from outside Wano’s boarders. As such, they were shocked to hear this apparent nobody had attacked Kaidou, but were unsurprised that he had lost. Some citizens, such as the people of Okobore Town, came to see Luffy as a hero after he stole food for them to eat after starving for so long. He further won more admirers in Udon Prison after he stood up to the Beasts Pirates and protected Hyougoro from Daifugo. Nonetheless, their fear of Kaidou prevented them from following Luffy initially, and they even tried to stop his rampage in Udon Prison because of it, despite admiring his bravery to rebel.

This soon changed after Luffy purposefully infected himself with the Mummy Virus and gave them an impassioned speech that motivated them to aid his efforts to subdue Babanuki and fight for their freedom. Their support for Luffy was cemented after Oden’s son, Momonosuke, vouched for him as his friend, despite being a pirate. Initially, Luffy had only intended to free Wano from Kaidou for the Kouzuki Family, but his friendship with Tama and seeing the harsh reality for the citizens there convinced him to fight on their behalf too. Luffy even went as far as to steal fresh food for the citizens of Okobore Town. In Udon Prison, he was annoyed by some of the imprisoned citizens’ submissiveness towards Kaidou and their lack of desire to fight for their own freedom. He berated them all whilst in Udon Prison for this and informed them of his promise to Tama, that he understood the cruelty of Oden’s execution, and Kaidou destroying the prosperity of Wano. He openly declared to all of them that he will remove Kaidou for them and demanded that they follow him if they want their freedom back. Luffy has ultimately become a source of inspiration for them and managed to win their full support during his battle to free Wano. Following their victory, he gave great praise to those party to the events in the Raid on Onigashima, but ultimately wished not to be known to the wider public of Wano, due to his humility and so the people came to know him as Joy Boy and are eternally grateful to him for saving Wano.

Kouzuki Family

The Kouzuki Family are the current rulers of Wano Country that had been overthrown twenty years ago by the emperor, Kaidou. The remaining members of the family is Momonosuke, who is protected by numerous retainers loyal to his family, and Hiyori. Luffy has a good relationship with the Kouzuki Family and had Momonosuke, along with his retainers, join him on his journey in the New World from Punk Hazard up until their victory over Kaidou. The Kouzuki Family developed a sincere friendship with Luffy and his crew, having come to admire their strength and abilities. They provided helpful aid to Luffy during the Dressrosa Arc whilst Luffy returned the favor in the Wano Country Arc.

Luffy first met a member of the Kouzuki Family, the retainer Kin’emon, who originally had his body cut up by Trafalgar Law and scattered across the island of Punk Hazard. They later became allies and worked together to rescue the children of Punk Hazard and Momonosuke. Luffy would be the one to find Momonosuke, in his dragon form from eating an Artificial Devil Fruit, whilst inside a laboratory. After defeating Caesar Clown they headed to Dressrosa where the crew met another retainer of the family, Kanjuro. Following the defeat of Doflamingo, the crew travelled to Zou where they met a third retainer, Raizo, and also met the Mink tribe who are loyal to the Kouzuki Family and are headed by two more Kouzuki retainers, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.

It was also on Zou that the Kouzuki Family formally created an alliance with Luffy and his crew to defeat Kaidou. After sorting out the logistics, Luffy travelled to Totto Land to get Sanji back before arriving in Wano to reunite with the Kouzuki Family and begin operations to take down Kaidou and put the Kouzuki Family back in power. Whilst in Wano, Luffy met further members of the family, Kikunojo, Shinobu and Kawamatsu. The Kouzuki Family respect and admire Luffy, with each member having been saved by him during their various adventures across the New World. They are respectful towards him and do not try to establish any authority despite the urgency of their quest.

Each member has proven to be an incredibly helpful ally for Luffy and have played various key roles in defeating both Caesar Clown and Doflamingo. Kin’emon, who acts as the official lead representative of the family, even wished to aid Luffy in his retrieval of Sanji but regrettably needed to return to Wano to begin operations. They have all grown close to Luffy and admire him as a captain and fighter to such an extent that they formally requested that he ally with them to defeat Kaidou since their goals are aligned. Despite the high nobility of their family, each of them often get caught up in Luffy and his crew’s shenanigans, having fun with him and enjoying his upbeat way of living. Kin’emon and Momonosuke, in particular, have gotten close to Luffy, with the latter almost looking up to him like an older brother.

Their faith and support of Luffy was fully justified when Luffy successfully took down Kaidou and allowed the Kouzuki Family to return to power. Luffy does not particularly care that they are a high noble family from Wano and treats them simply as his friends. He likes each one of the family and believes them all to be good people. When it was revealed who Momonosuke was, Luffy was not at all fazed and still treated him like any other person, even outright refusing his request to bow. When it comes to Momonosuke, Luffy tries to help him understand his role as the leader of the Kouzuki Family and initially refused Kin’emon’s request to ally with them unless Momonosuke was the one to ask him.

Luffy becomes sympathetic with their situation and desires to help them reclaim what they have lost to Kaidou. He saved Momonosuke and Kin’emon on Punk Hazard, as well as Kanjuro on Dressrosa, and was more than happy to allow them to travel with him and his crew all the way to Wano. Whilst in Wano, he befriended Kikunojo and saved her from Urashima, and freed Kawamatsu from Udon Prison. When he finally made it to the roof of the Skull Dome Luffy was upset to find the Kouzuki retainers all severely injured. He tended to Kine’mon, disregarding the presence of Kaidou and Big Mom, and reassured him that he would save Wano because they are his friends.

Once he commanded Trafalgar D. Water Law to transport the retainers to safety he began his battle with Kaidou, a battle he eventually won. He also greatly appreciates the aid each member of the family has provided him with since he met them. He is comically fond of Raizo because he is a ninja and is amused at some of the tricks he can perform. Luffy has also come to deeply admire Oden, the late head of the family who had done numerous good deeds to improve the welfare of Wano Citizens and was unjustly killed by Kaidou and Kurozumi Orochi. He was shocked to find out that he was Momonosuke’s father and even more shocked to hear he was part of the Roger Pirates. Luffy has become greatly inspired by Oden and wishes to continue his legacy by removing Kaidou from power and restoring peace and prosperity to Wano. Due to his fondness for the Kouzuki Family, he was furious when Kanjuro betrayed the family, as well as him and his crew, and took Momonosuke captive.

Kinemon

Kin’emon is a retainer of the Kouzuki Family and the guardian of it’s heir, Momonosuke. He and Luffy first met on Punk Hazard and the two quickly became friends and allies. From the Punk Hazard arc, he had been on Luffy’s ship until they arrived in Wano, during that time they had grown close. They both share mutual respect for each other and both desired to remove Kaidou from Wano Country so the Kouzuki Family can return to power, a task they eventually succeeded in. Whilst adventuring through Punk Hazard, Luffy came across a dragon and soon found Kin’emon’s legs, separated from his body, attached to the dragon.

Luffy was able to remove them from the dragon before attaching them to himself. Eventually, he came across the rest of Kin’emon’s body and he was reassembled back to normal. From there, they formed an alliance to rescue the captured children and find Momonosuke. After their success, they travelled together to Dressrosa where Kin’emon aided Luffy’s victory over Doflamingo after finding his friend, Kanjuro, on the island. From there they visited Zou and the two formally entered an alliance to defeat Kaidou.

They reunited on Wano and began their operations to remove Kaidou from power that concluded with Luffy’s victory over the emperor. Although a high ranking member of the Kouzuki Family, Kin’emon is ultimately fond of Luffy’s silly nature and gets on with him pretty well. Fundamentally, he sees Luffy as a great warrior and holds nothing but respect for him. Even the urgency of his quest to save Wano and restore the Kouzuki Family back to power does nothing to lessen his acknowledgement of Luffy’s authority. Despite this, he can be shocked by his antics, such as recklessly storming Doflamingo’s palace, refusing his initial request for an alliance and jumping off Zou.

He very often supports Luffy and aids him in his quests even though they do not have much to do with his own, such as helping him infiltrate Doflamingo’s palace, impersonating Doflamingo himself, and providing various outfits when needed. He even wished to join Luffy’s mission to recover Sanji but could not do so due to his obligations in Wano. Furthermore, he is very grateful for Luffy’s efforts to help Momonosuke grow as a leader, even admitting to his fellow retainers that Luffy sometimes knows better than they do when it comes to Oden’s son. He is very grateful to Luffy for having saved Momonosuke and eventually admitted to him the truth behind his and Momonosuke’s quest, having originally told him that they are father and son. He told Kaidou that he believes Luffy will achieve his dream of becoming the Pirate King and firmly added that even if the Nine Red Scabbards perished, Luffy will still be here to take him down.

Luffy is very kind to Kin’emon and even wanted him to join his crew when he first met his legs, finding them to be fun. He has worked well with him as an ally and was more than happy to have him join his crew to sail all the way back to Wano. He sympathized greatly with their quest to reclaim Wano and loathed Kaidou for what he did to him and his family. This has led him to become a passionate ally to Kin’emon and led to him defeating Kaidou, not just for his own sake, but for his as well. Despite how much he respects Kin’emon, he refused his request to form an alliance, instead turning his attention to Momonosuke and demand that he be the one to ask him as he is their leader. This was done for Momonosuke’s sake and not actually out of any disrespect towards Kin’emon himself, something he understood. When Luffy was shown Kin’emon’s grave by Trafalgar Law, he became worried that he had died but was relieved to see him alive shortly after. When the Nine Red Scabbards were brutally defeated, Luffy rushed to Kin’emon’s aid as he lamented their lack of strength to defeat Kaidou, he then tearfully asked Luffy to save Wano, which he readily agreed as it is the country of his friend. After Kaidou’s defeat, Luffy showed his respect and gratitude when he told Kin’emon he was welcome to join his crew if he ever decides to become a pirate.

Tama

Tama is a young girl from the Kuri region of Wano and has become a supportive ally of Luffy during the Wano Country Arc. The two get along incredibly well and have grown fond of one another. Tama greatly admires Luffy and finds him amazing. She constantly refers to him affectionately as “big brother”. Luffy deeply cares for Tama and promised her that he will defeat the emperor, Kaidou, and end his reign over Wano and remove Kurozumi Orochi from power so she can eat freely again.

Luffy would eventually make good on this promise for Tama. Luffy met Tama when he inadvertently saved her after she was captured by two members of the Beasts Pirates. After Luffy defeated them, Tama offered to surrender herself to him but after realizing that he would not harm her, she immediately became thankful and quickly befriended Luffy. She then took him to her house and fed him some of her rice. It was here that Luffy was informed about the serious plight the citizens of Wano face because of Kaidou, which boosted his resolve to defeat the emperor.

From the moment she met him, Tama had a great intrigue in Luffy, finding him kind, friendly, and amazing. She is very grateful for Luffy’s aid and gave up her own rice, which was meant to be her annual food supply, for him. Having met Luffy’s brother, Ace, a few years prior, she has started to see a lot of resemblance between Luffy and Ace. She was briefly angry with Luffy when he informed her that Ace had died, not wanting to believe it. When she was captured by Holed’em, she cried out for Luffy to save her and was overjoyed when he eventually arrived.

She was very worried for Luffy after finding out he had been captured by the Beasts Pirates but was reassured by Chopper that he would be fine. She joined the group to take over Udon in order to save Luffy and was extremely happy to be reunited with him. Despite knowing who Ace is, she was initially unaware that Luffy is his brother. Tama would eventually arrive on Onigashima where Luffy planned to take down Kaidou. Here she befriended Nami who subsequently informed here that Luffy is Ace’s brother.

She was initially upset at how she acted towards Luffy regarding Ace but was reassured by Nami that Luffy would not have been upset by it. She spent most of her time worrying for Luffy in his battle against Kaidou and cried alongside Nami when it appeared he had been killed and cried tears of joy when he was alive. Following his victory over the emperor she was filled with great joy. Luffy has gone out of his way to help Tama. When he was taken to her house, he felt extremely guilty for eating the rice she had given him after finding out she had little to eat.

When she fell ill after drinking toxic water from a nearby river, Luffy resolved to get her medical aid and carried her to Okobore Town. He was happy to see her enjoying some fresh food and was feeling better. He was infuriated when she had been kidnapped and chased her down all the way to Bakura Town. He rescued her from Holed’em but became enraged after seeing what Holed’em had done to her cheek, attacking him with a powerful Red Hawk Punch. He later promised Tama that before leaving Wano, he will ensure that she won’t have to live with hunger. After discovering that Tama had been attacked by Kaidou and presumed to have been killed, Luffy became extremely angry and outright challenged the emperor to a fight that he quickly lost. Evidence of Tama’s impact on Luffy can be found in his impassioned speech to the Udon Prisoners where he makes mentioned of her to them all , and also during the raid on Onigashima where he blows his cover after seeing how recklessly the Beasts Pirates were wasting good food. In his final blow to Kaidou, he declared that he wishes to create a world where his friends can eat freely. After becoming Shinobu’s kunoichi apprentice, Tama swears that she will join Luffy’s crew when she can properly use ninjutsu, to which he accepts.

Hyougoro

Hyougoro, also known as “Hyougoro of the flower”, is a former Yakuza boss who is well known across Wano. Luffy first met him inside Udon Prison after his initial defeat to Kaidou. Immediately the two got on well, Luffy was kind to the old man whilst Hyougoro was polite and courteous towards the straw hat captain. Whilst Luffy is much stronger than Hyougoro, he chose to become a student of his in order to learn advance Armament Haki. Since his and Luffy’s escape from prison he has remained a determined ally and joined the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance where he partook in the successful Raid on Onigashima.

Luffy first saw Hyougoro being assaulted by Dobon. He attacked the Shinuchi in his defense, despite the threat of execution, and successfully defeated him before carrying Hyougoro to safety. Luffy took pity on the old man, due to Udon’s prison’s rule that you can only eat via tokens that you earn from work, meaning Hyougoro was at risk of starvation because of his small and weak frame. Thus, Luffy was more than happy to give him some of his own tokens in order to eat. Later on, Luffy spotted Daifugo assaulting Hyougoro and once more he defended the old man before he carried him on his back to attempt an escape from the prison.

During Queen’s Sumo Inferno, Luffy remained protective of Hyougoro, happily taking on all fighters by himself as a means to get stronger. At one point he used his advance Observation Haki to help Hyougoro avoid being hit. Eventually, Hyougoro revealed to Luffy, after he understood what his goal was, that he was capable of using an extremely advanced version of Armament Haki like Silvers Rayleigh. Luffy was stunned by this ability before enthusiastically agreeing to become his student in order to learn from him. Despite many early efforts, he was not able to achieve the advanced Armament Haki, it was only until he desperately needed to save Hyougoro’s life that he was able to unleash the same power he saw Rayleigh use back on Sabaody.

Following their escape from the prison, Luffy trained under him until the day of the Fire Festival arrived, at which point they headed to Onigashima where they successfully took down Kaidou. Hyougoro is very polite to Luffy and looks at him with great admiration for his courage, strength and honesty. Despite his great status amongst the people of Wano, he held no superiority over Luffy or demanded respect. Instead, he was very humble and felt that he was nothing more than a burden to him during the Sumo Inferno fight. He even went as far as to offer his own life in exchange for Luffy’s to Queen.

Most of the time, he constantly apologized to Luffy and tried his best to be helpful towards him. He decided to teach Luffy his advanced Armament Haki that proved to be invaluable in Luffy’s victory over Kaidou. Due to his old age, and loss of hope, he had reserved himself to an inevitable death but felt fulfilled having met Luffy, seeing him as an inspiration of the Wano of old before Kaidou and Orochi came to power, but still planned to let himself die. It was only when he was visited by Raizo in the middle of the night, and informed of the situation, that he found a new will to live again and was determined to aid Luffy. He commented that it is fate that Luffy was brought to Udon, where many potential allies for his cause are placed. When former Yakuza bosses, who were also imprisoned, became hostile towards the straw hat captain he vouched for him, and did so again to the prisoners of Udon. His inspiration of Luffy is such that, upon seeing Luffy’s Gear Fourth form, commented that he looked like a Wisdom King. As a teacher, Hyougoro does his best to help Luffy. Once he learned Luffy’s goal was to further his Armament Haki, or “Ryuo” as it is known in the land of Wano, he was more than willing to help him. He was impressed by his hidden talent and told him that his Haki is developing beyond what he is able to teach him. Such is his determination, he willingly stood in the path of the emperor, Big Mom, in order to incentivize Luffy to fully master his Haki. Following his and Luffy’s escape, he continued to train Luffy until the day of the Fire Festival.

Yamato

Yamato is the son of Kaidou and an ally to Luffy. The two became friends and allies when Luffy stormed Kaidou’s castle and Yamato came to find him. Despite being members of opposing parties, Yamato revealed his wish to defeat his father and leave Onigashima with Luffy. The two have developed a sense of mutual trust. Yamato believed that Luffy would be the one that can open up Wano’s borders and defeat Kaidou, something his hero, Kouzuki Oden, had always wanted.

Luffy is sympathetic to Yamato and happily accepted him as an ally to take down Kaidou. The two eventually succeeded in their endeavor in taking down Kaidou. The two first met when Luffy was in the middle of battling Ulti. Yamato had slipped away from the party being held in Orochi’s honor and, coincidentally, Ulti, a member of the Flying Six who were tasked with finding him, stumbled onto Luffy. Yamato then arrived and immediately defeated Ulti before carrying Luffy away to somewhere secluded.

Once alone, he revealed his identity to Luffy, his dream to become just like Kouzuki Oden and his wish to join Luffy’s crew. Yamato implicitly trusts Luffy because he is the brother of Portgas D. Ace, who he had met when he arrived on Wano two years prior. Ace had told Yamato all about Luffy, and informed him of Luffy’s dream that he told him and Sabo as children. When he heard this, Yamato gained immense admiration for Luffy, and drew comparison to what Gol D.

Roger had said to Oden and Whitebeard, that he had read in Oden’s journal. Initially, he wished to join Ace’s crew but failed to do so and instead vowed to join Luffy’s when the opportunity arrives. He was determined to find and speak with Luffy when he had arrived on Wano and even clashed with him just to achieve this. Furthermore, he has faith in Luffy’s abilities and strength and wished for him to save him from Kaidou, open up Wano’s borders and, because of his intense admiration for Oden, to join Luffy’s crew in order to be free and explore the sea just like he had done. Yamato also believes that Luffy is destined to save Wano.

When talking to Momonosuke, he recites a passage in Oden’s journal where he talks of great pirates that will come to Wano twenty years ahead of his time and defeat Kaidou, and heavily implies that he believes Luffy stands at the apex of these pirates. This belief would bear fruit, as Luffy successfully defeated Kaidou. Luffy did not immediately see Yamato as an enemy, as he noted he did not attempt to hurt him when he clashed with Ulti. However, the urgency of his mission meant he had no desire to talk to him and thus tried to escape. He ended up fighting Yamato that caused major destruction around them before he was taken to an attic by him where he finally agreed to talk.

Luffy was shocked to discover he was actually born as a woman and that he even knew Ace. After hearing his story he accepted his help and demanded that he show him the way to save Momonosuke. It was immediately after that he agreed to work with Yamato to take down Kaidou. Luffy has come to trust him enough to ask him to help Shinobu protect Momonosuke. It appears the two are somewhat fond of each other.

Yamato took great care of Luffy as best he could throughout his battle and afterwards. He stepped in when Luffy was temporarily out of action and caught him as he fell from the sky after he delivered the final blow towards Kaidou. He refused to eat or bathe until Luffy had woken up following the battle, giving the straw hat captain a hug as soon as he did so. Luffy also quickly came to care for him and his predicament, as he chose to remove the explosive handcuffs that Kaidou had put on him that would explode if he tried to leave Onigashima. He also has not expressed any direct objections of him joining his crew and respects his preference to be recognized as a man. While Luffy approved of Yamato joining his crew after the battle, Admiral Ryokugyu attack on Wano caused Yamato to realize others will try the same now that Kaidou was gone and decides to stay on Wano to help protect it. Luffy agreed and entrusted Yamato to protect Wano for him. Before leaving Wano, Luffy told Yamato he was free to join his crew anytime in the future and they would come pick him up. Luffy refers to Yamato by the nickname “Yama-o” (ヤマ男?), similar to the nicknames he uses for Trafalgar Law, Bartolomeo, and Eustass Kid. Yamato appears to not understand Luffy’s use of nicknames, as evidenced by the attempt to correct Luffy with the former’s actual name, as well as Ulti’s name when Luffy gives her a nickname as well.

Lord of the Coast is a Sea King that lives in the water around Dawn Island, dominantly in front of Foosha Village. A vicious and hostile animal, he has attacked Luffy on at least two occasions, being beaten by Shanks the first time and Luffy the second. Luffy holds a grudge against Lord of the Coast for what he did to Shanks’ arm and saw him as a necessary challenge to overcome before he could truly sail out to sea, successfully doing so as he left Foosha Village. When Luffy was kidnapped by the bandit, Higuma, he tried to feed Luffy to the Sea King but was himself eaten instead. Shanks then arrived to save Luffy but at the cost of his left arm. Lord of the Coast was then scared away by Shanks’ Supreme King Haki. He appeared again, ten years later, as Luffy set sail to begin his journey to become the Pirate King, and was effortlessly defeated by the soon to be Straw Hat captain. Lord of the Coast has no direct relationship with Luffy as he is simply treats him the exact same as he has treated everyone else, as fodder, with the only exception being Shanks. As a result, he has only ever tried to eat Luffy but has failed to do so on each occasion. Luffy holds a grudge against Lord of the Coast. He is bitter that he had to be rescued by Shanks instead of being able to defeat the Sea King himself but also that it came at the cost of Shanks’ arm, something Luffy felt guilty about. As he set sail to leave Foosha Village to begin his journey, Lord of the Coast appeared to try and stop him, Luffy, having waited ten years to face him again, effortlessly beat the Sea King with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol.

Chouchou

Chouchou is the dog from Orange Town who guards his late owner’s pet store, day and night. He met Luffy during the Orange Town arc and had initially angered the Straw Hat captain but soon became friends with him. He is very thankful for Luffy’s sincerity and kindness. Luffy admires Chouchou for his toughness and determination to protect what he values the most, acknowledging him as a friend. During the Orange Town arc, Luffy was locked up in a cage by Buggy and the key to letting him out was eaten by Chouchou, causing Luffy to try and strangle the dog to get the key back.

Chouchou later tired to defend his pet store from Mohji and his pet lion, Richie, of the Buggy Pirates, as Richie wanted to eat the food inside, but failed to do so despite his admirable attempts. Once Luffy broke free he was greatly angered by what the pair had done to the pet store and quickly defeated them. He then took some dog food that was left over from Richie and gave it to Chouchou to hold on to, with Chouchou acknowledging this kindness. Chouchou appreciates Luffy’s good will even though he only cares to protect the pet store of his late master’s. However, he was very annoyed when Luffy poked him in his eyes to see if he was alive, biting his face in retaliation. When Luffy gave him the remaining dog food that Richie had taken he picked it up and walked away, but turned back to bark at Luffy to show his appreciation. He later aided Luffy and his crew’s escape by holding off the villagers that were chasing them. Luffy admires the dog for his toughness and loyalty to his master. He praised the dog for standing up against Richie despite how much bigger the lion was. Nonetheless, he was greatly annoyed when Chouchou ate the key to his cage, but quickly forgot about it after Richie broke the cage instead. Knowing the story of Chouchou and his devotion to his master and the pet store, he became extremely angry with Mohji and Richie for destroying Chouchou’s treasure and violently punched Mohji to avenge the dog after he had defeated Richie. He retrieved a bag of dog food that Richie had taken and returned it to Chouchou in hopes of compensating for what he had lost.

Paradise

Laboon

Laboon is a whale from West Blue. Luffy met Laboon immediately after entering the Grand Line off Reverse Mountain. The two ended up becoming friends, with Luffy feeling sympathetic for the whale due to him missing a group of pirates he made friends with more than fifty years ago. Laboon sees Luffy as a friendly person and enjoys fighting him, and hopes to meet him again some day. When Luffy and his crew entered the Grand Line they collided into Laboon, not realizing he was a whale initially due to his sheer size.

Luffy attacked Laboon when the Going Merry’s figure head, where he likes to sit, was destroyed in the collision. This caused Laboon to swallow up Luffy and his crew and they fell inside his stomach. Luffy saved Laboon from Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday and were soon informed by a man named Crocus about Laboon and why he has the habit to slam his head against the wall of the Red Line. Luffy was determined to give Laboon a new sense of hope by choosing to fight the giant whale.

He had deduced that the crew he made friends with would regularly spar with him. After the battle, Luffy promised Laboon that he would return to see him again some day for another match, and as a sign of this promise, painted the Straw Hat’s jolly roger on his head. He warned Laboon that the painting would come off if he continued slamming his head against the Red Line, which prompted Laboon to stop. Laboon sees Luffy as a good friend and showed has shown his determination to the Straw Hat captain. His loyalty is boundless, as he waited fifty years for the return of his friends from their voyage, and showed this loyalty to Luffy by agreeing not to bang his head against the wall of the Red Line anymore. He was moved to tears at Luffy’s promise to come back and fight him some more. During the Thriller Bark arc, Luffy would befriend, and recruit, Brook, who was a member of the crew that had made friends with Laboon fifty years ago. He happily informed his new crew member of Laboon’s well-being and the two now hope to meet the giant whale again some day.

Karoo

Karoo is the Princess of Arabasta, Nefertari Vivi’s pet Super Spot-Billed Duck, and the leader of the Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops. He joined the crew along with his owner, and quickly accepted the lax attitude of the crew. When accompanying Luffy in his exploration of Little Garden, he was very frightened when Luffy was swallowed by a dinosaur, showing a very concerned nature towards him even after only knowing him for a short while. After the crew were attacked by Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, and Vivi was taken, a heavily wounded Karoo stood and dug Luffy up for their counter strike, showing his belief in Luffy’s abilities to save his friend.

Luffy in return, trust Karoo as one of his crew, entrusting him with dealing with their enemies. Despite it all, Karoo can be angered by Luffy’s distastefulness. The two later chased after Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek showing great cooperativeness. Outside of battle, Karoo enjoy Luffy and Usopp’s company, and is often seen sharing in their antics, behavior, actions, and is even sometimes their prop. By the time the crew reached Arabasta, Karoo was consider an equal member, and was part of the crew plan to evade Mr. 2’s abilities earning the mark of their friendship on his wing. Karoo became close enough to know about Luffy’s tendency to cause trouble. And after saving Arabasta, Karoo still acted wildly during the royal feast. As the Straw Hats left Arabasta, Karoo joined Vivi in a tearful send off, ending with a silent promise to remain friends.

Lapahn

Lapahn are large, rabbit like, creatures that live in the mountainous region of Drum Island. They are highly aggressive and attacked Luffy mercilessly, however, they eventually saw Luffy as a friendly person and chose to protect him from Wapol later in the Drum Island arc. Luffy did not hold a grudge against the Lapahns despite how much they frustrated his attempts to get Nami urgent medical care, and was more than willing to save one of them after an avalanche. After arriving on Drum Island, Luffy carried Nami on his back as he sought to reach the summit of a nearby mountain that is home to the only doctor on the entire island. On the way there he stumbled across the Lapahns and, after Sanji agitated them by kicking one of their cubs, were aggressively attack by them.

Due to having Nami on his back he chose not to fight back against them but instead dodged their attacks. Frustrated, the Lapahn decided to cause an avalanche but Luffy was able to avoid this. After rescuing Sanji, he chose to rescue a Lapahn cub’s parent who was caught in the avalanche. As a result, they became friendly with Luffy and allowed him to past through their territory. The Lapahn have come to respect Luffy for the kindness he showed them despite initially attacking him. They saw him as a threat, especially after what Sanji did, but now see him as an ally. They chose to return Luffy’s kindness by holding off Wapol, who was trying to pursue Luffy, at the risk of their own lives, however they managed to survive. Luffy was kind to the Lapahns despite their attempts to kill him. He was rather impressed and shocked with their abilities, especially when they rode down the avalanche on tree trunks. He did not harbor a grudge against them and immediately chose to aid a Lapahn cub’s parents after he got stuck in the avalanche. He acknowledged the Lapahn he saved when he realized he was protecting him from Wapol and his crew, thanking him.

Kungfu Dugongs

Kung-Fu Dugongs are animals home to the Arabasta coast. Luffy and his crew first encountered these creatures when they first arrived on Arabasta whilst dropping anchor. The Dugongs see Luffy as their leader and master, willing to follow and aid him anywhere and have grown quite affectionate of him. Luffy treats them as his students and was enthusiastic to have them along for his journey through Arabasta. When the crew first arrived on Arabasta a Kung-Fu Dugong appeared and challenged Luffy and his crew to a fight, Usopp stepped up to defeat the Dugong but immediately lost, Luffy then took his turn and defeated the Kung-Fu Dugong.

Due to his victory, Luffy was now seen as his master and he quickly amassed a bigger following of Kung-Fu Dugongs by defeating each one. He intended to have them join him on his track across the desert but was told he couldn’t because it would be too conspicuous by Nami, ultimately having to bribe them to remain by their ship with half their food supply. The Kung-Fu Dugongs evidently admire Luffy and respect him as their master after they had been defeated by him. They followed his brief instructions and wished to tag along with him on his journey and were sad that they could not do so, tearfully waving goodbye to him and his crew, after having been bribed to stay. Their commitment to Luffy is absolute as later they rescued his crew, under the assumption that they are also his students, from a Sandora Catfish. Luffy is impressed by the Kung-Fu Dugongs strength and enjoyed having them as his students. He passionately showed them his fighting style and was eager to have them join him on his journey across the desert of Arabasta and was saddened that he could not bring them along. However, he has yet to meet them again. The first Kung-Fu Dugong previously defeated by Luffy eventually became inspired by him following the events of the Summit War of Marineford. Following his master’s example, the Kung-Fu Dugong became a pirate and founded the Sea Animal Pirates during the timeskip; with itself as captain of the crew. It later reunited with Luffy in the New World, who helped free themselves from the villainous Breed.

Matsuge

Matsuge is a camel from Arabasta who joined the Straw Hats on their journey through the Sandora Desert. Despite being saved by Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, Matsuge’s gratitude was towards the females of the crew much to his actual saviors’ anger. As the crew needed a faster way to reach Alubarna, Matsuge called upon his friend Hasami for assistance, showing he grew somewhat attached to the group and their cause. He even participate in the crew’s plan to sneak Nefertari Vivi into Alubarna.

Shelly

Shelly is Tonjit’s pet horse who lives on Long Ring Long Land. Upon first seeing her, Luffy was amazed as he was with all the tall animals on the island. He seemed very pleased to see Shelly reunite with her owner, and was quick to anger when she was attacked and wounded by Foxy, causing him to try and avenge her, and enter a Davy Back Fight to properly fight Foxy. Upon his victory, Luffy return to Tonjit and Shelly to show them the Foxy Pirates Jolly Roger, signifying their defeat. In the anime, Shelly was captured with a net instead of being shot, and after winning the Groggy Ring match, Luffy chose her as a prize from the Foxy Pirates over Tony Tony Chopper, giving her back her freedom despite the initial shock of his crew.

Yokuzuna

Yokozuna is a giant sumo-wrestling frog, who the Straw Hats stumble upon on their way to Water 7. While initially he sparked Luffy child-like amazement, and typical hunger, after witnessing his struggles against the Puffing Tom, and learning about his resolve from Kokoro, Luffy started to respect Yokuzuna as a fighter. Yokuzuna later tried to test his strength against Rocketman, and ended up joined the Straw Hats, Franky Family, and Galley-La Company in their assault of Enies Lobby. He is seen cheering for Luffy’s impulsiveness when the later charged ahead. When the rest of the Party on Rocketman arrived, Yokuzuna worked with Roronoa Zoro in bargain through the gates. He traveled with the crew to the courthouse, where he protected the Straw Hats from an attack by one of the Just Eleven Jurymen, and along with the Franky Family, blocked the entrance from their pursuers. However, despite his efforts, he was defeated by another juryman, before his position was filled by Oimo and Kashii, who complimented his achievements. As the battle on Enies Lobby neared his end, Yokuzuna was with the rest of the alliance, being saved from the Buster Call, and planed to be headed home. Back at Water 7, Yokuzuna accompanied Kokoro into the Straw Hats resting hut, where he witnessed with Usopp the interaction between Luffy and Garp, participated in the victory pool party, and help make the crew their new ship, showing he grew to consider the crew friends. When Luffy tried to convince Franky to join his crew, Yokuzuna was standing with Iceburg when Tom’s Workers tried to convince the later to follow his dreams, showing Yokuzuna believes in the Straw Hats journey.

New World

Surume

Surume is a Kraken the Straw Hats met on their way to Fish-Man Island. He was formally enslaved by the New Fish-Man Pirates, and was used to attack those who tries to reach Fish-Man Island, weakening them before Hammond forced them into serving the crew. When the Straw Hat Pirates journey towards the New World began, they encounter the then unnamed Kraken. Upon seeing the massive creature, Luffy child-like enthusiasm sparked immediately, and he wished to tame the beast, who attacked them. Following Caribou’s advice, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji went on the offensive while the rest of the crew protected the Thousand Sunny.

During the battle, much to Luffy’s chagrin, Sanji burned one of its tentacles, while Zoro cut off another, with Luffy delivering the final blow sending the creature and the ship to the depth below. Separate on the Sea Floor, the crew encounter the Flying Pirates, and were saved by Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, with the assist of the Kraken, now acting as Luffy’s pet, and was given the name “Surume”. After defeating Wadatsumi, the crew was reunited, and Luffy officially introduced Surume to the crew while Surume began to carry to ship. When an underwater volcano erupted, Surume took it upon himself the run away and save the crew, even without being ordered to do so. He was show to trust Luffy’s orders enough to jump into a deep ravine, putting his safety in the hands of the crew. Upon reaching the bottom, despite being hit in the head, Surume awoke in front of Fish-Man Island, and picked up the Sunny and moved forward until he saw Hammond and fled from him. During the New Fish-Man Pirates take over attempt, Hody Jones, summoned the Kraken to attack the Straw Hats, but Surume quickly changed sides upon seeing Luffy, and became Shirahoshi’s guardian. Hody then reminded Surume about his brother, and Surume turned against Shirahoshi, until Luffy promised to defeat Hody and save Surume’s brother, remembering his own brother, will to save him. When Noah was sent toward the battle field, Shirahoshi fled, trying to redirect it away from the main island, discarding Surume’s protection with him noticing, freeing him to fight Wadatsumi again, however thanks to the Energy Steroid, Surume was defeated and was knocked out. After the battle, Surume took away Wadatsumi away from Fish-Man Island. Surume seems pleased being with the Straw Hats, as opposed to the New Fish-Man Pirates, he was not threatened to serve and was treated with kindness and respect to his wishes. After the Straw Hats left Fish-man Island, Surume was seen free on the open seas.

Megalo

Megalo is Shirahoshi’s pet shark. Before the Straw Hats arrived to Fish-Man Island, Megalo was caught by a Kraken and was released from it after it was defeated by the Straw Hats. Thankful, Megalo reported the event to King Neptune. This led to Neptune personally going to great the Straw Hats and invite them to Ryugu Palace, and Megalo gave them a ride on his back as Neptune expressed his gratitude. In the Palace, Luffy encountered Princess Shirahoshi, and despite being startled by him, hid him from the Minister of the Right, due to him saving her pet. Despite his help, Megalo was irritated by Luffy making Shirahoshi cry after being called weak. Despite it all, they worked together to fulfill Shirahoshi’s wish of leaving the tower to go visit her mother’s grave in the Sea Forest. After being sidetracked, and in need of a quick get away, Luffy trusted Megalo with the task of having his friends leave Coral Hill and continue their journey to the Sea Forest. After hearing Hody Jones’s broadcast, Luffy tried to get Megalo to take him to Gyoncorde Plaza to fight him. However, Jinbe convinced Luffy to follow his plan and hide inside Megalo’s mouth while he and Shirahoshi ride Megalo to the plaza, and stay hidden until the right time. After the battle, Megalo pulled the Thousand Sunny as the crew made their escape. However they were stopped with the invitation to a feast in Ryugu Palace, which Megalo joined and partied with The crew.

Ucy

Ucy, who got his name from Luffy, is a bull from Dressrosa who participated in the Corrida Colosseum tournament for the Mera Mera no Mi. During the event, he met Luffy under the disguise of a participant named Lucy. The two bonded and became allies fighting off several other gladiators, until they faced Hajrudin who smashed the two with his shield. Due to Luffy’s resistance to blunt blows, he stood up and avenged his comrade. Afterwards, Luffy took an unconscious Ucy to the side of the arena to protect him from the fighting.

After the curse of the Hobi Hobi no Mi was broken, Ucy was among the fighters that came to assist Luffy, and the group headed to take down Doflamingo, each for their own reason, with Ucy ridden by Luffy once more. The group was then blocked by Pica but Ucy continued to run forward, and climbed up the colossus’ stone arm. When Pica tried to stop the bull, Luffy protected him, and when Pica emerges to cut Ucy down, Luffy saved him again by carrying him on his back. After Zoro decided to stay behind to fight Pica, Ucy ran forward with the rest of Luffy’s group towards the upper lever of the Flower Hill. As the group reached the first floor, they reunited with the rest of the gladiators, and fought against the Donquixote Pirates. When Ucy was targeted, Luffy became worried, but his fears were quelled by the Funk brothers, who directed Luffy into a shortcut to the top, and Ucy rushed in. The path turned out to be a flooded dead end, and the group was blocked in by Doflamingo. Blocked in, Doflamingo shot Ucy causing Luffy to sink, weakening him. However, Abdullah and Jeet, learn about the shortcut being a trap, and attacked Doflamingo from behind, which was reveled to be a puppet which crumbled down soon after. Luffy then asked the two to take care of his injured friend, and proceed to take on the real Doflamingo.

Baroque Works

Mr 5

Gem, otherwise known as Mr. 5, is a former Baroque Works agent and an antagonist to Luffy during the Whiskey Peak Arc and the Little Garden Arc. Gem dislikes Luffy and looked down on him with disdain despite how much stronger Luffy is. Luffy hated Gem for what he did to the two giants he befriended on Little Garden and was annoyed by his interference with his fight against Zoro. Along with his partner, Miss Valentine, Gem came across Luffy on Whiskey Peak as he watched him go up to his intended target, Zoro and start fighting him.

He tried to interfere with their fight but was knocked out by the pair, along with Miss Valentine. He came across him again on Little Garden and worked with his colleague, Mr. 3, to defeat him, but ended up being defeated by Usopp and Zoro. Gem is very prideful and finds it insulting that someone like Luffy would defy him. He was angry when the Straw Hat captain flew into him and proceeded to beat him up.

He tried to get revenge but was effortlessly knocked out by him. When he captured Luffy under a boulder on Little Garden he was furious when Luffy spat on his shoe and mercilessly beat him whilst causing multiple explosions on the Straw Hat captain’s body with his Devil Fruit. On Whiskey Peak, he did not acknowledge Luffy’s strength and was thus beaten by him quickly, his attitude changed when he was attacked by him a second time and was notably frightened of him. On Little Garden he decided, instead, to try and use roundabout means to both defeat him and capture his former colleague, Vivi. When Luffy appeared before him later, he chose to allow Mr. 3 to handle him and instead focused on Karoo and Usopp. Luffy was not at all interested in him on Whiskey Peak, instead beating him up twice for trying to get in his way when fighting Zoro. However, he came to despise Gem for what he did to the giants on Little Garden by sabotaging their duel, giving one of the giants an illegitimate victory. He hated him even more for trying to take Vivi and for attacking his friends. He ultimately found Mr. 5 to be an uninteresting opponent, having defeated him extremely easily in their first encounter and thus had little interest in facing him again, allowing Usopp to deal with him.

Bentham

Bentham, otherwise known as ‘Bon Clay’, is a former agent of Baroque Works. He is one of Luffy’s closest friends outside of his crew and the two get on extremely well with each other. They met during the Arabasta Arc where they were temporary enemies, and were happily reunited during the Impel Down Arc. Bon Clay adores Luffy and cherishes the friendship he shares with him, with Luffy reciprocating the sentiment. He has become a fierce comrade to Luffy and a devoted friend who is willing to make sacrifices for him, including his own life.

The pair met, incidentally, when Bon Clay grabbed onto Vivi’s pet duck, Karoo, whilst being used as fishing bait, when his own ship sailed past the Going Merry. Neither he nor the Straw Hats were aware of each other’s actual identities or allegiances at the time. However, Bon Clay immediately got on well with Luffy and some of the Straw Hats due to his flamboyant and upbeat characteristics perfectly fitting with Luffy’s own personality. Eventually, Bon Clay’s crew came back to recover their captain and he gave an emotional farewell to Luffy, along with Usopp and Chopper, leaving them in tears. The Straw Hats manage to overhear his crew call him by his Baroque Works code name, Mr.

2, as they set sail, shocking them all. Bon Clay only discovered later that he had met the Straw Hats, and he eventually was forced to fight them. He lost his fight against Sanji, but was able to recover and slip away before the Marines arrived. Following his defeat he began a trend of helping Luffy and his crew escape danger and aid the Straw Hat captain as much as possible. He helped to hide their ship from the Marines so it could not be captured whilst in Arabasta.

In order to fulfill his desire to save Luffy and the Straw Hats, he chose to sacrifice his own freedom, and potentially his life, by sailing straight for the Marines whilst posing as members of the Straw Hats. He held them off and went toe to toe with Hina whilst Luffy and his crew escaped. This act brought strong emotions and tears to Luffy as he promised he would never forget him, despite having been his enemy not so long ago. After reuniting with Luffy in Impel Down he worked with him to reach the bottom of the prison to save his brother, Ace. Despite reluctantly abandoning Luffy during his fight with Magellan, he returned to save him and tried to carry Luffy to his fellow Okama, Emporio Ivankov, ultimately succeeding.

Whilst escaping Impel Down he posed as Magellan in order to open the Gates of Justice for Luffy to escape, but once more had to sacrifice his own freedom and leave himself at the mercy of the real Magellan. He cried heavily when saying his goodbye to Luffy, telling him to go and save his brother. Bon Clay is a strong believer of the way of the ‘Okama’, that prioritizes friendship above all else. This line of thinking strongly resonates with Luffy’s own thinking and ideals of friendship. This was Bon Clay’s reasoning when he choose to aid the Straw Hats in Arabasta, and made it apparent to them that he only fought them as a pawn of Crocodile, and that once he had been defeated he could choose to do as he pleases, thus deciding to ally with Luffy and the Straw Hats because he viewed them as his friends. This was also why he went to such great lengths to retrieve Luffy, having to fight in the freezing cold against wolves just to reach him, and again when trying to take him to Ivankov. In turn, Luffy sees Bon Clay as a close friend and an incredible ally. He acknowledges everything he has done for him and feels guilty for not being able to return the favor. He was able to save him at one point when he unintentionally unleashes his Supreme King Haki to knock out a pack of wolves, shouting at them to leave his friend alone. He later begged Ivankov to save Bon Clay’s life instead of his own. Luffy was guilt stricken when, once again, Bon Clay is responsible for ensuring his safety and helping his makeshift crew of criminals successfully escape Impel Down, the two tearfully say their goodbyes over a Baby Den Den Mushi, and Luffy promises to never forget him.

Galleyla

Iceburg

Iceburg is the Mayor of Water 7 and the President of the Galley-La Company. He is an ally during the Water 7 and Enies Lobby Arcs, despite having briefly been under the impression that Luffy was his enemy. The two generally get on well and are both relaxed in one another’s company. Luffy respects Iceburg and acknowledges him as a talented Shipwright but has questioned his habit of forgoing his responsibilities as mayor. Iceburg was very welcoming to Luffy, despite him being a pirate, and chose to aid him and his crew in their quest to save Nico Robin.

The two met in Water 7 when Luffy was directed by Kokoro to find Iceburg as they wished to try and fix their ship, the Going Merry. However, he was instead recommended to buy a new ship by the Mayor as the damage done to the Going Merry was irreparable. Later, Iceburg was shot by CP9 and the Straw Hats were immediately blamed as it was revealed that Robin was the shooter, who had forcibly been taken by CP9 earlier. It was eventually clarified what was going on with Robin, and Iceburg understood that Luffy and his crew played no role in his assassination attempt. Whilst Luffy and his crew left to rescue Robin at Enies Lobby, Iceburg was compelled to repair the Going Merry that would then rescue Luffy and his crew at Enies Lobby, and later helped build the Straw Hat’s new ship, the Thousand Sunny.

Iceburg was very welcoming to Luffy and his crew, and even took it upon himself to give them a tour of Galley-La Headquarters when they came to visit. He was somewhat sympathetic for him at the news that his ship is no longer repairable but advised him to try and buy a new ship whilst they’re in Water 7. When he believed Luffy and his crew were his enemies he still maintained some level of indulgence with Luffy as he did try to talk to the Straw Hat captain about finding Nico Robin and to clarify if he was involved in his assassination attempt. Nonetheless, he found Luffy to be irritating and harshly criticized him as captain for being in denial about the condition of the Going Merry. He also talks down to Luffy from time to time, especially when he came to view him and his crew as enemies.

At one point he shot at Luffy when he falsely believed he and his crew were involved in the attempt on his life. Once it was revealed who was truly behind his assassination attempt he became an ally to Luffy and made sure that another train was available for him and his crew to use so they could get to Enies Lobby in order to save Robin, and even allowed his subordinate, Paulie, to go with them. Iceburg played a vital role in Luffy and his crew’s escape from Enies Lobby as he was the one that repaired the Going Merry so it could survive traveling to Enies Lobby in order to rescue the crew and return them to Water 7. He also worked alongside his old friend, Franky, to build the Thousand Sunny for Luffy and his crew. He also wished to see Franky join the Straw Hats and was very happy when he decided to do so. Luffy found Iceburg to be odd, and at one point said he was irresponsible due to his habit of forgoing his duties as mayor. Nonetheless, he was very impressed with the tour he was given by Iceburg and eventually trusted his recommendation to buy a new ship after hearing the news that the Going Merry cannot be repaired. He was annoyed when he and his crew were falsely accused of the attempted assassination of Iceburg and desperately wished to reach the mayor to clarify that they are innocent and for information on Robin. Luffy valued the help Iceburg provided, he was grateful when Iceburg told him that he was free to take one of his shipwrights from Galley-La to be a pirate on his crew and was thankful for the help he and his company provided in getting them to Enies Lobby and acknowledged his abilities as a shipwright as he begged him to try and fix the Going Merry. Luffy was also thankful for the new ship he and Franky built for them.

Paulie

Paulie is a Dock One foreman on Water 7 and vice president of Galley-La Company. He is an ally, and a brief antagonist, to Luffy and his crew during the Water 7 and Enies Lobby Arcs. He gets on well with Luffy and respects him as a fighter, appreciating his determination and loyalty for his friends. Luffy likes Paulie and reciprocates the respect from him, acknowledging his determination to protect and avenge Iceburg. He is grateful for the aid he provided in rescuing Nico Robin from Enies Lobby.

The two first met on Water 7 when Paulie stole Luffy’s money to try and pay off some gambling debts, but was stopped by his colleague and, unbeknownst to him at the time, undercover CP9 agent, Rob Lucci. Despite this rocky start he became friendly and explained to Luffy why it is the Going Merry cannot be repaired. After Iceburg’s attempted assassination by CP9, with Robin being involved against her will, Paulie believed that Luffy and his crew had tried to kill Iceburg and briefly fought the Straw Hat captain, but he managed to escape. Once it was cleared up about what had actually happened he decided to go with Luffy and his crew to Enies Lobby to get revenge on the people that betrayed him and Iceburg. Once they succeeded they returned to Water 7 and he helped build the Thousand Sunny for the Straw Hats.

Paulie came to respect Luffy despite their problematic first impression when he tried to steal his money. Nonetheless, he was very hostile towards him when he believed he was involved with Iceburg’s assassination attempt, as he attacked the Straw Hat captain when he next saw him and pursued him again later. He has aided Luffy numerous times, such as when they first met and he had him and Nami hide from representatives of the World Government as he knew they were pirates. When Usopp had been kidnapped by members of the Franky Family he informed Luffy and Nami of where to find their house, however, Luffy had already ran off. He has come to care for Luffy and his crew, as when Aqua Laguna arrived he risked his life in order to save Luffy and his friends.

He was also more than prepared to fight Luffy to prevent him sailing out after Robin as the seas were too dangerous and he would die. He formed an alliance with Luffy, alongside the Franky Family, to work together in order to bring down CP9 and rescue Robin and Franky. He has come to respect Luffy, and when it was made clear to him that he was innocent he apologized to the Straw Hat captain for believing he was guilty. He acknowledged Luffy’s strength and requested Luffy to fight alongside him to save Iceburg. Paulie also finds Luffy’s upfront personality shocking, as he was stunned when he nonchalantly asked Iceburg to join his pirate crew.

He was left both angry and aghast when Luffy decided to storm Enies Lobby on his own despite having just explained his plan to everyone. Luffy got on with Paulie well when he first met him in spite of his attempt to steal his money, even chastising Lucci’s pigeon, Hattori, for ordering Lucci to attack him. He listened to Paulie’s advise to hide when representatives of the World Government came to visit Galley-La and appreciated his help when saving him from Aqua Laguna. Whilst on their way to Enies Lobby he decided to form an alliance with him and the Franky Family to take down CP9. He also finds him bizarre due to his obsessiveness with modesty, calling him a freak for criticizing Nami’s outfit. He also appears to be aware of Paulie’s grubby nature as when he and Nami realized that their money was missing their initial suspect was Paulie. He also respects Paulie and made a personal promise to him that he would defeat the guys who tried to assassinate Iceburg. When Paulie, along with the rest of Galley-La, attacked him he refused to fight them, instead wanting to know why they were ganging up on him and tried to explain to them how they were not involved in Iceburg’s assassination attempt. When he found Paulie injured he asked him if he was okay and tried to rescue him, but was himself captured. He then accepted his apology for thinking he was involved with Iceburg’s assassination attempt. Luffy was worried for Paulie when he was attacked by Lucci and saved him twice before the CP9 agent could land a deadly blow. Despite his respect, he was more than prepared to fight Paulie when he refused to give him a ship to go after Robin but was stopped by Kokoro.

Rosy Life Riders

The Rosy Life Riders, led by Duval, who were formerly known as the Flying Fish Riders, are a former kidnapping gang turned allies of Luffy and his crew having briefly been enemies with him. The group were initially hostile towards Luffy as he tried to save Hatchan from them, but became their allies, after what Sanji did for Duval, and helped him out throughout the Sabaody Archipelago arc. Luffy appreciated their aid throughout their time on Sabaody and for protecting the Thousand Sunny for two years. On his way to Sabaody before entering the New World, Luffy came across Camie, a mermaid, who he quickly befriended. Discovering that her friend was in danger, he agreed to aid her in saving him from the Flying Fish Riders.

Upon arrival, Luffy discovered her friend was Hatchan, an enemy and former member of the Arlong Pirates, who he refused to save until Nami said she was fine with it. Luffy then fought the Flying Fish Riders, easily beating them all and taming their leader’s pet cow, Motobaro. Having been redeemed and appreciative of Sanji fixing Duval’s face, they helped the Straw Hats find Camie after she was kidnapped on Sabaody. After Luffy and his crew are scattered by Bartholomew Kuma, they spent the next two years protecting their ship until they returned. The group are extremely loyal to their leader, Duval, and thus their animosity and friendliness to Luffy hinges on him.

Due to Duval’s hatred for Sanji, one of Luffy’s crew mates, he was very hostile towards them. However, once Sanji rearranged his face, so he now looked different to Sanji’s wanted poster, Duval became friendlier with Luffy and thus the rest of the Flying Fish Riders followed suit. They were more than happy to help Luffy and his crew on Sabaody by finding, retrieving, and delivering the Straw Hats, who were scattered across Sabaody, to the Human Auctioning House where Camie was being held captive. After completing this task, they all promised to help Luffy and his crew should they need it again. Their commitment to the Straw Hats is so great, they spent the next two years protecting their ship, despite not knowing if they would actually return or not. Luffy did not hold any particular animosity towards the Flying Fish Riders, despite being a slave trade group, and was more than willing to let Hatchan be sent into slavery despite his promise to Camie, only relenting after Nami said she was fine with saving him. He was amazed by their flying fishes and attempted to ride one but ended up falling into the water and had to be saved by Nami. Despite the setback, he and his crew were able to comfortably defeat the Flying Fish Riders. When Camie was kidnapped, Luffy was relieved to see a member of the Flying Fish Riders had come to pick him up in order to take him to her location and was grateful when he succeeded in getting him there, though he did complain about the crash landing. After escaping the Human Auctioning House, Luffy thanked The Flying Fish Riders for their aid before they left.

Revolutionary Army

Emporio Ivankov

Ivankov is a commander in the Revolutionary Army and the Queen of Kamabakka Kingdom. He becomes a crucial ally to Luffy when escaping Impel Down and during the Summit War of Marineford. The two share a deep respect and admiration for each other that was forged in the heat of battle. Ivankov offered support to Luffy during his fights and while he was running across the battlefield. They did not get to say their goodbyes due to Luffy having fallen unconscious but left each other on very good terms.

Luffy first met Ivankov in Impel Down after he was poisoned by Magellan and was in need of saving. He made a strong impression on Ivankov by begging him to save his friend, Bon Clay, over himself. This touched Ivankov and he chose to use his Devil Fruit abilities to save both Bon Clay and Luffy. Ivankov was stunned to see how quickly he was able to recover from the effects of the poison after administrating his healing hormones to him, having originally estimated 48 hours, but Luffy had recovered in 20 hours. Originally, Ivankov did not intend to help Luffy, as he wanted to bide his time before trying to escape.

He revealed to Luffy that he is a commander of the Revolutionary Army and serves directly under Monkey D. Dragon. It was here that Luffy, nonchalantly, responded that Dragon was his father, which left Ivankov in utter disbelief. After this revelation, he decided to immediately aid Luffy in his quest to save his brother, Ace. From then on, Ivankov became a reliable ally for Luffy and played a key role in the escape from Impel Down.

Ivankov did his best to protect him as much as he could, citing his obligation to Dragon, but also out of admiration for Luffy himself, who Ivankov had remarked, a few times, has the same presence as Dragon. He originally helped Luffy under the false impression that Ace was also Dragon’s son but still chose to aid Luffy when he found out that was not the case. He helped Luffy avoid the attacks of the Admirals, held off Bartholomew Kuma, and tried to protect Luffy from Admiral Akainu’s wrath. He also had his right hand man, Inazuma, build a bridge leading directly to the platform Ace was on. He is constantly amazed by Luffy’s determination and fearless attitude, such as when Luffy begged him to give him another dose of tension hormones so he could continue fighting, despite the severe repercussions.

He was left completely shocked when Luffy talked back to Whitebeard and tried to tell him to shush. When Luffy challenged him to see who could save Ace first he could not believe he was competing with Whitebeard. Ivankov was also left astounded when Luffy unintentionally used Supreme King Haki to prevent the executioners from killing Ace. Ivankov also has high praise for Luffy’s character, seeing him as a good hearted boy and rationalized that Luffy must be telling the truth about Dragon being his father as he does not seem to be the type to lie. Luffy is grateful for Ivankov and sees him as, not just an ally, but a dear friend. He did not get a chance to say goodbye to him due to being passed out from the shock of Ace’s death, and by the time he came about, Ivankov had left. He was thankful for having not just saved his life, but Bon Clay’s too. Luffy also greatly appreciated the effort Ivankov put in for him throughout the Summit War of Marineford. He wondered how he is doing after he heard Jean Ango mention his intention to recapture all the escaped inmates of Impel Down. After the war is finished, Ivankov lamented the suffering Luffy had to endure, but complimented him on his strength and will power. He keeps tabs on all of Luffy’s activities since he met him, and he is impressed by his feats in Totto Land and his growing reputation, simply remarking that he truly is his father’s son. He hopes to be able to meet Luffy again some day.

Inazuma

After Luffy was transferred to Level 5 of Impel Down, Inazuma roamed the forest of Level 5 of and witnessed Luffy and Mr. 2’s bloody encounter with some wolves. After witnessing the encounter and Luffy’s use of Haki, Inazuma took them before Ivankov. When Luffy came out of his treatment, the young pirate accidentally revealed that he is the son of their leader, Monkey D. Dragon and Iva assumed that the soon-to-be executed Portgas D. Ace was also the son of Dragon. Because of this misunderstanding, they both decided the time to escape from Impel Down had arrived, and decided to assist Luffy in rescuing Ace from Level 6. Near the end of the Summit War of Marineford, he used his Devil Fruit powers to create a walkway to Ace’s Execution platform for Luffy. He allowed Luffy to pass and stayed behind with Ivankov to fend off anyone who tried to approach the passage.

Underworld

The Underworld share a collective animosity towards Luffy for all the chaos he has caused that has frustrated their black markets. Luffy came into direct conflict with the Underworld through Caesar Clown by disrupting his live broadcast showing his newest product, Shinokuni, that they were planning to bid on, and then subsequently defeating and capturing Caesar. They eventually reached their breaking point when Luffy defeated Doflamingo who was one of the Underworld’s biggest members. This led to an alliance being formed with the specific goal of taking down Luffy, but they were swiftly defeated by Admiral Fujitora as a favor to the Straw Hat captain. Even after Caesar warned Luffy that he will make a lot of influential and powerful people angry, he retorted that he has been fighting people like that since coming to the Grand Line.

Caesar Clown

Luffy became Caesar Clown’s enemy after arriving at Punk Hazard. He initially thought that Caesar might be a nice person, but this changed when he was informed of his cruelty by Momonosuke and discovered that he was experimenting gigantification on children through the use of highly addictive drugs, putting their lives at risk, something Luffy found completely abhorrent. He was further angered at Caesar for trying to kill Brownbeard despite the latter’s sincere loyalty. Luffy eventually defeated and captured the mad scientist. For a while, Caesar was held captive by the Straw Hats under Law’s request, as he was the one behind the production of SMILEs and thus they could not afford to let him go.

Luffy regularly treated him with disdain and disregard for the most part, not caring about him or his well-being. Luffy had totally forgotten about him until he was told that Jack, of the Beasts Pirates, used Caesar’s poison gas on the minks. Caesar was captured and taken away from the Straw Hats by Capone Bege and the Big Mom Pirates when they arrived on Zou to take Sanji. Later, when Bege and Luffy were discussing an alliance, Caesar attempted to disguise himself from his former captors, but failed to do so. Luffy was not pleased with Caesar’s presence and almost attacked him. Despite their strong dislike for each other, Caesar proved to be a helpful ally during the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc as he helped both Luffy and Bege’s crews escape the Whole Cake Chateau. When Bege gave Caesar his heart back, Caesar quickly fled, happy to be away from them all. While Luffy and the Straw Hats did not agree with letting him go and even talked about crushing his heart, they nonetheless moved forward with their own escape from Totto Land.

Germa Kingdom

Vinsmoke Reiju

Vinsmoke Reiju is a princess of the Germa Kingdom and a commander of Germa 66. She is an ally to Luffy and the Sanji Retrieval Team throughout the Whole Cake Island arc. Unlike the rest of her family, she likes Luffy and gets on well with him. She finds his determination for her younger brother, Sanji, endearing, and is extremely thankful for what he has given him. She finds his personality likable, often smiling at him for the things he says.

Luffy respects Reiju and appreciates her aid whilst trying to get Sanji back, as well for saving his life when he was poisoned. Luffy first met Vinsmoke Reiju when the Sanji Retrieval Team encountered Germa 66 just after entering Big Mom’s territory. During that meeting, Luffy was slowly dying from the effects of consuming the Armored Stonefish’s poisonous skin. Reiju chose to save Luffy’s life and sucked the poison out of his body, seeing it as her way of thanking him and the Straw Hat Pirates for what they have done for Sanji. They later meet again inside the Whole Cake Chateau, after Reiju hid Luffy from Big Mom’s guards in her room.

She informed Luffy that Sanji already knew of Pudding’s plan to kill him during the Tea Party/wedding ceremony, leading a relieved Luffy to thank Reiju before exiting the chateau. He later came to her aid twice by forcing Big Mom to shriek loud enough to stop the Big Mom Pirates executing her and her family , and again when Big Mom tried to attack her. At Cacao Island, Reiju returned the favor with her siblings and aided Luffy and Sanji whilst they escaped, holding off the army assembled by Oven. During their brief encounters, Reiju has been shown silently admiring Luffy’s loyalty to her younger brother and has shown to be extremely grateful to him for giving Sanji a family, something her family failed to do. After she saved his life, Luffy thanked her but immediately demanded that she return Sanji, causing her to smile.

She also smiled after seeing Luffy and Nami on Whole Cake Island, pleased they have made it this far in order to rescue Sanji. She was visibly saddened after witnessing Sanji being forced to attack Luffy in order to try and discourage him from following them. She also offered Luffy food after hearing his stomach grumbling, but smiled when he turned her offer down because of his promise to only ever eat Sanji’s food again. In a private conversation between herself and Sanji, she urged him to flee Whole Cake Island with Luffy and his crew, warning him that he would never meet such friends again in his life. Out of all the members of Germa 66, Reiju is the one Luffy gets along with best and has developed the most friendly relationship with. He sees her as a helpful ally and a kind person and is grateful to her for saving his life when he was poisoned from eating the Armored Stonefish. He was even more grateful for her constant aid in helping him retrieve Sanji. After Sanji reunited with Luffy, he told him of his desire to save the rest of his family. Luffy agreed to help, citing in part the fact that Reiju had previously saved his life.

Vinsmoke Judge

Vinsmoke Judge is the king of the Germa Kingdom, the patriarch of the Vinsmoke Family and the commander of Germa 66. He is an antagonist to Luffy and his crew during the Whole Cake Island Arc but became allies following Big Mom’s betrayal. He looks down on Luffy and his crew, and loathes the relationship he has with his son, Sanji, finding the Straw Hat captain’s constant interference with Sanji’s wedding infuriating. Luffy has little respect for Vinsmoke Judge but is mostly apathetic towards him as, despite clearly not liking Sanji’s father, happily said goodbye to him before escaping Totto Land. The two did not meet until Luffy had managed to catch up to his carriage that was carrying Sanji and the rest of his children.

Judge watched with disgust as Luffy tried to convince Sanji to return to his crew and was satisfied when Sanji refused and attacked his captain, whilst also getting slapped by Nami, believing that he had severed his ties to Luffy. He encountered Luffy again when he crashed the wedding between Charlotte Pudding and his son and was furious with his actions, but soon worked alongside Luffy once it was made apparent to him that Big Mom intended to assassinate him and his family. He once more aided the Straw Hats as they escaped Totto Land, seeing Luffy and Sanji off with a irritated expression. Judge had heard of Luffy before he met him, due to his great infamy in the world. He holds little respect for him and finds him to be a disreputable being, dominantly due to his royal status.

He was happy to see Luffy beaten to a pulp by Sanji and was pleased that his son had apparently no interest in returning to him. Judge is easily angered by Luffy, as he was infuriated when he attempted to convince Sanji to return to his crew and was enraged when he crashed the wedding. When he saw Luffy and his crew off from Totto Land he was angered when Luffy did not answer his question about why he would go to such great lengths for someone like Sanji. He finds Luffy’s determination for his son completely perplexing, due to his very cruel and low opinion of Sanji, and barraged Luffy with lists of reasons why he is worthless. Despite his great disdain for Luffy, he was more than willing to work alongside him and his crew in order to try and defeat Big Mom.

He allowed his children to aid his crew, and at one point they rescued both him and Sanji when they were being pursued by Big Mom, and again when they were on Cacao Island. He also aided their escape with his ship. Although having been saved by Luffy and his crew, he showed no gratitude despite being distraught at the prospect of dying and his family name ending. By the end of the Whole Cake Island arc it is apparent he still views Luffy and his crew as enemies. Though there was rarely any interaction with him, Luffy does not have a positive view of Judge, as he was furious to hear that he threatened to have Zeff, and everybody else at the Baratie, assassinated in order to force Sanji to leave his crew and complete a political marriage. However, through his friendship with Sanji, and his gratitude and friendship with Judge’s daughter, Reiju, he agreed to Sanji’s request to save his family. He was happy to see Sanji refute him as his father and ultimately convince him to never approach Sanji, his crew, or his family at the Baratie, again. As he sailed out of Totto Land, he heard Judge ask him why he would want to help someone as worthless as Sanji, listing all his supposed faults, but he shrugged him off and simply said goodbye, whilst humorously questioning why he listed all the good things about Sanji. He seemed ultimately grateful for the aid he provided in his, and his crew’s, escape.

After the events of Whole Cake Island, the scope of Luffy’s authority was considered by the World Government to be close to on par with the Four Emperors, the four most powerful and influential pirates in the world, and the press dubbed Luffy the “Fifth Emperor” as a result. However, Luffy officially became an Emperor after defeating one of the previous Emperors, Kaidou, and his meteoric rise in status (in over two years) caused panic around the world; he currently holds a bounty of 3,000,000,000, the ninth largest recorded bounty given to a pirate, and also currently the lowest Emperor bounty and equals the bounties of two of his fellow Worst Generation members—Kid and Law. His bounty is only surpassed by the bounties of the former Emperors Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaidou, fellow Emperors Shanks, Blackbeard and Buggy, former Warlord Mihawk and the late Pirate King, Gol D. Roger himself. Luffy is a fierce and formidable combatant who can invent extremely creative fighting techniques even during intense battles and has gone through harsh and rigorous training ever since he was a child.

He has been taught by two legendary figures, his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, the “Hero of the Marines”, and Silvers Rayleigh, the retired first mate of the Pirate King’s crew. Despite acting goofy and eccentric most of the time, Luffy has proven to be a natural born leader. Luffy has exhibited his threat most notably by invading all three of the World Government’s main strongholds in Paradise: he defeated over a thousand Marines on Enies Lobby by himself and took down two CP9 agents—Blueno, and Rob Lucci (the latter being considered the strongest assassin in the entire history of CP9) , with the invasion ultimately resulting in the destruction of Enies Lobby via Buster Call; he infiltrated the great prison Impel Down and (indirectly) orchestrated the only mass breakout in its history; he invaded Marine Headquarters during the Summit War of Marineford and greatly aided the Whitebeard Pirates in their ultimately unsuccessful effort to rescue Portgas D. Ace from execution.

One of Luffy’s greatest qualities is that he can become massively more powerful in an unthinkably short amount of time. To the amazement of friend and foe alike, Luffy has continuously defeated people who are renowned throughout the seas for their incredible strength and skill. Luffy’s actions almost completely destroyed balance of the Three Great Powers by defeating three members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea—Crocodile, Gecko Moria, Donquixote Doflamingo —and allying with three others, which caused Jinbe to defect from his position and Trafalgar Law to lose his. The World Government also views Luffy to be a grave threat simply because he is the son of Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army.

Despite his ever-growing list of accomplishments in battle, Luffy continues to be frequently underestimated by opponents due to his appearance, age and disposition. These traits have often proved to be an advantage for him, as it gives him leeway toward options opponents would not expect. For example, Crocodile dismissed Luffy as a greenhorn and left him for dead twice, only for Luffy to recover from his defeats and ultimately claim victory in their third match. Doflamingo attempted to trap Luffy in the Corrida Colosseum, expecting him to fall victim to it, only for Luffy to escape and win over the gladiators there to his side. With constantly improving skill in battle combined with his almost unbreakable willpower, Luffy has found ways to defeat increasingly powerful opponents that have blocked his path, all while having been out at sea for less than a year, not including his two-year training on Rusukaina.

In the New World, he has contended with the Four Emperors’ top officers, having defeated two of the Big Mom Pirates’ Sweet Commanders: Charlotte Cracker and Charlotte Katakuri, seeking to aim further by taking down the Four Emperors themselves, along with the Marine Admirals. During the Raid on Onigashima, Luffy’s recently heightened mastery of advanced Armament Haki, allowed him to harm Kaidou, one of the Four Emperors and known as the world’s “Strongest Creature”, a feat that prompted his opponent to compare him to a very small number of legendary pirates who actually have the power necessary to face him in combat to the death, such as Rocks D. Xebec, Kouzuki Oden, Shanks, Whitebeard and Roger. During the course of the fight, Luffy evolved his Haki, reaching advanced mastery in Supreme King Haki, allowing him to fight on equal footing against Kaidou, and finally defeat him by awakening his Devil Fruit after suffering his third defeat against the Emperor. After his arrival to Egghead, he faced Rob Lucci, who had become an elite fighter of CP0 and awakened his Devil Fruit, using his Gear 5 and defeated him with little effort. Soon after, he went on to confront the Seraphim S-Hawk and S-Bear alongside Lucci, Kaku and Zoro. Later on, in spite of being relatively weakened from his previous fights, during the Egghead Incident, Luffy was able to fight on par with Admiral Kizaru and leave the Marine Admiral immobile after landing a powerful blow to his head. Later on, after regaining most of his strength, he’s able to overpower both Admiral Kizaru and one of the Five Elders, Jaygarcia Saturn at the same time, ultimately forcing the latter’s hand to summon his fellow Elders as well. While the Elders couldn’t be harmed for long due to their apparent immortality, he was able to fend them off in their massive and powerful Awakened Beast forms, at least while in his Awakened form. On Elbaph, Luffy had already built a reputation and infamy large enough that even the God’s Knights chose to just capture their crewmates instead of killing them, afraid of incurring Luffy’s wrath upon them.

Physical Abilities

Contrary to what his size would suggest, and even without his Devil Fruit powers or Haki, Luffy has exceptional strength, speed, agility, durability, endurance and vitality; ranging from accomplishing feats that would be physically impossible for a normal human to achieve and surviving dangers that most would think impossible to survive.

Strength

His grandfather Garp used harsh and unorthodox training methods to make him grow stronger, such as leaving him alone in the jungle as a young child, tying him to balloons so he would float away, or throwing him into a bottomless pit, as well as several years of further rigorous training in the extremely harsh environments of Mt. Colubo and Rusukaina. By the time he began his quest to become Pirate King, Luffy had attained incredible physical strength, which he demonstrated by knocking out the Lord of the Coast with a single punch. In Skypiea, he was capable of moving around during his fight against Enel despite having a massive golden ball molded around his hand, and even climbed up a massive beanstalk with it. When caught between two large brick buildings in Water 7, he was eventually able to push them apart to free himself.

Even in a severely weakened state after his calamitous battles at Impel Down and Marineford, Luffy was still able to cause massive destruction on Amazon Lily and hurl a boulder several times larger than himself with enough force to destroy a nearby rock formation. Despite these feats, however, his strength still paled in comparison to certain other powerful characters at the time, such as several participants in the Summit War of Marineford. After training with Rayleigh in Rusukaina for two years, Luffy’s strength seemed to have increased dramatically. Initially, he was at the mercy of every animal on the island, but then he became their official boss after several months of training. Other examples are when he effortlessly defeated a Pacifista in a single punch, whereas it took him and his whole crew to defeat two years prior.

On Dressrosa, he easily flipped over the massive gladiator Spartan and used his foot to block a stomp by Donquixote Doflamingo, a man nearly twice his height with immense physical power of his own, without any leverage. Luffy has utilized his Gears, transformation techniques made possible by his Devil Fruit powers, to tremendously increase his physical strength and subdue powerful opponents like Blueno, Rob Lucci, and Donquixote Doflamingo. He took out a member of the Marines’ Giant Squad with a single Gear 3 punch, and two years later, he defeated the powerful giant Hajrudin with a single Gear 2 punch to the face. On Fish-Man Island, the Sea Kings believed he would have completely destroyed the gigantic ship Noah before it would have landed had they not stopped him. With a single, enhanced Gear 4 punch, Luffy was capable of obliterating an entire town. When he was imprisoned in the Udon region’s prison in Wano Country, he wore Seastone handcuffs that significantly weakened him and prevented him from using his Devil Fruit powers, and he exploited his prison labor as a new training method to get stronger in his weakened state, being able to lift and carry hundreds of blocks several times his size and using an extremely large tool to mine, which Hyougoro mentioned was too heavy for a single person to lift. After much training, he was able to break through the helmet of the vice warden Daifugo and knock him unconscious with just one normal kick, and later on was capable of physically hurting Kaidou. Luffy is also capable of becoming physically stronger through psychology. When Jango accidentally hypnotized him to become stronger, Luffy went on a tear through the Black Cat Pirates and ripped the stem and figurehead off their ship. During the Davy Back Fight battle against Foxy, Luffy attempted to increase his fighting prowess by donning an afro.

Speed And Agility

Luffy possesses tremendous speed, agility, and reflexes. While knocked on his back, he was quickly able to escape from a point-blank explosion during his fight with Foxy, jumping onto a nearby mast before he was caught up in the blast. When he fought Blueno and Rob Lucci on Enies Lobby, Luffy was able to keep up with their incredibly fast Soru movements even without using the massive speed boost of his Gear 2 form. When battling Dracule Mihawk during the Summit War of Marineford, he was able to dodge the strikes of the world’s greatest swordsman, including ducking under one that completely cleaved through a faraway glacier. After his two-year training, he has been able to dodge attacks even while using Gear 3. He was able to avoid being attacked by Cavendish in the Corrida Colosseum by dodging the pirate’s sword strikes and clasping the sword with his hands. Against Charlotte Katakuri, he showed the ability to dodge a considerable amount of the Sweet Commander’s strikes, as well as all of Katakuri’s attacks with his trident Mogura (barring one in which Luffy was impaired by Flampe’s dart), despite Katakuri being able to foresee his movements. Luffy being able to see into the future with his Observation Haki aids his dodging ability considerably, and during his fight with Kaidou on Onigashima, Luffy managed to partially dodge Kaidou’s Raimei Hakke attack despite the Emperor being capable of moving at near-blinding speed; earlier, Luffy had been powerless to avoid that strike.

Durability

Luffy has shown the ability to take massive amounts of physical punishment but still remain conscious and able to fight. As a child, Luffy was brutally beaten by Porchemy’s spiked gloves to get information out of him, but Luffy took the beating without revealing anything. He was poisoned in Arabasta Kingdom by Crocodile’s poison hook but remained conscious long enough to defeat the Warlord. He took multiple blows from Foxy’s spiked gloves but did not fall. On Upper Yard, Luffy was directly hit by Wyper’s Burn Bazooka, which disintegrated a massive hole in a giant tree, but he only started bleeding as a result.

Most notably, during his fight with Charlotte Katakuri in the Mirro-World, Luffy fought for over 9 hours and received significantly more blows than he gave, including being gruesomely pierced in the side by Katakuri’s trident Mogura, but he was able to keep standing up until Katakuri went down. During his first encounter with Kaidou, the Emperor’s might was so immense that he could knock out Luffy with a single strike of his mace; however, after training in the Prisoner Mine and confronting Kaidou again, Luffy managed to emerge conscious and without serious injury after being partially struck by the same attack. Eventually, he becomes able to take multiple hits from Kaidou without being knocked out. Luffy’s durability goes up depending on the form he takes, with him passing through Egghead’s Frontier Dome twice, once in his Gear 4th form and again in his awakened form, though he was still damaged both times. After surviving being poisoned by Magellan, Luffy developed an immunity to most poisons, causing him to be unaffected when Caesar Clown attacked him with poisonous gases. However, he did later fall victim to poison after consuming the skin of the Armored Stonefish; though the skin normally causes instant death, Luffy’s poison resistance merely put him in a coma. Despite that incident, he seems to be quite proud of his immunity. When he witnessed Queen’s Excite Bullets, he claimed they would not work on him. However, Chopper needed to treat him later on.

Endurance

Luffy possesses immense endurance stemming from his great durability and willpower. As a child, he developed endurance when his grandfather put him through various training methods. When following Ace on a long and dangerous trek from Mt. Colubo to Gray Terminal, as he accompanied Ace and Sabo on their adventures through the wilderness. By far, his most noteworthy feat was surviving exposure to an incurable amount of poison after fighting Magellan in Impel Down.

When brought before Emporio Ivankov, Luffy was given hormones to give him the chance to fight for his life for two and a half days at the cost of his lifespan. He not only successfully fought to stay alive but returned to consciousness in just 20 hours. By doing this, he proved his connection to his father who has a similar will. With the help of Ivankov’s Tension Hormones and his willpower, Luffy was able to keep fighting through Impel Down immediately after his near-death experience and continued fighting at Marineford with little rest in between until his body eventually gave out after he failed to save Ace from death. In Enies Lobby, Luffy pulled off another feat of endurance, as although he quickly pushed his limits by repeatedly using Gear 2 and Gear 3, and was heavily injured by Lucci’s Rokuogan attacks, he was able to keep fighting until he had defeated Lucci.

Luffy also demonstrated his endurance at Whole Cake Island, as he battled Charlotte Cracker for 11 hours without resting, using Gear 4 at least twice. He then proceeded to get heavily beaten by his crewmate Sanji, but when a Big Mom Pirates army arrived soon after to take him down, Luffy fought hard for a considerable period of time, before ultimately being knocked out. After being temporarily frozen in time in a book prison, Luffy singlehandedly made his way out of the Whole Cake Chateau and beat up every enemy he encountered, despite still being extremely weak from fatigue and hunger, the latter of which he refused to address until Sanji returned to him. Another testament to his endurance was that he was stabbed by Charlotte Katakuri’s trident in their fight but still got back on his feet to continue the battle. At Udon, Luffy was able to continue fighting while he was infected with Queen’s Mummy virus. Even after being knocked out by Kaidou’s (who had assumed his Human-Beast Form) Kosanze Ragnaraku, he got back up after a few moments. Later, when struck by the more powerful Warai Jogo Ragnaraku, Luffy although injured, retained consciousness. Luffy’s immense willpower was also seen in Thriller Bark when his body was able to take in 100 shadows without issue, while a normal person could only take in two or three.

Instinct

Normally, Luffy can be prone to making bad decisions. However, while fighting, he possesses an uncanny instinct that has often resulted in him performing atypical actions that end up helping him. When confronted by multiple duplicates of Mr. 3 on Little Garden, Luffy was instantly able to find and attack the real one thanks entirely to instinct. When his arm got bitten while fighting Arlong, Luffy slammed the fish-man’s head into the ground to dislodge his jaw instead of trying to pull his arm out, which allowed his arm to remain intact.

To overcome Enel foreseeing his attacks with Mantra, Luffy used moves such as shutting down his mind and throwing his punches off walls to ricochet them randomly, which ended up being successful. Against Cracker, Luffy taxed the Sweet Commander’s power by eating his never-ending biscuit creations. Luffy has excellent situational awareness during battle. While fighting Mihawk on Marineford, he noticed Buggy nearby and used him as a human shield, allowing him to run away from Mihawk. When he fought Katakuri on the Thousand Sunny in Totto Land, he noticed Charlotte Brûlée watching from the Mirro-World and managed to grab onto her by surprise, allowing him to pull himself and Katakuri into the Mirro-World and prevent Katakuri from threatening his crew.

Luffy also possesses tremendous creativity and frequently comes up with unusual methods to get ahead in a fight. In his first fight with Crocodile, Luffy noticed that he could make his opponent’s body tangible with liquid, and before their second fight he consumed large quantities of water to use against the Warlord. He took it a step further in their third and final fight by using his blood as the liquid. When possible, Luffy likes to power himself up with outside objects and often uses things from the enemy against them. He knocked out sets of Arlong’s teeth and tried to use them, although was not particularly successful. When Mr. 3 bound his arms and legs with candle-shaped wax bindings, Luffy immediately began using these bindings as powerful blunt weapons to demolish Mr. 3’s other wax creations. When he became allies with Mr. 3 in Impel Down, Luffy requested that he be powered up with the wax once again to fight Magellan, and he was successfully able to hit the warden without being poisoned.

Charisma

Luffy possesses a notable ability to recruit allies to his side everywhere he goes, which Dracule Mihawk describes as the most dangerous ability in the world. Luffy is capable of making friends rather quickly, and people typically have to do little for Luffy to consider them as a friend, such as Rebecca, who earned Luffy’s friendship by buying him food. Although Luffy does not fancy himself a hero, he will do anything to help his friends, which can earn him the respect of people around him, as seen with the Whitebeard Pirates being impressed with his desire to save Ace on Marineford. Luffy is not afraid to take audacious actions to help himself and his friends, and this fearlessness is another key to gaining allies. Before Jinbe met Luffy, he initially had no intention of building a relationship with him, only wanting to accompany him through Impel Down and Marineford to appease Ace’s wishes.

However, after getting to know Luffy, Jinbe quickly developed a deep respect for him, and risked his life to get Luffy out of Marineford safely. Two years later, he would join Luffy’s crew. Boa Hancock, who hates all men, took a liking to and soon after fell in love with Luffy after finding out that he had attacked a World Noble. On Dressrosa, once the Corrida Colosseum gladiators were liberated from Doflamingo and Sugar’s enslavement, they rallied behind Luffy’s crusade against Doflamingo, and Luffy’s determination to bring down the Warlord eventually earned him the support of everyone on Dressrosa as they wished to be freed from Doflamingo’s tyranny. Luffy curried enough favor in this effort that the allies he made went far beyond Dressrosa; seven of the groups who fought with him pledged to serve him whenever he needs them, forming the massive Straw Hat Grand Fleet; even people like Cavendish and Chinjao who once wished to kill him declared their servitude. When the prisoners inside Udon’s Prisoner Mine had doubts about defeating Kaidou even after Raizo and Kikunojo revealed themselves, Luffy managed to win them over. After his incredible achievements at Marineford, Monkey D. Luffy’s fame spread like wildfire throughout the vast seas of the Grand Line. His name became synonymous with power, courage, and a fearless spirit, inspiring countless pirates to join his cause and follow his lead to the point that not everyone had the best intentions when it came to using Luffy’s reputation for their own gain. A cunning and deceitful trickster pirate known as Demaro Black saw an opportunity to exploit Luffy’s fame by impersonating him and assembling a formidable crew of influential pirates under his command.

Devil Fruit

When he was 7 years old, Luffy unwittingly ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, after finding it in a chest owned by the Red Hair Pirates. It gives his body the properties of rubber, allowing him to stretch, bounce, bend, twist, and inflate any part of his body. Initially, Luffy was unable to control his stretching, but was able to master it after ten years of training on Dawn Island, and further master it during the two years he spent training with Silvers Rayleigh on Rusukaina. During the Wano Country Arc, it was revealed that it is actually a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, which allows the user to become an incarnation of Nika, an ever-playful Sun God known for liberating slaves and bringing smiles to people’s faces. This grants Luffy’s body a rubber physiology and allows him to fight however he pleases, just as long as he can imagine it.

According to the Five Elder St. Shepherd Ju Peter, because of the smiles Nika can put on the faces of others, he is known as the “Warrior of Liberation”, and that “there is no power more ridiculous in all the world”. However, Luffy currently remains unaware of the fruit’s true nature and does not know who Nika is. He is able to stretch his entire body; he can stretch his arms to extend the reach of his punches, stretch his legs to extend the reach of his kicks, and stretch his neck to extend the reach of his headbutt. His stretching also allows him to reach faraway places, as he can stretch and grab onto something at that location and pull himself there.

He can further enhance his attack power by twisting his body parts around each other and spinning them. Defensively, Luffy, being made of rubber, is completely immune to lightning. He also cannot be harmed by blunt attacks not imbued with Armament Haki, including punches, blunt weapons, and even being stepped on by gigantic opponents. If struck by blunt projectiles, such as bullets or cannonballs, he can bounce them back toward the place it came from, potentially threatening the one who launched it. He can also easily survive falling from great heights.

He can suck in a large amount of air to inflate himself like a balloon. His inflated belly greatly enhances his rubbery defense and his ability to bounce things back. It also keeps him from sinking if he falls into the water. Over the course of his voyage in the Grand Line, he developed techniques he calls Gears to utilize his Devil Fruit to combat stronger opponents, such as speeding up his own blood flow to increase his speed or enlarging his bones and muscles for more powerful strikes. During his training on Rusukaina, he learned how to combine his Haki with his rubber abilities, making his already destructive attacks inconceivably faster and stronger by developing various forms.

As he gains mastery over his Gears, Luffy learns better control over his various forms, learning how to stay in said forms for longer periods without risk, as well as shortening the amount of time in said forms. During his third fight with Kaidou, Luffy even demonstrated that he is capable of switching between forms if necessary. As a result of this newfound mastery, Luffy has learned to effectively minimize the drawbacks of his Gears, increasing their benefits and restricting his Gears to only his limbs for short, controlled bursts, in order to utilize his more powerful attacks without needing to go into the forms themselves, especially after his awakening. In Wano Country, his fruit awakened after his apparent “death” and third loss against Kaidou, granting him immeasurably awesome powers that the World Government itself greatly fears. Among these astonishing abilities are strengthening his rubbery body and granting him even more freedom. In addition to this, Luffy is afforded the enhancements common among Zoan Devil Fruits, including greater strength, speed, and a faster recovery rate. He also displayed the ability to bestow the properties of rubber into the environment around him. In Road To Laugh Tale Vol. 3, it is revealed that Luffy’s true power is not his rubbery physiology, and instead something much different. In truth his power allows him to bring forth whatever he can imagine into reality, however, this is only possible if the Devil Fruit awakens and is limited to Luffy’s own imagination.

Gear 2

Gear 2 was first seen on Enies Lobby. Luffy increases the speed of his blood flow, and thanks to the rubber nature of his blood vessels and organs, his body can withstand the pressure. This allows more oxygen and nutrients to be pumped throughout through his body. Gear 2 greatly increases Luffy’s physical capabilities, allowing him to easily surpass the movement speed of Soru users and smash through the defensive power of Tekkai. Initially, Luffy activated this by pumping blood through his legs to activate the effect across his entire body, but after the timeskip, he has shown to have more control over it and can activate it in any select part of his in his body. Before his two-year training, the usage of Gear 2 depleted his energy quickly and even threatened his lifespan, but in the present day, its effects appear to have been reduced. By using a combination of Haki and Gear 2, Luffy is able to punch opponents at with such speed and force that it causes his fist to ignite into a shroud of flames, which Luffy calls Red Hawk. By the time of the Raid on Onigashima, his Red Hawk was strong enough that it forced Kaidou, one of the strongest pirates in the world who is renowned for his near-indestructible body, to actually dodge the attack.

Gear 3

Gear 3 was first seen on Enies Lobby. By blowing a massive amount of air into his thumb, Luffy can inflate the bones of a particular part of his body, making it gigantic. These inflated body parts are capable of inflicting damage on a massive scale, being able to destroy steel doors and large buildings with ease, and Gear 3’s power became magnified when Luffy learned to use Armament Haki during the timeskip, and Supreme King Haki infusion during the Wano Country Arc. Initially, Gear 3 would cause Luffy to shrink to the size of a child after its use, temporarily limiting his fighting capabilities until his body returned to normal. However, this no longer happens after Luffy’s two years of training.

Gear 4

Gear 4 was created during Luffy’s two-year training on Rusukaina and was first seen on Dressrosa. By blowing into his arm, Luffy inflates the muscles in his entire body and covers it with Armament Haki, taking one of three forms. The first form, Boundman, makes his composition akin to a rubber ball, causing him to bounce all the time. Luffy is capable of retracting his arms and legs inside of his body, unleashing blows of devastating power, as well as being able to change the direction of his attacks. His defense also increases, with most attacks bouncing off his body. The second form, Tankman, makes Luffy much bigger and increases his defensive abilities; although sacrificing speed, it allows him to use his body as a weapon via the recoil from attacks blasting opponents away. The third form, Snakeman, is slimmer and focuses on speed, lacking the defensive capabilities of the other two forms. Luffy is granted a tremendous increase in attack speed and frequently changes the direction of his attacks to assault his opponents from every direction. However, in addition to being weakened, he will be unable to use Haki for ten minutes until it recharges. Using Gear 4 multiple times in a short amount of time will take a toll on his body. Yet, there not only have been signs of improvement in managing Gear 4’s drawbacks and honing it power and abilities with time, but he has also learned to concentrate Gear 4 to certain parts of his body that results in his limbs enlarging. This allows Luffy to revert to his usual fighting style of stretching and launching his fists to attack, rather than being constrained to close-range firing.

Gear 5 Awakening

Gear 5 was created during the climax of the Raid on Onigashima, as a result of Luffy awakening his Devil Fruit for the first time since the Void Century. After awakening, Luffy gains increased physical power and even greater freedom while demonstrating many new abilities, such as being able to freely manipulate the shape and size of his body; instead of focusing more on hardening himself using Armament Haki, he takes on a more cartoonish fighting style, as well as being able to grant the environment around him the same properties as rubber, which allowed him to deflect a Bolo Breath by bouncing it back at Kaidou, as well as being able to stretch objects he touches like rubber, including living things and even lightning. As pointed out by Kaidou, Luffy’s power now has the characteristics of both Paramecia and Zoan.

Haki

Luffy is one of the very few people in the world who can use all three types of Haki, and so far, he is one of only two people in the series to be confirmed to be capable of utilizing the advanced application of all three types, the other being Kaidou. Most notably, Silvers Rayleigh, the former first mate and right-hand man of Gol D. Roger, instructed him during the two-year timeskip, and stated he has a noticeable talent for Haki, having mastered the basic applications of all three forms of Haki in only a year and a half. Even before finding out what Haki was, Blackbeard noted that his Haki had grown stronger by the time of the mass breakout in Impel Down compared to their first meeting on Jaya. Through fighting against and training with powerful Haki users in the New World, in particular, those related to the Four Emperors, in addition to the Emperors themselves, Luffy strengthened his skill with each form of Haki to a much greater degree and learned how to use their advanced applications.

Supreme King Haki

Luffy is an immensely skilled user of Supreme King Haki, a very rare form of Haki whose users are said to have the qualities of a “king”. It remained latent within him, until he used it unintentionally multiple times: first, stopping Motobaro, the Rosy Life Riders’ bison; at Amazon Lily’s arena to stop Sandersonia from killing a petrified Marguerite, as well as knocking out multiple Kuja warriors; on Level 5 of Impel Down, knocking out attacking wolves; and at Marineford, knocking out Galdino and an executioner, along with several elite Marines and New World pirates. Over the two-year timeskip, Rayleigh taught him about Supreme King Haki, thus gaining conscious control over it, becoming his expertise concerning Haki. After training with Rayleigh, it became his main expertise, he became capable of using it on his designated targets without affecting anyone else, as seen when he knocked out some of the members of the Fake Straw Hat Crew, without affecting any of the innocent civilians standing nearby. Additionally, on Fish-Man Island, he displayed the ability to knock out 50,000 members of the New Fish-Man Pirates in an instant.

His exceptional expertise is further proven in Wano Country, even after Kaidou knocked him out, Luffy was still able to use Supreme King Haki while unconscious, knocking out the small number of Beasts Pirates’ members who tried taking him into custody. Notably, when he fought against fellow Supreme King Haki users Chinjao, Donquixote Doflamingo, and Charlotte Katakuri, their clashes created a notable effect similar to lightning. During the Raid on Onigashima, while fighting Kaidou, Luffy came to realize that he could “infuse” himself with Supreme King Haki, doing so on his arms, legs and his body. which dramatically increases his attack power; thus, becoming one of the small “handful” of Supreme King Haki users known to achieve this advanced application. Using this, combined with his higher-grade advanced Armament Haki, he could deal immensely powerful blows against Kaidou, whereas his previous attacks were “too shallow”. Much like other users, a sign of this advanced application is the black lightning emanating from his arms, legs and body when infused with this Haki. However, having only discovered it a few moments prior, his control over this application was stated to be “crude” and “clumsy” by Kaidou, leading to him being swiftly knocked down by the Emperor, after managing to briefly clash on equal ground with him. Not long after, when Luffy and Kaidou clashed for a third time, their imbued Supreme King Haki attacks resulted in the “heavens being split” in half, causing the clouds to part, something that had previously only ever occurred whenever two of the Four Emperors clashed against each other, or when Roger himself fought against one of them.

Observation Haki

Luffy is an extremely skilled user of Observation Haki, which he learned during the two-year timeskip. With it, he is capable of sensing the presence, emotion, and intent of others, greatly aiding his ability to dodge attacks, such as bullets. During his two-year training period, Rayleigh noted that Luffy is particularly attuned towards sensing the emotions of living things. He is highly proficient at using this Haki; he can even predict attacks from beings with little to no emotion, as shown when he dodged the laser of a Pacifista. He also casually dodged Hody Jones’ Yabusame, a barrage of thrown water droplets, as well as volleys of thrown weapons from Jean Ango, a master marksman. While in Totto Land, he significantly strengthened this Haki by battling Charlotte Katakuri, who had mastered the advanced form of this type of Haki which allows him to see a little bit into the future. After many hours of applying his Observation Haki and pushing it to the limit, Luffy finally unlocked the advanced application himself and was able to visualize Katakuri’s next moves extremely well, as well as develop his Haki enough to dodge many of Katakuri’s attacks and prevent Katakuri from dodging his. After leaving Totto Land, Luffy has been able to dodge attacks with even greater ease, as shown when he instantly took out a scout of the Beasts Pirates in Wano Country as soon as he began to try to attack him, and afterward dodged multiple strikes from the sumo master Urashima without displaying any effort. By the time of his imprisonment in the Prisoner Mine in Udon, Luffy further developed his ability to see the future and can now see the short-term future as fluidly as Katakuri can, as shown when he instructed Hyougoro on how to dodge multiple attacks from Alpacaman and Madilloman several seconds before they happened. He later stopped the warden Babanuki’s Excite Shot before he could actually launch the attack, stating that he did it because he “saw a terrible future”.

Armament Haki

Luffy is an immensely skilled user of Armament Haki, having learned it from Silvers Rayleigh during the two-year timeskip. Since then, he uses it in combat in the New World to increase his offense and defense, in addition to being able to touch and damage Logia users, such as Caesar Clown, and those with features similar to them, like Charlotte Katakuri, a Special Paramecia user. Armament Haki has been an exceptional benefit to Luffy in the New World, as he is capable of fighting against and damaging much stronger opponents that he could not before. It is most noted as he uses Gear 4, which relies on using Armament Haki, the compressed Haki forms a coating that resembles flames. Though it overuses it, his offense and defenses has enhanced, to the point of being able to damage and defend himself against powerful opponents, such as Doflamingo, Cracker, and Katakuri, whom he could not defeat without using Gear 4.

However, once overused, Luffy was unable to fight against those same opponents while his Haki was recharging, as noted on Nuts Island, where he could not punch through Perospero’s Candy Wall, even with Gear 3. While trapped in Udon, Luffy started training to advance his Armament Haki to bypass Kaidou’s dragon scales, after recalling Rayleigh deflecting and harming an enormous elephant on Rusukaina without touching it. Amid Hyougoro’s instruction into this advanced application, he inadvertently advanced to a much higher-grade application known as Internal destruction, where he channeled the Haki into his target, letting Luffy destroy them from the inside-out. He first achieved this ability in a desperate attempt to save himself and Hyougoro from Queen’s Death Collars. After relentless nonstop training under Hyougoro’s supervision for a week, while striking thick steel blocks using his hardened arms, he could emit Armament Haki at will, blasting a hole through a tree’s opposite side. He later removed Yamato’s explosive cuffs by destroying them from the inside out, showing conscious control over internal destruction. During the Battle on Onigashima, he advanced his Armament Haki to the point where he could hurt Kaidou using his hardened Gear 3, whereas he previously could not, even while using Gear 4. Additionally, his stronger Armament made it so he was able to endure a hit from Kaidou’s kanabo while he was in his standard form and Kaidou was in his Human-Beast Form, whereas he was previously defeated by a single strike from the kanabo while he was in his Gear 4 form and Kaidou was in his human form, though Luffy’s arms were hurt after blocking the blow. Although he successfully dealt damage to Kaidou using advanced Armament Haki, Luffy noted that it was only superficial, describing it as “too shallow”; he later learned to supplement it with advanced Supreme King Haki infusion to make his attacks tremendously more powerful. During his final attack, Luffy’s combination of advanced Armament and Supreme King Haki through the emission technique allowed him to emerge victorious over Kaidou. In the anime, when Luffy uses advanced Armament Haki, it is shown as an orange-colored flowing aura.

Techniques

Miscellaneous Abilities

Gluttony

Notably, Luffy possesses massive jaw strength and a large appetite. Before being freed from the Buggy Pirates’ cage, he made considerable progress in biting through the iron bars, and he also caught and destroyed one of Buggy’s daggers with only his mouth. Much later, on Thriller Bark, he was able to actually eat through the metal bars of the cage he was trapped in. He was also able to cause Jinbe, a strong fish-man with high pain tolerance, great pain by biting him. His extreme gluttony also proved useful in battle during Totto Land, as with the help of Nami’s rain, he was able to eat Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers to render them unusable, and his stomach was able to handle ingesting these biscuits for 11 hours. He also escaped from being suffocated in a massive pile of Katakuri’s mochi by eating through the mochi. Luffy can also rapidly heal from his wounds and exhaustion by eating massive amounts of food, and he was able to regrow a missing tooth simply by drinking milk. He can also quickly heal himself by sleeping, and after returning to Water 7, he became able to eat and sleep at the same time. Despite his gluttony, however, Luffy cannot cook. While on the way to Whole Cake Island, he squandered the ship’s entire week’s worth of rations due to repeated mistakes, and the end result was a huge pot of inedible substance that tasted so horrible that he himself called it disgusting and also led the people on board to badly starve as a result. Nonetheless, due to the intense survival training of his youth, Luffy is capable of roasting meat, and has limited knowledge on edible flora as seen when left alone on Amazon Lily and Rusukaina.

Voice Of All Things

Luffy is one of the few people in the world that has the mysterious ability to hear the Voice of All Things, as the Sea Kings on Fish-Man Island sensed that he had picked up their voices, much like Gol D. Roger once did. Luffy was also one of only two people, along with Kouzuki Momonosuke, to be able to hear the voice of the giant elephant Zunesha, although he was overwhelmed by Zunesha’s voice and unable to communicate with him, unlike Momonosuke. Luffy could hear the voice of the ancient robot Emet through this ability while none of the giants around him could hear the robot.

Luck

Luffy possesses a significant amount of luck. When offered an apple by Doc Q, he managed to pick the lone one that was a dud. During his second fight against Crocodile, he misfired a shot of water into the air, which ended up coming back down on him after he had been dehydrated and saved his life. During Big Mom’s Tea Party, Luffy and his comrades were narrowly saved from execution when the Tamatebako, which he and the citizens of Fish-Man Island had sent to Big Mom after being unable to provide her with candy as a result of the fight against the New Fish-Man Pirates, exploded and tipped over the entire Whole Cake Chateau. His gamble on offering Speed Tama’s Kibi Dango prove to be a key element in the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance’s fight against the Beasts Pirates and their allies. Most notably, he survived being executed by Buggy thanks to the execution platform being struck by a lightning bolt, which did not harm Luffy due to his Devil Fruit ability.

Artistic Skill

A running gag is Luffy’s utter lack of artistic ability. Before reaching Arlong Park, imagining how a fish-man would look, Luffy drew a fish with tentacle-like paws and an anthropomorphic fish with arms, legs and hair. Before the Straw Hats arrived at Water 7, Luffy drew a childish picture of what he wanted the future shipwright to look like (coincidentally, it resembled Franky). This lack of skill also extends to Jolly Rogers; the first Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates was a bad drawing designed by Luffy himself (he later used a similarly bad drawn version of his Jolly Roger as a promise marker on the face of Laboon) while also drawing a bad version of Foxy’s flag after taking it from him after winning the Davy Back Fight.

Situational Forms

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Afro Luffy

Nightmare Luffy

During the Long Ring Long Land Arc, Luffy had to face Foxy the Silver Fox in the final event, Combat. Beforehand, he got to choose what he would wear for the fight. Usopp, who was with him, spotted a big black afro, and had Luffy wear it. Thus, Afro Luffy (アフロルフィ, Afuro Rufi?) was born. Usopp claims that the afro gives Luffy extra power.

While donning the afro, Luffy also donned boxing shorts, boxing gloves, some type of straps on his feet, and had a temporary tattoo of a flaming skull and crossbones on his chest. While wearing the afro, Luffy also tends to say things such as “Hell yeah!”. Although only Nami and possibly Zoro think that it does not help anything, the others say “Because of the afro…” is how he gets more powerful (but they might be joking or just playing along). Although this form only appears once in the original manga, Afro Luffy returns again in a filler episode. When Foxy tries to get his ship and crew back, he is forced to ask for Luffy’s help.

When doing so, he hands over the afro he had before, and Luffy uses it to fight. Before his fight against Gecko Moria and Oars during the Thriller Bark Arc, the Rolling Pirates helped Luffy become temporarily stronger by infusing him with the power of one hundred shadows that were separated from their owners by Moria’s use of the Kage Kage no Mi. This enabled Luffy to become Nightmare Luffy (ナイトメア・ルフィ, Naitomea Rūfi?). With Luffy’s strong spirit, he was able to contain one hundred shadows within him when most normal people could only contain two or three. In this form, Luffy was several times bigger than his normal self and his skin turned completely blue.

He was roughly the same size as Moria and his body was similar to Chopper’s post-timeskip Heavy Point. Luffy also talked differently, losing his usual carefree tone and instead speaking with a grim seriousness. As Luffy possesses the Gomu Gomu no Mi, he is made of rubber and is thus able to stretch his fists to increase his range and attack momentum. By being further augmented by the 100 shadows, all of his normal techniques are further increased, enough to topple even Oars. While in this form, Luffy was capable of using the combined strength and skills of the shadows within him. With this strength, Luffy was even capable of stopping a giant Gomu Gomu no Rifle attack delivered by Oars with one hand and delivering massive attacks onto the zombie behemoth. Because one of the shadows belonged to a swordsman, Luffy also gained the ability of fighting with swords, something he never knew before. He also appears to be able to move at an incredible speed, having safely snatched up both Nami and Usopp away from a rampaging Oars and it was only when Luffy made his presence known did Oars and Moria learn about it. In Unlimited Cruise, Nightmare Luffy also demonstrated archery skills and could shoot fireballs from his mouth after drinking sake. This form however only lasted for ten minutes. After that, all of the shadows within Luffy returned to their original owners.

Weapons

Luffy has rarely used standard weapons, due to his inexperience and inability to use them. During his childhood, he wielded a metal pipe. At Arlong Park, Luffy briefly tried to fight Arlong with swords and briefly attempted to use Arlong’s teeth. At Wano Country, he borrowed the cursed sword and Meito, Nidai Kitetsu, though it was mainly used as a prop for his disguise. Luffy has made use of some nonstandard weapons, though it was mainly due to the situation. On a few occasions, he made use of the hard-as-steel wax created by Galdino’s ability as a type of armor. Enel also once shackled him with a giant golden ball which he effectively used as a weapon. Furthermore, in his second battle against Crocodile, Luffy briefly used a barrel of water with a pump to help counter the Warlord’s Suna Suna no Mi ability.

While they were there, their sniper Yasopp frequently told Luffy that he had a son his age named Usopp. Luffy wanted to join the Red Hair Pirates, and after they had been in the village for nearly a year, he stabbed himself under his left eye to prove he was tough enough to be a pirate. Luffy and the Red Hair Pirates then went to the Partys Bar, where Luffy continued to get Shanks to let him join them unsuccessfully. He found the Gomu Gomu no Mi in a chest and ate it with his meal, not knowing what it was. As he did this, the mountain bandit Higuma and his gang entered the bar and demanded sake.

The bartender Makino informed them that the Red Hair Pirates had consumed all the sake available, and when Shanks offered him the last bottle, Higuma smashed it against his head. Shanks only responded by cleaning up the mess, and Higuma abused him some more before leaving. Luffy was outraged that Shanks did not retaliate, and Shanks grabbed his arm when he tried to leave, causing it to stretch. The Red Hair Pirates realized in shock that Luffy had eaten the Devil Fruit they took and revealed to Luffy that he would never be able to swim for the rest of his life. The Red Hair Pirates later set sail, and Luffy enjoyed his new rubber body.

One day, he was sitting in the Partys Bar when Higuma’s gang returned. Luffy picked a fight with them, and they quickly overpowered him. Before Higuma could kill Luffy, the Red Hair Pirates then arrived, and Lucky Roux shot one of the bandits that threatened them before Benn Beckman defeated the rest of Higuma’s men by himself. However, Higuma threw a smoke bomb and escaped to sea with Luffy. There, he kicked Luffy overboard, and a Sea King known as the Lord of the Coast came and ate Higuma before going to eat Luffy. However, Shanks then arrived and saved Luffy before scaring away the Sea King; however, Luffy was left deeply saddened due to Shanks having lost his left arm in the process of saving him. Later, the Red Hair Pirates prepared to depart Foosha Village for good, and Luffy had decided that he would instead set sail on his own. Shanks teased him about being too weak, and Luffy declared that he would become the Pirate King and form a stronger crew than Shanks’. In response, Shanks gave Luffy his straw hat, telling him to return it once he had become a great pirate.

Luffys New Family Bandits And Brothers

After the Red Hair Pirates left, Garp took Luffy to Mt. Colubo and placed him in the care of the mountain bandit Curly Dadan and the Dadan Family. He introduced Luffy to Dadan’s other ward Portgas D. Ace, but Ace was cold toward Luffy. Every day, Ace would travel away from the Dadan Family hideout, and Luffy attempted to follow him.

Ace would put obstacles in his path to stop him, but Luffy continued following him. Eventually, Luffy made it to Gray Terminal, where he found Ace counting money with a boy named Sabo. When Luffy went up to them, Ace and Sabo captured him and talked about killing him to keep their secret safe. Porchemy of the Bluejam Pirates then came walking through the woods, and as Ace and Sabo hid from him, they left Luffy to be captured. Porchemy took Luffy to his base and interrogated him about the money Ace and Sabo had stolen from his crew.

Luffy refused to answer him, even when Porchemy nearly beat him to death with spiked gloves. Ace and Sabo then came to the base and freed Luffy, with Ace beating Porchemy. After this incident, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo became friends and went on many adventures together, becoming known throughout the Goa Kingdom. One day, they went to a restaurant in Goa and broke out without paying. As they ran away, a man called out to Sabo, though Sabo did not respond.

After escaping the city, Luffy and Ace forced Sabo to tell them who the man was. Sabo admitted that the man was his father and a member of Goa’s nobility; he had run away from his family due to their preoccupation with maintaining their status. Luffy, Ace, and Sabo then shared their dreams, deciding to sail as pirates to achieve them when they turned 17. They then exchanged sake cups to become sworn brothers, solidifying their bond. The three brothers continued adventuring and honing their abilities, with Luffy struggling to attack properly with his Devil Fruit.

However, their time was cut short as Sabo’s father had the Bluejam Pirates capture Luffy and Ace to force Sabo to return to his family. Sabo agreed to return on the condition that the Bluejam Pirates do not harm Luffy and Ace. After Sabo left, Bluejam put Luffy and Ace to work moving boxes around Gray Terminal. A few days later, Bluejam told the two brothers to help him burn down Gray Terminal that night. Luffy and Ace refused, and Bluejam asked about the location of their treasure.

They did not tell him, causing him to tie them to a pole in Gray Terminal. As night fell, the Bluejam Pirates set Gray Terminal ablaze, and Ace managed to free himself and Luffy as flames surrounded them. The Bluejam Pirates then confronted the duo with getting the location of their treasure, but Ace knocked most of them out with Supreme King Haki before the Dadan Family came to the rescue. Luffy fled Gray Terminal with the Dadan Family, while Ace and Dadan stayed behind to fight Bluejam. The following day, Ace and Dadan returned to Mt.

Colubo, heavily injured but alive. However, Dogra later told Luffy and Ace that Sabo had been killed by a World Noble while setting out to sea, leaving them devastated. Luffy went to the coast and cried all night, and Ace came to him the next morning. Luffy made Ace promise that he would not die, swearing to become stronger. For the next seven years, the two continued adventuring and training to get stronger, with Luffy learning to throw effective long-range punches with his stretching.

A 14-year-old Luffy then bid farewell to Ace, who sailed out to sea as a pirate upon turning 17. During this time Luffy was being chased by a tiger after bonking its head, while Bartholomew Kuma was onboard his ship in the East Blue awaiting orders. A year later when Luffy was 16, he was training a special attack he planned on using in the future enemies that might beat or capture a future member of his crew he planned on starting. Kuma observed Luffy using this attack thinking back on a past conversation he had with his father Dragon before disappearing. Luffy however briefly sensed Kuma’s disappearance wondering where it came from, but assumed it must have been another animal on the island before setting out to hunt it. Another year passed before Luffy became a pirate himself, and he bid farewell to the Dadan Family before going to Foosha Village to say goodbye and set sail. When the Lord of the Coast emerged to confront him, Luffy punched it away with Gomu Gomu no Pistol. As he sailed, Luffy plotted to recruit ten crewmates, get a Jolly Roger, and become the Pirate King.

East Blue Saga

Romance Dawn Arc

The first thing that Luffy came across on his voyage was a whirlpool, which pulled his ship in. Luffy managed to survive by hiding in a barrel, which washed ashore on Goat Island. The Alvida Pirates’ cabin boy Koby rolled the barrel to a storehouse, and some of his crewmates went to open it, causing Luffy to knock them out as he emerged accidentally. Luffy asked Koby for a ship, and Koby gave him a boat he had made to escape, revealing that he was serving the Alvida Pirates against his will but was too afraid to try to get away. Luffy did not think much of Koby’s lack of resolve, telling the cabin boy that he intended to become Pirate King.

Koby’s captain Alvida then came and destroyed the boat, but as she confronted Koby, the cabin boy found the resolve to stand up to her. Luffy was impressed with Koby and intercepted Alvida’s attempt to strike Koby with her mace. The mace did not affect Luffy, and he knocked out Alvida with one punch. Luffy then told the Alvida Pirates to get him and Koby a boat, and they complied. As they sailed, Koby was concerned about the fate Luffy would meet when sailing on the Grand Line, known as the pirate’s graveyard.

Luffy replied that he would assemble a powerful crew, starting with the powerful bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro. With Koby’s navigation skills, they made it to Shells Town where Zoro was being held captive by the Marines led by Captain Morgan. After eating at a restaurant, Luffy and Koby prepared to split up at the Marine base. Luffy looked over the wall and saw Zoro tied up, and Zoro offered to help him if he was freed. Luffy and Koby then watched as a little girl named Rika climbed over the wall to feed Zoro some rice balls.

However, Morgan’s son Helmeppo then came and stopped her, having his Marine guards throw her over the wall. Luffy caught Rika, and as Helmeppo’s group left, he climbed over the wall to talk to Zoro. Zoro refused to join Luffy’s crew, saying Helmeppo had promised to let him go free if he could survive without nourishment for a month. However, he asked Luffy to feed him Rika’s rice balls that Helmeppo had smashed into the ground and told him to tell Rika that they were delicious. Luffy returned to Shells Town and relayed the message to Rika, and she revealed that Zoro was imprisoned after protecting her from Helmeppo’s dog.

Helmeppo then came into town and announced to the citizens that Zoro would be executed, and when Luffy questioned his promise, he revealed that it was a lie. Luffy then punched Helmeppo, and as Koby held him back from attacking him more, Helmeppo said his father would get revenge on Luffy. Luffy then went back to the Marine base to recruit Zoro again. When he found out that The Marines had confiscated Zoro’s sword, Luffy went to find them and offer to give them back if Zoro joined his crew. Hearing voices on the roof of the base, Luffy stretched his arms and pulled himself up.

However, he sent himself flying over the top and grabbed ropes that the Marines were using to erect a statue of Morgan, causing the statue to fall and break. Luffy then captured Helmeppo and ran inside, telling Helmeppo to give him the location of Zoro’s sword. Helmeppo did so, and Luffy used him as a shield to keep from being shot by the Marines. Luffy went to Helmeppo’s room, where he saw three swords. Seeing Zoro and Koby being confronted by Morgan and the Marines outside, Luffy took all the swords and jumped out the window, intercepting the bullets being shot at Zoro and Koby.

Luffy’s rubber body absorbed the bullets and sent them flying back at the Marines. Zoro said that all three of the swords were his, and agreed to join Luffy if they survived this battle. As Luffy tried to untie Zoro, Zoro told him to give him his swords instead. Zoro cut himself free to intercept the charging Marines, and Luffy kicked all of them away. As Morgan told his subordinates to shoot themselves, Luffy attacked the Marine captain and quickly overpowered him. Helmeppo then threatened to shoot Koby, and Luffy turned to attack him, turning his back on Morgan. However, Luffy was able to punch Helmeppo as Zoro cut down Morgan. To the pirates’ surprise, the Marines celebrated the defeat of their captain. Luffy, Zoro, and Koby then went to eat at Rika’s family’s restaurant, but the Marines came and told them they had to leave. They questioned if Koby was going with them, and Luffy started talking about Koby’s past to goad Koby into hitting him. This plan worked, and Koby joined the Marines. As Luffy and Zoro set sail, Koby and the Marines came to the coast and saluted them as thanks for freeing them from Morgan.

Orange Town Arc

As they sailed toward the Grand Line, Luffy and Zoro realized that neither of them had any navigation ability. They quickly grew hungry, and Luffy attempted to catch a bird flying above them, only to be dragged away by the bird. The bird flew over Orange Town, where the Buggy Pirates shot a cannonball at it. The bird dropped Luffy into the cannonball’s path, blasting him onto the ground between a woman and a group of Buggy Pirates chasing her. The woman greeted Luffy as her boss, causing the pirates to attack him to find a treasure map she had stolen.

They knocked Luffy’s hat off, causing him to defeat them quickly. Afterwards, the woman asked Luffy if he wanted to join her, saying her name was Nami, and she stole from pirates. Luffy refused to join Nami, and they went into a house as she told him that she was planning to use Captain Buggy’s treasure map to reach the Grand Line and rob even more powerful pirates. When he found out that Nami was a skilled navigator, Luffy asked her to join his crew, but she refused due to hating pirates. However, Nami said she would go with him if he went with her to visit Buggy.

Luffy did so, but to his shock, Nami tied him up and offered him to Buggy as a prisoner, causing Buggy to put him in a cage. As the Buggy Pirates partied on the roof of the tavern, Luffy tried biting through the bars and pleading to be let go. Buggy decided to execute Luffy with a Buggy Ball, and he leveled an entire row of houses to demonstrate its power. He told Nami to fire the Buggy Ball at Luffy, but she decided not to and rebelled against the Buggy Pirates. As the Buggy Pirates went to attack her, Zoro arrived and stopped them.

Zoro then cut Buggy into pieces, but Buggy revealed that he could separate his body parts at will with the Bara Bara no Mi as he stabbed Zoro with his disembodied hand. Luffy then called Buggy “Big Nose”, causing Buggy to send one of his hands to cut Luffy with a knife. However, Luffy caught and broke the knife with his teeth, and he had Zoro and Nami flip the cannon around and fire the Buggy Ball at the Buggy Pirates. Afterwards, Zoro picked up the cage and dragged Luffy away from the tavern. In front of a pet food store, they stopped in front of a dog named Chouchou was guarding.

Luffy poked Chouchou to see if he was alive, causing Chouchou to attack him. Nami then found Luffy and Zoro and gave them the key to Luffy’s cage, but Chouchou immediately ate it. As Luffy was shaking Chouchou, Mayor Boodle came and told him to stop, explaining why Chouchou stood in front of the store. Buggy’s subordinate Mohji then came to confront Luffy on his lion Richie, and Richie destroyed the cage in a single attack. The lion then hit Luffy through a house and onto the street behind it, though Luffy was unharmed.

Luffy then walked back to find Zoro, and he saw that Mohji had set the pet food store ablaze. He confronted Mohji and Richie and defeated the lion by spinning his arms around before grabbing his face and spinning him facefirst into the ground. Luffy then grabbed Mohji and defeated him with one punch to the ground. Luffy went back to the store and gave Chouchou the pet food that Mohji had taken. Boodle had enough of Buggy’s tyranny and went to fight him, and Buggy demolished many of the buildings around them with a Buggy Ball.

Zoro emerged unharmed from the destruction, and Luffy intended to help Boodle. Nami agreed to work with him, even though she still refused to be a pirate. Luffy came to the tavern, where he removed Buggy’s disembodied hand from Boodle’s neck. Boodle protested against the pirates helping him, and Luffy knocked him out because he was getting in their way. Luffy insulted Buggy again, and the pirate shot a Buggy Ball at him.

However, Luffy ballooned himself with Gomu Gomu no Fusen and sent the Buggy Ball flying back, demolishing the tavern. Buggy emerged from the wreckage and threw Mohji at Luffy, and Luffy easily kicked him aside. Luffy then watched as Zoro battled Cabaji, and as Nami went to a shack to steal Buggy’s treasure, Luffy stomped on Buggy’s hand to prevent him from interfering in Zoro’s fight, allowing Zoro to defeat Cabaji. Luffy then confronted Buggy, and dodged the clown’s long-distance knife strikes with his disembodied hands and legs. Buggy split off his body parts to dodge Luffy’s attacks and managed to graze Luffy’s face and damage his straw hat with a knife before stabbing the straw hat again.

Luffy was enraged to see Buggy damaging his hat, which Buggy recognized as he was once on the same ship as Shanks. Luffy punched Buggy in the stomach, telling him never to compare himself to Shanks. Buggy then detached his torso and flew to attack Nami, but Luffy stopped him by kicking his groin. Buggy split himself into many pieces and flew them around to prevent Luffy from attacking him, but Luffy noticed his feet on the ground and tickled them. While Buggy was caught off-guard, Nami attempted to hit him with a bag of treasure, but he grabbed it instead.

However, Luffy ran up and kicked Buggy in the face, and he saw Buggy’s map to the Grand Line fall to the ground. Buggy then attempted to reform his body but only got his hands and feet back as Nami had tied up his other parts. Luffy then hit Buggy with Gomu Gomu no Bazooka, sending him flying off the island. Luffy and Nami gathered up Buggy’s treasure, with Nami agreeing to join the crew and find more treasure. They returned to Zoro and were confronted by the citizens, who were concerned about Boodle. Luffy admitted that he was a pirate and had knocked out the mayor, causing the citizens to chase after them in anger. However, Chouchou then stopped the citizens from chasing the Straw Hats, and Luffy left Buggy’s treasure behind for the citizens to rebuild their town. They came to their boat and a boat that Nami had stolen from the Buggy Pirates, but the pirates she had stolen it from emerged from it to get revenge. However, they immediately ran away upon seeing Zoro. As the Straw Hats set sail, Boodle ran up to the dock and thanked them for saving him and the town. Later, Nami found out that Luffy left the money behind and got mad at him, but then laughed.

Syrup Village Arc

The Man In A Chest

Nami fixed Luffy’s straw hat, and Luffy and Zoro wondered what they should do next. When they spotted a nearby island, they immediately rowed toward it despite Nami’s protests. Luffy and Nami disembarked on the seemingly uninhabited island, leaving Zoro to sleep on the ship. Luffy and Nami met several strange animal hybrids, and a man called out to them from afar, calling himself the island’s guardian and telling them to leave. Luffy and Nami ignored him, causing him to shoot Luffy.

They then spotted the guardian, a man named Gaimon who was stuck in a treasure chest. Luffy and Nami talked to Gaimon and told them about their voyage, and he warned them that they would likely die trying to conquer the Grand Line. Gaimon then told them that he was once a pirate, and he had attempted to find treasure on this island on top of a cliff. However, he fell off the cliff and into a chest, and his crewmates had left him on the island; he could not even reach the treasure again due to being stuck in the chest. Luffy and Nami offered to go and get the treasure for Gaimon, and Luffy pulled himself up the cliff face. He said nothing once he got to the treasure, and Gaimon understood that the chests were empty. Luffy asked Gaimon to join his crew and find the One Piece with him, but Gaimon decided to remain behind on the island and continue taking care of the animals. The Straw Hats then bid farewell to Gaimon and sailed off the island.

Meeting A Liar

Nami told Luffy that they needed to plan ahead to find a real ship and more crewmates before they headed to the Grand Line, and she plotted for them to sail to the nearby Syrup Village. When the Straw Hats made landfall, they noticed the Usopp Pirates spying on them from atop a cliff. The captain, Usopp, tried scaring them away by claiming he had 80 million men, but they knew he was lying. They went with him to the village restaurant, and he said their likeliest chance of getting a ship was by asking Kaya, a bedridden girl who lived in a mansion. Usopp offered to join the crew as their captain, but they refused.

Usopp then left to see Kaya, and the Straw Hats told his crewmates Ninjin, Piiman, and Tamanegi this when they came looking for him. The trio of children told the Straw Hats that their captain was telling lies to Kaya to cheer her up, and Luffy decided to ask Kaya for a ship. They came to her mansion and climbed over her gate and met her and Usopp at her window. However, Kaya’s butler Klahadore then came and confronted the group, saying he and Kaya could not give the Straw Hats a ship. He then degraded Usopp for being the son of a pirate, and as Usopp punched him, Luffy remembered hearing about Usopp from Yasopp.

Klahadore forced the Straw Hats and Usopp Pirates off the property, and Luffy left Zoro and Nami to find Usopp on the cliff over the coast. There, he revealed to Usopp that he had met his father. However, Luffy and Usopp then spotted Klahadore meeting with Jango on the beach below and overheard them plotting to murder Kaya so Klahadore could inherit her fortune. They found out that Klahadore was actually the pirate Kuro, and his crew, the Black Cat Pirates, was planning to raid Syrup Village during Kaya’s assassination. Luffy shouted at the duo that they had heard them, and Jango hypnotized Luffy to put him to sleep.

Luffy fell off the cliff and was unharmed but remained asleep, so Kuro and Jango believed him to be dead and left him there. Luffy was found by Zoro, Nami, and Usopp’s underlings, and he told them about Kuro’s plot. As they headed back to Syrup Village, Usopp came and lied to his crew that he had lied about the impending pirate attack. As night fell, Usopp and the Straw Hats camped out on the beach, and Usopp swore to fend off the Black Cat Pirates, with the Straw Hats offering to help him. They decided to wait for the Black Cat Pirates at the path to the village and put oil on the path to impede their progress.

However, they then heard the pirates coming from the north, and Usopp realized that they were heading toward Syrup Village from the opposite coast. He and the Straw Hats ran to the north, but Luffy went in the direction that felt coldest and so got lost. Eventually, he and Zoro managed to make it to the north pass and beat back the Black Cat Pirates. Jango hypnotized his subordinates to get up and become stronger, but Luffy fell under the hypnotism as well and charged toward the pirates. He easily beat all of them up and ripped off the stem and figurehead of their ship to swing at them, but Jango then hypnotized him to fall asleep, causing him to collapse with the stem pinning him to the ground.

Luffy was eventually woken up by Nami stepping on his head and rejoined the fight, to which Kuro had arrived. Kaya then came and confronted Kuro, and as Kuro attempted to attack Usopp, Luffy punched the pirate in the chest from afar. As Zoro and the Usopp Pirates went to protect Kaya, Luffy started battling Kuro. Kuro dodged Luffy’s attacks with his sheer speed and stood on Luffy’s outstretched arm, allowing him to run on it and kick Luffy in the face. However, Luffy managed to intercept Kuro’s left hand Cat Claws with a rock, allowing him to rip them off.

Luffy was then able to start keeping up with Kuro’s quick movements and land more attacks on him. In response, Kuro initiated his ultimate move Shakushi, in which he raced around the clearing at a blinding speed and indiscriminately attacked both Luffy and his subordinates. However, as Kuro slashed Luffy across the chest, Luffy was able to grab onto his jacket and slam him to the ground. Luffy then wrapped his arms and legs around Kuro and headbutted him with Gomu Gomu no Kane, defeating him. Luffy threw Kuro back to the Black Cat Pirates, allowing them to run away. He then collapsed due to blood loss and was caught by Nami. Later, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami were eating at the village restaurant when Kaya came to offer them a ship. She took them to the coast, where she and Merry presented them with a caravel named the Going Merry. Usopp then came rolling down to the coast to start his own voyage, but the Straw Hats told him to come aboard and join them. They then sailed away on the Going Merry, and partied as a crew of four.

Baratie Arc

The Floating Restaurant

As the Straw Hats sailed on their new ship, Luffy drew his vision of the crew’s Jolly Roger, but Usopp drew a final version due to Luffy’s poor art skills. Luffy then unsuccessfully attempted to hit a distant rock with the cannon. Usopp shot the rock perfectly, causing Luffy to deem him the crew sniper. Later, as the Straw Hats sat indoors, the bounty hunter Johnny came on board and caused a commotion. When Luffy came out, Johnny attacked him for shooting the rock that he was resting on.

However, he stopped attacking when Zoro came out, as he had worked with Zoro in the past. Johnny revealed that his partner Yosaku was on the verge of death, and Nami recognized that Yosaku had scurvy and so instructed Luffy and Usopp to give him some lime juice. After Yosaku regained his strength, the Straw Hats decided that they needed a cook before going to the Grand Line, and the two bounty hunters told them they could find one to recruit at the floating sea restaurant Baratie. Two to three days later, the Straw Hats reached Baratie. The Marine Lieutenant Fullbody pulled up alongside them and had his crew fire a cannonball at the Merry.

Luffy deflected the cannonball with Gomu Gomu no Fusen, but accidentally sent it flying into Baratie. He was then apprehended by Baratie’s staff and taken to the head chef Zeff, and since he did not have money to pay for the damage, Zeff made him work in the kitchen for a year. Luffy protested against this sentence, causing Zeff to attack him. However, their scuffle inadvertently caused them to fall through the floor. They fell into the seating area, where they saw the sous chef Sanji beating up Fullbody.

Gin of the Krieg Pirates then came into the restaurant from Fullbody’s ship but was forced out by the cooks due to not having any money. However, Luffy later watched from afar as Sanji secretly fed Gin outside and decided that Sanji would be his crew’s cook. Luffy then approached Sanji and Gin and attempted to recruit the former, but the sous chef declined. After hearing of Luffy’s goal, Gin warned him against going to the Grand Line. Luffy was then put to work as a chore boy but was quickly ejected from the kitchen due to destroying the dishes and was reassigned to work as a waiter.

Two days later, Gin brought his captain Don Krieg to Baratie, and Sanji fed the starving pirate despite the other cooks’ wishes. However, Krieg then attacked Sanji after returning to full strength and decided to take over Baratie to take his crew back to the Grand Line after being chased out. Luffy challenged Krieg to prevent him from conquering the Grand Line before him, and the cooks intended to fight as well. However, Zeff gave Krieg food to feed his starving subordinates outside. As Krieg went out, a commotion suddenly started outside, and Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp went to check on Johnny and Yosaku.

The bounty hunters were left hanging on the edge of Baratie, as they revealed that Nami had taken the crew’s treasure and the Going Merry. Intent on having Nami as his crew’s navigator, Luffy told Zoro and Usopp to take Johnny and Yosaku’s ship and chase after her. However, they then saw Dracule Mihawk, the greatest swordsman in the world and a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, approaching the Krieg Pirates’ damaged galleon. Luffy watched as Zoro confronted Mihawk to take his title. Still, Mihawk trounced him. As Zoro fell into the ocean, Luffy pulled himself toward Mihawk and attempted to attack him. However, Mihawk revealed that he had left Zoro alive, as he was impressed with the swordsman. Mihawk hoped he would meet Luffy and Zoro again as he departed, leaving Krieg’s galleon in ruins. Zoro, Usopp, Johnny, and Yosaku then left to pursue Nami, with Luffy staying on Baratie to fight the Krieg Pirates and recruit Sanji. Luffy asked Zeff if he could be relieved of his chore boy duties if he fought off the Krieg Pirates, and Zeff readily agreed.

Battle For The Baratie

Luffy pulled himself toward the Krieg Pirates, and hit several of them at once with his outstretched arms. He watched as Baratie’s front deck expanded and the cooks rushed into battle, but Krieg then hit him away with a chained spiked ball. Luffy flew back to the Baratie and landed on the back of Pearl’s head, causing Krieg’s subordinate to hit his face on his shield and get a nosebleed. In response to being injured, Pearl lit himself on fire and forced Luffy and Sanji back with his flames. As Sanji fought Pearl, Krieg attempted to intervene by throwing his spiked ball, but Luffy hit it away.

He sent the ball flying into Krieg’s galleon’s mast, causing it to fall onto Pearl. However, Gin then held Zeff at gunpoint, forcing Sanji to stand down and take Pearl’s attacks. With Sanji refusing to fight, Luffy decided to destroy Baratie and shattered the front deck with Gomu Gomu no Battle Axe. Sanji was very angry with Luffy, as he wished to keep Zeff and the restaurant safe to honor his debt to the head chef, but Luffy told him that getting killed was a bad way to repay his debt. However, Gin attacked Pearl and defeated him with one blow, as he wished to repay Sanji for saving his life by taking Sanji on himself.

Luffy riled up the Krieg Pirates by failing to take them seriously, and Krieg fired an MH5 poison gas cannonball at him. Luffy tried to kick it away, but the cannonball turned out to be a shuriken bomb that cut Luffy with a burst of shuriken. As Sanji battled Gin, Luffy charged toward Krieg to fight him but was forced back as Krieg rapidly fired stakes at him. Luffy tried charging again while Krieg was distracted but to the same result. Gin emerged victorious in his fight with Sanji but then broke down as he could not kill the cook.

In response, Krieg fired his MH5 ball at him. Luffy pulled gas masks off two of the Krieg Pirates and threw them at Sanji and Gin; he then desperately looked for one for himself and found one next to him right as the cannonball hit. However, after the poisonous gas cleared, Luffy realized that Gin had thrown his mask back at him, and the Krieg Pirate had thus inhaled the gas. Angered at Krieg’s attitude toward harming his subordinate, Luffy rushed toward him again and kept running even as stakes hit him. Krieg shrouded himself in a spiked cloak when Luffy geared up to punch him, but Luffy simply punched through it and injured his hand to hit him.

Krieg got up and repelled Luffy, but Luffy then kicked him in the head. In response, Krieg brought out his Great Battle Spear and overwhelmed Luffy as its swings caused explosions. He was eventually able to hit Luffy with the explosions, but Luffy could hit and shatter the spear blade in the process. Krieg continued to try to hit him with explosions, but Luffy swung around the mast in the wreckage and barraged Krieg with attacks. Krieg was unharmed due to his Wootz Steel Armor and stood atop the mast as he unleashed bombs on the wreckage below.

Luffy ran up the mast, and Krieg hit him with an explosion, but Luffy continued running and hit Krieg into the air. The attack did not harm Krieg, but Luffy then jumped over him in midair and slammed both fists into his chest with Gomu Gomu no Bazooka, which finally broke his armor. Although now injured, Krieg quickly responded by shooting an iron net around Luffy so he could throw him into the sea. However, Luffy managed to get his legs out of the net and twist them around until he clasped Krieg’s face with his feet. He then spun Krieg around and slammed him into Baratie’s deck with Gomu Gomu no Ozuchi, defeating him.

Luffy landed in the ocean but was quickly rescued by Sanji. Luffy woke up on a bed in Baratie, and Sanji told him that Gin hoped to meet him again in the Grand Line. Luffy asked Sanji to join his crew, and Sanji wished to remain at Baratie, but did tell Luffy that he dreamed of going to the Grand Line someday to find the legendary sea All Blue. The Baratie cooks then fed Luffy, and they abused Sanji to try to get him to leave. When Sanji went outside, they told Luffy to take him as a crewmate, but Luffy refused until Sanji himself accepted. Yosaku then swam to the Baratie, and told Luffy that they had tracked Nami’s course to an unbelievable island. Luffy immediately went to head off, and Sanji then agreed to join him. Luffy and Yosaku boarded a small ship belonging to Sanji, and Sanji bid a tearful farewell to Zeff and his coworkers before he set sail with his new captain.

Arlong Park Arc

Encounter With The Worst Man Of The East Blue

As Yosaku took Luffy and Sanji to Nami’s location, he told them about the Seven Warlords of the Sea, one of three organizations with power over the Grand Line. He revealed that one of them, Captain Jinbe of the Fish-Man Pirates, had unleashed a fearsome fish-man known as Arlong into the East Blue, and Nami had likely gone to his base at Arlong Park. Luffy was intrigued to hear of fish-men and drew a picture of what he thought one would look like. As Sanji prepared food for them, the giant sea cow Momoo approached the trio’s ship. Luffy punched Momoo to keep it away from their food but only made it mad.

Sanji tried to feed Momoo, but then beat the sea cow into submission after it wanted to eat him as well, and so the crew made Momoo pull them to Arlong Park. Momoo eventually reached Arlong Park and crashed into the shore, sending Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku flying over the island on their ship. They landed in a clearing and crashed into Zoro in the process, and as the four of them recovered from the landing, Johnny ran toward them and revealed that Nami had killed Usopp. Luffy refused to believe Johnny and was about to attack him when Nami approached them. She confirmed Johnny’s report and told the Straw Hats to leave the island, saying she only pretended to be their friend to steal from them for her real captain Arlong.

Johnny and Yosaku decided to take her advice and leave, but Luffy chose instead to lie down and take a nap. Sometime later, Usopp came across Luffy’s group and revealed that Nami had only pretended to kill him to save his life from Arlong; he believed that Nami had an ulterior motive for working with Arlong. Nami’s older sister Nojiko then approached the Straw Hats and told them that they should leave this island, but she offered to explain everything before they did. However, Luffy had no interest in hearing her explanation and so walked away. Luffy walked to Cocoyasi Village, and he watched as Marine 16th Branch Captain Nezumi led a raid on Nami’s home to confiscate the money she had stolen. Luffy asked Nami if he could help during the commotion, but she angrily told him she wanted nothing to do with him before running away. Nami later returned to try to stop the villagers from going to attack Arlong, but failed. She then started stabbing her Arlong Pirates tattoo when Luffy grabbed her arm to stop her. Nami tried to get Luffy to leave, but she eventually broke down and asked him to help as he stayed. Luffy accepted this request as he put his straw hat on her head and headed for Arlong Park, and when he reached Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji, they immediately went along with him. Luffy then punched through the gate to Arlong Park and asked which fish-man was Arlong.

Destruction Of Arlong Park

After Arlong identified himself, Luffy beat aside two of his subordinates before punching the fish-man. Hatchan then summoned Momoo to come to their aid, and although the sea cow was afraid of Luffy and Sanji, Arlong intimidated it into attacking. However, Luffy planted his feet in the concrete and grabbed onto Momoo’s horns; he then spun it around Arlong Park, taking down several of the Arlong Pirates before hurling the sea cow into the ocean. Luffy was unable to get his feet out of the concrete, though, forcing his crew to protect him and try to pull him out as they fought off the Arlong Pirates. Luffy attempted to punch Arlong but missed, and the fish-man tore off a chunk of the concrete that Luffy was stuck in and threw it into the pool, causing it to pull Luffy to the bottom.

Luffy could do nothing but hold his breath and could not hold it for long as he fell unconscious and started swallowing water. Nojiko and Genzo swam down to Luffy and pulled his head above water before taking turns holding it and pumping his chest to force the swallowed water out. Eventually, Luffy regained consciousness, and Sanji managed to go down and destroy the concrete chunk, causing Luffy’s body to fly out of the pool. Luffy pulled himself toward Arlong and punched him with a variety of attacks that inflicted minor damage. Arlong mocked Luffy for his physical inferiority as a human and questioned what skillsets Luffy had in comparison to his crewmates; Luffy simply replied that his skillset was beating Arlong.

Arlong then attempted to bite Luffy with his powerful teeth, and Luffy tried breaking them only to find that the fish-man could instantly regrow them. Luffy knocked out multiple sets of Arlong’s teeth and tried to use them as weapons, but his attempt to bite Arlong did little damage due to his lesser jaw strength. Arlong responded by biting Luffy in the shoulder, but Luffy managed to dislodge the fish-man’s jaw by slamming him into the ground, preventing his arm from being bitten off. Arlong then leaped at Luffy multiple times and stabbed him with his hard and sharp nose, but Luffy was eventually able to respond by stretching his fingers into a net around Arlong and slamming him into the ground below. This attack only enraged Arlong, and he rapidly attacked Luffy with his saw-like sword Kiribachi.

Arlong’s attacks forced Luffy up the tower, and the fish-man eventually hit the pirate through the wall and into a room on an upper level. Arlong revealed that this room was where Nami spent the last eight years making sea charts for him to use to take over the East Blue, and Luffy grew enraged as Arlong spoke of Nami as little more than his property. After shattering one of the blades on Kiribachi, Luffy started destroying the equipment in the room to prevent Nami from ever going there again, knocking them through the walls and causing them to fall to the ground below. Arlong bit Luffy’s neck to stop him, but Luffy grabbed his nose and snapped it out of place. He then stretched his leg up and smashed Arlong through the floor with Gomu Gomu no Battle Axe, sending him crashing all the way to the ground and defeating him.

The destruction caused by the attack resulted in the tower collapsing, but Luffy emerged from the wreckage victorious and declared that Nami was now his crewmate. Nezumi then stepped in with his men to announce that he would be taking the Arlong Pirates’ money as well as the credit for their defeat, but the Straw Hats beat them up. As they swam away, Nezumi promised revenge on Luffy. Later, Luffy was with Zoro as the latter had his wound from Mihawk stitched up, and the doctor Nako recommended that they find a doctor for their crew. The pirates and villagers then partied into the night, and Luffy encountered Genzo at a gravesite while looking for a raw ham melon. Genzo made it clear to Luffy that he would kill him if he made Nami stop smiling. On the day of departure, Johnny and Yosaku bid farewell to the Straw Hats as they resumed their lives as bounty hunters. As the Straw Hats waited for Nami to come aboard, she told them to start sailing from the back of the crowd of villagers. She then raced through the crowd and leaped onto the Merry, and Luffy laughed as she revealed that she had pickpocketed the villagers.

Loguetown Arc

Nami purchased a newspaper as the Straw Hats were sailing, and the crew discovered that Luffy had received a 30,000,000 bounty as his bounty poster slipped out of the paper. They decided it was time to head straight for the Grand Line, and came across an island known as Loguetown that was close to the entrance. Nami revealed that it was the site of the Pirate King Gold Roger’s execution, so when the crew docked there, Luffy went to go see the execution platform. Luffy reached the execution platform and climbed up it. A police officer ordered him to come down but was then attacked by Alvida, who had become much thinner after eating the Sube Sube no Mi.

Alvida said that she now admired Luffy after being defeated by him, but he did not recognize her. After she revealed who she was, the Buggy Pirates then made their entrance. Buggy revealed that he had formed an alliance with Alvida to get revenge on Luffy and sentenced him to a flashy execution as Cabaji trapped Luffy by forcing him to the floor and putting a block on his neck. Buggy asked Luffy if he had any last words, and Luffy proclaimed to the crowd that he would become the Pirate King. Zoro and Sanji arrived and attempted to rescue Luffy, but with Buggy’s sword swinging toward his neck, Luffy could only smile and accept his death.

However, lightning then struck and destroyed the execution platform, which incapacitated Buggy but left Luffy unharmed. Zoro and Sanji then dragged him away from the approaching horde of Marines and ran back to the Merry as a thunderstorm began. On the way, they were confronted by the Marine Tashigi, and Zoro stayed behind to fight her. Marine Captain Smoker then confronted them and used his Moku Moku no Mi abilities to grab Luffy with a plume of smoke. Luffy tried attacking Smoker, but the Marine turned his body into smoke to pass through the attack before subduing Luffy. However, a mysterious wanted man known as Dragon then came to stop Smoker, and a powerful gust of wind forced Smoker away from Luffy. Luffy and his crew managed to run back to the Merry and set sail. As Nami navigated the crew through the powerful storm, she told them that the entrance to the Grand Line was past the lighthouse in front of them. Sanji brought a barrel to commemorate this moment, and each of the Straw Hats proclaimed their dream while placing one foot on top of the barrel. Once each of them had done this, they destroyed the barrel and headed for the Grand Line.

In response to Luffy’s attack, the whale swallowed the Going Merry. Fortunately, Luffy was able to grab the whale’s tooth and jump on to its back before it could swallow him along with his ship and crew. As Luffy desperately tried to persuade the whale to spit out his ship and crew, Luffy found a hatch on the whale’s back leading into the very whale itself. Unable to do anything else from the outside, Luffy entered the whale through the hatch. While inside the whale, Luffy accidentally bumped into two strangely dressed people and into the whale’s stomach as the whale began thrashing at the Red Line.

Within the whale’s stomach, Luffy was reunited with his crew and witnessed a scene between the two people he bumped into earlier and an old man living in the whale. From the scene, Luffy learned that the duo, Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9, were planning to kill the whale for food and not even allow the old man, Crocus, to stand in their way. Seeing this and Crocus’ attempts to save the whale, Luffy took out the two trouble makers. For doing this, Luffy and his crew were led out of the whale by Crocus.

As Luffy’s crew and ship were led out through a canal in the whale and outside to a nearby cape, Luffy and his crew were told about Laboon’s tale. From it, Luffy learned that Laboon had been waiting for over fifty years for some pirate friends of his who left him behind in the cape to journey the Grand Line. Luffy also learned that after Laboon heard in disbelief that the pirates might have abandon him, the whale was ramming the mountain itself in a futile attempt to reunite with them. Seeing Laboon’s loyalty, Luffy decided to ease the lonely whale’s pain, by ramming the Going Merry’s mast into an open wound. Having caught the whale’s attention, Luffy and the whale began to battle.

However, in the middle of it, Luffy told Laboon that they would have to put the fight on hold since he was planning to travel the Grand Line. With this statement, Luffy touched Laboon’s feelings and the whale agreed. Having given hope once again to Laboon, Luffy painted a crudely drawn painting of his Jolly Roger on Laboon’s scars as a symbol of their pact to meet once again. After rekindling Laboon’s hopes once again, Luffy and the rest of his crew suddenly realized that their compass was not working. With that matter at hand, Luffy and the rest were then taught by Crocus about how the Grand Line works and how they needed a special compass called a Log Pose. Having discovered one of these compasses earlier after beating the two people earlier, Luffy presented it to Nami but unfortunately broke while in a small scuffle with Sanji. Fortunately, Crocus had an extra one for Luffy and his crew to use. In the midst of what was happening, Luffy and his crew also encountered again the two people who tried to kill Laboon. Learning that these two needed to report back to the company they were working for, Luffy and the rest were requested by them to give them a ride back to their island of Whisky Peak. Though a bit suspicious, they learned that Whisky Peak is on one of the paths that the Straw Hats needed to follow to travel the Grand Line anyway. Thus, Luffy and his crew took the two aboard and sailed towards Whisky Peak, leaving Laboon with the promise of returning once again.

Whisky Peak Arc

Upon arriving in Whisky Peak, Luffy and his crew were caught by surprise. Though the two people that they took aboard left before they could land, Luffy and his crew were welcomed graciously by the townspeople of Whisky Peak. There, Luffy and his crew were treated as gods with a grand party. Luffy even ate more than the cooks could put out. Eventually, Luffy passed out from all the excitement of such a celebratory day.

However when he awoke later that night, Luffy came to a shocking sight. Scattered everywhere before Luffy were the beaten up bodies of the townspeople that served him and his crew. Upon learning from one of them that they were defeated by Zoro, Luffy thought that Zoro attacked them as an act of ungratefulness. Confronting Zoro, Luffy and his first crewmate collided into a battle that apparently nothing could deter them from. The two were so immersed in their battle against one another that they completely ignored and defeated two other people in same scene, Mr.

5 and Miss Valentine, who were apparently distracting them for some reason. It was only when Nami stepped in and interrupted their fight that the two calmed down to listen to reason. Luffy then learned everything that happened while he was asleep. He also learned that one of the two strangely dressed people that tried to kill Laboon before, Miss Wednesday, was actually Princess Nefertari Vivi of the kingdom of Arabasta in disguise. From her, Luffy learned that she, her pet duck Karoo, and loyal retainer Igaram had infiltrated a secret criminal organization known as Baroque Works in order to learn the organization’s reasons for meddling in their country’s affairs.

Also from Vivi, Luffy and his crew not only learned of Baroque Works’ scheme to take over Arabasta but also that the criminal organization was led by none other than one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile. Having gotten involved in all this, Luffy and his crew decided to help Vivi by taking her and Karoo to Arabasta while Igaram distracted Baroque Works with a disguise. However, in the midst of this plan, Luffy and the rest witnessed Igaram’s ship engulfed in an explosion. Miss All Sunday, Crocodile’s partner and vice president of Baroque Works, suddenly announced herself as she sat on the Going Merry’s sails. Fortunately, apart from some tense formalities between them and her, Luffy and his crew did not have to fight her as she let them go for her own reasons. Luffy and his crew were also warned by her of their next destination and even offered them an alternate route. Luffy declined her offer despite protests from the rest of his crew. Having survived from the ordeals of Whisky Peak and gaining a mission to help a princess, Luffy and his crew sailed away from Whisky Peak to their next destination, Little Garden.

Little Garden Arc

Luffy and his crew eventually arrived at Little Garden. The jungle island fascinated Luffy, not only because of the adventure it could provide, but also because it contained all sorts of prehistoric animals, which ranged from saber-toothed tigers to dinosaurs. Luffy decided to venture out from their ship and explore. Vivi and Karoo decided to travel with Luffy to escape her boredom. Luffy learned that the reason the island was like this was due to the Grand Line’s unique environmental conditions.

The islands within in develop much more differently than they normally would, and the very island they were on was still in the dinosaur era. As Luffy ventured around the island with Vivi and Karoo, the three soon discovered something much larger than the dinosaurs on the island. In the midst of Luffy messing around with a Brontosaurus, the other members of the crew met a giant. Meeting Dorry, Luffy and his companions were invited over to the giant’s place. There, Luffy was treated to some dinosaur meat and got acquainted with Dorry.

From the giant, Luffy learned that he was staying on Little Garden in order to settle an argument with another fellow giant, Brogy, in battle. As the matter was being discussed, the island’s volcano erupted, signaling the next match between the giants. With it, Luffy witnessed a titanic clash between two giant warriors that awed him. Eventually, the match ended in a draw and Luffy continued talking with Dorry. Learning further about Little Garden’s magnetic field from Dorry, Luffy also learned about two of his crew staying with Brogy.

Just as things seemed going well at the moment, something suddenly shocked Luffy and those with him. A barrel of sake that Dorry was drinking exploded. Since the sake was taken from Luffy’s ship and given to Dorry by Brogy, Luffy and his crew were suspected of sabotaging the barrel. With this, Luffy and Dorry got into a fight. Fortunately, Luffy was able to knock Dorry down.

However, with this sudden turn of events, Luffy started to suspect that his crew were not the only ones on the island as neither they nor Brogy would do such a thing. Before Luffy and those with him could do anything else, the volcano erupted again and Dorry got back up. With the next match being signaled and knowing that the giants’ fight was tainted by someone else, Luffy tried to convince Dorry not to go. However, Luffy’s words did not reach Dorry’s ears due to the giant’s pride and Luffy was pinned down by Dorry with the giant’s home. Unable to get out of this predicament to help Dorry, Luffy suddenly encountered Usopp, who had wandered into Dorry’s home.

Reunited with his crewmate, Luffy and Vivi recounted what had just happened and were likewise filled in by Usopp. As Luffy and his companions were figuring out what to do next, they heard the awful scream of Dorry being defeated by Brogy due to the tainted fight. Angered even more by this, Luffy was filled with more determination to find out who dishonored the giants’ fight. Fortunately, Luffy did not have to wait long to find out who it was, as two of the perpetrators of the crime, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, suddenly came before Luffy and his companions, bringing a beaten up Karoo, who had separated from Luffy and Vivi at an earlier time.

Because of his current predicament, Luffy was unable to aid his companions and was hit by an explosive kick caused by Mr. 5’s Bomu Bomu no Mi powers. Unable to protect Vivi from these Baroque Works agents, Luffy and the other two with him were left for dead. As Luffy and the two with him were lying, they decided to get revenge for the atrocity caused by the Baroque Works agents. They eventually got back on their feet and charged immediately to where the Baroque Works agents were holding their friends.

Luffy and company arrived and found that their friends were being made into wax statues by Mr. 3’s Doru Doru no Mi powers. Luffy engaged in a battle with the artist while his comrades battled with the rest of the agents. Despite some complications from Mr. 3 and his partner, Miss Goldenweek, Luffy was able to free his captured friends with a little help from Usopp.

After finishing off Mr. 3, Luffy rejoined the rest of his crew to the marvelous relief. Due to the giants’ weapons being worn out from one hundred years worth of fighting, Dorry was actually okay and had instead passed out from the wound inflicted. With everything done, Luffy and the rest went back to Dorry’s place to treat his wounds. As Luffy and everyone were resting from the ordeal and wondering how to deal with the island’s magnetic field, they were rejoined by Sanji, who brought with him some great news. From Sanji, Luffy and the rest learned that not only did Sanji trick Crocodile into thinking they were all dead by pretending to be Mr. 3 via a Den Den Mushi call, but the cook also brought with him the solution to their current problem, an Eternal Pose to Arabasta. With the Eternal Pose, Luffy and crew bid their farewells to the giants and set off. As Luffy and crew sailed off from Little Garden, they were provided by the giants with an act of gratitude. With help from the giants’ strength, Luffy and crew were able to pass through a giant goldfish and sail on.

Drum Island Arc

After Nami suddenly came down with a terrible sickness, the crew decided to alter their course from Arabasta and instead look for a nearby island to have Nami treated by a doctor. The crew was suddenly attacked by Wapol, who demanded their log pose. The crew fought back and Luffy knocked him off the ship so they could continue forward as Wapol’s crew cursed them and warned them that they would get their revenge. The crew eventually arrived at a snow-covered land called Drum Island, which was renowned for their advances in medicine. There, the current inhabitants tried to scare away the crew until Vivi lowered her head with Luffy in humility.

The “leader” of the islanders, Dalton, told the villagers to take the crew to the nearest town while Zoro and Karoo stayed behind on the Going Merry. At the village, Dalton told the crew about the “witch” of the island, Dr. Kureha, who was the only doctor left on the island. To make matters worse, there was no way to contact her as she lived on top of the mountain in the castle previously occupied by King Wapol. Hearing this, Luffy and Sanji decided to carry Nami up the mountain to the castle.

On the way up, Sanji, Luffy, and Nami ran into some Lapahn, which are man-eating rabbits. Sanji fought off the Lapahns as Luffy, while carrying Nami, could not attack or be hit at the risk of Nami being injured as well. Later, the Lapahns caused an avalanche, forcing Luffy and Sanji to escape downhill. Unfortunately, the group was about to run into a sharp and rocky cliff when Sanji rescued them by kicking them out of the way, but Sanji was knocked unconscious in the process. Luffy, now carrying Nami and Sanji, later saved a buried Lapahn.

Soon, Wapol caught up to Luffy and attacked him after Luffy showed his back to them. Unable to attack, Luffy tried to flee. However, Chess and Kuromarimo caught up and were about to strike Luffy. At that moment, a large group Lapahns saved him in repayment for Luffy saving one of them earlier. When Luffy climbed the mountain and reached the top, he nearly fell and was rescued by Chopper, who then took the three pirates to Dr.

Kureha. Later, Luffy and Sanji awakened and saw Chopper for the first time. They tried to cook and eat Chopper, until he turned into a giant form and smashed them down, which greatly impressed Luffy. The Straw Hat captain asked Dr. Kureha to join his crew, but she declined.

Finally, Wapol arrived at the castle and began arguing with Dr. Kureha when Luffy suddenly punched him hard. Wapol then retaliated by using his Baku Baku no Mi powers to turn into a house with cannons and fused Chess and Kuromarimo into Chessmarimo. Wapol then shot Dr. Hiriluk’s flag, a symbol that Chopper highly values.

Wapol fired once again, but Luffy protected the flag. Eventually, the fight began and Chopper started battling Chessmarimo while Luffy fought Wapol. However, Luffy was distracted by Chopper’s fight (because of Chopper’s ability to transform into several different forms thanks to the Rumble Ball), letting Wapol escape into the castle. After Chopper won, Luffy went into the castle and kicked a now thin Wapol, who was harassing Nami. Wapol decided to open the weapons room and eat the weapons, but Nami had stolen the key.

Wapol was chased up to the top of the castle, where he tried to attack using his special cannon, but it failed due to the snow birds living in there. Wapol then tried to eat Luffy but was stopped so Wapol turned his tongue into a cannon for one final attack, but Luffy dodged it and sent him flying, causing Wapol to get stuck in the roof. Luffy then, ignoring Wapol’s pleas for mercy and empty promises, sent him flying far away. The Straw Hats regrouped at the summit and Dalton thanked Luffy and Chopper. After some persuasion, Chopper decided to go with Luffy and his crew with Dr. Kureha’s blessing. As the Straw Hats left, Dr. Kureha initiated Hiriluk’s finished research, a powder that makes pink colored snow fall. The Straw Hats formally welcomed Chopper to the crew and continued on to their planned destination, Arabasta.

Arabasta Arc

An Okama A Brother And A Desert Crossing

With Chopper on board, Luffy and his crew journeyed onward to Arabasta with Vivi and Karoo. A few days later, while fishing with Usopp and Karoo, Luffy and crew picked up something strange as they passed through the sulfuric steam of an undersea volcano. The thing they accidentally picked up was an okama known as Mr. 2 Bon Kurei. Having passed the steam at the same time Mr.

2’s ship was passing through, Luffy and his fellow fishermen accidentally hooked the Baroque Works agent. Not initially knowing who this person was, Luffy and some of his crew immediately became friends with this flamboyant man as he put on a show for them with his Mane Mane no Mi. It was not until Mr. 2’s crew came to pick him up that Luffy and his crew realized that he was an enemy. Fortunately, since Mr.

2 did not likewise know who they were, Luffy and his crew were spared at the time. However, since they were fortunate to meet such an opponent ahead of time, Luffy and his crew decided to take measures to protect themselves from his powers. Taking advice from Zoro, the crew wrapped bandages covering an X on their left wrists. This was so they could tell whether the person before them was the okama in disguise or not. Upon arriving at the port of Nanohana in Arabasta, Luffy immediately ran off ahead of his crew in search in food.

Not caring for the recklessness of his actions, his search for food led him to a restaurant. In his haste to get to the restaurant, Luffy accidentally slammed two men straight through the back of the restaurant and through several houses. To his surprise, one of the men he knocked into was Smoker. Recognizing the Marine, Luffy instantly ran away and was soon being chased by Smoker and his Marines all over the town. In the midst of the commotion, Luffy was saved by the other man he knocked over, his brother Ace.

Regrouping with his crew back on the Going Merry, Luffy explained things to them about Ace. As Luffy was talking, Ace appeared and momentarily asked Luffy and the other Straw Hats to join the crew he was under, the Whitebeard Pirates. Though Luffy bluntly refused the offer and even stated that he would fight against Ace’s captain, Edward Newgate, for the position of Pirate King, the brothers parted ways on friendly terms. Before sailing off, Ace gave Luffy a strange piece of paper so that they could meet again. Ace also aided Luffy by obliterating some Baroque Works Billions and their ships.

After sailing across the Sandora River and reaching the other side, Luffy and his crew began their journey to Yuba where Vivi hoped to persuade the rebel leader, Koza, and his troops there to stop the senseless violence. Upon landing, there was a little incident where Luffy defeated and acquired 100 Kung-Fu Dugong apprentices. Though he could not bring such a large group along with him, he had formed an everlasting deep bond with the creatures. As Luffy and his crew were further explained by Vivi about the Dugongs, they passed through the once green town of Erumalu and were further enlightened regarding the problems and conspiracies facing Arabasta. After traversing across the huge desert of Arabasta and acquiring a new companion, Matsuge the camel, Luffy and his fellow travelers reached Yuba.

There, they discovered that the town was plagued by sandstorms and deserted except for one old man. This old man, Toto, was an old acquaintance of Vivi, and from him, Luffy and the others learned that the rebels had moved due to the drought and sandstorms in Yuba. Though Toto was initially hostile to Luffy’s group thinking that they were people wanting to join the rebellion, he changed his attitude towards them once he recognized Vivi and offered them shelter for the night. As the rest took up Toto’s offer, Luffy decided to help Toto in his desperate search for water to restore the oasis of Yuba. Though slightly incapable of digging and falling asleep midway in digging, Luffy’s efforts had helped Toto dig up some water.

The next day as Luffy and the others prepared to travel to the rebel’s new base, Luffy was given some of the water he dug up as a present from Toto. With this, Luffy and the others departed Yuba. Just as they were beginning their journey to Katorea, the rebel’s new base, Luffy did something that surprised the rest of them. He announced to all of them that he quit. As Luffy’s comrades asked him to stop with this seemingly childish act, he told them his reasons. He explained that even if they stopped the rebels, that would not stop Crocodile. To completely solve the matter, Luffy explained that Crocodile himself must be defeated. As Luffy surprised everyone with his insight over the entire situation, Luffy told Vivi that her desire to save everyone was naïve as people die. This little statement started an argument between the two of them, which escalated in a small fight. As Vivi explained herself and told Luffy that risking her life to save everyone was the only thing she could do, Luffy asked her why she would not risk the Straw Hats’ lives as well since they were her friends. Having stated this, Luffy moved Vivi to tears with his statement of trust and friendship. Seeing her in this state and seeing how she was the one who wanted Crocodile to be defeated, Luffy asked her where they could find him.

Meeting Crocodile At Rainbase

Having understood each other, Vivi told Luffy and his crew where to find Crocodile, Rainbase. Regardless of the fact that Officer Agents would be waiting there, Luffy and his group pressed forward to confront the Warlord. Upon arriving at Rainbase, Luffy and Usopp were sent by the rest to ask for some much needed water after much journeying in the desert island. However, upon finding water in a bar, the two accidentally encountered Smoker and Tashigi. Soon enough, another large commotion was caused with Luffy and his crew being chased all around by the Marines.

However, Luffy and some of his crew managed to escape from the pursuing Marines and headed into Crocodile’s casino, Rain Dinners. Though Luffy and his crewmates with him managed to get into the casino, they entered without Vivi to help them identify what Crocodile really looked like. To make matters worse, Smoker had caught up with them and started chasing them all around the casino. As they were running around, Luffy and those with him were tricked into falling through a trap door by the casino staff. Having fallen for the trick, Luffy and the others, including Smoker, found themselves trapped in a seastone cage.

As they were pondering their current predicament, they were greeted by Crocodile. Having finally met the one who orchestrated the whole mess in Arabasta, Luffy and the others with him were unable to do anything because of the cage they were in. As the situation developed with Vivi being brought before Crocodile by Miss All Sunday and the powers of the Devil Fruit Crocodile ate, the Suna Suna no Mi, were revealed, Luffy and the rest learned of Crocodile’s awful master plan as he mockingly explained it before them. As it went further, Luffy and the others found themselves being placed in a little game the Warlord decided to challenge Vivi in. Due to events being carried out, Luffy and the rest needed to get to Alubarna, the capital of Arabasta, fast in order to stop the upcoming war.

However, because of Luffy and those with him being stuck in a cage, Vivi would have to get the key that Crocodile presented and threw into a pit, where it was eaten by a Bananawani. Explaining further that he decided to flood the room they were in, Crocodile presented Vivi the choice between getting to Alubarna in time or saving Luffy and those with him before the room completely floods. As Crocodile was explaining this challenge to Vivi, Luffy overheard Toto being mentioned by the Warlord and soon learned that it was Crocodile that was causing the sandstorms that plagued Yuba. Angered by Crocodile’s cruelty, Luffy urged Vivi to get the key so that he and the rest can beat Crocodile. Despite Luffy’s encouragement, a single Bananawani proved too much for Vivi.

Though all seems lost, Luffy and everyone heard a Den Den Mushi ring amidst the ensuing chaos. Recognizing Sanji’s voice calling from the Den Den Mushi, Luffy and the others realized that there was still hope as Sanji and Chopper weren’t captured. As events unfolded with this new development, Luffy and the rest found themselves depending on Vivi finding someone from the outside to get them out. In an attempt to free themselves, Luffy and the others tried to coax one of the Bananawani into biting open the cage. Though their attempt at breaking the cage through this failed, their hopes were however revived as Sanji finally showed up at the scene.

With him, the key that Crocodile was found alongside a familiar foe, Mr. 3. Though the Baroque Works agent that came out of the Bananawani threw the key, Luffy and the others with him were however still able to escape the cage via Mr. 3’s wax powers. Escaping just in the nick of time, Luffy and the others were able to get out.

As the room flooded and they escaped, Luffy told Zoro to grab Smoker along with them. Having saved the Marine, Luffy and his companions were allowed to go free to get Alubarna. As they were thinking of a way to get to Alubarna fast they were greeted by Chopper who brought Hasami, a giant crab friend of Matsuge whom they can ride on. However just as they were getting aboard, Vivi was literally hooked by Crocodile. Fortunately, Luffy freed her just in time as she was taken away.

With Vivi safe, Luffy told his crew to go on as he faced off the Warlord by himself. As Luffy prepared to face Crocodile, he was told that the Warlord would humor him for three minutes. After that, Crocodile would leave for Alubarna to complete his scheme. With the time limit in mind, Luffy fought ferociously against his opponent. Though he attacked the best he could, it was however apparent that no matter how much Luffy attacked, he could not damage Crocodile.

As they continued to fight one another, Luffy’s arm was dehydrated by Crocodile. Using the water given by Toto however, Luffy was able to restore himself. Remembering the old man, Luffy declares that no matter how much Crocodile attacks Yuba with sandstorms, it will never be destroyed. As Luffy declared this, his three minutes were up. As the three minutes ended, Luffy witnessed Crocodile decide to do something horrible. Spurred on by Luffy, Crocodile created a massive sandstorm and sent it towards Yuba. Seeing this new development, Luffy desperately tried to stop Crocodile. Unfortunately in midst of all this, Luffy was impaled by the Warlord and left for dead in the sand. Despite being heavily wounded and buried in the sand however, Luffy still struggled with the will to fight. As he struggled, in a surprise turn of events Luffy was suddenly pulled out by Miss All Sunday. Having been pulled out from his sandy grave, Luffy was left in the care of Pell, the hero of Arabasta that the Baroque Works agent defeated awhile back.

Battling Crocodile For The 2nd And 3rd Time

With Pell’s help, Luffy was able to recover from his wounds and get a ride to Alubarna via Pell’s Devil Fruit, the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon. Through various events that happened in the city, by the time that the two arrived at Alubarna, a great battle was being waged by the rebels and the royal army in the city square with a sandstorm covering the place. As they arrived, they got just in time to save Vivi, who was dropped by Crocodile from the palace walls. With Vivi safe, Luffy flung himself up the walls to face Crocodile again. During his previous fight, Luffy noticed that water made Crocodile unable to turn into sand as he and the water barrel that Toto gave were pierced by Crocodile’s hook.

Realizing this, he brought a huge barrel of water to aid him in his rematch against the Warlord. As Luffy thus fought Crocodile again, he soon realized that his barrel of water could easily be jeopardized. Figuring this out, Luffy decided to switch tactics by drinking all of his water and storing it within himself, essentially become what he dubbed “Mizu Luffy”. While this new tactic infuriated his opponent, it however proved effective for Luffy. Though Luffy was aided greatly by water this time around, the fight however just made his opponent really mad.

Having landed some good hits on Crocodile and angering the Warlord as well, Luffy had incurred the Warlord to use his most powerful technique. Though Luffy was able to evade Crocodile’s devastating powers of erosion, he unfortunately got caught by his opponent. As Crocodile’s hand held Luffy, he was severely dehydrated and was once again left for dead. Fortunately however, some water bubbles that Luffy misfired earlier revived him from his near death state. Rejuvenated once again, Luffy set off in search of his foe.

Learning from Tashigi while on his search, Luffy headed to royal Arabasta tomb. As he ran, the wound from his chest unfortunately opened, and Luffy, feeling unusually faint, briefly fell unconscious. Recovering himself, Luffy noticed a passageway and ran down into the tomb. Eventually Luffy caught up with his foe once again in the collapsing ruins. Encountering each other, the two fought each other again, however having been severely wounded from his previous matches with Crocodile, Luffy used his own bloody body to negate Crocodile’s powers this time around.

As the climatic battle between Luffy and Crocodile commenced, Luffy was struck by Crocodile’s poison hook. This however did not deter Luffy’s resolve against his opponent. As the battle continued, Luffy kicked Crocodile into the air. Upon doing so, Luffy was blasted with one of Crocodile’s powerful techniques. Luffy however withstood the attack and prepared to retaliate. Using a series of moves, Luffy propelled himself up to Crocodile to deliver the final blow. As a last resort, Crocodile tried to stop Luffy by turning his hand into blades. This however did not stop Luffy as he broke through the sand created weapons with his bare fist and delivered a flurry of punches onto his opponent. Delivering the punches, Luffy attacked Crocodile with such force that it penetrated a layer of pure bedrock and sent Crocodile flying, defeating the Warlord finally. Falling back into the ruins, Luffy was thanked by Nefertari Cobra for all he had done. After being given the vial of antidote to Crocodile’s poison from Miss All Sunday, Luffy mustered what was left of his strength to carry both the king and the former Baroque Works agent out of the ruins. Having used the last of his strength, Luffy was then carried by the king to his crew.

Farewell To Arabasta And Vivi

For their valiant heroism in saving Arabasta, Luffy and his crew were treated secretly as VIPs by the royalty for three days. Having fully recovered from his wounds from the battle with Crocodile on the third day, Luffy and his crew decided to leave before the awaiting Marines could catch them. Just as they were heading back to the Going Merry which was secured by Mr. 2 Bon Kurei before the Marines could find it, Luffy and the others offered Vivi the choice of joining the crew. They gave her until noon the next day.

Setting sail with the reformed Bon Kurei and his men the next day, Luffy and his crew encountered the blockade the Marines set up to capture them. Through a tearful sacrifice by Mr. 2, Luffy and his crew were able to escape the blockade to go to the rendezvous point to pick up Vivi. Arriving there, they found that Vivi had come as promised. However to their disappointment, she told them that she still had responsibilities as Arabasta’s princess and could not come along.

Despite this, Vivi asked them that if they ever meet again, would she be accepted to come along again. While Luffy and the others wanted to reply out loud to Vivi that she would still be accepted, they could not out of fear that the nearby Marines would implicate her as a criminal. Instead however, they quietly showed her the mark that they used to protect themselves if Mr. 2 impersonated one of them, a sign of their friendship. Having delivered their silent response to their friend, Luffy and his crew set sail away from Arabasta and onto their next adventure. Though depressed about not having Vivi on the crew, Luffy and the other came across a new development. Nico Robin, a.k.a. Miss All-Sunday from Baroque Works, had stowed away on the Going Merry and demanded Luffy take responsibility of saving her by letting her join his crew. Without much hesitation, Luffy agreed much to everyone’s surprise.

Sky Island Saga

Jaya Arc

A Sunken Ship And A Lawless Town

Not long after Luffy and the Straw Hats left Arabasta, a massive ship fell from the sky and into the sea. From Nico Robin and a brief search of the sinking ship which wielded a map, Luffy and his crew learned that the ship fell from an island in the sky called Skypiea. Needing more info on the matter, Luffy and his crew decided to explore more of the ship. Using special diving suits created by Usopp, Luffy, along with Zoro and Sanji, explored the sunken ship. As they explored the ship and found few things, their search was cut short as the ship was suddenly clamped and filled with air, and a bunch of other people appeared.

After taking care of the intruders within the newly created air pocket, the three encountered a monkey-like person bursting into the room. Although Luffy and the stranger initially got along, they unfortunately got on bad terms when they found out that they were after the same thing. Fortunately with thanks from his two crewmates, Luffy escaped from Masira and a giant turtle that ate the ship at the same time. As Luffy and the others were about to deal with this new foe, they suddenly witnessed something that completely scared them, the shadowy silhouettes of creatures several times larger than regular giants. After escaping from the creatures and getting rid of Masira who accidentally tagged along, Luffy and his crew learned of Jaya from an Eternal Pose that Robin stole from the guy.

Needing info on how to get to Skypiea, Luffy and his crew sailed for Jaya. Arriving at Jaya at the port of Mock Town, Luffy and his crew found that the place they landed on was a lawless town filled with pirates. Wanting to explore the town as well as get information, Luffy, along with Zoro and Nami, went offshore into town. With a promise not to fight while in Mock Town to Nami, the three explored the place and encountered several of the inhabitants. They eventually end up in a bar wherein Luffy has a small argument with another customer.

Though the incident ended without a hitch, Luffy and his companions encountered a much more serious one. Luffy and his companions soon encountered in the bar Bellamy and his crew with the intention of seeing if Luffy was worthy of joining his “New Age” of pirates. However upon learning that Luffy and his crew wanted to go to a Sky Island, Bellamy along with the rest of the bar started ridiculing them and the notion of dreams such as a Sky Island. Though the situation got worse with Luffy and Zoro taking hits from Bellamy’s crew, they however refused to fight. As the two were dragged out by a frustrated Nami, the three were congratulated and encouraged by the pirate that Luffy argued with earlier. Though the man assured them that dreams would never die, Luffy and Zoro however sense something up with him and the people that are apparently associated with him. Returning to the Going Merry, Luffy and the others soon learn that while their search was unproductive, Robin’s was successful. Learning that a man by the name of Mont Blanc Cricket might know something, they headed off to the other side of Jaya.

The Saruyama Alliance And Knock Up Stream

After escaping a brief encounter with Masira’s brother, Shoujou, Luffy and his crew reached Cricket’s home. There they had a brief misunderstanding with Cricket who they found out apparently suffered from decompression sickness. However upon helping Cricket and clearing things with him, Luffy and his crew were able to get better acquainted with the former pirate. For helping Cricket, they were also able to reconcile with Cricket’s proteges, Masira and Shoujou. As they explained their problem and got acquainted with Cricket and his proteges, Luffy and his crew learned of Cricket’s past and his ancestor.

Showing interest with Cricket’s dream, Luffy and his crew convinced Cricket to help them out in getting to Skypiea. While having acquired help from someone who could aid them in getting to Skypiea, Luffy and his crew however found out that they needed an important thing to aid them, the South Bird. This bird as explained to them by Cricket, was needed to find a Knock Up Stream needed to help them get to Skypiea. Having been told this, Luffy and his crew quickly went in search for the bird. Splitting into various groups, Luffy and his crew searched the nearby forest for one of these elusive birds.

Though they encountered all sorts of obstacles and antics while searching for the bird, they were able to catch one in the end thanks to Robin. With the captured bird, they went back to Cricket’s. Upon returning however, they discovered the horrid aftermath of an incident that happened while they were away, Cricket and his proteges were defeated and had been robbed by Bellamy and his crew. Spurred on by this, Luffy decided to go after Bellamy and get his wounded friends’ gold back. At Mock Town, Luffy was engaged by Bellamy who wanted to prove once and for all to those around him that Luffy and Cricket’s dreams were nothing.

Despite Bellamy’s over the top display of his Devil Fruit ability, Luffy however defeated the arrogant pirate with a single normal punch. Having completely obliterated Bellamy in front of his crew and the other pirates, Luffy was able to retrieve Cricket’s gold without any further trouble. As the morning of the next day came, Luffy arrived back to Cricket’s house. There he saw the newly modified Going Merry as he gave Cricket’s gold back. With the new modifications for the trip up to Skypiea and the South Bird, Luffy and crew set sail with the ships of Masira and Shoujou escorting them. As they were leaving, Luffy and his crew were cheered on by Cricket’s final words of encouragement. With that, Luffy and crew sailed off to where they could ride a Knock up Stream. After a long wait out on sea, the weather and the sea started to show signs of a Knock Up Stream. As Luffy and his crew were preparing themselves for the journey to Skypiea, they suddenly encountered the ship and crew of the pirate that Luffy fought with in the bar. From this encounter, Luffy and his crew learned of his and Zoro’s new bounties for which the pirate planned on collecting. The encounter however was brief as the Knock Up Stream started. With the Knock Up Stream shooting the Going Merry into the sky, Luffy and his crew set forth to new adventure as well inadvertently escaping from the pursuing pirate.

Skypiea Arc

Adventure And Trouble 10000 Meters In The Air

The crew ended up floating on the cloud after passing through it, and as they took in their surroundings, Usopp decided to take a swim in the clouds. When he did not resurface, the Straw Hats realized he was falling all the way to the Blue Sea and Luffy quickly stretched his arm down to try and save him. Robin sprouted eyes on Luffy’s arm, allowing her to see where Usopp was and generate arms off of Luffy’s to grab him. When Luffy pulled Usopp back up, a giant, balloon-like octopus followed him, though Zoro easily dealt with it. As the crew recovered from this experienced, they were suddenly assaulted by a masked guerrilla warrior who landed powerful blows on Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.

However, the “Knight of the Sky” Gan Fall then came flying in on his bird-horse Pierre and fought off the warrior before introducing himself to the Straw Hats. After learning about what the Straw Hats did to get here, Gan Fall gifted them a free whistle to call him should they be attacked by someone again, and then departed. With the crew unsure as to how to keep sailing upward to the Log Pose’s destination, Luffy tried to blow the whistle but was stopped by Nami. The crew then came across a cloud waterfall, and Luffy found that the clouds around it were hard enough to stand and bounce on. Upon climbing up the bouncy cloud, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper found that behind the waterfall was a path.

At the end of the path the Straw Hats came to Heaven’s Gate, where the gatekeeper Amazon charged them 1 billion extols for entry. The Straw Hats only had belly and were unsure how to convert it, but Amazon then told them that they could pass through without paying. When they did, the Merry was suddenly seized by Speedy Shrimp which took it and the Straw Hats on a winding path to the country of Skypiea up above. Upon reaching the sea at the end of the path, the Straw Hats found themselves at the coast of Angel Island, a place founded on top of clouds, and Luffy immediately disembarked to explore it. As Luffy examined the various elements on the island, the Straw Hats met a young native girl named Conis as well as her father Pagaya.

Luffy rode Pagaya’s waver around the sea but ended up losing control and falling in, forcing Zoro and Sanji to rescue him. Nami then tried out the waver and was much better at it, and Pagaya and Conis took the rest of the Straw Hats to their home. There, Conis explained the abilities of Dials, which powered wavers among other things. At that point, Nami was no longer in sight, and Conis became worried that she had wandered over to Upper Yard, the home of Skypiea’s “God” Enel which was forbidden for all to enter. This made Luffy very interested in it, and the crew decided to go and rescue Nami if she was in any trouble.

The group went back down to the coast, and before the Straw Hats set off Pagaya examined their old waver. Suddenly, McKinley and the White Berets came marching in and confronted Luffy to charge him and the Straw Hats for illegal entry. They explained the punishment was just a fine of ten times the original entry fee, but after learning the value of extols compared to belly, the crew realized that it would be an exorbitant amount. Nami then returned to the coast on Pagaya’s waver, and after learning about the charges she hit McKinley with the waver in anger. Because of this, McKinley increased the charges against the Straw Hats to be punished by execution by Cloud Drifting, and Luffy confronted the White Berets with the intention of fighting.

After dodging the Sky Arrows they shot, Luffy pulled against a palm tree and spun himself around, allowing him to wildly attack the force with punches and kicks and take out most of them at once. Zoro and Sanji came ashore to finish the job, and McKinley then proclaimed that due to their crimes, the Straw Hats would be judged by God’s priests themselves. With this news, the Straw Hats bid farewell to Conis and Pagaya and prepared to try to leave Skypiea through Cloud End to the best of their ability. However, as Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji went inside the duo’s house to get food, a Super-Express Speedy Shrimp then arrived and carried off the Merry. Pagaya revealed to the trio that their crewmates were being taken to the Sacrificial Altar on Upper Yard where they would be held as hostages; it would be up to the trio to take the Milky Road to Upper Yard and face the trials there in order to rescue the rest of the crew. Conis took Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji down Lovely Street to the port, where she gave them her small boat Karasumaru. Luffy noticed that Conis had been pale and shaking since they had left her house and asked if she was scared. After some hesitation, Conis broke down and revealed that she was the one who called the Speedy Shrimp that took away their crewmates, as failing to turn in criminals was punishable by death. Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji were not angry at her for doing this, instead wondering why she risked her life to reveal it to them. Suddenly, sparks rose in the air, and Luffy quickly grabbed Conis and jumped away right as Enel struck the spot where Conis was standing with a giant thunderbolt. The attack left a gaping hole in the port that Luffy and Conis fell into, but luckily Gan Fall came flying in to save them. Gan Fall took Conis away to a safe area as Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji set sail for Upper Yard.

The Trials Of Upper Yard

As the trio entered the heavily forested place, they quickly had to contend with large swinging blades threatening to pulverize them, as well as a giant sky lamprey eel. After making it past those obstacles, they arrived at four gateways, each one leading to a different Ordeal. Luffy wanted to go to the Ordeal of Balls since it sounded the most fun, and so the trio went through that gate. After being dropped off a cliff, they landed back on the Milky Road and found themselves surrounded by large floating balls made of island cloud. However, when playing with one of the balls, Luffy and Usopp were assaulted by a snake that burst out of it, and Sanji tried hitting away an incoming ball only for it to explode.

The trio were then confronted by Satori, one of Enel’s four priests, who introduced them to his “Surprise Balls” and said they had to defeat him to continue on to the Sacrificial Altar. Luffy attempted to punch Satori, but the priest easily dodged him before striking him with an Impact Dial, which unleashed a powerful blow against him that caused internal damage. Satori sent Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp off the Karasumaru with his Impact Dial strikes, and revealed that the boat would keep moving and leave them behind in his forest if they did not defeat him in time. Luffy aimed another punch at Satori, but the priest grabbed his arm after dodging it and slammed him into a tree. Luffy then tried attacking Satori with Gomu Gomu no Gatling Gun, but this failed to hit Satori and instead struck several Surprise Balls, causing the Straw Hats to be assaulted by their contents.

Luffy was sent falling toward one of the cloud rivers and saved himself by grabbing a vine, though ended up having fun swinging on it and became distracted. Eventually, Sanji got him off the vine and beat him up, but Satori then struck Sanji with an Impact Dial. Satori proceeded to overwhelm the entire trio before assaulting them with his Ball Dragon, which would cause a massive chain reaction if a particular ball in its chain was set off. However, Luffy found the string Satori was using to control the Dragon and broke it. Satori responded by pulling the rope to bring Luffy to him; however, Luffy did not let go of the Ball Dragon and sent it crashing into Satori.

The priest managed to avoid the massive explosion, but Luffy avoided it as well by hanging onto his back. Luffy then wrapped his arm’s around Satori’s body, rendering him immobile and preventing him from dodging their attacks, allowing Sanji to give Satori a powerful kick to the head and defeat him. Immediately afterward, Usopp called to Luffy and Sanji that he had found the Karasumaru and told them to come to him quickly. Once they did, Usopp shot a rope from his belt that successfully wrapped around the boat and pulled them up to it, but they ended up hitting several trees on the way up. As the Karasumaru sailed out of the forest, the trio lay dazed on it.

Some time later, Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji sailed through a field dotted with skulls. A group of Shandia guerrillas then came flying past them, and their leader, Wyper, fired a bazooka shot at the trio. Luffy deflected it with Gomu Gomu no Fusen, and Wyper chose not to attack further, but warned the Straw Hats that he would treat them like Enel if they caused trouble on the island. The trio continued sailing and made it to the Sacrificial Altar by sunset, where they reunited with the rest of the crew. After checking on the injured Gan Fall, the Straw Hats decided to camp out on Upper Yard for the night. After setting up the campsite, the crew talked about their discovery that the lost city of gold that Noland was looking for was here on Upper Yard, and decided to hunt for the gold the next day. The crew then gathered food and supplies for the next day, and Luffy was put in charge of overseeing the boiling of water for drinking. As the Straw Hats ate some stew, they talked about clues to finding the city from Noland’s logbook. Afterwards, Robin said the crew should put out the fire to avoid attracting attention from enemies, but Luffy and Usopp opposed this. Despite Robin’s and Nami’s warnings, the crew built a giant bonfire and danced around it before going to bed.

Hunting For Treasure And Eaten By A Snake

The next morning, Usopp showed the crew that repairs to the Merry somehow happened overnight, which he claimed to be the work of a spirit. The crew then split into two teams to head to the lost city, with Luffy, Zoro, Chopper, and Robin forming the “Explore Team” that would head to the city on foot. The quartet’s expedition had just started when they ran into a giant snake named Nola. Luffy told the group to run away from it, and they became scattered as the snake attempted to attack them with its poisonous fangs. Luffy tried to lure Nola toward him, and ended up being separated from the rest of the group.

He remembered the direction to go south, but had no idea which way south was and went in a straight line southwest. He became interested upon hearing the bleating of what sounded like a goat, and when a Shandia warrior tried to ambush him, Luffy quickly beat the warrior aside, being annoyed that he was not a goat. Luffy then ran into Wyper, who asked him what he was doing on Upper Yard still. Wyper told Luffy that Upper Yard belonged to his people, the Shandia, and Luffy accepted this and walked off. However, Wyper had had enough of Luffy and so decided to eliminate him, and Luffy was very willing to fight back.

Wyper shot Luffy with eight bazooka shots, all of which Luffy deflected; Wyper then changed his strategy and fired a stream of natural gas at Luffy before using his Burn Bazooka to create disintegrating white flames. Luffy managed to dodge the sudden burst of fire, and traded blows with Wyper in midair. Wyper then readied another Burn Bazooka strike against him, and Luffy responded by attacking him with Gomu Gomu no Bazooka. The two’s attacks hit the other simultaneously, causing a notable amount of injury to both of them. Wyper then called out to Luffy to see if he was still alive, and Luffy responded, but he was then suddenly eaten by Nola and fell through its insides before landing among some ruins.

Thinking he was inside a cave, Luffy examined the treasures in the ruins while walking further down Nola’s stomach. He came to a dead end and tried striking it with Gomu Gomu no Bazooka to see if there was a secret door, which caused Nola to spin around. Nola ate some sea clouds which almost drowned Luffy, and the pirate continued hitting the walls of its stomach which caused the snake to rampage through Upper Yard in pain. Nola’s movements while fighting in the Upper Ruins of Shandora caused Luffy to constantly fall through its stomach as it repositioned, leaving him aghast as to what kind of cave this was. Luffy then attempted to dig his way out of the stomach, causing Nola to laugh.

However, he was then joined by Nami, Gan Fall, Pierre, and Aisa after they had been eaten by Nola, and they revealed to him that this cave was the snake’s stomach. Nami decided to ride her waver out of the snake through its mouth, and Luffy hung onto the back of the waver while Aisa hung onto him. However, the exhaust fumes of the waver blew Luffy and Aisa off of it, and they fell back down to Nola’s stomach; however, Pierre quickly returned to rescue them. Nola was knocked unconscious by a thunderbolt from Enel, and Luffy, Aisa, and Pierre traveled up to its head. Luffy ended up behind its left eye and opened its eyelid, but was quickly guided down to its mouth. They jarred the snake’s mouth open and fell down to the ground below, where they found themselves in Shandora, the legendary city of gold. However, Luffy and Aisa then found Zoro, Chopper, Robin, Gan Fall, and Wyper laying unconscious next to a giant hole in the ground. A barely conscious Robin told Luffy that Enel had done this and was plotting to destroy all of Skypiea; he had taken Nami away to an unknown place. Robin believed that Enel would go to the fabled Golden Bell first, and when Aisa sensed the presence of two people with her Mantra, Luffy told the young girl to take him there.

Fighting A God

Aisa guided Luffy to a cave near the city ruins, and Luffy confronted Enel, who was with Nami on the giant ship Ark Maxim. Luffy pulled himself up to the ship’s deck, and Enel struck him with a mighty thunderbolt. However, due to Luffy’s body being made of rubber, a natural insulator to lightning, the attack had no effect on him. Enel was left stunned and Luffy charged toward him, successfully punching Skypiea’s God in the stomach as his rubber body bypassed Enel’s Logia defenses. When Enel got up from the attack, Luffy tried attacking him again, but the God used his Mantra to dodge Luffy’s attacks and hit the pirate with his staff.

Enel used his electricity to reshape his staff into a trident, and Luffy struggled to avoid being stabbed by it. After managing to dodge one of Enel’s attacks in midair, Luffy was able to kick him into the floor. However, Enel was able to grab Luffy’s arms on his follow-up attack and slam him into the floor as well, and he proceeded to activate the Ark Maxim to bring it up into the air. Luffy watched in anger as Enel used the Maxim to generate a giant thundercloud he called Deathpiea to wreak destruction on Skypiea, and the two then resumed sparring. In an attempt to work around Enel’s Mantra, Luffy shut off his mind and dodged Enel’s strikes purely on reflex, though quickly went back to normal since he could not attack in that diminished mental state.

Luffy then got another idea and ran toward Enel’s throne chamber, which was surrounded by a curved wall. He threw rapid punches at the wall, and those punches ricocheted back and struck Enel, who could not anticipate their randomness. With Enel reeling from those attacks, he was powerless to stop Luffy from pummeling him with direct attacks. Luffy watched as the injured Enel slowly got up and cursed him for messing with his plans, but as Luffy moved to attack him further, Enel quickly responded by reshaping the gold from the wall behind him and forming it into a giant ball around Luffy’s right forearm. With Luffy unable to pull his arm out of it, Enel kicked the ball and sent it rolling off the edge of the Maxim; Luffy tried holding onto the ledge, but Enel sent him falling to the ground far below with his staff.

Aisa and Pierre tried to fly in to rescue Luffy, but Enel attacked them with a lightning bolt. The three of them fell down into a chasm, where Luffy had rubble fall on him though he remained unharmed. After pulling himself out, he prepared to follow the Ark Maxim to the place where the Golden Bell was. Aisa took Luffy to the giant beanstalk Giant Jack, which the Ark Maxim was circling near high above, and Robin was there, revealing that the Golden Bell was up at the top of it. Luffy then ran up Giant Jack with his golden ball in tow, intent on freeing Nami, Usopp, and Sanji and fighting Enel.

Once he made it close to the top of Giant Jack, Luffy was noticed by Enel, who fired a lightning bolt to break off the top of the beanstalk and send Luffy falling. Luffy was able to grab back onto Giant Jack and pull himself onto the highest cloud platform on it, and right then he was suddenly struck by Nami, who had rode her waver up Giant Jack to fetch him. After watching Enel destroy all of Angel Island with a giant thundercloud called Raigo, Nami told Luffy that Usopp and Sanji had escaped the Ark Maxim and that he needed to go back to the Merry with her so they could escape. However, Luffy told her that he needed to defeat Enel and ring the Golden Bell for the sake of Cricket, in order to show him that the city of gold that Noland wrote about was indeed real. Luffy tried grabbing onto the Ark Maxim, but Enel easily kicked his hand off, and Enel responded to Luffy’s ensuing attempts by striking him with lightning bolts.

Luffy then got the idea to write a message on a giant leaf to tell the people at Giant Jack’s base to cut down the beanstalk so it would fall westward toward the Maxim. Luffy was surprised to see that Nami was sticking with him, and Nami told him that he needed her to pilot the waver the rest of the way up and so she was willing to take that risk. Zoro, Nola, and Wyper were able to successfully tip Giant Jack toward the west, and Nami drove the waver up the beanstalk as fast as it would go while Luffy held onto her from behind. As the duo shot off the beanstalk and flew toward the Maxim, Enel brought down an even larger Raigo to destroy all of Skypiea. To Nami’s shock, Luffy jumped off the waver directly into the Raigo, and while inside it, Luffy threw his golden ball around in every possible direction.

The ball conducted the electricity inside the giant thunder sphere, and so Luffy was able to completely disperse the Raigo and save Skypiea. With the Maxim and the Golden Bell now in his sights, Luffy stretched back his right arm and twisted it around. Enel responded by fully transforming into lightning in a shape resembling a larger version of his body, though Luffy was still able to bypass his transformation and land blows on him. However, Enel was able to reach around Luffy with an arm of lightning and stab him in the back with his trident. Luffy’s only options were to either let the trident pierce him further or fall back all the way down to Skypiea, and he decided to let go and fall; however, he then grabbed onto a small piece of island cloud near the Maxim and pulled himself back up.

Luffy reared back and twisted his right arm again and sent the golden ball crashing into Enel’s giant body, smashing him against the Golden Bell. Luffy cried out for the Golden Bell to ring, and as it did so, Enel’s transformation deactivated and the God was defeated. Luffy fell down along with Enel, the Maxim, and the bell, but landed on a small piece of island cloud where Nami was. Luffy and Nami jumped back down to Upper Yard, with Luffy using Gomu Gomu no Fusen to cushion their fall. They then came across the priests’ storehouse and took the large amounts of food from inside it before arriving at Shandora and reuniting with the rest of their crew. Night fell as the crew ate the priests’ food, and then they took part in a large party with the Skypieans and Shandia. The party lasted for several days, and one night when everyone was sleeping, Luffy woke the crew up and told them they should steal the city’s treasure and run away. The next morning, Luffy took some of the crew inside the sleeping Nola’s stomach, where they took the treasures from the ruins that the snake had eaten. The crew then anxiously waited for Robin to arrive so they could depart without being caught, and when Robin came with several Skypieans behind her, the crew quickly ran away with their stolen treasure, not realizing the citizens had come to give them an even greater amount. The Straw Hats sailed to Cloud End, where they bid farewell to Conis and Pagaya. They were then sent off a ledge and fell straight down, but Conis called a Balloon Octopus which grabbed the Merry and inflated itself, giving the crew a controlled descent to the Blue Sea.

Water 7 Saga

Long Ring Long Land Arc

The Three Events

Upon returning from Skypiea to the Blue Sea, Luffy and his crew had no time to rest as they encountered a giant wave created by some Sea Monkeys. After the brief incident, Luffy and his crew rested and assessed the good wealth they obtained from their Sky Island adventure. As Luffy discussed with his crew, they all agreed that they would use the treasure to help fix the travel-worn Going Merry and get a shipwright to help maintain it. After encountering the Sea Monkeys once again and a curious pirate ship with no sails or crew, Luffy and his crew reached the next island in their journey. As Luffy, along with Usopp and Chopper, decided to explore the island, they noticed that the animals and plant life were all very long in appearance.

As Luffy and his two companions explored the island more, they encountered a nomad named Tonjit who had been stuck on his stilts for 10 long years. After getting acquainted with the old man and reuniting him with his horse, Shelly, Luffy and his companions felt that they had done small accomplishment. However, in the midst of their enjoyment, Shelly was suddenly shot. Learning immediately that the shot was fired by the pirate, Foxy, who was nearby, Luffy momentarily get angry at this foe. Before Luffy could fight Foxy however, he was suddenly challenged to an official Davy Back Fight.

From Usopp, Luffy learned that this sudden challenge was a set of three games between pirate crews in which the crew members were at stake. Despite Usopp’s warnings however and much to the dismay of the rest of his crew, Luffy accepted the challenge from Foxy and his crew to hold a Davy Back Fight on Long Ring Long Land. What happened next was a festival-like event set up by the Foxy Pirates in lieu of the Davy Back games. After the formalities of the beginning of the games, Luffy and his crew decided who would participate in which game. Taking the final and most climatic game, Combat, Luffy awaited for his turn as he watched the rest of his crew participate in the other games.

The first two games of the Davy Back Fight proved to be both surprising and emotional for Luffy and his crew. In the first game, Donut Race, they witnessed Foxy and his crew’s cheating tricks, and Foxy’s exploit of his Devil Fruit powers of the Noro Noro no Mi. Due to these, Luffy lost Chopper to Foxy. Fortunately, Luffy was able to win Chopper back as his crew won the second game, Groggy Ring, despite the gigantic odds stacked against them. After watching these two grueling games, Luffy was pumped up for his turn in the final game.

With the third game approaching, Luffy with the help from Usopp, decided to dress appropriately for the match. Donning an afro and boxing outfit, Luffy was ready to face against the sly Foxy aboard his ship, the Sexy Foxy. Throughout the whole match, Luffy was constantly tricked by his smarter opponent as they battled all around the ship. With Foxy’s tricks and Devil Fruit powers, it seemed like Luffy would lose. Despite this, Luffy persevered to not lose one of his crew forever.

In the climax of the battle, Luffy was able to thwart Foxy by using a mirror shard obtained from the battle to reflect Foxy’s powers back to himself. Having slowed Foxy down, Luffy delivered the final blow and won the game. After a lot of rest, Luffy wakes up being told he indeed did win the fight. Foxy comes to congratulate Luffy on how he fought in the match, giving a handshake gesture, then attempting to throw him overhead, forgetting his arm is rubber. As Luffy won, he gets to choose a crew member from the Foxy Pirates, but instead choose their flag, but as the sail is their flag, Luffy opts to “redesign” the flag, then give it back. Luffy’s poorly drawn Jolly Roger is given to them, officially ending the Davy Back Fight. Although obviously grateful, Foxy vows revenge on Luffy for losing the match. The Straw Hats return to Tonjit giving him the Foxy Pirates’ old flag as a sign of their defeat. Chopper uses it as a bandage for Shelly, the horse.

Encounter With Admiral Aokiji

Just as Luffy and his crew were done with the dealing with the matter with Foxy and his pirates, they soon came across another one. Sleeping beside Tonjit’s house was the Admiral Aokiji. Initially, Aokiji was non-hostile to Luffy and his crew, despite him being a Marine and causing Luffy some fear when he told him that he knew his grandfather. Aokiji even helped Tonjit in finding a way to get back to the rest of the old man’s nomad clan with his Hie Hie no Mi. However, when hostilities began between Aokiji and Nico Robin, Luffy and his crew faced off against this new foe. Despite their best efforts, Luffy and those who fought alongside him against Aokiji were utterly defeated. Fortunately however, the admiral simply left a frozen Luffy in defeat, but with a warning to be wary with Nico Robin.

Water 7 Arc

The Captains Burden

Seven days after the encounter with Aokiji, Luffy had recovered and demonstrated his new frozen pose as his crew sailed to their next destination. They then encountered the giant frog Yokozuna and chased after him, with Luffy wanting to eat him. However, they were forced to turn back after getting caught in the path of the Sea Train, and Luffy watched as Yokozuna unsuccessfully tried to attack it. The crew went to the shift station nearby and met Kokoro and her granddaughter Chimney, and Kokoro told them that their next destination, Water 7, was home to the world’s best carpenters. Luffy grew excited, hoping to find a carpenter crewmate there.

Kokoro gave them a map and a letter of recommendation, telling them to find a man named Iceburg. As they continued sailing toward Water 7, Luffy talked with his crewmates about what they wanted their carpenter to be like. Upon reaching the island, the crew was forced to dock at a small peninsula in the back, and they marveled at its architecture. Nami forced Luffy and Usopp to go with her to meet Iceburg. They headed to the city center to exchange their gold for money, and Luffy bought Yagara Bulls to take them there.

The trio got 300,000,000 from their gold, and headed for the shipyard. There, they met the carpenter Kaku of the Galley-La Company, who revealed that Iceburg was the mayor of Water 7. To make their meeting with him go faster, Kaku went to check out the Merry himself. The trio then met Iceburg, who to their surprise acted very irresponsibly, although his secretary Kalifa attacked them when they pointed it out. Iceburg then offered to give them a tour of the shipyard.

The Franky Family suddenly swooped in and stole the Straw Hats’ money, but Paulie took them out, and Rob Lucci forced Paulie to give the crew their money back. Luffy was awestruck when Iceburg took them inside the shipyard’s Dock 1, and unsuccessfully tried to get him to join his crew. Kaku then returned to the shipyard, and he broke the news that the Going Merry was damaged beyond repair and could not sail any farther. Luffy refused to believe that they would need to find a replacement ship, but the workers gave him no option but to reconsider. Luffy and Nami then realized that the contents of their suitcases were empty, and overheard Peepley Lulu reveal that he had seen Usopp (whom he mistook for Kaku) with the Franky Family, causing Luffy to immediately run off to find his crewmate.

While looking for Usopp, Luffy accidentally fell in a canal, where he was found and rescued by Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper. They soon found a heavily beaten Usopp in the clearing between the city and the Franky House, and they headed toward the Franky House to teach the Franky Family a lesson. Upon entering the house, the four of them immediately started attacking and overwhelming the Franky Family, not stopping even when they revealed their boss Franky had gone to spend the stolen money. By the end of the battle, the entire Franky House was destroyed, and as the Straw Hats were thinking about what to do next, Luffy announced that he had decided for the crew to bid farewell to the Going Merry. The group took Usopp back to the Merry, and after he regained consciousness, Luffy told him about his decision to look for a new ship.

Usopp refused to believe what the carpenters had said, but Luffy stood firm in his decision as their argument grew more heated. Usopp then decided to leave the crew, and challenged Luffy to a duel for the Merry. The time of the duel was set for 10 PM, and Luffy laid around until then. Luffy and Usopp then confronted each other on the peninsula at the appointed time, and as Luffy went on the offensive, Usopp managed to stop him by pretending to be injured. This allowed Usopp to barrage Luffy with a variety of long-range attacks, culminating in a massive gas explosion that dealt some injuries to Luffy. Luffy was able to punch Usopp in the face, but Usopp countered his next attack with an Impact Dial, which he redirected at Luffy. However, the recoil of the Dial left Usopp unable to defend against Luffy’s next attack, which defeated him. Luffy then bid farewell to Usopp, saying the former Straw Hat could do whatever he wished with the Merry as he tearfully headed back toward his crew.

Encountering Cp9

The Straw Hats, minus a missing Robin, left the Going Merry for good and stayed the night at an inn. The next morning, Luffy heard from Nami that Iceburg had been shot, and the two of them took a Yagara Bull to go see him. They were met by a crowd as they reached Dock 1, and Franky then arrived to confront Luffy for attacking his family. Franky breathed fire at Luffy and Nami before jumping into the water and attacking their boat. He then punched Luffy by detaching his arm, revealing that he was a cyborg.

Luffy and Franky continued fighting furiously in the dock when they were interrupted by Paulie, Kaku, Lucci, Peepley Lulu, and Tilestone. Paulie, Lulu, and Lucci attacked and overpowered Luffy, with Paulie revealing that the Straw Hats were the main suspects in the attack on Iceburg, as Robin was one of the two attackers he had seen. Luffy refused to believe that Robin had done this and demanded to speak with Iceburg, but the Galley-La workers stood against him as the townspeople subdued Nami. Luffy attempted to escape from the workers as they pulled out sharp and explosive weapons to attack him, but he was quickly cornered and shot by Tilestone’s bazooka. However, Franky then unleashed a massive attack on Dock 1, allowing Luffy to escape with Nami.

Luffy and Nami managed to reach Galley-La Headquarters where Iceburg resided, and Luffy pulled himself in through the window. As he ran through the building, Kalifa called out to him and let him enter Iceburg’s room. There, Iceburg demanded that Luffy bring Robin in to speak with him. Luffy replied that he was unable to, and he was forced to escape outside as Iceburg shot at him. Luffy and Nami escaped to the outskirts of town and reunited with Zoro, but they were soon forced to hide from the citizens hunting for them.

Chopper then found them and revealed that Robin had told him and Sanji that she had framed them for the attack on Iceburg and would be leaving them forever, shocking them. Zoro deduced that Robin and her new mysterious cohorts would likely try to kill Iceburg that night, and Luffy decided to go back to Galley-La Headquarters to confront her and find out the truth. As night fell, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Chopper hid in a tree near Headquarters, looking for Robin to make her move. They eventually saw a massive explosion be unleashed in front of the building, and Luffy immediately headed toward the building. He was blown into a crevice in another building, but escaped it and pulled himself toward Headquarters.

Luffy partially broke into a room where Paulie was with two masked men, and he recognized the masked men as enemies, telling them to give Robin back. The masked men then attacked and subdued him, binding him and Paulie to the ground before leaving. Luffy eventually managed to squeeze out of his bindings and freed Paulie of his before the two of them raced toward Iceburg’s room. After initially breaking into the wrong room, Luffy and Paulie reached Iceburg’s room at the same time as Zoro, Nami, and Chopper. There, they found Robin with Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and the bartender Blueno, who were undercover assassins from the World Government agency CP9.

Luffy intervened when Lucci started attacking Paulie, but Lucci used his Rokushiki techniques to overwhelm him. Robin then told her former crewmates that she was pursuing a goal that she could not reach with them. Lucci told the Straw Hats, Iceburg, and Paulie that the mansion would soon go up in flames, but he and his comrades remained in the room to prevent them from escaping. Luffy tried to get to Robin, only for the agents to overwhelm him with their Rokushiki techniques. As Robin headed to the window, Luffy tried running toward her again, only to be stopped and tossed aside by Lucci as she departed.

With the fire starting, Lucci decided to show Luffy’s group the power of his Devil Fruit, the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard. Lucci unleashed a powered-up Rankyaku attack that caused the building to start collapsing, and Luffy attacked the agent when he confronted Paulie and Iceburg. However, Lucci pierced through Luffy’s body with a claw-enhanced Shigan before throwing him out of the building, sending him flying far away. Luffy flew into a narrow gap between two buildings, where he became stuck. A while later, he heard Nami calling out to him from a nearby building, and Nami revealed to him that Robin had fallen in the World Government’s grip in order to save their lives.

Intent on saving Robin, Luffy pushed the two buildings apart and pulled himself and Nami away from the outskirts of town right before an enormous wave created by Aqua Laguna swallowed the area. However, the waves eventually reached and swallowed Luffy, Nami, Zoro, and Chopper as well, forcing Paulie to rescue them. After finding out that Sanji had stowed away on the Sea Train taking Robin to Enies Lobby, Luffy asked Paulie for a ship to use to go after them. Due to the Aqua Laguna, Paulie refused to do that until the next morning, causing Luffy to decide to take a ship by force. However, Kokoro then interjected and told Luffy that she could take him to another, secret, Sea Train.

Kokoro took the Straw Hats into an abandoned warehouse, where she showed them the runaway prototype train Rocketman. Iceburg was already there and revealed that he had already got the train’s systems running, and as the crew prepared to depart, the Franky Family came in and pleaded to come aboard so they could save Franky. Luffy agreed to this, and the train set off. The Straw Hats soon discovered that Paulie and the Galley-La workers had stowed away on Rocketman, and Luffy formed an official pact with Galley-La and the Franky Family to defeat their enemies and rescue Robin and Franky together. Rocketman headed toward a massive, deadly tidal wave, and after the Galley-La workers and Franky Family could not put a dent in it, Luffy and Zoro unleashed a combined attack to create a whole the Rocketman could roll through.

Having gotten past Aqua Laguna, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami equipped themselves for the battle ahead. They came to some of the Puffing Tom’s detached cars, and Luffy jumped into them to see if Sanji was there. He was immediately confronted and shot by several World Government agents, and as Rocketman approached, Luffy told Zoro to bisect the cars. Soon afterwards, the Rocketman crew approached the Marine Captain T Bone, who was running toward the rest of the Puffing Tom. Luffy told his allies to leave this to Zoro as well, and Zoro quickly dispatched T Bone. Later, Luffy’s group found Yokozuna standing in front of the oncoming train, and Luffy told the giant frog to get out of the way. Yokozuna hit Rocketman off the rails, but after Luffy pulled him onboard, Kokoro managed to get the giant frog to join the fight as she got the train back on the tracks. Soon afterwards, the Rocketman crew had Enies Lobby in their sights.

Enies Lobby Arc

On The Warpath To Robin

The Franky Family approached the Rocketman again after being derailed by Yokozuna, this time with Sanji and Usopp in tow. However, Usopp was wearing a mask and Luffy did not recognize him, causing him to believe Usopp’s claim that he was a different person known as “Sogeking”. Iceburg outlined a plan for the Straw Hats to remain on Rocketman while the Galley-La workers and Franky Family went on ahead to clear the way to the main island for the pirates to quickly charge in and take on CP9. Luffy acknowledged this plan, but then proceeded to head out and jump toward Enies Lobby by himself, using Gomu Gomu no Rocket to launch himself over the Main Gate from the protective fence. Upon landing, he immediately charged toward the Tower of Justice and beat up any Marines in his way.

Luffy quickly fought his way through to the Main Island Gate and pulled himself up past it, and upon landing on the main island he was surrounded by tens of thousands of Marine soldiers. Despite being vastly outnumbered, Luffy was able to terrorize the Marine forces, taking out hundreds of them in the span of seconds. Luffy eventually managed to elude the Marines and pulled himself up to the roof of the Courthouse, where Blueno arrived through an “Air Door” to confront him. Blueno told Luffy that he and his allies were committing a grave offense with their invasion, but Luffy did not care and charged toward him. Despite Blueno using Tekkai, Luffy’s strike was still powerful enough to injure him, and Luffy was then able to keep up with the agent despite him using Soru and smash him to the floor.

Luffy managed to dodge Blueno’s rapid attacks, but the agent then used his Doa Doa no Mi powers to create doors in the floor under Luffy’s feet, trapping him. Blueno then turned Luffy’s face into a revolving door which heavily distracted him, but Luffy was still able to dodge his Rankyaku strike by going down through the floor. Luffy and Blueno then sparred some more, and despite the pirate being able to keep up with the agent’s superhuman movements, he was unable to gain the upper hand. To enable himself to become stronger, Luffy activated a new ability called Gear 2 where he inflated his blood vessels, causing his blood to flow at a faster rate. Luffy then punched Blueno with such speed that even the agent with his Soru ability could not keep up, and proceeded to heavily injure him with powerful blows.

Blueno was forced to retreat into an Air Door and tried opening one behind Luffy to ambush him, but Luffy easily dodged him before striking him with Gomu Gomu no Jet Bazooka. The attack broke through Blueno’s Tekkai and greatly injured him, and when the agent stayed on his feet afterward, Luffy prepared to activate a new Gear to become even more powerful. However, Blueno then lost consciousness and fell to the ground, and Luffy noted that his body was extremely tired due to not being used to the strain of Gear 2 yet. He then shouted out to the Tower of Justice where Robin was, saying he had come for her. Luffy was able to regain his energy by pulling two slabs of meat out of his pockets that he had packed as a box lunch, and called for anyone to come out of the Tower of Justice.

Franky then blasted himself and Robin out of the tower, but they were stopped by a fence and had to pull themselves onto the tower’s ledge. Luffy prepared to pull himself to the tower, but Robin stopped him, saying that she wanted to die and never wanted to see him again. As she said this, Spandam and the CP9 agents came out to the ledge and confronted Luffy. At this point, the rest of the Straw Hats made it up to the Courthouse roof, and as they joined Luffy in facing Robin and CP9, Luffy told Robin that she could choose to die if she wanted, but he wanted her to do so while she was with them. Robin responded that the entire world was against her and that she did not want the Straw Hats to consider her a burden given what they would face if she was with them; Spandam backed up that assertion, using it as an opportunity to boast of the World Government’s great might while pointing to the official flag sailing above him.

However, Luffy responded by telling Sogeking to shoot down the flag, and the sniper did so, burning it up. Spandam was left aghast that Luffy directly declared war against the World Government, and Luffy replied that he was fine with that. He then told Robin to say she wanted to live, and Robin tearfully did so. As the drawbridge between the Courthouse and Tower of Justice was lowered thanks to the Franky Family, the Straw Hats prepared to invade the tower. However, the drawbridge was stopped by a mortar strike, and Spandam quickly tried to lead Robin away.

Soon afterwards, though, Nami received a call from Kokoro that she was piloting the Rocketman to the Tower of Justice. Upon hearing this, Luffy grabbed all of his crewmates and jumped into the chasm between the Courthouse and Tower, and they landed on Rocketman as it leaped from the drawbridge and flew toward the tower. The train crashed into the tower before coming to a halt, and as the Straw Hats recovered from the wreck, they were confronted by the CP9 agent Fukurou. Fukurou revealed that Spandam and Lucci were taking Robin to the Gates of Justice, and Robin was chained by handcuffs made of Seastone that were unbreakable and prevented her from using her powers. Fukurou and the four other CP9 agents in the tower each possessed a key, only one of which would unlock the handcuffs.

Luffy tried attacking Fukurou to get his key and the agent departed, and Luffy tried going after him, but was held back by Zoro. The Straw Hats and Franky told Luffy to go directly after Lucci and Robin while they took on the other CP9 agents. Luffy ran up the stairs and managed to reach the room that the agents and Robin had just been in, though it was now deserted; he then started running towards the Gates of Justice. He made it to the other end of the tower, but found nothing but water in between it and the Gates, and so tried to think of a way to get across. He tried rowing a small boat there, but the rough ocean currents destroyed the boat and left him floundering in the water. Fortunately, Chimney and Gonbe arrived and retrieved Luffy from the water, having come to tell him that there was an underground passage from the tower to the Gates. The trio raced down a flight of stairs and came to a giant steel door; despite the door being locked, Luffy was able to break through it by activating a new Gear called Gear 3, and Chimney and Gonbe were shocked upon seeing Luffy shrink to the size of a child after using it. However, Luffy quickly returned to normal size as he ran down the hall toward Robin. Luffy eventually ran to a door which he was able to kick through, and found himself in a large storeroom in a tower propping up the Bridge of Hesitation. There, he was confronted by Lucci.

Luffy Vs Rob Lucci

Luffy tried to get through to keep chasing after Robin, but Lucci stayed in his way and the two clashed, with their powerful strikes resulting in heavy collateral damage. Luffy managed to catch Lucci off-guard with his speed and throw the agent aside, but Lucci quickly recovered and kicked the pirate before he could run out of the room. Their sparring was interrupted when Franky suddenly arrived, possessing two of the CP9 agents’ keys; he offered to help Luffy fight Lucci, but Luffy told him to keep going and save Robin. Lucci managed to overpower Luffy so he could attack Franky; however, Luffy then activated Gear 2 and hit the agent with powerful, lightning-fast punches. Lucci transformed into his human-leopard hybrid form and tried to attack Franky again, but Luffy successfully overwhelmed him with Gear 2 enough to allow Franky to exit the room.

Luffy and Lucci continued sparring, but the agent then used a Rankyaku strike to rip a hole in the wall that would flood the underground passage with seawater, saying that Luffy’s crewmates would either drown or be bombarded by the incoming Buster Call and he would be incapable of saving them. The room where they were in started filling up with seawater, and Luffy followed Lucci up to the room above which was above sea level and would not be flooded. Lucci said that Luffy could go and help his friends if he wanted, but Luffy responded that if he left Lucci alone, the agent would kill all of them. Lucci was able to overpower and injure Luffy with some advanced Shigan, Rankyaku, and Tekkai techniques, so Luffy decided to show him Gear 3. Luffy blew into his thumb and inflated the bones in his right arm, making it equivalent in size to a giant’s.

He then threw a punch at Lucci with this giant right arm, demolishing the wall and tower in front of him and launching the agent out of the structure. Afterwards, Luffy transferred the air to his torso and pulled himself onto the Marine battleship that Lucci had fallen onto, where he proceeded to transfer the air to his leg and unleash a powerful stomp that wreaked tremendous destruction. Lucci leaped onto the mast and transformed into his full-leopard form, allowing him to maul Luffy’s left shoulder. Luffy brought the air to his torso to repel Lucci, but proceeded to be overwhelmed by the agent due to Gear 3 reducing his speed. However, Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo then had his ship fire at the ship Luffy and Lucci were on in order to kill the former, but Luffy was saved from its destruction when he was forced to release the air inflating his body, blowing him back to the prop towers where he was before.

But since he was the size of a child again due to Gear 3’s side effects, Luffy tried to run and hide from Lucci until he returned to normal. This tactic did not work, as Lucci found Luffy and assaulted him with Shigan before smashing his small body up against a wall, trapping him. Fortunately, however, Lucci became affected by damage that Luffy had given him earlier and was stopped from unleashing a deadly attack, and enough time passed to allow Luffy to return to normal size. Luffy then activated Gear 2 once again despite the potentially debilitating effect it could have on his body. Luffy was able to overwhelm Lucci with his attacks, but Lucci then attacked him with a new technique called Rokuogan, a Rokushiki ability accessible to those who had mastered the normal six techniques.

The technique created a shockwave that damaged Luffy internally much like an Impact Dial, though with significantly greater power. As the walls around them started to crumble from the bombardment, Luffy looked outside and saw his crewmates on a nearby part of the bridge encouraging him. Luffy resumed fighting Lucci, but the agent noted that his Gear 2 power appeared to have lost its edge before attacking the pirate with another Rokuogan strike, causing him to collapse to the floor. However, Usopp then called out to Luffy, having removed his Sogeking mask, and also called out Lucci, saying he would be the agent’s next opponent. Luffy protested, and Usopp said he would need to get back up and win if he wanted to keep Lucci away from him, saying they would all go back together once the agent was defeated.

Spurred on by Usopp’s words, Luffy got back up and exchanged a flurry of blows with Lucci. Lucci then wrapped his tail around Luffy’s body and struck him with another Rokuogan, but despite taking that attack, Luffy quickly got up. He then assaulted Lucci with a flurry of Gear 2 punches in a technique called Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling, which sent the agent crashing into the wall and knocked him unconscious. Victorious at last, Luffy shouted out to Robin that they would be going back together. However, Luffy then collapsed from his wounds, and though he heard Usopp’s call to join them on an escape ship and became surrounded by all five of the Buster Call battleships, he stated that his body could not move at all.

However, Usopp had Robin push Luffy off the edge of the prop tower with her ability, and as Luffy fell toward the ocean the Going Merry suddenly surfaced, giving the Straw Hats a chance to escape. Luffy fell into the ocean but was quickly rescued by Kokoro, who tossed him onto the Merry. As the Straw Hats collected themselves, Robin thanked everyone for saving her, and Luffy grinned in response. The Marine battleships prepared to fire at the Merry, but their aim was thrown off due to Sanji having closed the Gates of Justice which created violent whirlpools. One of the ships managed to lock onto the Merry and fire, but Zoro and Sanji used Luffy’s body to intercept the cannonballs and launch them back at the Marines.

Franky used Coup de Vent to blast the Merry away from the battleships, allowing the Straw Hats to sail away from Enies Lobby victorious. Once they reached safety, Usopp put his Sogeking mask back on and lied that Usopp had gone off on another boat, which Luffy believed. The Straw Hats then encountered a Galley-La ship captained by Iceburg, and as this happened, the entire bow of the Merry nearly broke off entirely. Luffy begged Iceburg to help Merry, saying the ship was essentially their crewmate. However, Iceburg replied that the best thing to do for the Merry would be to let it rest. After a few seconds, Luffy solemnly accepted this, and after his crew had evacuated the ship, Luffy used a torch to set it on fire before disembarking onto a small rowboat. Luffy thanked the Merry for all it had done for them, and as the ship burned, it stunningly spoke to the crew like it had during its arrival on Enies Lobby, apologizing for being unable to carry them further. Merry’s words caused Luffy to start bawling as he apologized to the ship for treating it as poorly as he had; however, Merry then responded that it was happy to have gone this far, and thanked the Straw Hats for taking care of it as it broke down and sank into the sea.

Postenies Lobby Arc

As everyone relaxed at Water 7 two days later, Franky decided to build a ship for the crew out of the special wood called Adam Wood. However, at that point, Marines led by Vice Admiral Garp broke into Iceburg’s mansion where everyone was staying, and punched the still-asleep Luffy to wake him up. To everyone’s shock, Luffy revealed that Garp is really his grandfather, and revealed the training Garp put him through as a child. Garp soon told Luffy about the Four Emperors and how Shanks was one of them. Soon after, Garp asked Luffy about his meeting with his father as Luffy was surprised to learn he had a father and he encountered him in Loguetown.

Garp casually revealed the name of Luffy’s father, known as Dragon the Revolutionary, who is considered by the World Government to be the worst criminal in the world. Luffy did not know of Dragon as he is met with surprise from his crew and friends before he turned to Robin, who informed him why his father was infamous. Afterwards, Garp said that it was supposed to be a secret. Sometime after, Sanji revealed to the Straw Hats that Usopp was planning to rejoin the crew. While Luffy, Nami, and Chopper wanted him to rejoin and planned to invite him back, Zoro insisted that Luffy should be a firm captain on his position, and Usopp shouldn’t return so easily as he should return on their terms, not his.

Zoro even threatened to leave the crew if Usopp was allowed to rejoin without asking for forgiveness for his behavior. Luffy understood the message and agreed with Zoro’s view of the situation. A few days later, Chimney, Gonbe, Mozu and Kiwi burst in on the Straw Hats to tell them their new ship was complete. Shortly after, Zambai and the rest of the Franky Family also appeared, revealing to the Straw Hats their new Bounties. They then revealed that their boss also received a bounty, which led them to the Straw Hats who they begged to let him join their crew.

After the Straw Hats, they excitedly left to Scrap Island, where their new ship was moored. There, Iceburg unveiled their new caravel, much to the pirates’ delight. After briefly exploring the ship, Luffy asked Iceburg where Franky was. Having discerned that the young captain wished to recruit Franky as their Shipwright, Iceburg advised Luffy that if he really wanted Franky, he would need to use force. With the help from the rest of the Franky Family, Luffy got a hold of Franky’s underwear as a bargaining chip to get him to join his crew.

Franky simply posed naked, unabashed, and said, “I’m still a man, naked.” Meanwhile, Sanji came running with Zoro to tell everyone that Vice Admiral Garp had sailed on the opposite shore into attack position. Luffy then threw Franky’s swim briefs back and told him to sail with them. Franky then stated that he did want to see his dream ship reach the end of the world and become the greatest ship ever built. Franky agreed to join after this. Shortly after, Garp appeared and started attacking the Straw Hats and their new ship. At that moment, Usopp tried to rejoin the crew, but because of Zoro’s speech, he was ignored until he apologized. During the struggle between Garp and the Straw Hats, Usopp finally apologized and admitted that he wanted to rejoin. With that note, Luffy tearfully accepted him back into the crew. With Usopp and Robin’s return, Franky wished to grant the ship it’s new name, and while most of the Straw Hats gave some suggestions, with Luffy giving some of the most ridiculous ones, they in the end went with Iceburg’s suggestion, the Thousand Sunny. After escaping Garp’s onslaught of iron balls using their new ships emergency escape feature, the Çoup de Burst’, the newly formed Straw Hat crew sailed off to find their next adventure.

Over dinner, Brook explained his past and later explained that he really cannot join Luffy due to his current condition of having his shadow stolen. Luffy really wanting to have Brook as a member, promised to get Brook’s shadow back no matter what. This pleased Brook so much that the skeleton decided to perform before the crew with his violin, revealing he is a musician. Just as Brook was about to perform, a ghost appeared as well as the gates of a strange island, Thriller Bark. These events prompted Brook to head to the island before Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats’ eyes.

With Luffy’s resolve to go to the island to get his long awaited musician (in fact, nearly since the beginning of his journey) and to explore the island, Franky and Robin decided to join him also. After witnessing Franky’s present to the Straw Hats, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats decided to look for Nami, Usopp, and Chopper who had not returned. However before Luffy and the rest could go to the island, they were stopped by an invisible thing. After the Thousand Sunny got caught in what was apparently a spider web, Luffy and the rest descended to the island. There they met the Cerberus which Luffy thought of eating, soon followed by even more strange creatures.

At one point, they came across some ghosts, one of which Luffy tried to catch. The ghost was unaffected and instead passed through Luffy and temporarily drained his will to go on. After recovering, the group meets with some Zombies. Luffy and the rest defeated the zombies with a combo technique. Luffy then asked the zombies about his three friends that came by earlier.

The zombies inadvertently revealed that they attacked them when they showed up. For this, Luffy and the rest shoved the zombies back into their graves head first. The group then met with Spoil, a zombie looking old man who asked them to defeat Gecko Moria who had stolen his shadow and the shadows of others like him. Robin then explained that Moria was a Warlord with a former bounty higher than Luffy. With plans to actually beat Moria, Luffy agreed to help the old man and the others who had their shadows stolen.

As it began to rain, Luffy and the others discovered that Thriller Bark was actually a ship. With their goal in mind, they ventured into Moria’s mansion. Inside the mansion, Luffy and the others fought against the Zombies in the dining hall. After the battle, he and the others noticed that Sanji was missing. With nothing else to do in the room, Luffy and the others decided to take Buhichuck, the leader of the Zombies in the room, along in order to have him guide them to the rest of their friends.

As Luffy left the room, the Zombies told him to be scared of Moria’s wrath for what Luffy and his friends did in the dining hall. Luffy in response, merely replied that he will “kick Moria’s ass”. After walking awhile with Buhichuck as their hostage, Luffy, Robin, and Franky suddenly noticed that Zoro was missing too. The situation was beginning to become suspicious. Later, Luffy found a suit of armor and decided to don it.

After a while, the three came upon an arena like area. There, Luffy and Robin witnessed a bout between Franky and a General Zombie. After witnessing it for while, Luffy’s group were suddenly trapped in the room by Buhichuck. There they were forced to fight a large group of General Zombies. In the middle of the battle, Luffy found himself face to face with a General Zombie with three swords like Zoro. Before Luffy could get a clear answer from Jigoro, he was caught off guard by some Spider Mice Zombies. Luffy was then sealed in a coffin by the Spider Mice with their webbing and was then sent to the main mast of Thriller Bark. Luffy was brought afterwards before Gecko Moria. After being stripped of his armor, Luffy had his shadow stolen by Moria through the use of the power of the Devil Fruit Moria ate, the Kage Kage no Mi. Upon being separated from his shadow, Luffy fell into a coma. With Luffy’s shadow in Moria’s hands, Moria decided to put it in the 900th Zombie, Oars. Having his shadow finished being extracted, Luffy was then brought back to the Thousand Sunny by some Spider Mice.

Counterattack Against Moria

After being placed in the Thousand Sunny’s kitchen along with Sanji and Zoro, Usopp managed to wake them up. After being briefed on what happened while they were out. With Nami and three of their shadows taken, Luffy and the others planned to take them back. Luffy was then informed by Franky of Brook’s relationship with Laboon. Ever more excited by this information, Luffy is even more decided to have the skeleton join their crew.

With this, Luffy and his crew decided to take back from Moria what he stole from them and their friends. With the determination to get everything back before dawn arrives, Luffy and his crew split into two teams. With part of his team headed to save Nami and himself headed to defeat Moria, Luffy’s team purified several zombies with some salt from Usopp. As they rampaged through and purified Moria’s zombie hoard, Luffy and Sanji unfortunately got subdued by more of Perona’s ghosts. Fortunately however, they were saved by the rest of the team before the zombies could get to them.

Just as things were getting chaotic enough, Oars, the zombie with Luffy’s shadow, came crashing into the part of the building Luffy’s team was in and separated part of the building as well as part of Luffy’s team. With only Robin and Chopper left with him, Luffy and the two decided to continue towards Moria, seeing that the others would not be beaten so easily. As the three continued onwards, they were stopped in Moria’s dance hall by Hogback and Cindry. Fortunately, however, Robin and Chopper were able to hold those two off long enough for Luffy to slip pass them. Luffy finally reached Moria, and after a short conversation, started attacking the Warlord.

However, as soon as Luffy threw a punch, Moria used his own shadow, Doppelman, to fight in his stead. Undeterred by this seemingly invincible being, Luffy was still able to land a hit on Moria himself by attacking the Warlord from an indirect place. However despite using this tactic for some time, Luffy was still unable to land a direct clean hit on Moria. This continued until Oars came back to the freezer and started obeying Moria’s orders fully. Once Moria gave Oars the order to completely annihilate all of the Straw Hats, the zombie began to attack Luffy.

Luffy dodged the blow and started to chase after Moria, who had decided to run away from the chaos that was about to ensue. As Luffy chased after Moria, he was led deep within the forest of Thriller Bark. However, as Luffy was chasing Moria, the Warlord tricked Luffy into chasing Doppelman. Upon realizing what happened, Luffy was left stranded in the middle of forest. Seeing that dawn was fast approaching, Luffy immediately tried to find his way back to the Mast Mansion.

However while running around lost in forest, Luffy encountered the group that the old man, Spoil, was head of, the Thriller Bark Victim’s Association. With some convincing by members of the association, the Risky Bros. of the Rolling Pirates, Luffy was told that they knew a way to beat Moria. Through some explanations by the Risky Brothers’ captain Lola, Luffy was told of the process of using captured shadows to power oneself up for ten minutes. Luffy was implanted with one hundred shadows that the Thriller Bark Victim’s Association had collected over the years and became a vastly larger blue being that was dubbed “Nightmare Luffy”.

With his newfound strength and skills bestowed by the shadows, Luffy rushed off to Mast Mansion, where Oars and Moria were battling against his crew and Brook. Arriving just in the nick of time to save both Nami and Usopp from Oars, Luffy immediately started battling against the zombie. He easily overpowered him with his devastating attacks, wounding Moria as a result as well. With the execution of his final move, Gomu Gomu no Storm, Luffy’s ten minute limit was up. However, Luffy had inflicted so much damage onto Oars that the behemoth completely toppled over onto the Mast Mansion.

Though Luffy was exhausted by having so many shadows implanted within him, the battle was still not over, for Oars rose back up to continue battling on. Despite their wounds, Luffy, his crew, and Brook rose back up as well and started one last combined attack against the zombie. While the rest of his crew began to restrict Oars’ movements, Luffy was brought to top of Thriller Bark with help from Brook’s high jumps and Robin’s ability. At the top, Luffy was then thrown down towards a restricted Oars. As Luffy fell, he activated Gear 3 and landed a crippling blow to Oars, shattering the zombie’s spine and rendering him incapable of moving anymore.

Despite Luffy’s strong will within him, Oars was no longer able to move. However, while Oars was indeed finally defeated, Luffy and the other shadowless victims still had to get Moria to return all of their shadows before the rising dawn incinerated them. Unfortunately, despite receiving the blunt of Luffy’s attack, Gecko Moria, managed to rise back up again and instead of giving back their shadows, the Warlord replied with his horrifying technique, Shadow’s Asgard. Despite Moria’s transformation into a giant monstrosity, time getting dangerously over before dawn, and all the fatigue and wounds from earlier, however, Luffy readied himself to fight Moria one last time. As Luffy battled against Moria to the limit with Gear 2 techniques that made Moria spew out some shadows, dawn was quickly approaching. Eventually, with time practically almost over, Luffy decided to stack his Gear transformations on top of one another in order to perform a reckless move, Gomu Gomu no Gigant Jet Shell, to use against Moria. As Luffy attacked Moria with this move and just as the first signs of dawn started to incinerate both Luffy and the others, Luffy asked his own shadow to come back to him if it wanted to become Pirate King. Then with one last use of Gomu Gomu no Gigant Jet Shell Luffy was able to topple down Moria unable to hold his stolen shadows any longer. With this, Luffy’s shadow and all of the other shadows of those on Thriller Bark returned to their original just in time to save them.

Just Escaping The Tyrants Clutches And Finally Getting A Musician

With everyone’s shadows finally returned and Moria finally defeated, Luffy collapsed from all the fatigue and pain he experienced from the night beforehand. While things seemed finally over, the celebration was however cut short with the arrival of Bartholomew Kuma in the scene. The second Warlord, having seen and reported the whole event to the World Government, was ordered to take out Luffy as well as eliminate everyone else on the island who witnessed Luffy’s victory over Moria. A battle for an unconscious Luffy thus then ensued between the second Warlord and everyone else left standing willing to protect Luffy. In the end, Zoro asked if he could exchange his life for Luffy’s.

Impressed by Zoro’s loyalty, Kuma pushed all of the pain from the battle from Luffy’s body with his ability and implanted it into Zoro, to make him feel Luffy’s pain. After Kuma left and a day of rest went by, an energetic Luffy decided to celebrate their victory with everyone. As party went on, Luffy noticed Brook playing a familiar song on a piano. Remembering that this was a song that Shanks and his crew used to sing all the time, Luffy got into a conversation with Brook. As Brook played and the conversation went on, Luffy once again asked Brook to join his crew.

Brook once again, turned down Luffy’s offer since the skeleton had still some things to do. Knowing what he was talking about, Luffy revealed to Brook that not only did he learn about the skeleton’s relationship with Laboon, but also told him that Laboon was alive and well. Having told Brook this, Luffy touched Brook’s heart and made the skeleton burst into tears of joy. As the party got more joyous with Brook bringing out a Tone Dial with the last musical performance of the Rumbar Pirates on it, Luffy was asked by Brook if he could join his crew. For this, Luffy casually agreed, much to the shock to most of his crew. With this very casual acceptance, Luffy finally got the musician he so longed for since his journey as a pirate began. After two days of recuperation, Luffy and his crew decided to leave Thriller Bark for Fish-Man Island. As they were about to leave, they were introduced to the concept of the Vivre Card by Lola. Remembering the piece of paper that Ace gave to him, Luffy took out the Vivre Card that his brother gave to him. Upon taking it out however, Luffy noticed that Ace’s Vivre Card was burning a little and becoming smaller. With this, Luffy was explained that Ace’s life was slowly vanishing. Dismissing the Vivre Card’s state as Ace having his own adventure, Luffy and his crew sailed away from Thriller Bark and onto Fish-Man Island.

Summit War Saga

Sabaody Archipelago Arc

An Old Nemesis And The Man In The Iron Mask

After several days of traversing the dangers and wonders of the Grand Line, the Straw Hats became overjoyed when they finally reached the Red Line. Luffy, Robin, and Brook attempted to get down to Fish-Man Island in the Shark Submerge III, but the submarine could not go that far down and they were chased back up by a Sea Bunny. After returning to the Sunny, Luffy defeated the Sea Bunny with one punch, causing it to spit out a mermaid named Camie and a talking starfish named Pappag onto the Sunny’s deck. To thank Luffy for saving her, Camie offered the Straw Hats some takoyaki. Luffy examined her and Pappag with great curiosity, not having realized he had already met a mermaid in Kokoro.

He was eager to receive the takoyaki, but when Camie called her partner Hatchan, she found out he had been kidnapped by the Macro Pirates and the Flying Fish Riders. Nami volunteered the crew to rescue him, and Luffy instantly agreed when he heard about Hatchan’s takoyaki making skills. Camie called fish to direct them toward the Flying Fish Riders’ hideout, and Luffy learned that the group was one of many kidnapping gangs around the Sabaody Archipelago, being led by Duval. Some Flying Fish Riders then arrived and started attacking the Sunny, but quickly retreated. The Sunny then reached the Flying Fish Riders’ base, which appeared abandoned.

The Straw Hats approached a cage containing Hatchan, and Luffy and his first four crewmates recognized him, becoming hesitant to rescue him. However, when Camie and Pappag went to save Hatchan and were caught by the Macro Pirates, the Straw Hats decided to save Hatchan as Luffy freed Camie and Pappag from the Macro Pirates’ grasp. The Flying Fish Riders then emerged from the ocean to attack, and Luffy hijacked one of the flying fish. However, the flying fish were then ordered to go underwater, forcing Luffy’s crewmates to rescue him. One Flying Fish Rider charged toward the Sunny with a giant mace, and on Sanji’s command, Luffy knocked out the fish while Sanji took down the rider, and Luffy put the fish on the deck to eat for dinner. Luffy watched as Brook put several more riders to sleep with his music, and tried hijacking another flying fish, but ended up crashing into Duval’s room. In the room, Luffy saw Duval without his mask on before Duval put it on and confronted him. Luffy was chased back outside by Duval and his bison Motobaro, and as Duval angrily confronted Sanji, Luffy hit his mask off to reveal that Duval’s face resembled the one on Sanji’s wanted poster. Duval had the Flying Fish Riders put a steel net around Sanji before throwing him into the sea, and Zoro had to hold Luffy back from jumping in after him. Luffy then watched in awe as Camie raced to save Sanji, and Franky blew apart the Flying Fish Riders’ base with the Sunny’s Gaon Cannon. Duval then prepared to charge at Luffy with Motobaro, but with just a few words, Luffy managed to cause the bison to turn around and fall unconscious. Sanji then told Luffy to let him finish off Duval, and the former proceeded to do so.

Arrival At Sabaody Defying The World Nobles

Afterwards, the Straw Hats gorged on takoyaki that Hatchan, Camie, and Pappag made for them, and Duval and the newly renamed Rosy Life Riders came to thank them for Sanji changing Duval’s face to give him a new appearance. After the meal, Pappag told the Straw Hats that they would need to give the Sunny a special coating to sail down to Fish-Man Island and into the New World, and they could get this at the Sabaody Archipelago. They soon reached Sabaody, and Luffy marveled at the bubbles coming out of the ground. Hatchan said he would take the Straw Hats to a good coating mechanic, but insisted that they not defy any World Nobles they encountered. Luffy, Chopper, and Brook went shopping with Camie, Pappag, and Hatchan, and eventually saw a slave attempting to run away.

However, the collar around the slave’s neck then exploded, and when his masters Saint Shalria and Saint Rosward came up to him, they shot him. This enraged Luffy, but Pappag warned him that attacking a World Noble would result in a Marine admiral being summoned. Luffy’s group was attacked by several bounty hunters, but he, Chopper, and Brook dispatched them with ease. They then arrived at Grove 13, where they entered Shakky’s Rip-Off Bar to find the coater. The owner, Shakuyaku, knew who Luffy and his crewmates were and figured they had come to find Rayleigh to coat their ship.

She revealed that he had been away for six months, but said he liked to go to the Sabaody amusement park, revealing there were nine other pirates there with bounties over 100,000,000, including one man with a bounty higher than Luffy’s. Luffy’s group then headed to Sabaody Park, where they enjoyed the rides and attractions. However, Camie ended up being kidnapped by the Hound Pets while the rest of the group went to get ice cream, and Luffy, Pappag, and Hatchan ran off to find her. The three of them searched Human Shops looking to find Camie, and Pappag and Hatchan told Luffy about the discrimination fish-men and merfolk faced here. The Rosy Life Riders then came to pick them up to bring them to the Human Auctioning House where Camie was being sold, and Luffy and his rider picked up Zoro on the way there.

They ended up crashing through the door right as Camie was being sold onstage, and Luffy rushed to her despite Hatchan trying to hold him back. Luffy eventually got past Hatchan, but looked back and saw the fish-man being shot by the World Noble Saint Charlos. He then walked back up toward the two of them, and despite Hatchan’s pleas not to go against the World Noble, Luffy went up to Charlos and punched him in the face, sending him crashing through several benches and knocking him unconscious. Luffy apologized for going against Hatchan’s orders, but his crew immediately joined him in attacking the guards and attempting to free Camie. During the chaos, Silvers Rayleigh came out from backstage and used Supreme King Haki to knock out almost everyone, including all the guards and World Nobles, and he told Luffy he had been looking forward to meeting him. Rayleigh freed Camie of her slave collar and said he would talk with Luffy later, as the Marines had surrounded the Auction House and Rayleigh had no intention of confronting them. The pirate Eustass Kid told his fellow supernovas Luffy and Trafalgar Law that he and his crew would confront the Marines themselves, but the two of them immediately went out to join Kid. The Marines shot mortars at the three of them, but they each used their Devil Fruit powers to redirect the shots back at them. The Supernovas then went on the offensive, and decided to meet back up in the New World as their crews joined them in decimating the Marines before heading off separately.

Destruction Of The Straw Hat Crew

The Straw Hats and their allies went with Rayleigh, where they parted ways with the Rosy Life Riders before going back to Shakky’s bar. Rayleigh revealed that he was Gol D. Roger’s first mate, and told the Straw Hats the truth about Roger’s final voyage and execution. When Usopp asked Rayleigh about the One Piece, Luffy loudly stopped him, not wanting to have the treasure spoiled for him. Rayleigh liked Luffy’s attitude and agreed to coat the Sunny for free, saying it would take him three days.

The Straw Hats received a Vivre Card from Rayleigh to reunite with him at that time, and they headed out with the objective to survive the Marine onslaught until then. However, the Straw Hats were immediately confronted by a Pacifista that they mistook for Bartholomew Kuma. The Pacifista shot a beam at them, and after finding out who Kuma was and what he did on Thriller Bark, Luffy decided to go all out as he activated Gear 2. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji performed some of their strongest attacks simultaneously on the Pacifista, but only knocked it into a building without damaging it much. It soon got back up and overwhelmed Zoro, but the Straw Hats unleashed consecutive powerful attacks on it, ending with Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no Gigant Rifle, which successfully took it down.

The Straw Hats tried to rest, only to be immediately confronted by the Marine Science Unit Commander, Sentomaru, and another Pacifista, PX-1. Since they were in no shape to continue fighting, Luffy decided to have the crew split up and run away, telling them to reunite at the Sunny in three days. Luffy ran off with Robin and Chopper, but Sentomaru confronted them, and he used Armament Haki in his palm strikes to hurt Luffy. Luffy then saw the Marine Admiral Kizaru attacking Zoro, but before Kizaru could finish Zoro off, Rayleigh came in and intercepted his attack. Luffy told Usopp and Brook to take Zoro and run away, knowing that all of them were too weak to beat the enemies in front of them. However, he watched as his crewmates were overwhelmed by PX-4 while he was slammed into the ground by Sentomaru. In the midst of this onslaught, the real Bartholomew Kuma appeared, and Luffy watched as he transported Zoro to another place. Sentomaru told Luffy what Kuma had done, and after Kuma transported PX-1 away as well, Luffy yelled at his crew again to run, as it was all they could do at this point. However, it was not enough as Kuma sent Brook, Usopp, and Sanji flying away as well. Kuma repelled an attack from Luffy before sending Franky and Nami away, and Luffy was unable to do anything as the Warlord finished the job, making Chopper and Robin disappear. With everyone gone, Luffy started breaking down over his inability to save his crewmates, and Kuma told him that they would not see each other again as he sent Luffy away from Sabaody.

Amazon Lily Arc

Luffy was sent flying upon Kuma’s touch, and flew for days until he landed on the island Amazon Lily. He decided to use Rayleigh’s Vivre Card to head back to Sabaody, but collapsed after running into a cliff face and unsuccessfully trying to destroy it. After killing and eating a boar, Luffy found some mushrooms and ate those as well. However, he ate a Body Mushroom, which caused mushrooms to grow from his body and threaten his life. He was discovered by Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra, and they took him to the village.

There, they burned the mushrooms off of Luffy and took him to the river to wash him. There, when Sweet Pea mistook Luffy’s crotch for a mushroom, Elder Nyon revealed to the citizens, who were all females, that Luffy was a man. Luffy was put in a cell, and after waking up, he took back his straw hat from the Amazon Lily citizens as they ogled at him. They gave him some clothes, and when he reacted negatively to their feminine design, the women got angry and decided to execute him. Intent on returning to his crew, Luffy destroyed the roof of his cell with a kick and escaped.

After being slammed to the ground by Apelandra, Luffy realized he needed to recover Rayleigh’s Vivre Card from his trousers. Upon seeing Marguerite with them, he grabbed her and scaled the cliff around the village, returning to the woods. Marguerite gave him the Vivre Card, and after Luffy revealed that he was a pirate, Marguerite told him about their empress Boa Hancock who was also a pirate. Marguerite helped Luffy remove the frills from his clothes, and he asked if she could give him a boat to leave, to which she replied that Amazon Lily was located in the Calm Belt. Luffy decided to build a raft, but it quickly fell apart, and after saving him, Marguerite decided to kill him to avoid becoming attached.

Luffy dodged Marguerite’s arrows, which possessed considerable power due to being imbued with Armament Haki, and the latter’s comrades arrived to reinforce her. Luffy manage to escape by climbing back up the mountain overlooking the village, and he decided to find an important person to help him by going to a tall building. He jumped onto the roof of Hancock’s palace, but ended up breaking through it and falling into Hancock’s bath, where he saw a mark on her back. Hancock’s sisters Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold then came in, and the three of them said Luffy would have to die for seeing Hancock’s back. Hancock attempted to turn Luffy to stone with her Mero Mero no Mi powers, which had no effect on Luffy as he mistook them for Foxy’s Noro Noro beams.

Luffy then jumped out of the palace, but was shot by Hancock’s kiss and was captured by the Kuja upon falling to the ground. Luffy was put into an arena, and Hancock refused to believe his account of how he got to Amazon Lily. Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra then pleaded on Luffy’s behalf, but Hancock turned them to stone. She then released the panther Bacura to attack Luffy, but Luffy defeated it with one punch. Luffy was enraged with the spectators for laughing at Hancock’s actions toward Marguerite’s group, being unaffected by Hancock’s charms.

Hancock then sent Sandersonia and Marigold to the ring to kill Luffy, and they used their Devil Fruit powers to transform into snakes. Luffy struggled against the two sisters as they dodged his attacks with Observation Haki and hurt him with Armament Haki, and they decided to punish him further by destroying the statues of Marguerite’s group. Luffy desperately yelled at them to stop, which unbeknownst to him exerted Supreme King Haki that stopped the Gorgon Sisters in their tracks and knocked out several Kuja in the audience. Deciding to go all-out, Luffy activated Gear 2, and its speed was enough to overwhelm Sandersonia’s Observation Haki as well as overpower Marigold’s Armament Haki. The Gorgon Sisters then unleashed their ultimate attacks as Sandersonia turned her hair into Yamata no Orochi and Marigold turned hers into flaming salamanders, but Luffy destroyed all of them with Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling and managed to tie the sisters’ tails together, sending Sandersonia falling towards the spiked pit around the arena.

She grabbed the edges of the arena, and Luffy realized that her clothes had been burned off, causing him to climb on her exposed back to cover the mark on it. After realizing what he had done, Hancock had the Kuja evacuate the arena. Hancock told Luffy that she would either return Marguerite’s group to normal or give him a way to leave the island, and Luffy chose the former, becoming overjoyed when Marguerite was de-petrified. Luffy was taken back to Hancock’s palace, and inside a chamber, Hancock revealed that the mark on her back was the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon, which signified that one was a slave of the World Nobles. She revealed that she and her sisters were once slaves on Mary Geoise before being freed, and the Kuja believed the marked spots to be cursed Gorgon’s eyes because of the mark’s shame. Having taken a liking to Luffy after finding out that he had attacked a World Noble, Hancock offered to take him wherever he wanted to go. After requesting to go to Sabaody starting the next day, Luffy partied with the Kuja, but had to run away after they started wanting to touch him. He came to Elder Nyon, who revealed that Hancock was a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Nyon then told him the news about Ace’s imprisonment and impending execution, and a shocked Luffy decided to put his return to the crew on hold to save his brother. Nyon told him that it would take a week to reach Impel Down with a pirate ship, but a Marine ship could get there in four days. This caused Luffy to request that Hancock accept the Marines’ summons to come to Ace’s execution, and Hancock, who unbeknownst to Luffy was afflicted by Love Sickness for him, readily agreed. Luffy hid under Hancock’s robes as she boarded the Marine battleship, and made arrangements to stop at Impel Down.

Impel Down Arc

On The Loose In The World Governments Greatest Prison

Luffy hid in Hancock’s room as the Marine battleship headed for Impel Down, and she requested large meals so he could eat. As they arrived at the great prison, Luffy was awed by the number of battleships stationed there. He hid under Hancock’s mantle as she disembarked and headed for the prison, but she revealed to him that the workers would be doing a full body check of her. Upon entering the prison and going to be inspected, Hancock petrified the vice head jailer Domino and the security cameras to allow Luffy to go in undetected, and she made him promise to not cause too much ruckus. Luffy hid in the ceiling rafters as Hancock was accompanied into the prison.

Luffy followed Ace’s Vivre Card, and snuck through a gate to Level 1 after it was opened by some guards chasing a prisoner. The prisoners in Level 1 begged Luffy to free them when Luffy noticed Buggy being chased by the Blugori. Intent on not getting caught, Luffy and Buggy worked together to attack the Blugori. Luffy ended up defeating all five Blugori, and asked Buggy to help him get to Level 5 where he believed Ace was. Buggy initially refused, but then agreed with the condition that he receive Captain John’s armband on Luffy’s arm.

Luffy decided to give Buggy the armband immediately, but in their race down the corridor Buggy ended up crashing into the wall. Thinking they needed to go through the wall, Luffy punched through it, sending him and Buggy into the guards’ room before breaking through another wall into a forest of spikes. Luffy flew on Buggy’s back over the spiked floor until they reached a pit leading to Level 2, which was filled with stronger criminals and worse tortures. Luffy immediately jumped into the pit, with Buggy following him soon after. Upon arriving at Level 2, Luffy and Buggy immediately encountered the Basilisk, which Luffy managed to defeat with Gear 3.

The prisoners then asked the duo to free them, and Luffy angrily pulled Buggy aside when the latter did that instead of helping him. Buggy admitted that he had no idea how to get to Level 3 and that he was planning on ditching Luffy, only to renege on this statement when all of the prisoners he freed had abandoned him. Galdino, formerly known as Mr. 3, then came and offered to help them. The trio were later chased by multiple other beasts, including the bosses of the level, the manticores.

Galdino found out that Luffy was attempting to go deeper rather than escape and unsuccessfully tried to leave, causing him to take Luffy to a staircase going to Level 3. The staircase was guarded by the Sphinx, which Luffy only made angrier with his attacks. Galdino distracted the Sphinx with wax replicas of himself, but its attacks caused the floor to cave in, sending it and Luffy’s group down to Level 3. Luffy, Buggy, Galdino, and the Sphinx landed in Level 3, a dry and hot wasteland known as “Starvation Hell”. However, they were swiftly caught in a giant net made of Seastone and confronted by the chief guard Saldeath.

Their entrapment did not last long, though, as the Sphinx regained consciousness and tore apart the net. Luffy saw that Buggy and Galdino had gone up to try to escape, and he thanked them for bringing him here as he proceeded to fight through the Blugori and Sphinx on his way to Level 4. Luffy got away from the scuffle, but had to deal with some guards and traps before being confronted again by the Sphinx. However, Luffy then saw Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, with Zoro’s face, leap in and attack the beast.

Working together, Luffy and Bon Kurei defeated the Sphinx, and they happily embraced as Bon Kurei stated that he wanted to find someone on Level 5 as well. Luffy and Bon Kurei fought through more Blugori before being confronted by the Minotaurus of the Jailer Beasts. The two of them were initially injured by Minotaurus’ spiked club, but Luffy used Jet Bazooka to send it flying a great distance away. Bon Kurei then guided Luffy to a well tower that overlooked Level 4, a blazing inferno that created the heat in Level 3. Luffy asked Bon Kurei whom he wanted to find, and the latter replied that he wished to meet Iva the okama queen. However, they were then joined by Buggy and Galdino, who were being chased by Minotaurus. Each member of the party used strong attacks on it, concluding with Luffy reinforcing his arm with Galdino’s Candle Lock to defeat the beast. Luffy and Bon Kurei prepared to head into Level 4, much to Buggy and Galdino’s horror. However, the floor fell out from under them as a result of their attacks, causing all of them to plunge down to Level 4.

A Neardeath Experience

After avoiding landing in the boiling pool of blood, Luffy decided to race in the direction of the kitchen because of its good smell, and Bon Kurei followed him. However, after defeating several more guards, Luffy was confronted by the warden Magellan. Bon Kurei warned him to run away from Magellan and his Doku Doku no Mi, and Luffy was forced to run away from Magellan’s poisonous hydra heads. He swung across a flaming pit to get away, but Magellan spit a poison ball at him that created an explosion and overwhelmed his senses. Magellan then moved through a poison pathway to get to Luffy, and Luffy dodged his attacks as he continued to be afflicted by the poison ball.

Intent on rescuing Ace, Luffy then went on the offensive and hit Magellan with Jet Bazooka, but this resulted in his arms being covered with Magellan’s poison. Luffy attempted to attack Magellan further, but was always met with the warden’s poisonous creations and eventually hit by more poison. Magellan also breathed poisonous mist into the air, disorienting Luffy and causing his attacks to fly into empty space. Luffy kept fighting for as long as he could, but was eventually overwhelmed by the vast number of poisons in his body. At Magellan’s command, he was brought into the freezing wasteland of Level 5 to die.

After regaining consciousness, Luffy tried crawling toward Ace and refused to die, but could barely move and quickly passed out again. Bon Kurei then found him and dragged him to try to find Iva, but was attacked by wolves. However, Luffy came to and bit a wolf as he proceeded to knock all of them out with a shout before passing out again. Luffy and Bon Kurei were found by Emporio Ivankov, the “Iva” Bon Kurei was looking for, as well as Inazuma. Luffy pleaded with Ivankov to save Bon Kurei, causing Ivankov to decide to help Luffy as well.

Ivankov took Luffy to Level 5.5, his “Newkama Land”, and had Luffy chained to a platform as he explained his treatment: by taking away ten years from Luffy’s life, he would give him a slim chance of surviving the poison. He then injected healing hormones into Luffy, and Luffy was consumed by pain and anguish; Inazuma projected it would last for two and a half days. However, Luffy managed to successfully complete the process in 20 hours, and he pressed against the door keeping him in the chamber as he was desperately hungry. Luffy ate days’ worths of rations for over 30 minutes before he fully recovered, and he thanked Ivankov and Bon Kurei for saving him and propelling him to recovery. He asked if Ivankov was going to escape now, and Ivankov said the time was not right yet, but Luffy then revealed that Dragon was his father, astonishing Ivankov who revealed that he was a comrade of Dragon’s in the Revolutionary Army. Ivankov then agreed to accompany Luffy to rescue Ace, and injected adrenaline hormones into Luffy that would keep him active for a day. Luffy, Ivankov, and Inazuma then headed out and raced through Level 5, beating the wolves in their way. They then approached and entered a gate leading to Level 6, a level shrouded in secrecy where Ace was being kept.

Escape From The Great Prison

Luffy, Ivankov, and Inazuma fought their way to Level 6, only to find out that they were too late, with the prisoner Jinbe revealing that Ace had just been taken to be executed. The prison guards then blocked off the lift and the stairs and unleashed sleeping gas into the room, but Inazuma blocked the gas with his Choki Choki no Mi abilities, although this blocked off the stairs even more. Ivankov told Luffy that Ace was already on his way to Marineford and it was best to give up and let Whitebeard rescue him, but Luffy refused and was intent on going to Marineford. Crocodile then offered to help Luffy escape through the ceiling, and Luffy was surprised to see the former Warlord imprisoned here, refusing Crocodile’s offer because of his actions on Arabasta. However, Ivankov told Luffy that he knew a secret about Crocodile that would keep him under control.

Jinbe then asked Luffy to free him, saying he wanted to help save Ace as well, and Luffy agreed to this as his group freed Jinbe and Crocodile from their cells. Inazuma created a pathway to the ceiling with his powers, and the group broke through into Level 5. They then raced up the stairs to Level 4, and fought the guards there as they were joined by prisoners who were freed by Buggy and Galdino, as well as Daz Bonez who had been freed by his boss Crocodile. Luffy was told to go on to Level 3 in the midst of this skirmish, but turned back as he saw the Jailer Beasts attacking the escaped prisoners, and he, Jinbe, and Crocodile defeated the Jailer Beasts all together at once. The group was then confronted by the chief guard Sadi, but Ivankov threw Luffy forward to get him to keep going.

Luffy was confronted by the vice warden Hannyabal who refused to let him past, and despite Luffy hitting him with multiple attacks, Hannyabal refused to go down and kept attacking. However, Hannyabal was then brought down by Marshall D. Teach, and Luffy realized that he was the “Blackbeard” that had captured Ace. Blackbeard said that fate was on Luffy’s side when Ace prevented the former from hunting down the latter as he had originally intended, but Luffy responded by punching him. As Luffy charged to attack again, Blackbeard slammed him into the ground, injuring him with his Yami Yami no Mi abilities.

Jinbe then prevented Luffy from attacking Blackbeard further, and Luffy was compelled to head for Level 3 as Blackbeard and his crew went on to continue the execution of their plan. Luffy’s group made it to Level 3, and stormed their way through the Impel Down forces to Level 2. While fighting the manticores, Luffy found out that Ivankov and Inazuma were facing Magellan and he wanted to go back and help, but was held back. His group then reunited with Buggy and Galdino right as Magellan arrived at Level 2, and Galdino used his wax to block the warden’s poison hydra from hitting Luffy. Luffy then got an idea to fight Magellan together with Galdino, and Galdino created wax armor to put around Luffy’s arms and legs.

Luffy then successfully punched Magellan, with the wax protecting him from the poison. However, Magellan countered with Kinjite, a poison strong enough to destroy objects, forcing Luffy and Galdino to run away. They arrived at the outside of the prison, but Bon Kurei told Luffy that they had not managed to get a ship yet. Ivankov and Inazuma then arrived, having survived Magellan’s poison, and Luffy got in contact with Jinbe, who told his group to jump into the sea. Luffy and Galdino worked together to force back Magellan’s Venom Demon, and Luffy had Ivankov blow all the prisoners toward the sea with his Hell Wink.

When the prisoners were over the water, Jinbe called a school of whale sharks to carry them to the battleship that he had commandeered. Luffy and the prisoners celebrated as they reached the battleship, but soon found themselves under attack from the other Marine battleships. They then faced another problem as the Gates of Justice were closed, preventing them from leaving Impel Down. However, Jinbe continued ahead at full speed, and as the gate suddenly opened, he revealed to Luffy that Bon Kurei had stayed behind to open it. Luffy wanted to go back and rescue him, but Jinbe stated that this was impossible and leaving him behind was necessary. Jinbe then gave Luffy a Baby Den Den Mushi to contact Bon Kurei, and he and the other prisoners tearfully thanked him as their ship managed to get out of Impel Down right before the gate was closed. As he wept over Bon Kurei, Luffy punched Buggy for taking the okama’s fate lightly, and he also talked to Jinbe, whom he found out was a Warlord. Marine Headquarters then called the battleship, and Luffy answered it. They identified him and Buggy as the co-instigators of the prison break, and said that they would have no chance of reaching Marineford. However, Luffy declared that he would save Ace no matter what, and when Buggy was hailed by the prisoners after it was revealed that he had served on Gol D. Roger’s crew, he changed his mind and agreed to go with Luffy to Marineford as well.

Marineford Arc

The Fight Rages Without Him

The Impel Down escapees’ ship approached the Gates of Justice to Marineford, and to their surprise, the gates were opened immediately. Ivankov wondered if Dragon would come to save Ace, but Luffy revealed that Ace was not related to him by blood and that Ace’s father was Gol D. Roger. Luffy tried looking for Marineford, but could not due to the thick fog. The escapees’ ship was suddenly carried by a giant wave heading toward Marineford created by Whitebeard, but the wave was frozen right above the island by Admiral Aokiji, leaving the escapees trapped on top of it. Luffy got the idea to free the battleship from the ice and slide down the back of the wave. However, after picking up a transmission revealing that Ace would be executed ahead of the scheduled time, the group tried to hurry and get the battleship out, which caused the ice below them to shatter and sent them plummeting straight down onto the frozen Marineford Bay. By sheer luck, they ended up crashing into a Marine battleship in a small unfrozen part of the bay, and Luffy stood on the battleship’s wreckage as he called out to Ace. Crocodile attempted to attack Whitebeard, but Luffy kicked the former Warlord away due to Ace caring about Whitebeard. Whitebeard told Luffy that he would be throwing his life away trying to rescue Ace, but Luffy did not care and brashly told the Emperor that he would save Ace himself and become Pirate King, surprising Whitebeard and earning his respect. Luffy told Whitebeard that Ace’s execution time had been moved up, addressing the Emperor like an equal, before running into the battlefield.

Objective Save Ace

Luffy was immediately met by Admiral Kizaru, but Ivankov redirected Kizaru’s laser. As Luffy fought through dozens of Marines, Hina attempted to ensnare him, but Luffy used his speed to evade her abilties. Gecko Moria then summoned a zombie army to attack Luffy, and Ace told Luffy to leave, claiming to not want his help. However, Luffy declared that he would rescue Ace and disregard any pirate code because he was Ace’s little brother, and Jinbe took out Moria’s zombies with a blast of seawater. As this occurred, Sengoku revealed to all that Luffy was just as dangerous as Ace since he is the son of Revolutionary Dragon.

Unfazed by his lineage being revealed, Luffy then took out a member of the Giant Squad with Gomu Gomu no Gigant Rifle, saying he would save Ace even if it killed him. Luffy continued fighting through the Marines, but right after forcing Tashigi aside, he was hit by Smoker’s jitte. Smoker used his Moku Moku no Mi powers to make Luffy’s attacks pass through him before pinning Luffy down with his jitte, but he was then kicked away by Hancock. Hancock gave Luffy the key to Ace’s handcuffs, and he happily embraced her before running off. He ran into Ivankov confronting Bartholomew Kuma, and watched as the emotionless Warlord used his new Pacifista modifications to attack.

Luffy kept running, but then encountered Dracule Mihawk. Luffy attempted to avoid Mihawk, but the Warlord kept pace and hit him with a spinning air slash. Some of Ivankov’s followers attempted to protect Luffy from Mihawk, but Mihawk quickly beat them. Luffy attempted to attack Mihawk, but cut it short upon realizing that his arms would be cut off. Mihawk was impressed at his clear-headed attitude and swung his sword at Luffy, who ducked as he saw the slash cleave through the frozen wave far away.

Luffy was forced to avoid Mihawk’s slashes, but ended up getting farther from Ace. He then pulled Buggy in front of him to intercept Mihawk’s attacks, and was able to run away when Buggy attempted to attack Mihawk. After this, Luffy saw Vista of the Whitebeard Pirates battling Mihawk. Luffy saw that the Marines were going to execute Ace very soon, but was met by Kizaru and kicked away at the speed of light. He tumbled over to Jinbe and some of the Whitebeard Pirates’ Division Commanders, and the commanders went to help Luffy by dealing with Kizaru.

A short time later, Luffy watched in shock as Whitebeard was stabbed by his subordinate Squard. However, Whitebeard recovered and entered the fray, and Luffy was annoyed when the Emperor’s Gura Gura no Mi abilities shifted the ground and almost made him fall into the water. Luffy reached the edge of the bay and attempted to pull himself up to land, but was unable to due to the Marines raising an encircling wall. Luffy then watched in awe as Admiral Akainu unleashed magma meteors into the bay to melt the ice. Luffy raced toward an opening in the encircling wall, but was beaten back by the Marines lying in wait there.

After landing near Ivankov and Jinbe, he asked them for a favor, and Jinbe sent him over the wall in a blast of seawater. Luffy landed in front of the three Marine admirals, and although he could not harm them due to their Logia abilities, he activated Gear 2 to run past them. Kizaru quickly caught up to him and kicked him back, and Luffy was helpless as the executioners started to execute Ace. However, Crocodile took out the executioners, but Luffy was then attacked by Aokiji, who injured him with an ice spear. Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates stepped in and attacked Aokiji, allowing Luffy to go on.

However, Luffy was overpowered by Vice Admirals Momonga and Dalmatian before being shot by Kizaru, who kicked him at light speed again. Luffy was caught by Whitebeard, who threw him to his subordinates for his wounds to be treated. Luffy refused to be sidelined, but soon collapsed from exhaustion. Ivankov came up to him, and Luffy requested to be injected with Vigor Hormones again. Ivankov initially refused, but Luffy did not care about the dangerous consequences and so received the injection, giving his body energy it was not equipped to handle.

Luffy raced toward the execution platform again but was immediately confronted by Koby, who was determined to stop him. However, Luffy dealt with Koby’s Soru and defeated him with one punch. Luffy was then confronted by some Pacifista, but he was shielded by Hancock, who the Pacifista were unable to attack. The executioners then attempted to execute Ace again, and Luffy, who was still too far away, yelled at them to stop, unwittingly unleashing a large burst of Supreme King Haki that knocked them out. More Marines began targeting Luffy, but more of the Whitebeard Pirates backed him up on orders from Whitebeard.

Luffy was then attacked by Mihawk again, but Mihawk’s strike was intercepted by Daz Bonez who along with Crocodile confronted him. As Luffy reached the bottom of the wall underneath the execution platform, Inazuma emerged from Ivankov’s hair and created a ramp going up to the platform. Luffy ran up the ramp, but was confronted by his grandfather Garp who could not let him pass. Garp said Luffy would have to beat him to rescue Ace, and Luffy activated Gear 2 and punched his grandfather off the ramp. Garp’s arrival caused the ramp to break, but Luffy jumped off the falling pieces and made it to the execution platform. There, he was confronted by Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who turned into a giant buddha, and Kizaru destroyed the key to Ace’s handcuffs with a beam. Luffy then saw Galdino stirring from unconsciousness next to Ace, and he told the former Baroque Works agent to create a wax wall around Ace while Sengoku prepared to punch him. Luffy absorbed Sengoku’s punch with Gomu Gomu no Gigant Fusen, and was pressed against the wax wall, causing the entire execution platform to start collapsing. As they were falling, Galdino gave Luffy a wax key to free Ace, and Luffy used it to unlock Ace’s handcuffs, allowing Ace to shield them from the Marines’ bazooka shots.

Uncontrollable Anguish Luffy Collapses

Upon reaching the ground, Luffy and Ace worked in tandem to take down the Marines, and Ace protected Luffy from an attack by Aokiji. Luffy and Ace were then shocked as Whitebeard proclaimed that he would die to let everyone else escape. Luffy was initially unable to get Ace to escape with him, but after Ace spoke with Whitebeard, the two brothers went on the move again. However, Ace made the mistake of turning around to confront Akainu after the admiral degraded Whitebeard, and as he watched the two fight, Luffy dropped Ace’s Vivre Card. When he went to pick it up, Akainu swooped in to kill him, only for Ace to step in and take the blow.

Jinbe stepped in to prevent Akainu from attacking Ace again, and the heavily injured Ace fell into Luffy’s arms. As Luffy called out for medical attention, Ace told him to greet Dadan for him and apologized that he would not see Luffy’s dream come to fruition. He then thanked Luffy and the Whitebeard Pirates for loving him before passing away, and as he kneeled over Ace’s dead body, Luffy suffered a complete mental breakdown. Jinbe took the incapacitated Luffy away to protect him from Akainu, but they were confronted by the admiral again as they neared the bay. Akainu managed to punch through Jinbe’s body with a magma fist and hit Luffy, severely injuring his chest. Crocodile then stepped in and sent Luffy and Jinbe up in the air with a sand cyclone, where they were unwittingly caught by Buggy. Buggy took them to Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates, who had just arrived on their submarine the Polar Tang, and Bepo took Luffy inside as the crew prepared to submerge. They were able to do so thanks to the intervention of Koby and the Red Hair Pirates, and despite last-ditch attacks by Aokiji and Kizaru, the Polar Tang made it out of Marineford as Luffy was laid on a table to receive medical attention.

Postwar Arc

Luffy was next seen being treated for his injuries on Law’s submarine. As he was being treated on Law’s submarine, Law, Ivankov, Boa Hancock, and Jinbe commented on how much damage he had accumulated, and Jinbe worried about his reaction to all that had happened when he awakened. After two weeks of recovering from his injuries, Luffy awakens in Amazon Lily and goes on a rampage blindly asking where Ace is. After remembering Ace’s death little by little, while still destroying the rocks and the trees in the forest, he stops for a moment as Jinbe tries to explain to him that the war is over and Ace is dead. Luffy states he has realized that it wasn’t a dream by pinching his cheek very hard and starts to finally cry and mourn over his loss.

While weeping, he thinks back to when he first met Ace. After the flashback, he begins to doubt his abilities and starts to think about how he could possibly become the Pirate King if he is too weak. After that, Luffy has a little verbal and physical struggle against Jinbe who told him not to regret his brother’s death, and that he has not lost everything yet. Luffy then remembers that he still has something priceless: his crew, and then declares that he wants to go to Sabaody Archipelago to meet his crewmates again. Soon after that he meets Silvers Rayleigh and learns about his and Shakky’s relationship with Nyon, Boa Hancock, and her sisters.

Luffy asks if any of his crew had returned to Sabaody Archipelago, to which Rayleigh replied that they probably had not. After Rayleigh explained how he learned Luffy was on Amazon Lily, Rayleigh explains that if Luffy went back to Sabaody, the same tragic events he suffered would occur again. Luffy then starts to listen to a proposition Rayleigh has for him. Although no word left from Luffy and Rayleigh, the word about Luffy being alive is being spread throughout the world. However, there is something lingering within the newspaper regarding actions of Luffy.

The article revealed that Luffy actually infiltrated Marineford a second time, accompanied by Jinbe and Rayleigh. After they stole a Marine ship, they circled Marineford once, which according to Lieutenant Commander Brannew is a custom for burials at sea. Luffy then went into the plaza alone and rang the Ox Bell sixteen times, threw a bouquet of flowers into the rubble, and then bowed his head in silent prayer, leaving promptly after. His goal from this was to send the message: 3D2Y to the other Straw Hats, meaning that they would meet in Sabaody Archipelago not in three days, but in two years. Luffy is later seen on the Kuja Pirates’ ship, resting so he can recover from his injuries.

The other Kuja pirates are all at his bedside, watching him under Hancock’s orders while playing with his stretchy skin. Luffy then says that he hopes that his message reached his crewmates. Rayleigh then assured him that it would, since it was highly unlike him. Jinbe eventually left the Kuja ship while riding a whale shark after Luffy and Jinbe gave their thanks to each other and Jinbe tells him that he will continue to aid Luffy later on in the future and that he looks forward to meeting Luffy and his crew 2 years from now. Luffy eventually arrives on Rusukaina, a deserted island northwest of Amazon Lily, with the Kuja and Rayleigh where he will train with Rayleigh alone. Rayleigh explains the three forms of Haki while demonstrating them on a rampaging elephant. The demonstration excites Luffy and makes him eager to learn them. Luffy then puts his hat on a stone, which is the only safe spot on the dangerous island, with the vivre card while saying that he will take a vacation from being a pirate for sometime. The story continues two years later.

When the two years of training were up, Luffy was called by the Gorgon Sisters, Nyon, and Marguerite, who had prepared a ship for him to sail to Sabaody. Luffy collected his straw hat and bid farewell to the animals, who were now his friends. Upon arriving near Sabaody, Hancock gave Luffy a coat to shroud himself as well as a large backpack with an obscene amount of supplies. Luffy bid farewell to her and the Kuja, promising to see them again as he headed for land on a rowboat. After landing, Luffy accidentally bumped into Demaro Black, who unbeknownst to him was impersonating him.

This made Black extremely angry and, not recognizing Luffy, he held the pirate at gunpoint and told him to prostrate himself for forgiveness. Luffy shrugged him off, causing him to pull the trigger, but Luffy dodged the bullet with ease using Observation Haki before unleashing a blast of Supreme King Haki that knocked Black, as well as the rest of his Fake Straw Hat Crew, unconscious. Luffy then ran into Manjaro and Drip, who were impersonating Zoro and Sanji in Black’s crew, and mistook them for the real item. Recognizing him as the one who attacked Black, the duo took Luffy to Grove 46 where their captain was gathering new recruits. Luffy was brought onstage to be made an example of, but the event was suddenly disrupted by the arrival of the Marines and Pacifista led by Sentomaru. Luffy discovered that Black had been impersonating him, and the Pacifista PX-5 began targeting him after Black’s defeat, revealing the real Luffy to the crowd. However, Luffy dodged PX-5’s laser blast before hitting its face into the ground, causing it to explode. The real Zoro and Sanji then arrived and defeated another Pacifista, and Luffy greeted them before seeing Rayleigh off in the distance; Rayleigh told him to get to his crew, and Luffy proclaimed to the Dark King that he would become the Pirate King. Aided by Perona and a Masukeredomo Goayu Bird from the Torino Kingdom, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji reached the Thousand Sunny and Luffy reunited with the rest of his crew. They quickly found themselves under attack by a Marine battleship, but the Kuja arrived to intercept it. As the coating began to take effect for the Sunny to submerge, Luffy thanked his crew for going with his request to train for two years and shouted to set sail as their voyage to Fish-Man Island was now beginning.

Fishman Island Arc

The Undersea Voyage

The Straw Hats admired the wonders under the sea and learned how the coating bubble worked. Franky told the others that Hatchan had been wounded and would be waiting for them on Fish-Man Island; he then revealed that Bartholomew Kuma had taken over protecting the Sunny during their training for reasons that were mostly unknown, but may have involved his ties to the Revolutionary Army. The Straw Hats were then attacked by the Caribou Pirates, whose ship was being pulled by Momoo. However, when Momoo saw Luffy and Sanji he became fearful and fled, allowing only Caribou to board the Sunny. The Straw Hats promptly tied him up and began preparing to ride the currents down into the deep sea.

As they started plummeting down, they encountered a giant kraken, and Luffy got the idea to tame it and have it pull their ship. To keep the kraken at bay without threatening the Sunny’s coating, Caribou had Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji wear smaller bubbles around them that would allow them to move and breathe away from the ship. The trio headed out, and after Zoro and Sanji attacked the kraken’s tentacles, Luffy unleashed a Gear 3 punch hardened with Armament Haki called Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun which knocked the kraken unconscious with a single blow. However, the trio were then pulled down by the current into the Underworld of the Sea before they could return to the Sunny. Luffy and Sanji’s bubbles popped, but they managed to get into Zoro’s bubble and narrowly evade death. Luffy successfully tamed the kraken and gave it the name Surume, and had it attack the giant fish-man Wadatsumi after finding him threatening the rest of the crew. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji returned to the Sunny and had Surume carry it to Fish-Man Island. Their voyage was soon threatened again by the eruption of an undersea volcano, causing a landslide as Surume took the Sunny down the final trench. Usopp managed to hold back most of the avalanche with his special Pop Green ammunition, but a rock hit Surume on the head and knocked him out, causing the Sunny to sink down to the ocean floor.

Trouble In The Underwater Paradise

The Straw Hats were unharmed following this and celebrated upon seeing Fish-Man Island a short distance away. However, they were then confronted by Hammond, who told the Straw Hats to submit to his crew the New Fish-Man Pirates or be attacked. The Straw Hats quickly planned to blast into Fish-Man Island with Coup de Burst, and Luffy bluntly rejected Hammond’s demand. Hammond had his Sea Beast army attack in response, but the Straw Hats were able to blast away just in time. They went through a barrier that stripped the remaining coating off the Sunny before entering another layer of seawater, which swept the whole crew off the ship in different directions and left the Devil Fruit users powerless.

Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Chopper were rescued by Camie and the Medaka Mermaid Quintuplets and taken to the former’s apartment where they eventually regained consciousness. Camie took them up to show them around Fish-Man Island and meet Pappag at his mansion in Gyoverly Hills, and they first stopped at Mermaid Cove. While there, Luffy told Camie that he wanted to see Jinbe on the island, but she revealed that he had left. The three princes of the Ryugu Kingdom, the Neptune Brothers, then suddenly came to the cove to search for the Straw Hats. Camie and the mermaids attempted to hide them, but Sanji had a massive nosebleed which exposed the pirates and left him critically short of blood.

Hammond and his crewmates Hyouzou and Kasagoba then arrived as Luffy asked for someone to donate blood, and Hammond told him that even though humans and fish-men had the same blood, it was illegal for the races to give each other transfusions. He then fired a net at Luffy, but Luffy easily dodged it with Gear 2 before knocking out the three pirates with a single strike. Hammond’s Sea Squirrel then charged at Luffy, but he stopped it with just a look. Camie told the Straw Hats to join her onboard the Neptune Brothers’ ship Ryugu, and they got on and headed for town. The group arrived at the port town Coral Hill and desperately looked for any humans with Sanji’s rare blood type.

They finally found two okama who agreed, and Sanji recovered in Madame Shyarly’s room. Luffy noticed a nick on his arm and realized he had been poisoned by Hyouzou; however, he was unaffected due to immunity built up after his fight with Magellan. Luffy, Usopp, and Camie headed to the Mermaid Cafe, where they ran into Brook and Pappag. Pappag then took them to his home via Fish Taxi, and they passed by a candy factory with the Big Mom Pirates’ jolly roger on it; Pappag explained that the Emperor Big Mom now protected the island following Whitebeard’s death, but demanded large amounts of candy in return. The group arrived at Pappag’s mansion and reunited with Nami at a Criminal store; Pappag allowed them to take whatever they wanted from it.

King Neptune then arrived unexpectedly and invited the Straw Hats to his palace. The Straw Hats rode aboard Megalo, a shark belonging to Neptune’s daughter whom they had unwittingly saved from Surume, and Neptune and his sons had intended to come to thank the Straw Hats for this. Neptune revealed that Zoro was already at the palace, and Nami told the others that Franky had gone to look for a relative of Tom while Robin went to look for a historical item. Upon arriving at Ryugu Palace, Luffy smelled food and wandered away from the others. His scent led him to a tower room with large metal doors; he opened the doors and spotted the food, but ended up stepping on something soft.

The lights then turned on as Luffy found himself facing the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi, who cried out for her father and brothers. While trying to calm her down, Luffy noticed an axe flying through the door at Shirahoshi and jumped up to intercept it, managing to redirect it into the floor. The Minister of the Right then led a group into the room to check on Shirahoshi, and she hid Luffy behind her as she lied that she only had a bad dream. The Minister of the Right then revealed that they had canceled the banquet thanking the Straw Hats and would be arresting them instead, as they were suspected of kidnapping mermaids and it was prophesied that they would destroy Fish-Man Island. Once they left, Luffy was unfazed as he believed his crewmates would easily handle the palace guards.

Shirahoshi told Luffy that the one responsible for throwing the axe was Vander Decken IX, who wanted to kill her for not marrying him. He possessed an ability allowing anything he threw to reach his target, which was why she had been locked up inside this tower for the last ten years. As Shirahoshi inquired about Luffy’s adventures as a pirate, Luffy noted that she was a weak crybaby, which upset her. However, Luffy then offered to take her on a walk outside the palace, saying he would protect her from Decken. Shirahoshi was conflicted, but ultimately asked Luffy to take her to the Sea Forest.

Luffy got the idea to sneak her out by stuffing her in Megalo’s mouth, and the trio headed out of the tower. As they traveled to the Sea Forest, Shirahoshi told Luffy that she wanted to go to a grave there. When they passed over Coral Hill, Luffy saw Sanji and Chopper with an injured Hatchan lying on the ground, and hopped off to check on Hatchan. However, Megalo could not hold Shirahoshi in his mouth any longer and threw her up, leaving the populace in shock. The citizens tied up Luffy, Sanji, and Chopper while they were distracted, but Vander Decken then came flying toward Shirahoshi.

Luffy used Supreme King Haki to get the citizens out of the way and though tied up, he was able to get to his feet and leap into the air, breaking the coral Decken was riding on with a kick before unleashing a Gear 2 kick called Gomu Gomu no Jet Hammer that struck Decken and sent him crashing to the ground, defeating him. Shirahoshi untied the Straw Hats before they and Hatchan escaped on Megalo, and Decken summoned Wadatsumi to attack the group. However, Luffy hit Wadatsumi in the tooth with a Gear 2 punch, sending him recoiling in pain and allowing the group to escape. The group arrived at the Sea Forest, reuniting with Franky before encountering Jinbe. Shirahoshi went to the grave she wanted to see, which was for her deceased mother Otohime. Nami and Camie then arrived, revealing that the New Fish-Man Pirates led by Hody Jones had invaded Ryugu Palace. Jinbe then confessed to the Straw Hats that it was he who had released Arlong into the East Blue. He proceeded to explain to them how there were two leaders that recently tried to change the course of a long history of racism and violence between humans and fish-men: Queen Otohime, and the pirate Fisher Tiger, whose crew he and Arlong were a part of. Tiger had died after being led into a Marine ambush and refusing a blood transfusion from a human. Following this, Jinbe joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea and arranged for Arlong to be freed from Impel Down, allowing him to break off from the crew and go to the East Blue. However, Luffy fell asleep and barely heard any of this.

Battle For Fishman Island

Hody then broadcast himself all over Fish-Man Island, showing Neptune in chains and saying he would execute the king in three hours at Gyoncorde Plaza. He then addressed the Straw Hats, showing Zoro, Usopp, and Brook in a cage and saying that they would soon be submerged in water. Following this, Luffy began heading to Ryugu Palace, but Jinbe told him to wait. Jinbe wanted to deal with Hody himself to avoid exacerbating tensions between humans and fish-men, but Luffy did not want to stand by while his crewmates were in danger. Jinbe began attacking to keep Luffy put, hitting him with a Fish-Man Karate attack that hurt him despite his rubbery body.

Luffy retaliated with a Gear 2 punch, but could only knock Jinbe back a little. Robin then summoned a clone to appear and try to break them up, but Sanji tried to save her and Luffy and Jinbe punched each other as well as him. As they all recovered, the real Robin arrived to calm things down, and Jinbe tried getting Luffy to hear him out but Luffy still remained unconvinced. Jinbe said that Luffy could still fight Hody, but needed to to do as a hero rather than an angry human. Luffy had no desire to be a hero, so Jinbe offered him meat instead.

Jinbe devised a plan for Luffy to stow away inside Megalo’s mouth and have himself and Megalo captured intentionally; he would then call out for Luffy’s help after rescuing Neptune, believing that his status among the populace would cause them to support Luffy. Luffy then rode inside Megalo alongside Jinbe and Shirahoshi, but a wrinkle in their plan occurred when Shirahoshi went to a trap that resulted in her being captured along with them. They were brought before Hody to Gyoncorde Plaza, and as Hody announced his plot to execute the Neptune Family, the populace began to grow desperate and plead for Luffy to arrive, even if the pirate would indeed destroy Fish-Man Island. When Hody moved to kill Neptune, Luffy emerged from Megalo’s mouth ahead of schedule and kicked Hody with Gear 2, sending him flying back. The rest of the Straw Hats, including Zoro’s group, then revealed themselves and prepared to do battle against Hody’s crew; an onlooker then asked Luffy if he was a friend or foe of Fish-Man Island, and Luffy said that they should decide that for themselves.

After recovering, Hody boasted against the Straw Hats, saying he would take over the surface world and become Pirate King with his army of 100,000 behind him. He then unleashed this army against the Straw Hats, but Luffy immediately took down 50,000 of them with his Supreme King Haki. He then told Hody that he would be the Pirate King as he activated Gear 3 and took out even more of the fish-man’s forces with a single punch. The Straw Hats proceeded to overwhelm Hody’s hordes with their new abilities, and Hody ordered Surume, whom he had brought to the region as a slave, to attack. However, Luffy then called out to Surume, instantly causing the kraken to turn against Hody’s crew.

Luffy told Surume to protect Shirahoshi, but Hody then threatened the kraken, saying he would kill his brother in the North Pole if Surume did not obey him. A distressed Surume started crushing Shirahoshi, but Luffy quickly stopped this, saying he would protect Surume’s brother. Luffy then walked straight toward Hody, with Zoro attacking anyone who tried to stop him, and kicked the fish-man in the face in a rage. Hody quickly recovered from this and tried blowing Luffy’s head off with Fish-Man Karate, but Luffy’s neck merely stretched back. Luffy then coated his forehead in Armament Haki and broke through iron shields set up to protect Hody, then proceeded to use his Haki to counter Hody’s attacks and hit the fish-man with powerful blows.

However, the giant ship Noah then arrived outside Fish-Man Island, and it was discovered that Decken had sent it after Shirahoshi. Shirahoshi proceeded to exit the island’s protective bubble and put herself in harm’s way to protect everyone, and Luffy told his crew to let him handle this. Jinbe gave him a piece of coral to produce bubbles, and Luffy had Sanji launch him toward Noah. Luffy grabbed onto one of Noah’s chains, and when it exited the barrier and into the ocean, he got in a bubble. Hody swam up to him to capitalize on this advantage, but Fukaboshi then arrived to carry Luffy to safety.

Hody resumed heading toward Noah, where he stabbed Decken to send the ship sinking straight down onto Fish-Man Island. Hody then moved to attack Shirahoshi, but Luffy was able to punch him away even with the seawater weakening his outstretched arm. Hody said that Luffy could not protect anyone underwater, but Luffy proclaimed that he had trained for two years to protect everything. Shirahoshi attempted to redirect Noah’s course, but Decken passed out before she could do so, causing Noah to begin its descent. Luffy decided he would destroy Noah to save Fish-Man Island, but Fukaboshi argued against this as Noah possessed extreme historical importance to his people.

Luffy then moved to attack Hody and hit him toward Noah, but suffered a bite wound to the shoulder in the process. Hody deduced that Luffy was heading toward Noah to fight inside its bubble and so used his sword Kirisame to inflict a large slash that broke the bubble. Fukaboshi then took on Hody, but was defeated. In the meantime, however, a group of Ryugu Palace workers were able to extract a large bubble from their air tank and fired it at Noah to let Luffy access it again. Hody then charged at Luffy and Shirahoshi again, but Luffy was able to break Kirisame off his back.

Fukaboshi then made a call to Luffy and the rest of the island via Den Den Mushi, revealing he now knew Hody’s true nature. Hody never faced any discrimination or suffering at the hands of humans, but had grown up learning only the hate of those who had. Fukaboshi lamented that his mother’s efforts to foster peace had neglected to quell the hatred festering in the populace, and said that the way to move forward was to reduce Fish-Man Island to nothing. However, Luffy reaffirmed his promise to not let anyone on the island be hurt, and prepared a Gear 2 Armament punch which caught fire. Calling it Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk, Luffy struck Hody in the midsection with an explosive punch. Luffy had Shirahoshi take him to Noah as Hody got up once again and attempted a last-ditch Fish-Man Jujutsu attacked, but Luffy dodged the assault and activated Gear 3, hitting Hody with Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun and finally defeating the fish-man. Luffy then continued pummeling Noah with Gear 3, intending to destroy the ship. However, in the midst of his barrage, he heard a mysterious voice telling him to stop. Shirahoshi then intervened and told Luffy to stop, revealing that Sea Kings had arrived and were now holding Noah in place. Luffy relaxed, knowing that everything was now all right, before losing consciousness due to blood loss.

The After Battle Party Huge News And Departure

Shirahoshi took Luffy down to Gyoncorde Plaza, begging for help with his bleeding. Chopper said that Luffy would need a transfusion to survive, but the fish-men backed off due to the law. However, Jinbe revealed he had the same blood type and offered to give his blood in spite of the law. The transfusion was successful, and Luffy soon woke up. Once he did, he told Jinbe that the fish-man should join his crew.

The Straw Hats promptly departed on the Sunny, and Jinbe said that he could not join at the moment, but agreed to do so once he had resolved certain outstanding responsibilities of his current position. They then received a call from Neptune inviting them to a proper feast, and headed to Ryugu Palace after picking up Camie and Hatchan, where they ate and danced to their heart’s content. Jinbe told Luffy about some developments in the world over the past two years, namely that Aokiji and Akainu had battled to become Fleet Admiral, with Akainu emerging victorious and Aokiji leaving the Marines. Despite this loss, the Marines had since grown in strength, along with the Blackbeard Pirates whose captain Teach had taken Whitebeard’s spot among the Four Emperors; the crew was now hunting powerful Devil Fruit users. However, Luffy did not pay attention to all of this.

The Straw Hats then heard Shirahoshi crying out, and Luffy arrived at Shell Tower to find Caribou trying to kidnap her. Luffy promptly hit Caribou out of the palace toward the mainland, and the Minister of the Right revealed that Caribou had also stolen the palace’s treasure. Wanting the treasure for their crew, Nami sent Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji down to the mainland to get Caribou. The trio found Caribou passed out on the ground with heaps of treasure all around him, having been ejected from his body. They collected the treasure and were heading back to the palace when they passed by the Candy Factory, where Luffy proclaimed that he had just eaten a lot of sweets at the palace party.

This piqued the interest of Pekoms and Baron Tamago, who had come on behalf of the Big Mom Pirates to collect Fish-Man Island’s monthly candy tribute. With the island missing its tribute, Tamago explained that Big Mom’s forces would come and destroy it. Big Mom then called Pekoms and Tamago via Den Den Mushi, and while they argued over who should answer, Luffy picked up the call. He introduced himself to Big Mom and claimed to have eaten all the candy tribute; he offered to give her the treasure instead. Big Mom did not believe his claim and did not want the treasure, but was intrigued by Luffy’s character and so agreed to place her target on him instead of Fish-Man Island.

However, Luffy was just as aggressive, proclaiming that he would defeat Big Mom and make Fish-Man Island his territory. Following this, he did give the treasure to Pekoms and Tamago. Upon returning to the palace, Luffy told the others what he had done; they were not very pleased, especially Nami due to losing the treasure. Later, the Straw Hats prepared to depart Fish-Man Island, and Shirahoshi tearfully pleaded for Luffy to stay longer. Nami was given a new Log Pose by the Minister of the Left which pointed to three islands; upon seeing it, Luffy wanted to go to the island that the shakiest needle was pointing to even though this signified the most dangerous one, causing an argument between him and Nami. Luffy bid farewell to everyone as the Sunny set sail, and Shirahoshi went up to the ship again. She promised that the next time Luffy saw her, she would no longer be a crybaby and they could take a walk up on the surface world. Luffy wrapped his pinky around hers to signify their promise, which the other Straw Hats joined in as well. When the Sunny entered the depths, Luffy stared up, remembering everything he had been told about the New World and how he would meet Shanks in this sea; he proclaimed his eagerness to get there.

Dressrosa Saga

Punk Hazard Arc

Arriving At Punk Hazard And Forming An Alliance

As the Sunny made its ascent, Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Franky made a fishing line to catch a large deep sea fish to eat. The fish they caught was then eaten by two successive bigger fish, causing the ship to be weighed down and dragged toward a White Strom current that blasted them away at a dangerous speed. However, the current was broken up by a large pod of Island Whales, and one of them let the Sunny ride on it after hearing Brook play Binks’ Sake. The whales took the Straw Hats to the surface of the New World, leaving them in tumultuous waters. The crew soon came across an island with a volcano that was so ablaze even the nearby ocean was on fire.

Luffy wanted to disembark there, even though none of the Log Pose’s needles were pointing to it. Suddenly, the crew received an emergency call on their Den Den Mushi, and Luffy answered it despite warnings that it was likely a Marine trap. The person on the other end of the line pleaded for help, saying he and his comrades were being attacked by a samurai on the island, which he called Punk Hazard. Luffy decided to go and look for the man in distress, and Zoro, Usopp, and Robin were assigned by a draw to accompany him. They rode the Mini Merry II on a Milky Road created by Nami’s new Clima-Tact, and upon landing on the island they found it was sealed off by a fence established by the Marines and World Government, though Zoro cut through it without a second thought.

As the group struggled to cope with the intense heat, they noted that the caller mentioned it being cold. They then encountered a dragon which appeared to be able to talk. The dragon started attacking them by breathing fire, and Luffy tried punching it, but did not do much damage against its hard scales. Luffy was able to hurt it by hitting its soft underbelly, but the dragon then began flying. The voice appeared again asking if the Straw Hats were with the Warlord of the Sea, and Luffy pulled himself onto the dragon’s body to knock it out of the sky.

While on the dragon’s back, he spotted what appeared to be a man stuck inside the top of the dragon’s head with his legs sticking out, which was the source of the voice. The dragon moved to attack Luffy with a bite, but Luffy lured it to bite its own wing instead, sending it falling to the ground. Zoro then decapitated the dragon, killing it. Luffy then tried to pull the man out of the dragon, but when he did so there was nothing above his waist, causing Luffy to think he killed him. However, the pair of legs then got up and started talking, throwing a kick at Luffy before running off to attack the Warlord in the area.

Luffy apprehended the legs and attached them to his own body, pretending to be a centaur as his group cooked and ate the dragon’s corpse. Zoro then discovered that the other side of the island was covered in ice, meaning the samurai and his victims were likely there. Despite Robin claiming that centaurs were not real, Luffy then encountered one, who possessed the lower half of a leopard. The centaur became hostile, causing Luffy to defeat him; Robin then defeated his companion, a giraffe centaur. While Luffy was occupied, the group had received a call from Brook revealing that intruders had invaded the Sunny, captured the others, and taken them to the Ice Lands.

The group headed for the Ice Lands and came to a lake at the center of the island. Usopp brought out his Pop Green ammunition which he used to create a boat out of plant material. As the group rowed across the lake, they were confronted by the leopard centaur, who called out to his boss Brownbeard and centaur patrol that stood on the opposite shore. Luffy’s group recognized Brownbeard as affiliated with the person they were trying to rescue and thought he would be a friend, but Brownbeard had his men fire bazookas at them, capsizing the boat and sending them into the water. Usopp was forced to hold Luffy and Robin above water while Zoro got sidetracked by sharks, leaving them defenseless.

However, Brook then arrived to hold off the centaurs, allowing the group to make it across, and they eyed the centaurs’ warm coats for themselves. After wiping out the centaur patrol, Luffy’s group forced Brownbeard to take them through the Ice Lands, and as they rode Luffy heard a crashing sound from far away. They came to the source of the noise near a lab, where they found Trafalgar Law who was now a Warlord. Luffy was happy to see Law as he was grateful to the Warlord for saving his life in Marineford, but Law brushed it off, saying he acted on a whim and that being pirates meant they may become enemies later. A horde of Marines from G-5 then entered the scene to see to their commanders, Smoker and Tashigi, who had just been defeated by Law.

The Straw Hats quickly departed, and Law told Luffy he would find what he was seeking at the back of the lab. Upon reaching it, the Straw Hats reunited with Nami, Sanji, Chopper, and Franky, though their souls were in the wrong bodies due to Law’s powers. The four were accompanied by a group of large children and the head of a samurai, which belonged to the pair of legs. Hiding out inside ruins, the crew went over what they had figured out. The distress call had been sent by one of Brownbeard’s centaur subordinates who was being attacked by the samurai, Kin’emon, who was doing so to find his missing son Momonosuke.

However, Kin’emon was then cut into three pieces by Law’s powers. The captive Brownbeard then decided to tell the Straw Hats about Punk Hazard, revealing that his master was a man named Caesar Clown who helped him and people who were formerly test subjects here to walk again after a chemical weapon explosion under the supervision of Dr. Vegapunk; Law had joined forces with Caesar a few months ago and made them centaurs to fully restore their ability to walk. Brownbeard boasted that the Straw Hats would never escape the island and would become test subjects for his master. Kin’emon went off to find his torso, and Zoro, Brook, and Sanji (in Nami’s body) went out to retrieve him.

The giant children then began to shake and ask for candy, but Chopper soon discovered that the candy contained an addictive substance and that Caesar Clown appeared to have been drugging them to make them grow unnaturally large. Upon learning this Luffy refused to get the candy, causing one of the children, Sind, to get violent and hit him with incredible force. Usopp was able to neutralize the children afterwards with a special sleep-inducing shot, and Luffy decided to go and confront Caesar over what he had done to the children. Luffy departed with Usopp, Robin, and Franky (in Chopper’s body), but they quickly turned around after seeing an explosion back where they had come from. Upon returning to the ruins, they encountered the massive Yeti Cool Brothers Rock and Scotch, who fired at Luffy with their bazookas.

Luffy managed to avoid the blasts, but the brothers suddenly vanished before he could attack them. Chopper (in Sanji’s body) then told Luffy’s group that the duo had captured Nami (in Franky’s body). Luffy went to go save her, and Franky decided to accompany him, but immediately ate the Rumble Balls Chopper had given him causing him to enter Monster Point, resulting in him losing his mind and attacking Luffy. Luffy ran toward Nami with Franky in pursuit until the duo fell into a gorge the brothers set as a trap, where they careened toward a sheet of ice spikes. However, Luffy was able to use Armament Haki to punch through the spikes.

Rock then fired bazooka shots at him, but Luffy was able to counter them with Gomu Gomu no Fusen and use his training to redirect them straight at Rock. Franky continued to go after Luffy as Scotch sent a large mountain peak falling down toward them, but was able to regain his mind just in time to catch the peak and throw it at Rock, defeating him. Luffy then knocked out Franky with Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun to neutralize him, but Scotch then took Nami and climbed up the gorge to escape. However, Law then appeared and defeated Scotch, allowing Luffy to break Nami out of her chains. Law told Luffy he had come to talk with him, saying that this island harbored a key powerful enough to throw the New World into disarray and give one the chance to take power. He offered to form an alliance with Luffy to take down one of the Four Emperors, Kaidou. Luffy agreed, as he aimed to take down all four of the Emperors, even though Law said this plan would have low odds of succeeding. Luffy, Law, Nami, and Franky returned to the hideout in the lab ruins and Law returned Chopper and Franky to their original bodies, placing Nami in Sanji’s for the time being. Luffy explained to Law that he and his crew wished to save the children from Caesar’s drugging, which Law reluctantly agreed to help with. Law told the Straw Hats that their main objective here was to capture Caesar, and warned them that he was a powerful criminal who had the Logia-type Gasu Gasu no Mi.

Invading Caesar Clowns Laboratory

Luffy launched himself, Franky, and Robin into a Marine battleship at the rear entrance of Caesar’s laboratory and loudly proclaimed that he had come to beat and kidnap Caesar. Luffy was then attacked by Smoker and Tashigi; to his confusion the former was quite weak while the latter was much stronger, but Robin deduced that Law must have switched their bodies as well. Despite Smoker’s attempts to fight, Luffy told him they should hold off on it until the vice admiral regained his body. They were then interrupted by large globs of slime falling from the sky; this slime appeared to be alive and moved to combine into a larger mass, and caused a large explosion on another G-5 ship when set alight. Caesar then arrived and started to explain what the slime was, but Luffy immediately moved to grab him.

Though apprehended with Luffy’s Haki, Caesar could still use his powers and so forced Luffy to breathe in poison gas; however, it had no effect on the pirate due to the immunity he gained from fighting Magellan. Luffy then struck Caesar with a kick, but Caesar retaliated by creating an explosion. Caesar then combined his gas with the slime globs to create a much larger explosion, but Luffy was able to dodge this one and kick Caesar in the midsection. However, as he moved to grab Caesar again, the scientist gained the upper hand by removing the oxygen around Luffy, causing him to lose consciousness. Caesar quickly defeated Robin, Franky, Smoker, and Tashigi following this and had them and Luffy taken to a cage inside the lab alongside Law, with all Devil Fruit users bound in Seastone.

When everyone regained consciousness, they found themselves with Caesar’s comrades Vergo and Monet. Law explained that Vergo was a Marine Vice Admiral who was actually undercover in service of “Joker”, the codename of the Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo. Caesar then arrived, revealing he had long known about Law’s treachery and using the Warlord’s disembodied heart to attack him. He then began a broadcast to the Underworld, announcing that his living slime, Smiley, was made from the chemical weapon that exploded four years ago; he was now about to transform it into an even more powerful weapon known as Shinokuni. Luffy and the other captives watched as Smiley ate a special candy that transformed it into a gas which petrified in ash anyone it touched.

Caesar told his captives that all of their groups would be killed by this gas, including them; he then activated machinery to move their cage outside the lab. However, Law was not worried and told Luffy to stick to his counterattack plan. Law had Franky set a ship below them on fire to shroud the cage in smoke, allowing him to get him and the pirates out of their chains as he revealed he had switched out his Seastone chains with regular ones. Luffy immediately broke out of the cage without bothering to wait for Law, and looked for a way to get into the lab. Law teleported the group inside, and they opened the shutters to allow the G-5 Marines to get in, and they were followed by the rest of the Straw Hats (except Chopper) alongside a fully intact Kin’emon and Brownbeard.

Law told everyone that they had two hours to make it to Section R-66, the only place where it was possible to escape from Shinokuni. Luffy then started racing toward Caesar to resume their battle, and easily beat his henchmen aside with a new attack called Gomu Gomu no UFO. Luffy continued fighting through Caesar’s henchmen as he and Smoker raced into the corridor leading to Section B of the lab. The duo quickly reached the entrance to Section C where Caesar was, and Luffy immediately punched the scientist upon getting inside. Luffy and Caesar resumed fighting, and Luffy was able to avoid the latter’s oxygen depletion by moving out of his ability’s range.

Luffy managed to get behind Caesar and was about to pummel him with a Haki-hardened Gear 2 attack, but the attack was blocked by Monet who created a wall out of snow. Monet told Caesar to flee while she handled Luffy, saying that Doflamingo would eliminate her if she failed. Monet created a ten-layer igloo of snow around Luffy before hugging him, with her snow Logia body quickly depleting his stamina. However, Luffy was able to muster enough energy to escape by breaking through the floor. Though he successfully got out, he ended up falling into the trash heap far below the rest of the lab, with no way to get back up besides flying. Luffy soon encountered a small talking pink dragon inside the trash heap who introduced himself as Momonosuke. Momonosuke explained that he had been taken to Punk Hazard alongside other kids to be experimented on by Caesar, but he had refused any food offered to him. However, in a fit of hunger he ended up eating a Devil Fruit locked away in a secret room which turned him into a dragon. Momonosuke told Luffy that he had overheard Caesar talking about how the children in his lab would perish from his tests within five years, causing Luffy to become angry at Caesar and grow determined to climb out of the trash heap. However, Luffy shouted at Momonosuke which caused the young dragon to exclaim in fear and summon clouds that propelled the two of them up and out of the chamber. After exiting, Luffy ordered one of Caesar’s henchmen to tell him where the scientist was, and the henchman immediately responded that he was in Section R.

Final Battle With Caesar And Aftermath

Luffy broke into Section R as Caesar was attacking Brownbeard, and asked what this place was where Caesar had lied to everyone who served him. Caesar told Luffy that this island was backed by powerful forces, as he produced a substance called SAD here which Doflamingo used to turn into artificial Zoan-type Devil Fruits known as SMILE, which was sold to Kaidou to form a massive army of Zoan users. Caesar warned Luffy that attacking him would incite the wrath of the most powerful figures in the New World, but Luffy replied that this had not stopped him before as he struck Caesar in the face. Caesar continued threatening Luffy with Doflamingo’s wrath as he fired an explosive beam, but Luffy dodged it and continued attacking the scientist. Caesar ordered for vents to be opened to send Shinokuni into Section R, and once it did he merged with the gas to make himself big and powerful, not caring about any of his henchmen being caught in it.

Luffy started running back toward Section B, but then came running back while stretching his arms behind him, inflating them with Gear 3 and imbuing them with Armament Haki. Caesar immediately became fearful at what was heading for him and made a last-ditch offer for Luffy to work with him before Luffy launched both enlarged fists into him in an attack called Gomu Gomu no Grizzly Magnum; the attack blasted Caesar all the way out of the lab. Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and Robin then arrived with the children, Tashigi, and G-5 Marines, and Law and Smoker arrived soon after. Law asked where Caesar was, and when Luffy told him what he had done, Law said they needed to go and find him immediately. The children, Marines, and Caesar’s men all gathered into a large SAD cart, and Luffy agreed to move out through the escape corridor once all of his crew was accounted for.

As they traveled, an explosion from the SAD room suddenly rocked the corridor and forced Luffy and others to protect the cart from falling rubble, but they eventually emerged unharmed on the coast. There, they found Franky battling Buffalo and Baby 5 of Doflamingo’s crew, who had been sent to retrieve Caesar. Upon seeing the arrival of this large force, the duo quickly apprehended Caesar and started flying off. However, Nami and Usopp assured everyone that they could handle this, and quickly neutralized Buffalo and Baby 5 before Usopp trapped Caesar by firing a pair of Seastone handcuffs at him. Once Caesar, Buffalo, and Baby 5 were apprehended, the pirates and Marines split up to regroup.

Brownbeard and his men were arrested by the Marines; Kin’emon appeared to have been killed by Shinokuni but emerged alive after his petrification shattered, and he and his son Momonosuke reunited; Law rid the kids of Caesar’s drugs. Sanji made some food for Kin’emon and Momonosuke to eat, and despite Law saying that they needed to leave at once as more enemies would surely come for them, a large party soon broke out as the pirates and Marines ate and drank together. Afterwards, the Marines and children departed on the SAD tanker, and thanked the pirates for their help. The Straw Hats, Law, and the samurai then departed Punk Hazard on the Sunny and set sail for Dressrosa, where Doflamingo was based. Luffy and Law got everyone on the crew caught up on their plan to ally and take down Kaidou, and Law explained their next steps. With Caesar captive and his SAD production halted, Doflamingo lost the ability to make SMILE; their goal now was to destroy the Warlord’s SMILE Factory and fully cut off Kaidou’s access to artificial Zoan fruits. Kin’emon revealed that he and Momonosuke wished to go to Dressrosa as well, as one of their comrades was being held there. Night fell with nobody arriving to attack, and the next morning, the pirates found out from the news that Doflamingo had indeed left the Seven Warlords and his throne in order to meet Law’s demands to get Caesar back; additionally, the news had learned about Luffy and Law forming an alliance.

Dressrosa Arc

The Next Objective

Law contacted Doflamingo to discuss the next part of the negotiation. Luffy suddenly interrupted the call and angrily asked Doflamingo if he is the boss of Caesar. Doflamingo stated his desire to see Luffy and informed the Straw Hat captain that he has something that he would want to get which Luffy thought it was meat. Luffy was then put into a trance until Usopp snapped him out of it. After Law told Doflamingo that he will bring Caesar to Green Bit, he and the Straw Hat planned on how to destroy the SMILE factory on Dressrosa.

Luffy then got more excited to see Dressrosa and the crew have a big meal. While eating, Luffy heard Law and Kin’emon talking about a place called Zo. Luffy then listened to Kin’emon and Momonosuke’s story about how they were shipwrecked and drifted to Dressrosa as well as how Momonosuke was separated from his father. After hearing about how Kanjuro helped Kin’emon escape, Luffy excitedly declared that they should save him too. The Thousand Sunny soon approached Dressrosa.

After disembarking, the group began their next phase of their operation. Luffy thought about using Momonosuke, in his dragon form, to fly. However, Momonosuke refused to do so. When Luffy asked him if he is afraid of heights, they got into a small fight until Kin’emon broke them up. The group split into three teams and Luffy went into Dressrosa with Zoro, Sanji, Franky, and Kin’emon to destroy the factory and rescue Kanjuro.

While exploring, they saw the things that the country is famous for including living toys. After getting disguises, they stopped at a restaurant to get something to eat. There, they found some thugs taking advantage of a blind man while taking away his money in roulette. The man then demonstrated his gravity-like ability when the thugs attacked Luffy for calling their bluff. As the man left, Luffy asked who he was, only for the man to say it was better for both of them if he did not know. After one of Zoro’s swords is stolen, he chased after the thief with Sanji and Kin’emon in tow. Luffy attempted to follow them for fun, but was stopped by Franky. Instead, they interrogated one of the thugs, who happened to be a subordinate of Doflamingo, for the location of the SMILEs factory. The thug claimed that he did not know anything about it. He then said that most of Doflamingo’s crewmembers were at the colosseum where there was a tournament being held for a big prize. At first, Luffy thought it was meat, thinking back to his conversation with Doflamingo, only for the thug to inform them that the prize was actually Ace’s former Devil Fruit.

Corrida Colosseum

Luffy decided to compete for the fruit, not wanting just anyone to eat it. He offered the fruit to Franky, but he declined, not wanting to lose his ability to swim. Even though the initial objectives were to find the factory and Kanjuro, Franky felt Luffy deserved the chance to fight for the fruit. Luffy and Franky later arrived at Corrida Colosseum where they met a one-legged toy soldier called Thunder Soldier. While Franky told Luffy that he could go full out in the tournament, it was best to keep his identity secret.

He nearly gave himself away when he almost signed his own name, but thanks to Franky stopping him, he ended up signing in as “Lucy”. He was then taken to the waiting room, where he met all the contestants. One of them called Spartan attacked Luffy, thinking he was a weakling. Much to the other contestants’ surprise, Luffy easily defeated Spartan. One of the staff members of the colosseum was about to disqualify Luffy.

Luckily, Sai and Boo from the Chinjao Family stepped in and spoke on Luffy’s behalf, saying that Spartan was the one who started the fight. After thanking the Chinjao family for saving him from disqualification, Luffy learned that he has been assigned to C Block. Once he was inside the battle preparation room, Luffy got excited seeing all the armor and decided to put some on to make himself look cooler. While learning about the colosseum’s weight restriction on protective gear, Luffy was greeted by Cavendish, captain of the Beautiful Pirates. Luffy accidentally told him his own name, but the other contestants thought he was mispronouncing his alias “Lucy”.

Cavendish then proceed to tell Luffy his backstory such as how he came to resent the Eleven Supernovas, but Luffy ignored him during the middle of the conversation. He then sees a bronze statue of a man named Kyros. While admiring the statue, he met a female gladiator named Rebecca, who told him the story of Kyros. Luffy then sees that Rebecca was determined to win the Mera Mera no Mi to defeat Doflamingo. After Luffy and Rebecca finished their conversation, the winner of A Block was announced and Luffy was shocked to see that it was Jesus Burgess.

Before B Block began, Luffy took a look at the warriors defeated by Burgess. He was then approached by Bellamy, who told him that he also visited Skypiea. Bellamy said that his reason for joining the tournament was a chance to join Doflamingo’s crew. He went on saying that he has no grudge against Luffy and that he would not laugh at him again. Luffy then watched B Block with Cavendish.

As the fights in B Block went on, Chinjao approached Luffy and asked him about Garp, revealing Luffy’s identity to Cavendish in the process. Luffy kept denying his true identity, but Cavendish drew his sword, preparing to attack Luffy anyway. However, Chinjao made the first move, striking at Luffy with a headbutt. Right after Luffy dodged the attack, Cavendish tried to force Luffy to take off his fake beard. Chinjao then launched another attack, but Cavendish wards off the second headbutt with his sword.

Chinjao continuously assaulted both Luffy and Cavendish with his headbutts until Luffy punched him into the ground. When Chinjao became very furious, Boo and Sai came to stop him. While the two managed to calm down Chinjao, Luffy hid himself by hanging from a window sill. Luffy continued to watch the match and witnessed Bartolomeo deflecting Hack’s attack, which also damaged Hack’s hand as well. As he continued to watch the battle in the arena, he was wondering how Bartolomeo was able to damage Hack like that.

He then witnessed that even Bellamy could not stand up against Bartolomeo’s strange power. He then cheered Bellamy on, urging him to give it his all. After that, King Elizabello finally threw his legendary “King Punch” which took out all the remaining gladiators in the arena. Even Luffy said that it was an incredible punch and that he had never seen anything like it. Before the King was declared the winner of B Block’s “Battle Royale”, Bartolomeo emerged unharmed and revealed that he had eaten the Bari Bari no Mi and had created a barrier to protect himself.

He then took out the King and was declared the winner of B Block much to Luffy’s surprise. As an injured Bellamy was moved out of the ring, he and Luffy had another friendly chat and commented on how the other had changed. Meanwhile, Bartolomeo overheard Bellamy calling him Straw Hat. When C Block started, Luffy entered the ring before Cavendish could confront him. When the gong was heard, Luffy was excited to start fighting.

As the battle royale went on, Luffy was seen defeating an opponent effortlessly. Some time during the battle royale, Luffy tamed and befriended the Fighting Bull, naming him Ucy. Luffy rode on top of him as he rampaged around the ring. The bull was eventually stopped and crushed by Hajrudin. Luffy then avenged Ucy by eliminating Hajrudin from the competition with a knock-out punch.

Afterwards, Luffy removed Ucy from the fighting area by carrying him over his right shoulder. When he was finished, Luffy entered the fight again only to have his helmet stolen by Jean Ango who heard a rumor that he was Straw Hat Luffy, forcing him to use his cape to hide his identity. Jean Ango then threw multiple weapons at him, which Luffy was able to dodge with ease. The weapons aimed at Luffy hit Chinjao instead. Luffy then took back his helmet before Chinjao knocked the bounty hunter out of the ring.

Seeing that Chinjao was hell bent on taking his grudge out on him, Luffy decided to fight him head on. Before clashing with Chinjao, he knocked out Sai while Chinjao knocked out Ideo. As the two remaining fighters in the battle royale, Luffy and Chinjao clashed their fists against each other, causing a large wave of Supreme King Haki to burst throughout the arena. After Luffy declared his goal of becoming the Pirate King, Chinjao asked him who taught him Haki and Luffy answered that it was Rayleigh. Chinjao then bursts into tears, mentioning about a treasure he was not able to acquire.

Luffy told Chinjao to stick to either crying or getting angry and then continued his clash with him. After taking some punches from Chinjao, Luffy struck back with a powerful attack of his own, hitting him in the chest with his Gomu Gomu no Hawk Rifle. After recovering, Chinjao began mocking Luffy, telling him that those known as the Worst Generation are greenhorns who do not know anything of the world and saying that his attempts to surpass Roger are laughable. He then enraged Luffy by saying executing Ace was a smart move by the Marines. Luffy then proceeded to launch himself in the air with Gomu Gomu no Rocket using Chinjao as leverage.

He then activated Gear 3 and launched his Gomu Gomu no Thor Elephant Gun while Chinjao took the attack head on with a headbutt. The two collided, seemingly matched up until Luffy managed to gain the upper hand, which coincidentally restored Chinjao’s head to the shape it was before his final battle with Garp. Chinjao was then knocked out and fell down to the arena, splitting it in half with his newly reformed head. Chinjao then sank into the water, unconscious, and Luffy officially won C Block. Luffy stood victorious as the audience cheered for him.

After Luffy left the arena, Cavendish thrust his sword at him, but he caught the sword effortlessly and held on to it tightly. Chinjao arrived wanting to thank Luffy for restoring his head but accidentally broke the floor when trying to bow in respect. Luffy ran away from both Cavendish and Chinjao and was saved by Rebecca. He then ran into Burgess, who was communicating with Blackbeard through Den Den Mushi. Luffy declared that he will not allow Ace’s power to fall into Blackbeard’s hands.

At the Gladiator’s quarters, Rebecca bought him some food and sat next to him. Some gladiators behind prison bars caught Luffy and after some hesitation, she tried to kill him with her sword. Luffy dodged the attack and pinned her down. Rebecca asked him why he did not seek retribution. Luffy answered that he would not do anything to someone who bought him food.

Rebecca then proceeded to tell him about the convict gladiators and how they were imprisoned in the colosseum for opposing Doflamingo. She said that she wanted to win the Mera Mera no Mi in order to be able to protect herself and not have to rely on the Thunder Soldier, who was planning an attack against Doflamingo. Rebecca then explained to Luffy about how the toys are no different from humans, how her mother died and Thunder Soldier was her guardian after her mother’s death, which is why he is so important to her. The conversation was interrupted by Gatz announcing that the ring is repaired and D Block is about to commence. When Rebecca entered the arena, the audience booed and jeered at her.

Luffy angrily wondered why and one of the convict gladiators informed him that Rebecca is the previous king’s granddaughter. Having also been wrongly judged by Chinjao due to his relation to Garp, Luffy responded by saying that Rebecca has nothing to do with her grandfather, which the convict gladiators agreed. When Cavendish stood up for Rebecca and stopped the audience’s booing and jeering, Luffy commented that while he still disliked Cavendish, he was not so bad. As he watched Rebecca’s fights during the D Block battle royale, he commented that Rebecca can use Observation Haki. He continued to cheer Rebecca on. He later decided to move to a different place to watch the fight. Before leaving, he was told by the convict gladiators about the country’s dark side that the public knew nothing about. As he exited the Gladiator’s quarters, he encountered Bartolomeo.

Invading The Palace

Bartolomeo guided Luffy to Zoro and Kin’emon, with the former being annoyed at the fact that he was not invited to fight in the colosseum. He then informs Luffy that the colosseum is surrounded by Marines, who quickly dismisses the fact besides Kin’emon’s shock. They then engage in a conference call with Sanji and Franky’s group. Everyone is then brought up to speed on the current situation as they learn about the true situation on Dressrosa. When Franky plead to Luffy to allow him to help the dwarves and toys, Luffy quickly gave his permission to assist with the revolution.

Just as the call ends, a battle between Law and Doflamingo which raged across Dressrosa abruptly ended right outside the colosseum with Doflamingo standing above his opponent. Luffy cried out to Law in horror as Doflamingo shot him three times at close range. Luffy then angrily yelled at Doflamingo, who responded by saying that it was his duty to discipline Law. Zoro and Kin’emon rushed to save Law. Zoro was intercepted by Issho, the blind man they encountered earlier and Kin’emon was kicked away by Doflamingo before he could retrieve Law.

Luffy tried to help his friends, but realized that the bars in the windows of the colosseum are made of Seastone. The entire crew was shocked to be told by Kin’emon that the blind gambler was actually an admiral. Both Doflamingo and Issho float above their opponents using their abilities, taking Law with them and head towards the palace. After the Marines started pursuing Zoro and Kin’emon, Zoro told Luffy to find the exit. As Luffy informed the two swordsmen that Law is still alive, they heard that the Sunny is under attack by the Big Mom Pirates, who are after Caesar Clown.

During the commotion, Nami told Luffy that Law tried so hard to keep Caesar and Momonosuke away from Doflamingo and cannot allow them to fall into his hands. Luffy gave Sanji’s group permission to head for Zo and also allowed Sanji to counterattack against the Big Mom Pirates. While leaving Franky’s group in charge of destroying the SMILE factory, Luffy decided to head to the palace with Zoro and Kin’emon to rescue Law and fight Doflamingo. While looking for an exit out of the colosseum, he found Bartolomeo carrying a wounded Bellamy. Luffy said that he was leaving the tournament since rescuing his friend comes first.

Bartolomeo proudly declared that he will get the Mera Mera no Mi for him, but someone interrupted them and declared that the fruit could not be given to Luffy. Luffy then talked to this person and recognized him as his older brother Sabo, whom he believed to be dead. Luffy began crying in happiness and disbelief and embraced his brother. Sabo was glad that Luffy was alive, and Luffy gave him permission to eat the Mera Mera no Mi at his request. Before leaving, Luffy gave Sabo his gladiator costume so he can take his place in the tournament.

Luffy later escaped the colosseum and met up with Zoro and Kin’emon. The trio wore disguises to elude the Marines. As they ran away from the colosseum, Luffy was still crying over the revelation that his brother was alive. Luffy, Zoro, and Kin’emon later arrived at the lift that leads to the royal palace alongside the dwarf, Wicca. There, they encountered Viola, who offered to guide them to the palace.

After getting acquainted with her and learning about her ties with the Riku Family, Luffy’s group was then led to a secret passage. Once inside the passage, Zoro suggested that they use a basket used for lifting supplies and that Luffy should climb up carrying a rock and hang from the chain to act as a counterweight for the basket to move up. Luffy gladly accepted the suggestion. They later arrived at the palace rampart tower. Viola was about to sneak them in, but Luffy went ahead and smashed his way through the gate, much to her chagrin.

After Luffy took off his disguise, the group charged in. Once Luffy, Zoro, and Viola reached the Rampart Tower B-1, they were intercepted by Pica. After Viola explained about Pica’s Devil Fruit ability, Pica attempted to crush Luffy and his group with the palace walls. They managed to avoid it and Zoro held off Pica while Luffy and Viola rushed on ahead, though they were hampered by Pica’s power to create dead ends. They eventually ran into Thunder Solder as he was about to be destroyed by Gladius.

Luffy knocked away Gladius with a Jet Stamp and caught the toy soldier. Luffy was about to continue the fight with the officer, but Viola pulled him away, stating that Gladius was too dangerous. Gladius attacked the group, managing to wound Viola which forced Luffy to carry her. Seeing no stairs to advance further up, Luffy jumped out a window and used his leg to stretch to the second floor conveniently outside the Room of Suits. As they overheard Doflamingo trying to get Law to tell him what the Straw Hats’ plan was, Luffy asked if he can attack Doflamingo, only to be denied and told to wait by Viola.

They later saw Gladius and his men approaching the second floor. Thunder Soldier also spoke to Luffy about his realization that he and his crew were pirates but also commented that it was reassuring that they share the same goal. After Thunder Soldier transformed back into a human, Viola revealed to Luffy about Kyros and everything that happened in Dressrosa. After Kyros decapitated Doflamingo, Luffy grabbed Viola and charged in to save Law. While rushing to Law, Viola gave Luffy the keys to Law’s cuffs.

Law told Luffy that their alliance already ended, but Luffy ignored him. His rescue of Law was interrupted by Pica’s sudden appearance. Luffy was then surprised to see Doflamingo still alive. It was then revealed that the Doflamingo that was decapitated was only a copy. As Kyros attempted to attack the copy again, the real Doflamingo appeared behind Kyros and attempted to behead him with a kick, slicing the palace in the process. Luffy managed to save Kyros from a fatal blow. Doflamingo and his copy then tried to attack both Luffy and Kyros but they jumped out of the way. Luffy retaliated by using Jet Gatling but Doflamingo blocked the attack. His copy then struck Luffy from behind and he followed by giving Luffy a punch to the face, knocking him back. Pica then threw Luffy, Law, Kyros, Viola, and Riku Dold III out of the palace. They watched as Doflamingo initiated his “bird cage” plan, trapping everyone on Dressrosa.

Birdcage

After Pica relocated the royal palace to the top of the Flower Hill, Doflamingo forced everyone imprisoned into a survival game and put a price on the heads of twelve people. Luffy and his crew were included in Doflamingo’s hit list. After reuniting with Zoro, Luffy spoke to Rebecca through Den Den Mushi and informed her that the toy soldier was her father. He told her not to cry and stay close to Usopp, Robin, and Sabo. After declaring that he will defeat Doflamingo and end his game, Luffy grabbed Zoro and Law and pursued Doflamingo.

Luffy jumped down from the King’s Plateau and they landed in the middle of a crowd of enemies. After a brief scuffle with Senor Pink, Machvise, and Dellinger, the Dressrosa citizens started attacking Luffy and his group. Luffy was about to use Haki but Issho arrived to confront them. Pica then appeared as a massive stone giant, looking for Doflamingo’s enemies. Luffy laughed at his voice, making him angry.

Pica then threw a punch which sent Luffy, Zoro, and Law flying to the square in front of the colosseum. They were soon approached by Cavendish, who explained that he had ceased his grudge against Luffy. Cavendish offered to defeat Doflamingo for Luffy, but the Straw Hat captain was adamant about defeating Doflamingo himself. They were then joined by those who also wished to fight Doflamingo: the Chinjao Family, Hajrudin, Elizabello II, Dagama, Abdullah, Jeet, Orlumbus, Ideo, Suleiman, and Blue Gilly. After the allied colosseum fighters fought off the former toys who are after Doflamingo’s prize money, Luffy was reunited with Ucy.

Luffy and his allies then marched towards the royal palace and began to battle against Pica. When Pica attempted to strike Luffy and his allies, Chinjao and Elizabello II shattered Pica’s stone hand, enabling Luffy to move forward. Pica then attacked with his other arm, causing Luffy’s allies to fall back. However, Luffy, Zoro, Law, Abdullah, Jeet, and Ucy jumped on and climbed on Pica’s arm. Pica regrew the arm that was shattered and prepared to attack Luffy again.

Luffy responded by shattering Pica’s stone head with Grizzly Magnum. Zoro discovered Pica’s real body, which appeared in front of Luffy’s group. Pica took out his sword and tried to attack the group riding on Ucy, but Luffy carried the bull and evaded the sword strike. Zoro intercepted Pica when he attempted to strike Luffy again. As Ucy ran on the stone giant’s back, Law revealed to Luffy that the plan to defeat Kaidou was a trick to get revenge on Doflamingo for killing Corazon, a former executive officer of the Donquixote Family, Doflamingo’s brother, and Law’s benefactor.

Luffy, Law, Ucy, Abdullah, and Jeet eventually reached the first level of the new King’s Plateau. While charging, Luffy repelled the Donquixote Pirates’ troops standing in the way. After Luffy saw that the other colosseum fighters went ahead of them, Kelly Funk (while fused with Bobby Funk) appeared seemingly to aid them. Law asked Luffy what to do about his seastone handcuffs, but Luffy assured him that things will work out. Kelly then showed them a tunnel that is supposed to go directly to the fourth level.

While entering the tunnel, Luffy and Law were shocked to see Abdullah and Jeet fell off. After leaving those two behind, Luffy and Law were contacted by Robin through Den Den Mushi. Robin informed them that she will meet them at the fourth level. Luffy, Law, and Ucy later reached a dead end. While the bull stood on top of a pool of water, a string clone of Doflamingo appeared behind them.

The clone attacked Ucy with bullet thread, knocking him unconscious. As the bull collapsed, Law and Luffy fell into the water and became powerless. Before the clone could kill them, Abdullah and Jeet struck the clone from behind, destroying it. After recovering, Luffy punched a hole to the second level with Elephant Gun and carried Law with him as he moved ahead of the allied colosseum fighters. Cavendish approached Luffy and told him that he has a plan.

Luffy and Law then rode on Cavendish’s horse. During the fray, Kyros managed to hitch a ride on Farul as well. Luffy was happy to see him while Cavendish was displeased. Kyros was shocked when Luffy informed him that Rebecca was heading for the fourth level. Kyros reminded Luffy that Rebecca is on Doflamingo’s hit list, but Luffy assured him that one of his crewmates was with her.

When the other colosseum fighters banded together, they created an opening for Luffy, Kyros, and Cavendish to go through. As Farul charged towards the third level, Luffy continued to repel any Donquixote Pirates’ troops along the way. Luffy, Law, Cavendish, and Kyros then briefly argued over who will be the one to defeat Doflamingo. Once they reached the third level, they found giant toy soldiers standing in their way. One of the toy soldiers bit Farul on the head until Luffy punched it away.

With Farul gravely injured, Luffy and his group prepared to battle the toy army. Just then, Robin, Bartolomeo, and Gladius fell from the sky and landed in front of them. Robin and Bartolomeo held back Gladius and the toys to enable Luffy’s group to continue towards the fourth level, where Rebecca would be waiting. Bartolomeo used his ability to create a stairway to the fourth level. Luffy thanked him, causing Bartolomeo to shed tears of joy.

Kyros went ahead while Cavendish decided to remain on the third level to avenge his horse. As Luffy, while carrying Law, ran up towards to the fourth level, Gladius launched rupture bullets at him. Bartolomeo protected Luffy by jumping into the line of fire. Once Luffy and Law reached the fourth level, Rebecca quickly gave them the key to Law’s handcuffs. After removing the handcuffs, Kyros told Luffy and Law to go ahead while he fights Diamante. Luffy then told Rebecca that he was glad that she could see her father again. Rebecca then asked him if he would really defeat Doflamingo, while still calling him “Lucy”. Luffy answered that his name is not Lucy and told her his real name. Diamante tried to stop Luffy and Law, but Law teleported himself and Luffy to the palace pool garden. They were then approached by Sugar, who intended to turn them into toys. Just as she got close to them, Usopp sniped at her from the old King’s Plateau and made her lose consciousness, saving both Luffy and Law. With Sugar out of the way, Luffy and Law finally reached Doflamingo.

Confronting Doflamingo

After seeing at how Doflamingo treated Bellamy like trash, Luffy was enraged. Law warned him not to let his emotions get the better of him. Luffy attacked Doflamingo with his foot, but he used Bellamy as a shield. Doflamingo then created another string clone to fight Law while controlling Bellamy to fight Luffy. Bellamy begged Luffy to stop him, but Luffy refused as he considered Bellamy a friend.

Luffy then aimed an attack at Law. Law activated Room and used Shambles to switch places with Doflamingo, allowing Luffy to strike him with Red Hawk. Once Doflamingo recovered from Luffy’s attack, he stopped Law from attacking Trebol and incapacitated him with Fulbright. He then struck Luffy with a Haki-imbued kick, tied his hands, and then have Bellamy slashed him. When both Luffy and Law are down, Doflamingo mentioned to them his past as a World Noble.

Doflamingo then sent his string clone and a controlled Bellamy to confront Luffy, and though Luffy attacked them with Octopus Gatling, the Doflamingo string clone got him from behind and slammed him through the floor into the palace interior. The Doflamingo clone spoke to Luffy about the cruelty of man, confusing Luffy. Luffy eventually managed to defeat the string clone, sending it flying through the roof with Jet Gatling. He then demanded Doflamingo to release Bellamy. Doflamingo decided to set Bellamy free and Luffy asked him to rest.

He was about to go help Law, but Bellamy got up on his feet and continued on with the fight, refusing to betray his own principles and prepared to assault Luffy with his new and improved Spring Hopper. Luffy yelled at Bellamy for siding with the man who betrayed him and said it wasn’t worth fighting, but Bellamy ignored him and drove into Luffy using Spring Hopper, punching him with a Haki-imbued fist and causing Luffy to cough up blood. In spite of Luffy’s pleas to not fight, Bellamy refused to back down and Luffy eventually decided to finish their fight, knocking out Bellamy in the same manner as he did at Jaya. Luffy then yelled out Doflamingo’s name in anguish. Luffy then returned to the palace rooftops and resumed his battle with Doflamingo.

As they clashed, Luffy stumbled upon Law’s body, which was covered in blood. When Luffy tried to speak to Law, he was unresponsive and Doflamingo stated that he was dead. Luffy refused to believe Doflamingo, who proceed to taunt Luffy by mocking Law’s last words, stating he claimed that the Straw Hats could create miracles. Luffy screamed out in rage as Doflamingo prepared to end his game. Doflamingo then informed Luffy that his Torikago is shrinking and in about one hour, it will destroy everything in Dressrosa.

Luffy declared that he will stop it by defeating Doflamingo. As Luffy charged at his opponent, Law suddenly appeared in front of the latter and used Gamma Knife to damage Doflamingo’s internal organs. Doflamingo grabbed onto Law’s face, but Luffy kicked him away with Jet Stamp. As Doflamingo lied injured at Law’s feet, Trebol attempted to attack Law only to be kicked away by Luffy. Law used Counter Shock on Doflamingo and collapsed from exhaustion.

However, Doflamingo stood back up, revealing that he can use his string powers to fix his internal injuries. Doflamingo attempted to stomp on Law’s head, but Luffy quickly intervened. Doflamingo and Luffy battled intensely using Armament and Supreme King Haki. Though Luffy’s first attacks were blocked, he managed to exploit an opening and punch Doflamingo repeatedly, ending with Gomu Gomu no Eagle Bazooka. However, Doflamingo evaded the Eagle Bazooka and kicked Luffy using Athlete’s Thread, sending Luffy crashing into the ground, right into Trebol’s trap.

Trebol held Luffy down so that Doflamingo could finish off Law once and for all. Luffy got mad at the executive and attempted to hit him with a Armament Haki-imbued fist. However, the attack had no effect, despite Luffy thinking Trebol was a Logia. Law then told Luffy to stop attacking Trebol, and Trebol left a trapped Luffy to go to Law. Luffy witnessed Law wounding Trebol and was caught in the explosion Trebol created.

However, Luffy managed to escape the explosion and carried Law with him. Luffy then threw Law down towards Robin and her group on the Flower Field, telling them to help Law. Not willing to let Law get away, Doflamingo shot at Robin with Tamaito, despite Luffy kicking him with Gomu Gomu no Hawk Whip. However, Doflamingo’s bullet was deflected by Cavendish. Luffy then told him to take Law and the others out of the Flower Field.

Cavendish initially refused, but Luffy told him that he entrusted their lives to him, making Cavendish think that Luffy was his fan. Luffy then resumed his battle against Doflamingo, and hit the Warlord with Armament Haki-imbued fists, sending him flying off the roof. However, Doflamingo laughed it off, saying that Luffy’s attacks were quick but lacked power. He then attacked Luffy with Overheat, sending Luffy flying. Doflamingo mentioned to Luffy how he had followed the young pirate’s career before kicking Luffy into the palace wall, causing a large chunk of it to fall away.

However, Luffy quickly got back up and continued fighting, attacking with Gomu Gomu no Grizzly Magnum. Doflamingo easily avoided his attack and exploited the opening it left, kicking Luffy into the ground. Doflamingo then taunted Luffy about the shrinking Torikago and how it would kill all his friends, all because the Straw Hats stepped foot on Dressrosa. Luffy became enraged at Doflamingo for hurting his friends and prepared to activate Gear 4. Luffy activated Armament Haki in his left arm and blew into it, inflating the muscles and exponentially increasing his arm’s size.

He continued blowing until Boundman was activated. In this form, Luffy’s entire torso became massive and he could only bounce, not stand. Doflamingo mocked his form, but Luffy revealed that he had subdued beasts with this form. Luffy then sunk his arm into his body and hit Doflamingo with Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun, which sent Doflamingo flying far away into the streets. Luffy then sunk his legs into his body and flew toward Doflamingo.

With precision, Luffy speedily maneuvered behind Doflamingo and dropkicked the Warlord using Gomu Gomu no Rhino Schneider, sending Doflamingo crashing through several buildings. An enraged Doflamingo then flew up to the sky and Luffy rose to meet him, attacking Doflamingo with Gomu Gomu no Culverin Cannon. However, Doflamingo managed to avoid the attack and kicked Luffy with Athlete. However, Luffy’s rubber managed to absorb the blunt attack despite being covered in Armament Haki, and Luffy shook Doflamingo off. Luffy then used Culverin Cannon again, but this time he changed its direction several times to follow Doflamingo, and eventually succeeded in punching Doflamingo in the face.

Luffy then flew toward Doflamingo, knowing that Gear 4 was about to end. He attacked Doflamingo with both fists, but Doflamingo countered by summoning strings from the ground. Doflamingo revealed his Devil Fruit awakening powers to Luffy, shocking the Straw Hat, who wondered if Doflamingo was even a Paramecia anymore. Twenty minutes later, Luffy continued battling against Doflamingo’s strings as he listened to Riku’s speech to the citizens of Dressrosa. Doflamingo turned much of the town into string to attack Luffy, but Luffy evaded the string, pulling his head and arms into his body as he attacked Doflamingo with Gomu Gomu no Leo Bazooka, sending the Warlord crashing into the palace mountain.

Luffy noticed that the Torikago remained active, meaning that Doflamingo was not utterly defeated. Luffy quickly flew to the palace mountain and attempted to finish Doflamingo off. However, before he could reach him, his Gear 4 wore off and he was completely exhausted. Gatz arrived and helped Luffy up and revealed that all the gladiators from the colosseum were there to aid Luffy. Luffy asked Gatz to give him 10 minutes to recover and Gatz proceeded to take Luffy to safety.

They were then attacked by Burgess but were saved when Sabo kicked Burgess away. With Sabo holding Burgess back, Luffy assured him that he will defeat Doflamingo once his Haki recharges. Sabo then entrusted Gatz to Luffy’s safety. As Gatz ran away with Luffy, Law suddenly used Room to teleport to their location. With three minutes left for Luffy to recharge, Law took over protecting him.

Luffy then lay on the ground near Law as his Haki regenerated. Eventually, Luffy’s Haki fully recharged, and with the help of Law and his Shambles, Luffy prevented Rebecca from being forced to cut down Viola and confronted Doflamingo once more. Doflamingo attacked both Luffy and Rebecca with his strings, but Law saved Rebecca, so he turned his attention solely to Luffy. Doflamingo then turned an entire portion of the town into string to attack Luffy with a thousand “Flap Thread” string arrows. Doflamingo immobilized Luffy and taunted him by saying that all the slaughter could have been avoided had the people of Dressrosa just accepted their manipulation.

This enraged Luffy to the point where he instantly reactivated Gear 4 and broke the strings holding him, taking the remainder of the fight into the skies above. After once again saying Luffy stood no chance against him due to his “commoner’s blood”, Doflamingo attempted to trap him in his Spider’s Net. As Luffy enlarged his right arm and readied his final attack, Doflamingo unleashed 16 Godthreads in a last ditch effort to kill Luffy. Despite this, Luffy’s King Kong Gun broke through and slammed him into the ground, destroying several buildings and shattering his trademark sunglasses. This time, Luffy’s attack successfully defeated Doflamingo and the Torikago collapsed. While still in mid-air, Luffy deflated and started falling. Law saved him by instantly teleporting him to the ground. Having passed out from injury and exhaustion, Luffy’s head was placed onto Rebecca’s lap as the latter began to cry in happiness.

After Doflamingos Defeat

After Doflamingo’s downfall, Luffy and his group went to the palace, but later went to Kyros’ old house to rest and recover. Three days after Doflamingo’s defeat, Luffy continued his recovery as he heard about the rumor about Rebecca’s father. He was not pleased with the rumor even after Kyros explained that he started it. Bartolomeo then entered the house, revealing that the Marines were mobilized to pursue the Straw Hats. He also explained that he and the other gladiators planned an escape route for them.

Luffy then ran out of the house with the others, but suddenly stayed behind, saying that he still had something left to do. Zoro then told Luffy to hurry with his business and they will be waiting for him at the eastern port. Luffy then dashed to the royal palace and called out Rebecca. Once Luffy found Rebecca, he asked her if she was okay with Kyros leaving her. Rebecca answered “no” and Luffy offered to take her to him.

Luffy then took Rebecca and made his way to the hill where Kyros’ house is located. After dropping off Rebecca there, Luffy ran towards the eastern port. Luffy reached the eastern port just when Issho was about to attack his allies with the all the rubble from Dressrosa. Luffy then attacked the Admiral with a Haki-imbued Gear 3 attack, pushing him back. Luffy declared that he grew tired of running away from an Admiral and prepared for a fight.

As they clashed, Luffy announced every single one of his attacks and where he was aiming before striking. Fujitora wondered if Luffy was taking pity on him due to his blindness. Luffy declared that he would not attack without saying anything, given that his opponent was blind. Fujitora laughed, explaining that they were supposed to be sworn enemies and no one is supposed to fight an admiral like that. Annoyed and slightly angered, Fujitora blew Luffy with his gravity ability.

Hajrudin caught Luffy and the Straw Hats, Law, and Luffy’s other allies quickly fled across a bridge leading to a gigantic ship in the distance. As Fujitora prepared to bombard the all the nearby ships with floating rubble, the citizens of Dressrosa arrived to “chase” after the pirates. Not wishing to harm the citizens, Fujitora halted his attack, allowing his targets to get away. Luffy and his allies eventually reached Orlumbus’ flagship, the Yonta Maria. After boarding the ship, the following pledged their allegiance to Luffy: Cavendish of the Beautiful Pirates (including Suleiman), Bartolomeo of the Barto Club, Sai of the Happo Navy, Ideo of the XXX Gym Martial Arts Alliance (including Blue Gilly, Abdullah, and Jeet), Leo of the Tontatta Tribe, Hajrudin of the Giant Warrior Pirates, and Orlumbus of the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet.

When Luffy was asked to drink a sake cup to complete the agreement for an alliance, Luffy declined, much to the others’ shock. He did not wish to become someone great and powerful, but someone who is free, as well as not take away the freedom from his fellow allies. Once Luffy explained that they can do whatever they want, the allies decided to forge the alliance anyway, forming the Straw Hat fleet. To Luffy’s surprise, Sai, Bartolomeo, Leo, Cavendish, Ideo, Orlumbus, and Hajrudin sat down and drank their sake cups, and Zoro ended up drinking the rest of the sake in what was supposed to be Luffy’s cup. Afterwards, they held a feast to celebrate their victory over Doflamingo. As the group left Dressrosa, a multitude of pirates who had suffered great blows to their business ventures because of Doflamingo’s defeat came after the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet, seeking to bring down Luffy. However, Fujitora dropped the rubble from Dressrosa on the enemy ships as a final thanks to Luffy for what he had done in the kingdom, while Kyros and Rebecca watched from afar and officially began their new life as a family together. After the feast, each of the leading allies received Luffy’s vivre card and parted ways. Bartolomeo then brought the Straw Hats, the samurais, and Law to his ship, the Going Luffy-senpai. After Zoro noticed the Straw Hats’ increase in bounty from a newspaper, Bartolomeo proudly showed Luffy’s group their new wanted posters.

Proceeding to search for Sanji’s group, they climbed the giant elephant’s left hind leg with a dragon that Kanjuro conjured. After the samurais explained that they were also searching for their ninja comrade, Raizo, Luffy and the others saw something dropping towards them. The thing that was falling towards them happened to be a monkey. The monkey hit Kin’emon and Kanjuro, causing them to off the dragon. Despite being separated from the group, the samurais assured the Straw Hats that they were alright and will catch up to them eventually.

The rest of Luffy’s group considered turning back for them, but after they saw the dragon struggling to climb, they decided to continue towards the top. Once they reached the top, the dragon turned back into a drawing and the group went on to explore the island. They discovered a village and Luffy ran ahead of the group, searching for Sanji, Nami, Brook, and Chopper. Luffy later went to the Whale Forest and got attacked by a bull mink called Roddy for trespassing. They clashed until Wanda and Carrot arrived and stopped them.

After Pedro called off the guardians, Luffy got reacquainted with the Heart Pirates and explained that Law was on the island as well. Wanda then explained to Luffy about a recent attack on Zou before offering to take him to Sanji’s group, much to his excitement. While riding Wany, Wanda told Luffy about the climate on Zou and how the sea water from Zunesha’s eruption rain is filtered and sent across the country via a system of aqueducts. She and Carrot also explained that that rain also drops plenty of fish, providing them with a good food source. As they travel, they went past some wooden stockades used for torturing prisoners.

Luffy asked her about the pirate she mentioned earlier, and she told him about Jack, explaining that his obituary was in the paper, since he was believed to be killed during a raid on a Marine escort. She added that his death wasn’t confirmed, so he might still be alive. Right after Law teleported the rest of Luffy’s friends close to their location, Wanda led them into Right Belly Forest. Luffy was overjoyed to be reunited with Nami and Chopper. Nami embraced Luffy as she told him what happened to Sanji.

While having a feast with the Mink Tribe, Luffy told Zoro not to be rude to the minks. He was then happy to see Brook again. Brook explained that Momonosuke was safe but refused to leave his room. He also warned Luffy not to mention samurai or the Wano Country. Before he could explain the reason, he was interrupted by canine minks.

After Luffy told Chopper that Law was with his crew, Nami asked him what to do about Sanji. Since Sanji had left a letter, Luffy was not too worried, much to Nami’s chagrin. Luffy then listened to Nami and Chopper’s story about how they escaped the Big Mom Pirates before listening to Wanda’s story about how Nami’s group saved the Mink Tribe. After hearing that Prince Inuarashi awakened from his coma and wanted to meet Zou’s benefactors, Luffy and his group went to meet him. On the way, Wanda began to explain to them about Jack’s attack on Zou in more detail.

During her explanation, Wanda revealed that Jack was searching for a Wano ninja known as Raizo. After Wanda finished with her recollection, Brook explained to his crew the reason why they should not mention samurai or the Wano Country. When Luffy blurted out the ninja’s name, Nami, Usopp, and Brook swiftly beat him up. They then arrived at the duke’s home where they were introduced to Sicilian, who expressed his gratitude to the crew. After entering the duke’s home, they heard about a weapon Jack used against the Mink Tribe.

After hearing that the weapon was made by Caesar, Luffy became angry. Inuarashi then changed the topic of their conversation to how he once met Shanks. Luffy was about to talk more about him, but the duke suddenly fell asleep since dusk arrived. After Wanda finished recalling the devastation caused by Jack and the Mink Tribe’s salvation, Luffy promised to make Jack and Kaidou pay one day. Wanda expressed her doubt about Jack being dead, as she saw how powerful he was and how he fought.

The Straw Hats then decided to visit Nekomamushi and the Guardians and they traveled to the Whale Forest with Wanda and Carrot. On the way, Nami and Brook began to explain to the rest of the group what happened when Big Mom’s ship arrived at Zou two days before Luffy’s group’s arrival. Specifically, they informed the rest of the crew of Big Mom’s upcoming Tea Party, which would host a political wedding between Sanji, the third son of the Vinsmoke Family, and the 35th daughter of the Charlotte Family, Pudding. They also explained that Sanji, after ensuring the safety of Nami, Brook and Chopper, chose to leave with the Big Mom Pirates in order to settle things with his family. After hearing about the circumstances surrounding Sanji’s departure, Luffy was initially excited at the prospect of having another crewmate.

However, when Brook told him that they would become subordinate members of Big Mom’s hierarchy if Sanji married her daughter, Luffy became displeased at the idea. Despite this, when Chopper explained the possibility of Sanji severing ties with them in order to avoid this exact scenario, Luffy became worried that Sanji might quit the Straw Hats, which he considered even worse than sailing under Big Mom. Luffy then decided to find Sanji, although his crew objected to confronting Big Mom without a plan. After arriving at the Whale Forest, Pedro then brought Luffy to Pekoms. When Luffy questioned him about the arranged marriage, Pekoms revealed that Sanji’s father and Big Mom arranged the wedding to finalize an alliance between their families, and that the Vinsmoke Family is a family of killers.

Pekoms proceeded to tell them about a mysterious organization known as Germa 66, commanded by the Vinsmokes and headed ultimately by Sanji’s father. Luffy then stated that he did not care and told Pekoms that he wanted the Big Mom Pirates to be his underlings, not the other way around. Shocked and furious at this statement, Pekoms reminded Luffy of Big Mom’s power and status. Once he calmed down, Pekoms explained the reason why Sanji could not refuse the invitation—if he did, he would receive the decapitated head of someone close to him. Luffy then asked him how the Big Mom Pirates knew so much about Sanji and Pekoms replied that it was because of the power that all Four Emperors hold.

Pekoms went on to say that the marriage, instead of making the Straw Hats Big Mom’s subordinates, would automatically result in Sanji leaving the Straw Hats and joining the Big Mom Pirates—a revelation to which Luffy did not take kindly. Pekoms said that he will return to the Big Mom Pirates once he recovered; Luffy then told Pekoms to also take him to the tea party to find Sanji, ignoring Pekoms’ objections. As he ran outside, he found Zoro listening in on the earlier conversation. Luffy assumed that Zoro was also worried about Sanji, much to Zoro’s annoyance. They then met Nekomamushi, who then gave them a warm greeting. Law arrived and his introduced his crew to Luffy. Law was then shocked to be informed that Sanji went to Big Mom. Luffy said that he will bring Sanji back and told him not to attack Kaidou until he returns. Law then explained that Kaidou might be pursuing them as they speak and Zou could be at risk. After the minks felt touched by Law’s concerns, Nekomamushi decided to party with Luffy and his group.

Revelations And A New Alliance

The next morning, Luffy and his group heard a bell ringing and realized that Kin’emon and Kanjuro had arrived. They quickly rushed to find them, fearing what would happen if the Mink Tribe meets the samurai. The Straw Hats managed to intercept Kin’emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke just as they arrived at Kurau City and tried desperately to keep them hidden. However, as Nekomamushi and Inuarashi were fighting, Kin’emon and Kanjuro revealed themselves. Contrary to what the Straw Hats expected, the Mink Tribe welcomed the samurais and revealed that Raizo is safe.

The Straw Hats were stunned to learn that the minks knew about Raizo all along and went to great lengths to keep him hidden despite the abuse they suffered. After Momonosuke stopped Inuarashi and Nekomamushi from continuing their quarrel, Kin’emon revealed that Momonosuke was not his son but was actually the son of Kouzuki Oden, which surprised Luffy as Momonosuke and Kin’emon looked alike. However, Luffy still did not took Momonosuke seriously. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi then took the Straw Hats, Law, and the samurais to Raizo, and Luffy and the other male pirates were excited to meet him, thinking he would be like a stereotypical ninja. When they met Raizo at a secret room inside the whale-shaped tree, Luffy and his crewmates were shocked by Raizo’s appearance, but still begged him to perform various tricks.

Raizo refused until the pirates started sulking, which caused him to use some of his ninja arts, and the pirates were immediately entranced. Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper then accompanied Kin’emon, Kanjuro, and Raizo as they stood outside the Whale Tree, expressing their sorrows as they saw the state Zou was in after Jack’s attack. When Robin deciphered the red Poneglyph hidden in the Whale Tree, Nekomamushi called them back in. Inuarashi then explained to the Straw Hats about the four Road Poneglyphs and they listened in anticipation as he revealed how they can lead to Laugh Tale. When Nekomamushi revealed that Kaidou and Big Mom each possessed one Road Poneglyph, Luffy became more eager to fight them.

Usopp was delighted to hear that they can copy the information on the Poneglyphs using gyotaku, but Luffy was not interested in that approach, much to Usopp’s chagrin. The Straw Hats were then surprised when Nekomamushi revealed that Momonosuke’s ancestors created the Poneglyphs. However, the samurai explained that Momonosuke never inherited the knowledge of the Poneglyphs due to the execution of Lord Oden at the hands of Kaidou and the shogun of Wano. The Straw Hats also learned that Oden was part of Roger’s crew and had been on Laugh Tale with him as well as the Beasts Pirates’ objective in obtaining the secret that Oden knew. The samurai explained Oden’s will to open Wano Country to the world and they went on a journey to gather allies in order to fight Kaidou and the shogun of Wano.

Kin’emon then requests Luffy’s assistance, but Luffy declined, saying that Momonosuke should make the request himself. Momonosuke then declared his will to fight Kaidou and protect those dear to him. He bowed and humbly asked for Luffy’s help. Seeing Momonosuke’s resolve, Luffy accepted the request and formed an alliance with the samurai and the Mink Tribe. Right after leaving the secret room, Luffy learned that Inuarashi and Nekomamushi traveled with Oden and had been on the ships of both Whitebeard and Roger.

He also learned that the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates were defeated and then forced into hiding by the Blackbeard Pirates one year after the Summit War of Marineford. The alliance decided to split up to accomplish different tasks and meet up again at Wano. Nami, Chopper, and Brook chose to accompany Luffy in his mission to rescue Sanji. Robin asked Luffy to make a copy of the Poneglyph in Big Mom’s possession. However, before they could start their operation, they felt Zou shaking and heard Zunesha crying.

As everything shook around them, Luffy heard Zunesha’s voice. However, Luffy’s own voice cannot reach it. After Momonosuke revealed that he can hear the elephant’s voice as well, Luffy urged him to give the elephant a command, which was to drive Jack away. After Jack’s fleet has been sunk, Luffy prepared to disembark Zou. He then went to check up on Pekoms and was shocked to see that the house he was resting in collapsed. He was relieved when Pekoms revealed that he used his Devil Fruit powers to save himself from further injury. Luffy then carried Pekoms on his back and departed from Zou with the Sanji Retrieval Team (which also included Pedro). Everyone, except the Straw Hat members left behind, were shocked when Luffy jumped off Zunesha with his party.

Journey To Whole Cake Island

As they sailed towards Whole Cake Island on the Thousand Sunny, Luffy scolded Nami, Chopper, and Brook for acting less energetic. Nami pointed out that they were still recovering from the shock of Luffy’s stunt at Zou. The group on the Sunny were then surprised to see Carrot had snuck aboard the ship. After she begged them not to turn back, Luffy allowed her to come along. When the crew got hungry, Luffy, in Sanji’s absence, insisted on preparing a meal himself after Nami was going to charge them money for the food. While cooking, Luffy and the rest of the Sanji retrieval team learned from a newspaper about the Blackbeard Pirates’ attack on the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters on Baltigo. Luffy was shocked to see what his father looks like and also worried for Sabo’s life. Pedro assured Luffy that if the revolutionaries were defeated, it would have been mentioned in the newspaper. Luffy then realized that he forgot to turn off the stove, causing a fire. After passing through a storm, Luffy presented his dish, which his group did not enjoy in the least. Luffy then admitted that he used up all the food they had and his group found themselves in a food shortage crisis.

Whole Cake Island Arc

Entering Totto Land

A few days later, the group was famished from the lack of food and overheated as they passed through boiling waters. They were saved from starvation when Luffy managed to catch a gigantic fish. Luffy immediately started eating the fish and consumed the fish’s toxic skin, which led to Luffy being incapacitated by food poisoning. After they entered Big Mom’s waters, the group on the Sunny was approached by a ship belonging to Germa 66. The Straw Hats were approached by two of Sanji’s siblings, Vinsmoke Yonji and Vinsmoke Reiju.

Reiju proceeded to suck the poison out of Luffy through his mouth, causing him to be revived almost instantly. Luffy thanked Reiju for saving him, as Reiju explained that the Vinsmoke Family had been searching for Sanji since he left them as a child. Luffy wanted Reiju to give Sanji back to the crew, but Reiju leaped back onto her ship, and she and Yonji sailed away. The group later docked at Cacao Island, an island close to Whole Cake Island. After seeing buildings made of chocolate, Luffy and Chopper went ahead to explore the island.

When they ate a café, a policeman confronted them and was about to arrest them. The owner of the café, Charlotte Pudding, arrived and came to their defense, saying that they were hired to dismantle the café. After she saved Luffy and Chopper, the team accompanied her to her home where she offered them food. While conversing with her, Luffy accidentally revealed his name. The Sanji retrieval team was then shocked to learn that the woman they were conversing with was Sanji’s betrothed, who in turn, was surprised to discover that the group was from the Straw Hat crew.

After calming down, Luffy and the team listened as Pudding explained more about the Charlotte Family and her thoughts about Sanji. Luffy and the others was shocked to hear that Sanji turned her down. Pudding then showed them a secret route to Whole Cake Island and told them where to meet her while promising to bring Sanji to them. The Sanji retrieval team then left in a hurry when guards arrived for Pudding and quickly returned to the Thousand Sunny. Pekoms was nowhere to be seen and they found a message telling them to turn back.

Luffy decided to continue forward, saying that things got interesting. After leaving Cacao Island, Luffy wanted to go rescue Pekoms, but Pedro dissuaded him, saying that the mink would be all right. The team sailed on Pudding’s route and reached the next island, but Nami decided to stay away from it. Luffy quickly steered the ship starboard, causing the helm to burst into flames, much to Nami’s chagrin. Luffy later wanted to go into the kitchen to cook again, but Nami quickly stopped him.

A giant aquatic centipede then attacked the Thousand Sunny, and the team began battling it. The team later battled a swarm of giant ants before getting trapped in a frozen sea of syrup as night fell. As they worked to unfreeze the sea, Pedro revealed that the giant ants had once eaten his own ship, and Luffy wondered what he did there in the past. Pedro then explained that he once traveled with Pekoms as a pirate and came to Totto Land searching for Poneglyphs, revealing that his journey met with defeat. However, Pedro was fine with coming back to help the Straw Hats. He told Luffy that since Inuarashi and Nekomamushi showed him the Road Poneglyph on Zou, they must believe that he can follow in Gol D. Roger’s footsteps, as he was the only other stranger to see it, and so they needed to acquire Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph. He then offered to sneak in and steal it while the others rescue Sanji. Luffy agreed to this proposal as the ants returned. The next day, the team reached Whole Cake Island.

The Perils Of The Seducing Woods

After docking at the southwestern coast of Whole Cake Island, the team split into two groups, with Pedro and Brook departing to find Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph. Right after Luffy’s group disembarked on the island, Luffy saw what appeared to be Sanji in the nearby forest. Luffy, Chopper, and Carrot ran after him with Nami following them, but he somehow disappeared. Luffy, Chopper, and Carrot entered the woods to continue searching, although they were often distracted by the sweet environment. The team was nearly eaten by a talking crocodile, and Nami attempted to get everyone to turn back, but Luffy intently pressed on the search for Sanji.

They also encountered a man with a gigantic head whose body is buried into the ground. Suddenly, Luffy encountered Big Mom’s 8th daughter, Brûlée, who was disguised as another version of himself and talked and acted simultaneously with him just like a mirror reflection. The two got angry at each other and started fighting, matching each other’s blows exactly, and they told the others to go ahead and look for Sanji. Nami, Chopper, and Carrot returned to where Luffy was still fighting Brûlée as they were being chased by Randolph. Brûlée went with them while Luffy ran in the opposite direction.

Luffy attempted to tell them that the real him was not with them, but Brûlée stifled him before he could say anything. As night fell over Whole Cake Island, Luffy gathered multiple, bound fake versions of Sanji, Pudding, Nami, Chopper and Carrot into the center of a clearing in the Seducing Woods. Luffy exclaimed that he found all of them, but that they were all acting strangely. He then asked whose idea it was to begin multiplying. Luffy then discovered the real Nami among the fakes and quickly untied her.

Luffy realized they did not multiply on purpose as she berated his logic and explained to Luffy about what happened during the encounter with Brûlée. While interrogating a buried man named Pound, they learned about a toll that the citizens of Totto Land must pay to Big Mom as well as the Emperor’s Devil Fruit power, which enables her to give life to many things. The man then revealed that he was one of Big Mom’s husbands, who was discarded after having two daughters. Big Mom’s tenth son, Charlotte Cracker, appeared and confronted the group. As Luffy and Nami confronted Cracker, they were suddenly ambushed by Randolph again, but Cracker knocked him over in anger.

Luffy and Nami watched as Cracker argued with Brûlée and the guards of the Seducing Woods. Brûlée showed a captured Carrot and Chopper trapped in her mirror before shattering the mirror into pieces. Luffy was worried but Chopper revealed that he and Carrot remained unharmed. When Cracker tried to kill Pound, Luffy blocked his sword. He then kicked Cracker’s arm, forcing him to free Pound.

Luffy battled Cracker, but was sent flying into a tree homie, and he got up and prepared to give his all against Cracker. Nami asked to Luffy to retreat, but he refused and tried to attack Cracker with Elephant Gun. After blocking the attack, Cracker easily overwhelmed Luffy with his swordsmanship, Devil Fruit abilities, and Armament Haki, sending Luffy flying through several tree homies despite Luffy using Haki himself. Luffy returned and attacked Cracker with Hawk Gatling, but Cracker countered it with his Haki-imbued shields, which Luffy stated were harder than any Armament Haki he had faced before. Cracker slammed Luffy into the ground and drew closer to him, berating Luffy for wanting to take Sanji away from a royal lifestyle.

Luffy grew angry at Cracker for claiming that Sanji would tell him and the other Straw Hats that he never wanted to see them again. Luffy then activated Gear 4 and managed to send Cracker flying with Kong Gun. While Cracker was on the ground, Luffy used another Kong Gun and shattered Cracker’s biscuit armor. The real Cracker emerged from it, cutting Luffy’s right arm with Pretzel. Cracker revealed his true Devil Fruit abilities to Luffy as he created multiple biscuit soldiers, which Luffy attacked. However, Cracker had them advance as he leaped out from behind them to attack Luffy, barely missing his head. The battle lasted for eleven hours, and Luffy adopted a strategy of fighting, running, and eating Cracker’s biscuit soldiers. This made Cracker increasingly exasperated, and Luffy was determined to chip away Cracker’s stamina and go to Sanji. Cracker soon produced more biscuit soldiers and sent them charging at Luffy. Nami used Rain Spark and softened the soldiers, which Luffy then devoured. As Luffy was reaching his limit, he used another variation form of Gear 4 called Tankman: Full Version. When Cracker tried to pierce Luffy with his sword, Luffy sucked Cracker into his body and sent him flying into Sweet City.

Sanjis Rejection And Big Moms Retaliation

After Cracker’s defeat, Luffy laid on the ground, exhausted from the battle. He then rested on top of King Baum’s head alongside Nami as they traveled to Big Mom’s castle. On the way, Luffy returned to his normal size and they encountered the Vinsmoke carriage and saw Sanji again. Excited, Luffy leaped onto the carriage and asked Sanji to return with him. In response, Sanji kicked Luffy off the carriage and told him to leave.

Luffy refused to listen, so Sanji volunteered to handle Luffy himself. As Sanji approached Luffy, he further insulted the latter before kicking him in the face. Luffy withstood the attack and remained on his feet. Sanji continued the confrontation by repeatedly kicking Luffy until he finally collapsed (and lost a tooth). After Sanji returned to his family’s carriage, Luffy got back on his feet and yelled to Sanji, saying that he knew that Sanji never meant what he said.

Luffy declared that he would wait for Sanji and would gladly starve to death if he does not return. Luffy went on saying that he would not eat any food unless it is made by Sanji’s hands. After the Vinsmoke Family left, Luffy and Nami soon saw the weather changing into a massive storm as an army marched towards their location. Luffy refused to run and hide, so he fought the army head on. As the battle raged on, Luffy managed to defeat most of the army before he was overwhelmed by Charlotte Opera’s cream, which scalded his skin, and he raced to attack Opera.

However, Charlotte Mont-d’Or put Luffy into the setting of one of his books, preventing Luffy from seeing the real world. This prevented Luffy from seeing two Big Mom Pirates members, Charlotte Counter and Charlotte Cadenza, from rushing at him, and he was punched from the front and the back with Cream Punch, sending him crashing down. The Big Mom Pirates headed back to Sweet City, and one of them tried to carry Luffy. Luffy tried holding onto the ground in order to stay at his spot, but Counter stomped on his head. Luffy and Nami were then imprisoned inside a book.

Inside the prisoner library, Big Mom spoke to them through a Den Den Mushi. Luffy shouted at her to let him go. Big Mom laughed at his liveliness and said that she thought he had broken his promise to battle her due to not bringing his entire crew. Luffy replied that he still intended to fulfill that promise, but he was only there to get Sanji back, though he would still fight her if she showed up. Big Mom replied by telling Luffy that he was nothing compared to her and that she could have him killed without even needing to show up.

Big Mom said that if they gave up on rescuing Sanji, she would free them once the wedding was complete and warned them that if they interfered with her plans, she would give them hell. Big Mom recalled the time Luffy gave her treasure including the legendary box known as the Tamatebako and explained that she had taken a liking to the box that she would forgive the Fish-Man Island incident altogether and planned to open the Tamatebako during the wedding ceremony. Luffy shouted at her to be quiet, saying the wedding would not happen and asked to speak to his friend, Pudding. Big Mom laughed incredulously about the Straw Hats being friends with the bride-to-be and then inquired about Lola. Big Mom recounted on how Lola running away from an important political marriage ruined her plans to become Pirate King.

Luffy replied that Lola did not need to be a pawn in Big Mom’s rise to power and challenged the Emperor again, saying he would get Sanji back and defeat her in the end. Sometime after the conversation, Pudding came to the Prisoner Library and requested to talk to Luffy and Nami, and she entered their cell via an opening created by a bookmark. Pudding apologized for the harm her siblings had inflicted on them, and apologized for not meeting them on the coast like they agreed. She revealed that Sanji had proposed to her, but stated that she knew he did not truly want to marry her and so she would not marry him. She then whispered to Luffy and Nami, saying with a sinister expression that she would kill Sanji during the wedding ceremony and that Luffy and Nami would not leave alive.

Pudding then left their cell with tears while telling them goodbye and insulting them. Shocked and angry at what Pudding said, Luffy then struggled to break free, determined not to die, even if it meant tearing off his arms. Before Luffy could further injure himself, Jinbe arrived at the Prisoner Library and took down Opera with a single punch. Luffy and Nami were overjoyed as Jinbe prepared to free them. Jinbe then released Luffy and Nami by burning the book they were imprisoned in.

Luffy then collapsed from hunger but quickly got back up as Big Mom’s soldiers were charging into the Prisoner Library. Luffy dashed out of the Prisoner Library and went on a rampage throughout the castle, searching for Sanji. During the rampage, Luffy strangled Counter while demanding Sanji’s whereabouts. Luffy continued to run through the hallways, calling for Sanji, until Reiju grabbed him and hid him in the infirmary. Reiju then informed him that Sanji was already aware of Pudding’s deception.

She also mentioned that she tried to convince Sanji to leave, but he was worried about the chefs at the Baratie and the Straw Hats. Relieved that Sanji was not being deceived, Luffy jumped out of the castle and headed back to the place where he promised to wait for Sanji. Dazed and fatigued, Luffy began his journey through Sweet City in the rain. He later made it back to the promised place, where he fell asleep while he waited patiently for Sanji. Luffy woke up when he smelled the bento box Sanji was carrying.

Sanji gave the box to him and Luffy happily ate the food. When Luffy once again asked Sanji to leave with him, Sanji explained his reasons why he could not. Luffy responded by punching Sanji and demanded him to tell the truth. Sanji broke down in tears, saying that he wanted to return to the crew but did not want to leave his family to die. Luffy then gave Sanji his support, saying that they would ruin the wedding together. Luffy and Sanji were later contacted by Chopper’s group through a mirror shard. After Luffy explained his intent to ruin the wedding ceremony, Jinbe explained to Luffy more about Bege, such as his backstory and him plotting against Big Mom. Jinbe proposed to Luffy about forming an alliance with Bege, and Luffy agreed to meet him.

The Wedding

Once at Bege’s hideout, Luffy and Sanji were greeted by Vito, who asked them to take a bath since his boss does not like to meet with dirty people. After Luffy and Brook had their bath, they raided Bege’s fridge for milk (with Luffy regaining his lost tooth and Brook’s cracked skull healing). Luffy and his team soon met Bege and the negotiations were hectic with Luffy spotting Caesar Clown among Bege’s crew and wanting to attack Bege for hurting Pekoms. The brawl was broken up when Jinbe pointed out that the group share a common enemy in Big Mom. Reluctantly, Luffy asked Bege about his plan and the latter responded that he already had a perfect one prepared.

Bege proceeded to explain the details, including informing Luffy that he would be the bait to distract Big Mom’s subordinates once Bege triggers one of her tantrums. Despite Nami’s and Chiffon’s protests, Luffy agreed excitedly, stating that he already had a plan for how to make his entrance at the ceremony. Luffy, Bege, and Caesar then agreed that their alliance would come to an end once Big Mom was dead and all groups had made their escape. As the meeting adjourned, Luffy asked Bege for a favor. Luffy requested Bege to place a mirror inside the wedding cake so he could enter the venue from there, taking everyone by surprise.

Planning to take advantage of Brûlée’s power, Luffy rounded up a bunch of animals from the Seducing Woods and had her turn them into Luffy duplicates. Bege took the alliance members to the tea party in his castle, and Luffy slept for the first time in three days. After the wedding ceremony began, Jinbe had difficulty waking Luffy up but eventually managed to do so with food. The team then prepared to charge into the venue once they heard the signal. Right after Katakuri’s attempted assassination on Sanji failed, multiple duplicates of Luffy emerged from the wedding cake.

As chaos erupted at the wedding venue, Luffy identified himself when Big Mom called out to him. Luffy attempted to attack the photo of Carmel, but his attempt was thwarted by Katakuri, who immobilized Luffy with his Devil Fruit power. Jinbe came to Luffy’s aid and freed him using black tea. When Jinbe officially declared to Big Mom that he was leaving the Big Mom Pirates and joining the Straw Hats, Luffy was worried that Big Mom would take away Jinbe’s lifespan. However, Luffy was delighted to see that Big Mom’s power had no effect on him due to having no fear towards Big Mom and cheered when he toasted a cup of sake to signify his departure from her.

Big Mom then tried to attack Luffy and Jinbe with Prometheus, but the two evaded the attack. Luffy was then overjoyed to see Brook destroying the picture of Carmel. However, Big Mom did not start screaming after three seconds like they planned. During the ensuing conflict, Bege pretended to pin Luffy down to avoid suspicion. When Brook was decapitated, his head rolled towards them, but he still survived.

Brook then whispered to Luffy that Big Mom was in a state of confusion on what to be mad about and their best chance was to show her the broken photo of Carmel again. Bege questioned if there is any point with the plan, but when they were approached by Katakuri, Bege noticed that he foresaw a horrific future and became confident again that the plan will work out. While Bege confronted Katakuri, Luffy grabbed Carmel’s broken portrait, preparing to show it to Big Mom. Katakuri then went after Luffy and pinned him down with his Devil Fruit powers. However, Luffy was still able to stretch his arms and showed Carmel’s broken portrait to Big Mom, causing her to start her strange scream.

Luffy then shielded his ears from Big Mom’s voice. After putting on earplugs, Luffy watched as Bege, Vito, and Gotti fired their KX Launchers at Big Mom. However, Big Mom’s scream detonated the rockets before they could reach her, shocking Luffy and his allies. With the assassination attempt a failure, Caesar flew into the venue with the escape mirror and Bege signaled Luffy to retreat. Before they could escape into the mirror, Big Mom’s scream shattered it, leaving them trapped in the venue.

Luffy then watched in amazement as Bege transformed into a giant fortress. Luffy then marveled at the fortress as he and his group fled to it. After all the alliance members and the Vinsmoke Family successfully retreated inside, Bege went on to explain to his allies about the dire situation they were in. Luffy then showed concern when Bege bled as his fortress sustained damage from Big Mom’s attacks. He tried rushing out to attack Big Mom, but was held back by his crew. They were intent on not fighting Big Mom, and Bege hatched an escape plan. The Vinsmoke Family went out to cover for the alliance, but when Reiju was overwhelmed, Luffy and Sanji went out and blocked Big Mom’s attack, with Luffy doing so against Sanji’s orders. As Sanji dragged Luffy away, Big Mom taunted Luffy by using his previous threats to her before calling him spineless. In response, Luffy activated Gear 4 and tried to strike Big Mom, who easily blocked his attack. Before falling back, Luffy told Big Mom that he would be coming after her after Kaidou is defeated. Before they could escape, Luffy, Sanji, and the Vinsmoke Family were subdued by the Charlotte Family. Big Mom was going to execute them, but the Tamatebako dropped to the base of the Whole Cake Chateau and exploded, causing the castle to topple over.

Fleeing From Big Mom

As the castle collapsed, Luffy’s group, Bege’s crew, and the Vinsmoke Family got away. The Sanji Retrieval Team and the Fire Tank Pirates rendezvous at the northwest part of Whole Cake Island, where Luffy and Bege agreed to go their separate ways. After Brook and Chopper separated from the group to retrieve the Shark Submerge, the rest head for the Thousand Sunny. As they approached the Seducing Woods, Luffy was surprised to see King Baum alive and stitched back together. Nami then revealed that she still possessed part of Big Mom’s Vivre Card and used it to control King Baum again, forcing him to transport the fleeing team.

However, before they reached the Seducing Woods, a crazed Big Mom (while riding on Zeus) caught up to them. Using Napoleon in its sword form, Big Mom unleashed an air slash that cut off a part of King Baum. Luffy noted that the attack was similar to Dorry and Brogy’s combination attack. As Big Mom prepared to attack again, Luffy prepared to fight, but Nami interrupted him and diverted Zeus’ attention by using thunderclouds, causing the cloud homie to veer off-course and drop Big Mom. When Luffy and his group reached the Seducing Woods, Big Mom ordered the tree homies to stop the Straw Hats, but King Baum charged through them.

Luffy and his group were later forced to jump off King Baum when Prometheus attacked and burned King Baum for his betrayal. As the Sanji Retrieval Team continued with their escape, Jinbe explained about Big Mom’s eating disorder to Luffy as she resumed her pursuit. Prometheus caught up to them and Luffy attacked the fire homie to avenge King Baum, but he was unable to harm the living flames with Haki punches. After Jinbe stunned Prometheus with blasts of water, several Big Mom Pirates caught up to their captain and clashed with the Sanji Retrieval Team. Along the way, Luffy stopped Carrot from separating from the group.

The team pulled out of the conflict quickly, knowing they could not split up there. When Zeus ate one of Nami’s weather eggs and grew massively and became stormy, Nami took the opportunity to summon a massive lightning bolt that struck the Big Mom Pirates pursuing them. Nami’s attack left Big Mom laying at the bottom of a crater. To the Straw Hats’ shock, Big Mom was barely affected and continued to move. She ate through the ground as she moved back up, and the team started running again.

They were then approached by Pudding and Chiffon. Luffy was angry to see Pudding again as she tried to tell Sanji about their mission to make a cake. To Luffy’s confusion, her mood swings as she went from being in love with Sanji to wanting to kill him and back. Chiffon took the lead as she petitioned for Sanji to help them make a cake to satiate Big Mom’s eating disorder, and Sanji readily agreed to assist them. Big Mom then got back on her feet and unleashed another devastating air slash, and the two groups parted ways with Sanji heading to Cacao Island with Pudding and Chiffon while Luffy and his group continued fleeing to the Thousand Sunny.

Pudding used her Devil Fruit powers to send memories flooding into the souls in the homies, allowing the Straw Hats to make it to the coast without trouble. The Sanji Retrieval Team made it back to the ship, but they got into a conflict with Perospero and Katakuri, who were onboard. Luffy was also surprised to find Chopper and Brook trapped in candy. Perospero sent a spiked candy iron maiden at the Straw Hats, but Luffy destroyed it with a Red Hawk. Upon reaching the ship, Luffy clashed against Katakuri. After Perospero trapped the ship in candy, Luffy watched in shock as Pedro attempted to take out Perospero with a massive suicidal explosion. As the team completed preparations for their getaway, Katakuri once again made his move and subdued Carrot when she tried to attack him. Luffy then grabbed Katakuri and dragged him into the Mirro-World. Once there, Luffy smashed the mirror to the Sunny and prepared to continue his fight with the Sweet Commander.

A Fierce Clash

With the Sunny fleeing from Big Mom and her fleet, Luffy and Katakuri commenced their fight, with Katakuri claiming that he had outmatched Luffy in both speed and power. After Luffy attacked with Hawk Gatling, Katakuri countered with several mochi tendrils hardened into fists, before proceeding to warn Luffy that anything Luffy can do, he could do better. Luffy then asserted that rubber would never lose to mochi, but his subsequent Hawk Stamp was dodged and Katakuri kicked him into a wall. Luffy then tried using Elephant Gun, but Katakuri created an even larger fist with mochi and pushed Luffy into the wall with tremendous power, overwhelming Luffy. With Luffy lying on the floor, Katakuri then ordered Brûlée to find another mirror on the Sunny and use the portal to set the Sunny on fire.

After Joscarpone and Mascarpone arrived with a mirror, Luffy rushed towards them, but Katakuri stopped him and reminded him of his promise to fight one-on-one. Katakuri then resumed attacking Luffy, warning him not to lay a hand on his younger brothers and sisters. Luffy successfully dodged the attacks and made contact with Nami through a mirror shard, ordering her to break all the mirrors on the Sunny so that he can focus solely on fighting Katakuri. Luffy showed concern for his group when he heard that Big Mom sunk the Thousand Sunny. While the Big Mom Pirates were puzzled by the mirrors leading to the Sunny breaking one by one, Luffy was contacted by his team after they survived Big Mom’s assault.

As Luffy distanced himself from the nearby Big Mom Pirates, his group told him to find a mirror connecting to Cacao Island so they could meet him there. Luffy was then further assaulted by Katakuri and Luffy covered his mouth to prevent his team from knowing that he was sustaining injuries. In a brief moment, Luffy told his team to hurry on to Cacao Island. As Katakuri prepared to kill him, Luffy declared that he did not plan on dying. As Luffy continued to struggle against Katakuri, Brûlée started bragging about Katakuri’s legendary strength.

Luffy then tried to punch her, but Katakuri grabbed his fist and slammed him into a wall. After pondering on how he should maim Luffy, Katakuri then began to attack with his trident Mogura. In the midst of this, Katakuri noted on how Luffy dodged his strikes more so than anyone and revealed his awakened powers to trap the Straw Hat captain. As Luffy was restrained, he prepared to resort to using Gear 4. Before Luffy could activate his Gear 4, Katakuri prevented him from activating it by engulfing him with mochi.

Growing tired of their battle making his snack time late, Katakuri turned much of the surrounding Mirro-World into mochi and piled it onto Luffy in order to suffocate him. While Katakuri was feasting on some snacks, Luffy escaped by eating through the mochi and located Katakuri inside a nearby mochi house using his Observation Haki. He then broke into his house and saw Katakuri in the state of eating. This made Katakuri furious, and he quickly dispatched his chefs before attacking Luffy, overwhelming him with strong Armament Haki. However, Luffy managed to land a kick on Katakuri’s jaw, and Katakuri was incredulous when Luffy stated he had figured out his weakness.

Luffy then activated Gear 4 and struck Katakuri with Kong Gun, which Katakuri blocked. Luffy gained the upper hand against Katakuri, landing several Gear 4 attacks on him. However, once Katakuri regained his composure, he resumed dodging Luffy’s attacks and landed a powerful strike on Luffy, knocking him back. With Luffy losing the advantage, Katakuri went on the offensive. When Katakuri mentioned that Luffy would deflate, Luffy realized that his Gear 4 would wear out soon and retreated.

His Gear 4 wore out as he was fleeing with Katakuri chasing after him. Once he came across Brûlée, he grabbed her and escaped the Mirro-World before Katakuri could catch him. Luffy and Brûlée then arrived at Nuts Island and found Big Mom rampaging there. After he was spotted by Big Mom, Luffy ran away while still carrying Brûlée. Perospero blocked Luffy’s path with a Candy Wall and Luffy tried to destroy it with a Gigant Pistol, which had no effect.

He then dodged an attack from Amande, jumped over the Candy Wall, and continued running with Big Mom pursuing him. Luffy then escaped from Big Mom and traveled from island to island through the Mirro-World. While hiding inside a building with the captured Brûlée, Luffy wondered on how to defeat Katakuri. He then remembered about Rayleigh’s lessons and expressed an interest in seeing into the future before declaring that he would surpass Katakuri. Eventually, Luffy confronted Katakuri again, clashing with him once more.

Though Katakuri pummeled him many times, Luffy kept getting back up. Luffy then calmed his mind and remembered what Rayleigh told him. He began to see into the future when he attempted to counter against a giant mochi fist. Katakuri tried to deter Luffy from continuing the battle, but Luffy refused to give up, saying that his friends were believing in him. Knowing that Luffy’s Observation Haki was improving dramatically, Katakuri tried to end the battle quickly.

Just as Luffy was about to attempt to dodge his opponent’s next attack, a projectile pierced his thigh, breaking his balance, allowing Katakuri the opportunity to deal a devastating blow to him. Luffy briefly cried out in pain before Katakuri kicked him into a wall. He then tried to strike Luffy again his mochi spear, but Luffy dodged it. Finally, Katakuri unleashed a barrage of mochi fists, pummeling Luffy into the floor. While lying down, Luffy thought back to his training with Rayleigh and got back on his feet.

Flampe tried to shoot Luffy with her Silent Blowgun, but he dodged the shot. After Katakuri injured himself and revealed his face to Flampe while berating her for her interference, both Luffy and Katakuri unleashed a blast of Supreme King Haki, knocking out Flampe and her subordinates. With no one meddling in their fight, Luffy resumed his battle with Katakuri. They continued to trade blows with each other and as they were getting worn out from the battle, Luffy activated another variation of Gear 4: Snakeman. With his increased speed and ability to home in on his target, Luffy was able to land more hits on Katakuri. However, Katakuri countered with his spiked mochi attacks. After trading more blows with each other, both fighters claimed that they would end the battle before engaging in a massive clash. After the clash, Luffy’s Gear 4 wore off and he fell into the hole created by the impact. As Luffy later climbed out of the hole, Katakuri stood and asked Luffy if he would return to defeat Big Mom. Luffy replied that he would and Katakuri collapsed and fell unconscious. With Katakuri defeated, Luffy covered his fanged mouth with his extra hat before walking away. Pekoms, while in disguise, then approached him with the captured Brûlée and told Luffy that he planned to help him escape to honor Pedro’s sacrifice.

Final Push To Freedom

While traveling to the mirror leading to Cacao Island, Pekoms explained to Luffy about the Sulong form and his plan to help Luffy escape. While exiting the Mirro-World, Pekoms sandwiched Luffy between himself and Brûlée to hide the Straw Hat. Pekoms transformed but he was viciously attacked, causing Luffy to be exposed. Sanji then grabbed Luffy and attempted to escape through the air, but they were smashed into the ground by Charlotte Yuen. Luffy and Sanji were cornered, but they were saved by the arrival of Germa 66.

As Sanji’s siblings shielded them from bullets, Sanji was told to escape with Luffy, who lost consciousness. After Sanji kicked through several of the Big Mom Pirates, Brûlée revealed to them of Katakuri’s defeat at Luffy’s hands, causing them to become furious. In response, an enraged Oven attempted to attack Sanji and Luffy, but Ichiji repelled Oven as Sanji and Luffy fled into the air. Yuen tried to attack Sanji once more but Yonji interfered. Sanji was then shot at by several snipers, and one of them fired a missile.

Niji grabbed Sanji before he was caught in the explosion and while holding onto Sanji and Luffy, Niji traveled at a high speed and took down several pirates with his sword. Niji then threw Sanji and Luffy toward the Thousand Sunny, sending them flying over the Big Mom Pirates’ fleet. As the group on the Sunny sailed past the port, Sanji told his captain that their ship was within sight. Luffy and Sanji returned to the Sunny and Chopper quickly tended to Luffy’s injuries. The group was then besieged by Smoothie’s fleet, but Judge came to their rescue.

As the Sunny passed by Judge’s castle, Judge asked Luffy why he risked his life to rescue Sanji. Instead of answering his question, Luffy thanked him. The Sunny group later saw enemy ships approaching them from the front and when the situation grew more dire, they were surprised when Wadatsumi appeared and attacked the enemy. The Sun Pirates cleared a path for the Sunny. Luffy thanked them and Aladine asked Luffy to take care of Jinbe.

However, despite their efforts, the Sunny was intercepted and attacked by the Queen Mama Chanter. Wadatsumi saved the Sunny by switching it with the Sun Pirates’ ship and hid the Sunny in his mouth. Wadatsumi tried swimming away, but Oven attacked him with heat waves, forcing him to spit out the Sunny. As the Sun Pirates held back the Big Mom Pirates, Jinbe decided to stay behind to help them. Luffy consented to Jinbe’s decision but reminded him that as an official member of the Straw Hats, Jinbe must survive and meet up with the rest of the crew at Wano. After Jinbe joined his former crew in battle, the Sunny group sailed far away from Cacao Island. With the Big Mom Pirates unable to pursue, the Sunny group successfully escaped Totto Land. After some rest, Sanji cooked a meal for them.

Levely Arc

After Sanji realized that he received a raid suit from Niji during the escape from Cacao Island, Luffy and Chopper begged him not to throw it away. Carrot received a newspaper and the group read it. Luffy became depressed when he misread his new bounty as 150,000,000. Brook later took a closer look at the poster and told Luffy that he misread the amount. The group was then shocked to hear that Luffy’s bounty actually increased to 1,500,000,000.

Luffy and the Thousand Sunny later washed up on a beach at Kuri and Luffy woke up when a crab pinched his nose. He then encountered a komainu and a baboon wielding a katana. While the komainu and the baboon were fighting, two Beasts Pirates scouts were riding nearby. When they spotted Luffy and the Sunny, they tried to attack Luffy, but the latter easily defeated them and saved a little girl they had captured in the process. One of the pirates ordered the baboon, known as Hihimaru, to attack Luffy, but the latter stopped the baboon with a glare.

The little girl, Tama, then knocked out the enemy pirate, and the girl managed to tame Hihimaru by feeding him kibi-dango created from her own cheek. Tama explained to Luffy where he was and what had happened to her, and after taking the Sunny to a secure location, she offered to feed him as thanks. She took him to her master’s house, where she made some rice dishes. After he ate, Luffy was confronted by Tama’s master, who was angered that he ate the rice that she rarely got to have due to spending her life weaving kasas every day. Tama explained to her master that she gave Luffy the rice to thank him, but she then got sick due to having drank some river water that was contaminated by Kaidou’s factories.

Her master revealed that she had decided to continue living in Kuri to wait for Ace, who had promised to return there. Luffy then informed them that Ace died, causing Tama to become upset and pass out. Hitetsu berated Luffy for saying it so directly and told him about Ace’s visit as well as the destruction of Tama’s village. Luffy then offered to take Tama to the town to see a doctor, and Hitetsu told him to look for his allies. After changing his clothes, Luffy took the sword Nidai Kitetsu with him, and Hitetsu tried to stop him due to fearing its curse, but was unsuccessful as Luffy left with Tama.

As Komachiyo gave them a ride through the bamboo forest, Tama accused Luffy of lying and explained about the promise Ace made to her. They later entered a wasteland and Tama explained about the terrible environment created by the Beasts Pirates before falling unconscious again. Luffy later spotted Zoro saving a woman from some of Kaidou’s thugs. He then reunited with his crewmate, but they were confronted by Hawkins shortly afterwards. Hawkins then read Luffy and Zoro’s fortune, saying that they had 19% chance of surviving at the end of the month.

As they prepared to fight, Zoro noticed the sword Luffy was carrying and asked to hold on to it, but Luffy decided to use it. As Hawkins’ men attacked, Luffy used a punch instead of attacking with the blade. One of the giant lizards tried to bite Luffy, but he dodged it, grabbed it, and threw it at Hawkins, who caught it with his straw sword. Luffy was then surprised when Zoro attacked Hawkins with a flying slash to the face, but the damage was redirected to one of his men. After explaining about his Wara Wara no Mi, Hawkins conjured a giant straw entity.

After he drew a card that made his men attack each other, Komachiyo dragged Luffy and Zoro away from the battle. Hawkins’ straw figure pursued them until Zoro sliced it in two. After getting away from Hawkins, the woman that Zoro saved earlier introduced herself as Tsuru. Upon seeing Tama in critical condition, she asked the two Straw Hats to bring Tama to her tea shop so she could help her. They later arrived at Okobore Town.

While Tama was healed by Tsuru’s medicine, Luffy ate some food. After Luffy heard Tsuru’s story about Okobore Town, Tsuru was attacked by the gifter Batman. During the confusion, Tama was abducted by Gazelleman. Luffy, Zoro, Kiku, and Komachiyo quickly pursued the Gifter and they headed for Bakura Town. At the town’s gates, Luffy yelled out Tama’s name and the group were confronted by swordsmen, but Luffy knocked them out with Supreme King Haki.

While traveling through the town, Kiku told Luffy and Zoro about the town’s history. A defeated sumo wrestler was suddenly hurled towards them, but Luffy caught him with one hand. They then came across a sumo wrestling tournament where Urashima was winning matches. As Urashima’s men were taking Kiku to Urashima, Luffy was amazed when Kiku sliced off Urashima’s top knot with her sword. When Urashima tried to attack Kiku in a fit of rage, Luffy intercepted him and engaged him in a sumo match.

Luffy dodged his opponent’s attacks and sent him flying out of the ring and crashing into a building. Many enemies then came to confront the group. Luffy fought back, demanding the boss of the town to show up. Holed’em later arrived at the scene while holding Tama hostage. As Holed’em accused the group of being part of a group of thieves, Kiku warned Luffy not to anger Holed’em carelessly.

She also informed Luffy and Zoro that Jack was the ruler of the Kuri region and attacking Holed’em would have serious repercussions. When the headliner Speed arrived with a wagon of food, Luffy and Zoro decided to steal it. Luffy quickly attacked Holed’em and grabbed Tama while Zoro struck down the Beasts Pirates escorting the wagon. Once he heard how Holed’em harmed Tama, Luffy dropped Tama in mid-air and turned around to attack Holed’em and struck him in the face with a powerful Red Hawk punch. With Holed’em taken down, Luffy then grabbed Tama again and tried to ride on the back of Speed, thinking she was a horse.

Speed got angry, but when Tama offered some kibi dango made from her body, she ate it and became subservient to Luffy and Tama, carrying them out of Bakura Town as they made their way to Okobore Town. They picked up Law along the way and once they arrived at Okobore Town, they delivered the food to the citizens and Luffy crushed three gifters who tried to stop them. As Tama ate an apple, Luffy promised her that she would not be hungry again. After scolding Luffy and Zoro for their reckless behavior, Law decided to take them to the ruins of Oden’s castle. Luffy then parted ways with Tama but decided to keep the sword he took from Hitetsu.

Luffy, Zoro, Law, and Kiku rode on Komachiyo as they traveled to the castle ruins. As they approached the castle, Zoro wandered off somewhere and Kiku ran away in tears. When they reached the top of the mountain, Law showed Luffy the gravestones for the Kouzuki Family, including Kin’emon, Momonosuke, Kanjuro, and Raizo. Luffy was surprised and initially thought they were dead, but Kin’emon and Momonosuke then came out to meet him and Kiku returned to embrace Kin’emon. The group that had sailed to Wano with Luffy arrived at the ruins as well, and Law took them inside to talk.

There, Kin’emon revealed that he, Momonosuke, Kanjuro, and Raizo had escaped from Orochi’s takeover by traveling 20 years forward in time. Luffy then listened as Kin’emon explained more about the past such as the story of Oden, the time of his execution, the rumor about Toki, and what Kin’emon’s group did right after arriving at present time. Kin’emon then went over a plan to attack Onigashima, the island where Kaidou resided, in two weeks. Kin’emon explained about the Fire Festival and how the decisive battle would play out. After giving the group specific tasks to do, Kin’emon gave them new clothes and summoned Shinobu to guide them.

When Kaidou arrived at the Kuri region, Law alerted Luffy to his presence. Seeing Kaidou above Okobore Town, Luffy rushed off with Law following him. After Kaidou destroyed Oden Castle, Luffy responded by attacking Kaidou with a Gear 3 attack. The attack knocked Kaidou to the ground with an enormous crash. Luffy then proceeded to run towards Oden Castle to check on his friends, but he came across a badly injured Speed, who told him that she tried to get Tama to safety, but Kaidou intercepted and attacked them, leaving Tama’s fate unknown.

Law tried to tell Luffy to flee, but an enraged Luffy decided to once again engage the Emperor. Kaidou unleashed his fire breath at him, but Luffy dodged and struck Kaidou with Elephant Gatling. This dropped Kaidou to the ground again, and he entered his human form while laying down. Luffy activated Gear 4 and unleashed an aggressive barrage of attacks on him. The attacks were ineffective and Kaidou retaliated with Raimei Hakke, rendering Luffy unconscious with a single blow. Kaidou then ordered his men to imprison Luffy, deciding to break his spirit and turn him into a subordinate. As Kaidou’s men surrounded Luffy, he instinctively knocked out some of them with Supreme King Haki. On the next day, Luffy was taken to a prison at Udon and thrown into a cell next to Kid. Both Luffy and Kid swore payback against Kaidou before Luffy noticed Kid next to him.

Tribulation At Udon

A few days later, both of them were competing over who could do more work at the prisoner mine. Dobon then confronted the two over the amount of kibi dango rations they acquired. He prepared to discipline them as he had his hippo put them into its mouth. However, Luffy and Kid quickly knocked out Dobon and his hippo. Luffy also picked up an injured old man and carried him on his shoulder.

On the next day, the old man that Luffy helped expressed his gratitude to Luffy, who then gave Hyo some of his meal tickets in an act of kindness. While Luffy was working, Raizo appeared beside him and informed him that he located the keys to Luffy’s Seastone handcuffs, but it was heavily guarded. Raizo then asked Luffy to wait a little longer before vanishing. Caribou approached Luffy and tried to talk to him with the intention of allying and escaping from the prison, but Luffy rejected him, telling Caribou to go ally with Kid. Caribou began to tell Luffy about the rumors of how Kid lost an arm, until Kid appeared and interrupted him.

After Kid explained his side of the story, Luffy and Kid began arguing over who would defeat Kaidou. After news of Kid’s escape from the Prisoner Mines was announced, Alpacaman tormented Luffy by spitting on him and questioned if he had helped Kid escape. When Luffy saw one of the guards attacking Hyougoro, he rushed to attack the guard. Luffy then kicked the guard in the face and knocked him down, causing an uproar in the prison. The warden stepped in and attacked Luffy.

Afterwards, Luffy continued with his defiance by trying to escape. Luffy and Hyougoro were then caught and brought before Queen, who attempted to convince Luffy to join the Beasts Pirates, only for Luffy to reject the offer. Luffy and Hyougoro were sentenced to fight in death matches called the Sumo Inferno. Both of them were forced to wear collars that will behead them if they step out of the ring, but they were allowed to have their handcuffs removed for combat. As the first group of opponents attacked them, Luffy instantly knocked them out with Supreme King Haki.

As he defeated more opponents, Luffy tried to learn an advanced application of Armament that would allow him to emit the armament to a short distance. Luffy and Hyougoro were eventually confronted by Alpacaman and Madilloman. During the fight, Luffy told Hyougoro how to dodge their attacks. When Luffy told Hyougoro about trying to learn an advanced Armament Haki technique, hoping to use it to break through Kaidou’s scales, Hyougoro demonstrated this technique and defeated Alpacaman with it. Luffy affirmed that this was the exact technique he wanted to learn and asked Hyougoro to teach it to him.

Hyougoro tried to teach Luffy, but he continued defeating opponents without making any progress. The Sumo Inferno was put on hold when night came, but Luffy and Hyougoro were left in the ring as the Beasts Pirates retired for the rest of the day. After knocking out the nearby guards with Supreme King Haki, Luffy told Hyougoro his reason for wanting to defeat Kaidou. Afterwards, Raizo and Caribou approached the ring. Caribou told Luffy that he wanted to become his subordinate, and Luffy decided to accept his help.

When Hyougoro revealed the potential allies within the prison, Luffy became eager to rally them. During the night, Luffy and Hyougoro ate oshiruko that were stolen from Queen but overate and grew fat. On the next day as the Beasts Pirates gathered around the ring, Luffy and Hyougoro prepared for the next set of matches, but Queen went to turn on the Filming Pond Tanishi. Luffy then witnessed the execution of Shimotsuki Yasuie. When Luffy commented that no one should laugh when someone dies, Hyougoro explained about a side effect of the SMILE fruits.

As his crewmates were causing chaos at the execution site, Luffy cheered for them. He was then surprised to see that Kid had been recaptured while attempting to rescue Kamazo, who was revealed to be Killer. After Queen subjugated Kid and Killer to water torture and threatened to leave them submerged until Luffy and Hyougoro die, Luffy attempted to attack Queen, but he easily caught his punch and threw it aside. As tensions between Luffy and Queen began to heat up, they heard a loud noise coming from outside the gate. Luffy was then surprised to see an amnesiac Big Mom breaking into the prison.

As Big Mom and Queen argued about oshiruko, Luffy told them to pull Kid and Killer out of the water. Luffy was then surprised to see Big Mom overpowering Queen. He was relieved to see Kid and Killer saved from drowning after Queen crashed into the contraption holding them. When Big Mom did not find any oshiruko, Luffy unwittingly admitted that he ate the oshiruko that Big Mom was looking for. Big Mom directed her anger towards Luffy and pushed him and Hyougoro out of the ring.

Fortunately, Luffy managed to remove the collars. Hyougoro stayed in Big Mom’s path, hoping that Luffy could become stronger by fighting her. To protect Hyougoro, Luffy prepared to face Big Mom head on. Luffy realized that what he did to remove his and Hyougoro’s death collars was the same technique that he saw Rayleigh used to remove Camie’s exploding collar on Sabaody Archipelago two years ago. However, since he used it in the heat of the moment, Luffy was not sure how to activate it at will.

Luffy attempted to have his Haki flow through his hands, but Big Mom instantly sent him and Hyougoro crashing into a wall. Luffy worriedly apologized to Hyougoro as he pulled him out of the wall, and Hyougoro revealed that he used Haki just in case. Hyougoro told Luffy more about the advanced usage of Armament Haki before he and Luffy were separated by Big Mom, who pursued Luffy into the neighboring Prisoner Iron Factory. After running through the Prisoner Mines, he led Big Mom back to where he started, and Queen attempted another attack on Big Mom. Afterwards, Big Mom regained her memories and fell asleep.

Queen and most of his subordinates quickly took Big Mom on a ship heading for Onigashima, leaving Babanuki to lead the small remainder of the crew in the prison. With communications cut off, Luffy decided to take down Babanuki and his forces and take over the prison. Luffy excitedly took on the Beasts Pirates rushing to attack him as he worked to advance his Armament Haki at will. Babanuki then ordered the prisoners to help subdue Luffy and they obeyed his command. Luffy wondered why they were following Babanuki’s orders, and they replied that they had no hope in overcoming Kaidou and Orochi, having tried and failed to rebel against them 20 years ago and losing everything in the process.

Kawamatsu shouted out from inside his cell, encouraging Luffy to tell the prisoners about their hope. After Raizo freed Kawamatsu, Kiku came and forced the prisoners off of Luffy. Having reunited with Chopper and Kiku (who was revealed to have been born a boy), Luffy prepared to fight once more. Luffy and his group fought against the Beasts Pirates, but they were soon cornered by prisoners who were infected by the Mummy virus. Luffy fearlessly made contact with the infected carriers and ignited the prisoners’ spirit by showing that their agonizing infected situation was no different from their life as slaves in Udon and he promised them that he and his group would liberate Wano Country from Kaidou’s oppression.

Babanuki prepared to use an Excitement shell, but Luffy’s advanced Observation Haki enabled him to stop Babanuki in time by tangling the trunk of his elephant, causing the shell to explode inside Babanuki’s body. After the prison takeover, Luffy’s condition worsened. As Chopper worked to treat him, Luffy reunited with Tama and Momonosuke. Luffy made Momonosuke angry by calling him useless. Chopper successfully developed a cure and treated Luffy and all those infected. Upon meeting the four yakuza bosses, they threatened Luffy for speaking casually to Hyougoro, but Hyougoro vouched for him. As the day of the Fire Festival drew closer, Luffy continued training his Armament Haki with Hyougoro supervising him. Luffy eventually learned how to use advanced Armament Haki, and he returned to Amigasa Village with Tama and Chopper two days before the decisive battle.

Raid On Onigashima

Luffy was excited to be given a new armor by Hitetsu. He then wondered about Jinbe’s fate, but he was certain that Jinbe would eventually arrive at Wano Country. On the day before the raid on Onigashima, Luffy spoke with Kin’emon before the latter head out with his group. Luffy later practiced his advanced Armament Haki on a tree as he expressed eagerness to fight Kaidou again. On the day of the Fire Festival, the Straw Hats, Heart Pirates, and Kid Pirates arrived at Tokage Port and entered the battle with the Beasts Pirates.

After rescuing Kin’emon’s group, the Straw Hats were informed by the Beasts Pirates of how the rebels were prevented from gathering at Tokage Port and that Kaidou formed an alliance with Big Mom. Undeterred, Luffy, Law, and Kid then destroyed a Beasts Pirates’ ship together. Afterwards, Luffy was excited to see that Denjiro arrived along with all of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance allies. While Kanjuro fled to Onigashima with Momonosuke, Luffy was shocked to learn that Kanjuro was a spy working for Orochi. After Momonosuke ordered the alliance to press forward without worrying about him, Luffy was impressed and promised to rescue Momonosuke.

As the alliance was attacked by a Beasts Pirates ship with long ranged cannons, Luffy was overjoyed to see Jinbe arriving and joining the battle. With Jinbe officially part of the crew, the Straw Hats proceeded to take over the torii in front of Onigashima. The crew then arrived at Onigashima with the rebels. After disembarking, Luffy received a Beasts Pirates disguise from Kin’emon. When the Kid Pirates went ahead into Onigashima, Luffy tried to follow them.

While searching for Kid, Luffy became enraged when some Beasts Pirates members callously wasted some oshiruko, remembering how happy Tama was to receive some. In a fit of rage, Luffy struck them with a Gear 3 attack. Zoro then found Luffy and berated him for causing a scene, but when Luffy explained his reasons, Zoro went along with him. During the ensuing chaos, the two Straw Hats were confronted by the surrounding Beasts Pirates. Apoo attacked and injured the duo with his Devil Fruit powers, forcing them to retreat.

They were saved from Apoo when Kid landed a surprise attack on his former ally. The situation became more chaotic as a Number entered the fray. As Luffy, Zoro, Kid, and Killer ran to the castle, they were able to defend against Apoo’s next attack by covering their ears. As Luffy fought his way through inside Kaidou’s castle, he ran into Ulti and Page One. When Luffy said he was going to become the Pirate King, Ulti angrily responded that Kaidou would take that title as she headbutted him.

After a brief clash, Ulti managed to send Luffy crashing into the floor, but she sensed that he was unharmed and so transformed into her pachycephalosaurs hybrid form. Luffy emerged from his crater and rushed toward Ulti and Page One, and before they could react, he grabbed hold of Ulti’s horns and used them to slam her into the ground before defeating Page One with Elephant Gun. Ulti then grabbed Luffy’s arms and prepared to headbutt him in her hybrid form while Luffy prepared to transform into his Gear 4, but Yamato rushed in and struck Ulti with his kanabo. Yamato then picked Luffy up and ran away as the Beasts Pirates began chasing after them, and he introduced himself to Luffy while trying to take him to a private spot. Luffy had no desire to meet with Yamato and so attacked him, but Yamato managed to counter his attacks before the duo engaged in a powerful and destructive clash.

In the immediate aftermath of the clash, Yamato took Luffy to the attic and was able to get him to stay and talk for five minutes. As Yamato took off his mask and revealed his real appearance, he told Luffy about his devotion to Oden and asked him to fight with him to achieve the legendary samurai’s dream of opening Wano’s borders. During their conversation, Yamato revealed to Luffy not only why he never left Onigashima (despite him wanting to do so) but also his desire to sail with Luffy’s crew. They then listened to Kaidou’s speech, but they fell out of the attic when the floor below them collapsed. Luffy urged Yamato to show him the way to Momonosuke before he could be executed.

As they fought through the Beasts Pirates, Luffy informed Yamato that Momonosuke and his retainers were alive the whole time. Luffy then removed Yamato’s handcuffs and tossed them away before they detonated and caused a huge explosion that sent them flying to the Performance Stage. Even though Kaidou and Momonosuke were in sight, Luffy waited for the Scabbards to start the all-out attack. During the raid, Big Mom saw Luffy and confronted him again. When Big Mom mocked Luffy of his mission to bring down Kaidou, Luffy stated his actual goal was to bring down both of them along with their followers in this all-out war.

After Kaidou transformed into his dragon form and took the Scabbards with him to the roof of Skull Dome, Luffy stated to Kin’emon that he would catch up with them later. After Luffy watched Sanji assist Shinobu in freeing Momonosuke, he became worried when King drove Sanji through a wall. Luffy decided to have Yamato assist Shinobu in protecting Momonosuke. Big Mom then resumed her attack on Luffy, further enraged that Luffy had interfered too much lately with all the festivities she had tried to enjoy. Luffy realized he had to deal with Big Mom first before he could deal with Kaidou.

As the battle at the Live Stage unfolded, Luffy told Shinobu to trust Yamato. He then attempted to jump to the roof of the Skull Dome along with Zoro, but Queen prevented their advance. When the other Straw Hats arrived, the crew assembled on the Live Stage. The samurai fought to open a path for the Straw Hats, but they struggled to bring one of the Numbers down, so Zoro sliced its club and Jinbe saved some samurai from the falling piece while Luffy went on to attack the Number with Gear 4. At this moment, he encountered X Drake, who struck down another of the Numbers.

Afterwards, Drake offered to join forces with him. Unlike Zoro, Franky, and Jinbe, Luffy immediately accepted Drake’s help. As Luffy and Sanji rushed to reach Kaidou, Apoo tried to attack them, but they quickly covered their ears. When Hatcha arrived, Sanji told Luffy to ignore him, so they do not waste time with a pointless fight. As they continued on, Sanji had to constantly keep Luffy from engaging in pointless fights.

They were confronted by Briscola, but Jinbe arrived to aid them. After defeating Briscola, Jinbe offered to escort Luffy and Sanji to the roof. The trio reached the first level of the castle, and they got past two Shinuchis along the way. As they went through the third level, Sanji separated from Luffy and Jinbe. The two ran into rebels from Udon, and they built a ladder to the fourth level.

At the fourth level, Luffy separated from Jinbe, who decided to remain on the floor to hold back Who’s-Who and his subordinates. At the fifth level, Luffy found that the Mink Tribe had cleared his way to the roof. Once he arrived there, he joined up with Zoro, Law, Kid, and Killer as they prepared to fight Kaidou and Big Mom. Luffy briefly ignored the two Emperors to check up on Kin’emon and his group, who were wounded but still alive. Luffy agreed to take Wano’s fate upon his shoulders and asked Law to send the Scabbards somewhere safe.

After Law did so, Luffy dodged an attack by Kaidou and struck back with a new and powerful Gear 3 attack called Gomu Gomu no Red Roc that made Kaidou bleed, shocking both Emperors. Kaidou then struck back by attacking with his club. Luffy managed to avoid the full brunt of the attack, but he was still grazed by Kaidou. Big Mom attempted to attack Luffy with Prometheus, but Zoro stepped in and cut the sun homie in two. Kaidou tried attacking Luffy again, but Law teleported Luffy to another spot.

After Law berated Luffy for making it look like Law was taking orders from him, Luffy then challenged Law and Kid to a game of chicken when Big Mom launched an attack at the three captains. Not moving an inch, the three captains took the attack head on. They quickly recovered and attacked Kaidou together, but the Emperor transformed and joined Big Mom in the sky, ready to launch a counterattack. Kaidou then used a roar to unleash several wind blades on the five members of the Worst Generation. Luffy dodged them and struck Kaidou with Gomu Gomu no Kong Rifle, which injured him.

Right after Killer got struck by Big Mom’s Indra, Kaidou tried to chomp on Killer, but Luffy kicked Kaidou away with Rhino Schneider. Kaidou prepared to use Bolo Breath on Luffy, but Zoro had Law teleport him to in front of Kaidou so he could defend Luffy by cutting Kaidou’s flames. Big Mom unleashed Tenman Daijizai Tenjin on Luffy and his allies. Luffy got struck but was unharmed due to his body being rubber. He then got hit by Kaidou’s Bolo Breath, but to Kaidou’s surprise, Luffy came out unscathed, claiming that it was his guts that protected him.

He then struck Kaidou with Gomu Gomu no Kong Gatling. Eventually, Luffy got exhausted from the stress of using Gear 4 and reverted back, forcing Zoro to protect him from both Kaidou and Big Mom’s attacks. Luffy then watched as Kaidou transformed into his Human-Beast form. Luffy eventually recovered from the effects of Gear 4 and resumed fighting. Insisting that their attacks so far were being effective, Luffy kept stubbornly assaulting Kaidou and Big Mom, who repeatedly struck him away as the other Supernovas discussed a way to separate the two Emperors.

When Kaidou and Big Mom prepared a devastating combined attack, Luffy was able to see into the future the range and scope of the shockwave, alerting the others about it. After Zoro managed to delay the attack for an instant and Law teleported everybody to safety, Luffy attempted to punch Kaidou once more, giddily noticing that the Emperor was weakened enough to start dodging attacks instead of enduring them, thus confirming his suspicions from before. Kaidou countered Luffy’s punch with a series of attacks of his own, managing to knock the Straw Hat captain out. Like their prior confrontation at Kuri, Luffy kept “glaring” at Kaidou even while unconscious, something that Kaidou noted. Luffy did not stay down for long and, in fact, was able to deduce the secret behind Kaidou’s immense power and defenses after observing the Emperor’s latest attack and reminiscing his own training with Hyougoro.

Telling Kaidou that he was fighting for his Wano friends and would refuse to submit to him, Luffy learned how to coat his own body with Supreme King Haki, allowing himself to defend and counterattack Kaidou’s strikes without even making contact with the Emperor. Confident that he now had a reliable way to hurt Kaidou, Luffy declared to Law and an unconscious Zoro that he would defeat him. After Law left the battlefield with Zoro and Zeus, Kaidou got up and, admitting that both he and Luffy were enjoying this fight, clashed once more with the Straw Hat captain. However, Luffy lacked skill in the use of Supreme King coating and was soon overpowered and defeated by Kaidou. The unconscious Luffy was thrown off the flying Onigashima and fell towards the sea.

As he sunk into the depths, the Kaidou disappointedly noted that Luffy was not able to become Joy Boy. However, as Luffy sunk into the sea, he used the Voice of All Things to transmit a message to Momonosuke, to tell his crew that he will be back and that he will win against Kaidou. He also used it to call the Heart Pirates who were aboard the Polar Tang to come and rescue him. After they brought him into the ship and pushed the water out of his lungs, he awoke and began demanding meat. Having reached Tokage Port, even after Luffy ate the Heart Pirates’ entire stock of food, he demanded more, which they fortunately managed to procure thanks to Caribou being nearby, with months worth of provisions stored within his swamp.

As he ate, he reunited with a sobbing Momonosuke, who just recently landed on the mainland thanks to Shinobu’s kite, and had not long ago witnessed Kiku and Kin’emon fall before his eyes. Luffy told the boy to stop crying and to transform into his dragon form and fly him back to Onigashima. Thanks to Caribou’s provisions, Luffy regained his strength back and was later amazed to see Momonosuke in his adult dragon form, thanks to Shinobu’s Devil Fruit powers, asking Momonosuke to fly to Onigashima and get another chance at beating Kaidou. Still, Luffy was angry at Momonosuke’s fear of heights, which in his eyes should be over now that he has become an adult dragon. Momonosuke then gradually overcame his fear, descending towards Onigashima, with Luffy barely hanging onto his horn.

They would both pass through several parts of the castle while leaving everybody in shock about a second dragon on Onigashima. When they finally reached the roof and spotted Kaidou, Luffy was quick to transform into his Gear 4: Snakeman and attack Kaidou with Jet Culverin, unknowingly striking simultaneously with Yamato, who had been stalling Kaidou the whole time; upon noticing each other, the two were happy to see each other again at last. Shortly thereafter, Kaidou transformed into his Dragon-Form, preparing to face all three of them at once, with Luffy standing above Momonosuke, confirming his name and dream of becoming Pirate King when asked by Kaidou. After Momonosuke barely dodged Kaidou’s attack, Luffy would then take over the first strike at Kaidou, but not before telling Momonosuke to bite Kaidou, hitting Kaidou with Elephant Gun and sending him headfirst into the ground. When Kaidou was preparing to attack Momonosuke after being bitten by the latter, Luffy came to Momonosuke’s rescue, punching Kaidou while using Supreme King infusion and sending him into the ground headfirst once again.

Thanks to a hidden Mary on the roof, Luffy was able to transmit his message to all of Onigashima to declare that he would defeat Kaidou, boosting the morale of his allies and crew. As Kaidou transformed into his Human-Beast Form, the Emperor swung his kanabo and Luffy met it with his punch, both of them infusing their attacks with Supreme King Haki and clashing with enough force to split the sky above Onigashima, revealing the full moon previously hidden above it. Soon after the sky-splitting clash, Luffy told Yamato to take Momonosuke and flee, wanting a chance at defeating Kaidou 1v1. When Kaidou attempted to stop them from retreating, Luffy restrained the Emperor by wrapping his legs around Kaidou’s neck. Both Luffy and Kaidou then resumed their fight, once again using Supreme King infusion, trading blows with each other before Luffy send Kaidou back with his Gomu Gomu no Roc Gun, simultaneously falling back.

However, both quickly got up, started laughing and commented on the fight finally becoming fun. To Luffy’s annoyance, Kaidou would then starting to drink alcohol, although he stated that he has to become stronger as he finally acknowledged Luffy’s power. When Luffy attempted to strike at Kaidou, the latter went through several stages of a special state called Shuron Hakke due to his alcohol consumption. In his Warai Jogo state, he dealt a severe blow to Luffy with Ragnaraku that created a large crack in the roof of Onigashima. Kaidou entered the Ochikomi Jogo mode in his dragon form and lamented over not being able to protect Onigashima and the time it would take to rebuild it, before using Tatsumaki Kaifu on an approaching Luffy.

He then shifted to his Naki Jogo state and return to hybrid form, crying as he prepared to use Raimei Hakke on Luffy. However, Luffy was successful in dodging this attack and landed a reverse Supreme King-infused kick on Kaidou’s chin. The Emperor, still crying profusely, grabbed Luffy’s leg with his tail and attempted to headbutt him. The two combatants had a headbutt clash powered by Supreme King Haki, with their foreheads not touching. Kaidou won out the clash as Luffy remarked that Kaidou’s haki was growing stronger as he was sent reeling.

Kaidou then entered the final stage of Shuron Hakke, Okori Jogo and angrily fired off two Boro Breaths before he met Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no Roc Gatling with Gundari Ryuseigun. However, during the flurry of attacks, Luffy blocked a swing of Kaidou’s Hassaikai with Supreme King Haki and managed to strike the Emperor’s abdomen with a Supreme King-infused kick bolstered by Gear 2 and Gear 3, seemingly damaging Kaidou significantly. When Big Mom was defeated, the two pirates were in the midst of a clash of haki-infused attacks, with Luffy being pushed back. Sensing that Linlin lost her battle, Kaidou emitted his Supreme King Haki in rage, though Luffy expressed how impressed he was that Law and Kid managed to win. Kaidou then recalled how the two first met, before entering his Naki Jogo mode and bursting into tears, though Luffy responded by entering Gear 4: Snakeman, and barraging Kaidou with Gomu Gomu no Hydra, stating that Kaidou’s ambition meant nothing to him, how this was his final Gear 4, and how he wasn’t stopping till he drove the King of Beasts out of Wano.

Kaidou was seemingly unable to respond to the omni-directional Hydra attack, and contemplated how such an attack should be impossible due to the innate nature of rubber, as he slowly transitioned to his Amae Jogo mode. Kaidou manages to escape the attack, using Nusubito Jogo and advanced Observation, before transforming into his full beast form, grabbing Luffy in his mouth and flying high into the sky. He then let go of Luffy before firing a point-blank Bolo Breath straight down, which blasted the Straw Hat captain all the way through Onigashima. Thankfully, Luffy managed to only escape the attack by transitioning into his Boundman form and flying back to the top of the island. He then got above Kaidou and landed a Gomu Gomu no Over Kong Gun on the Emperor, which disrupted the Bolo Breath the dragon was preparing to fire.

However, Kaidou quickly recovered, entering his hybrid form and using Satsuriku Jogo mode to floor Luffy with Hourai Hakke. With Luffy resolving to end this with one final hit, he quickly bounced back and charged at the Emperor with another Over Kong Gun, with Kaidou dashing at him whilst preparing another Hourai Hakke. However, CP0 agent Guernika suddenly appeared and locked Luffy’s attacking arm by grabbing on to it and using Tekkai, allowing Kaidou to knock the Straw Hat captain down. Guernika escaped the strike, releasing just before the Emperor hit, whilst Kaidou could only attack in despair, as he relived another exciting battle being sabotaged by outside influence, just like during his duel against Oden, leading to Luffy passing out and laying on ground as Kaidou descended towards the Live Floor after dealing with the Guernika. However, shortly afterwards, Luffy’s body seemed to transform as he was seen smiling during the transformation.

Luffy was then monologuing about how he could hear his heartbeat and still stand despite being defeated by Kaidou. He then jumped into the air, being transformed into a new form, awakening his Devil Fruit while calling the new form, Gear 5. In this form, he emitted a huge blast of Supreme King Haki, taking out several Beasts Pirates on the Live Floor, before he enlarged his arm and grabbed Kaidou in his entire dragon form, dragging him onto the rooftop. He then tightly wrapped his arm around Kaidou, swinging him around before slamming him back and forth on the surface. Kaidou then retaliated, shooting a Bolo Breath at Luffy, Luffy however grapped the ground beneath him, turning it into rubber and thus reflected Kaidou’s attack at him while constantly laughing due to his Devil Fruit being awakened.

Kaidou then recovered and apologized for the CP0-Agent’s intervention, with Luffy accepting the apology and wanting to finish his fight with Kaidou properly. While watching Luffy bouncing up and down, Kaidou told him he awakened his Devil Fruit since he was turning the ground into rubber like himself, yet he felt like the transformation was akin to that of a Zoan fruit, which confused him. Nevertheless, he bit down on Luffy and swallowed him, only for Luffy to bounce around in his insides before using Gomu Gomu no Fusen to inflate both his and Kaidou’s body, causing him discomfort as the two floated up into the sky. Kaidou tried to figure out how Luffy was able to make his body being like rubber just as Luffy was about to stretch his arms through Kaidou’s eyes to launch himself out of Kaidou’s body using Gomu Gomu no Dasshutsu Rocket which caused additional discomfort to Kaidou. Luffy then launched himself higher into the air and made himself a giant to step on Kaidou, but Kaidou evaded and chomped down on Luffy’s torso, but Luffy grabbed his head and tail and started using him like a jump rope until Kaidou used Bolo Breath to blast him far away.

As Luffy recovered and ran back to him, Kaidou changed into his hybrid form and struck Luffy with Kosanze Ragnaraku, slamming his head through the roof. As Luffy pulled his head back, Kaidou remarked that their fight looked like something out of a picture book, but believed Luffy is at the end of his rope, which was confirmed when his awakened state wore off. Though Kaidou himself fell to one knee, he told Luffy that after he died, he will tell everyone how valiantly he fought, but Luffy rejected this notion and changed back, assuring Kaidou that he was not afraid of dying. Kaidou managed to slam Luffy with Hassaikai a few times before Luffy bounced off a rock at Kaidou while spinning his arms like a propeller. Kaidou tried to block his attack while also trying to figure out what Luffy’s power was, claiming no one is capable of taking him down, only to get punched straight through the face by Luffy and knocked onto his back.

Kaidou picked himself back up and asked Luffy who he was to which Luffy answered that he is the one who will surpass him and become the Pirate King. Kaidou acknowledged that Luffy still hasn’t lost his spirit and how ridiculous his power was. He admitted he has lost a lot in this war, but believed Luffy has too, only for Luffy to retort that he will take it all back. He used Gundari Ryuseigun on Luffy but got hit multiple times by Luffy as well, whose punches stretched through him again. He then noticed smoke coming from the bottom of the roof and believed that the whole castle is on fire, and everyone will burn to death, but Luffy responded that he trusts his friends to handle the problem as Kaidou fired a Kaifu attack that Luffy dodged.

He then watched as Luffy grabbed a bolt of lightning with a smile on Luffy’s face. Luffy used Gomu Gomu no Kaminari to throw the bolt of lightning at Kaidou, but he sidestepped and slammed Luffy from the side, sending him flying far away again. Luffy used another lightning bolt to propel himself back to attack Kaidou again, but he quickly dodged the attack and struck Luffy on the head. As he did so, he told Luffy that having a strong Devil Fruit isn’t enough to conquer the seas; Roger himself didn’t have one yet he still became the Pirate King, and Kaidou said that such hurdles can only be overcome with Haki as he hit Luffy with Daiitoku Raimei Hakke, knocking him into the air again. However, Luffy grabbed Kaidou while being past the storm clouds and Kaidou tried to shake Luffy off, first by hitting his arm with Hassaikai, then changing into his full dragon form to hit him with Tatsumaki Kaifu and Bolo Breath.

His efforts were futile, as not only did Luffy hang on, but inflated his other fist to a humongous size to finish Kaidou off with. Seeing Luffy’s giant fist, Kaidou decided to take it head on as he enveloped himself in fire, which finally caused Luffy to let go of him, a move Kaidou said was the right call. He told Luffy that Oden was burned to death and ever since then, the people of Wano desperately clinged onto the hope their “savior” would come. He also told Luffy that his fist would never hit him because his fire would vaporize it. However, Luffy only retorted at Kaidou that he now knew how to actually hurt him, thanks to Hygoro’s teaching at Udon, replying to Kaidou he would send him to the bottom of hell before Kaidou met Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no Bajrang Gun with his Shoryu: Kaen Hakke. As they clashed, Kaidou commended Luffy for coming so far but believed he couldn’t change the world. He did ask, though, what kind of world Luffy wanted to create, and he answered that he wanted to make a world where his friends could eat as much as they want, as his fist tore through Kaidou’s attack and punched Kaidou so hard in the face he got hurled deep into the ground in front of the Flower Capital before Luffy himself passed out mid-air from exhaustion due to the fight. As Kaidou sank deeper into the ground and fell into a lava pit, Luffy exited out of Gear 5 and dropped from the sky, where he was caught by Yamato, who smiled and congratulated him and Momonosuke on their incredible feats. The impact from Kaidou landing in the pit destabilized an underwater volcano which caused it to erupt catching Kaidou and Big Mom, who had also fallen into the pit, in the resulting explosion. A bandaged Luffy smiled as he was finally declared the winner of the final battle in the skies over Wano. Yamato caught Luffy as he fell, and both he and Zoro were tended to by Chopper later on, but not before he told Momonosuke to not reveal his name to the people of Wano, as he would then be treated as a hero for defeating Kaidou.

A New Dawn In Wano Country

A week later, both Luffy and Zoro woke up and immediately demanded meat and booze respectively. As the crew celebrated their recovery, Luffy was shocked to see Momonosuke in his adult form for the first time, after initially not recognizing him. After the crew learned that there was going to be a massive festival to celebrate Wano’s liberation, Luffy became excited to hear of it and decided to go to the baths first with his friends before partying. As promised Momonosuke did not reveal his name to Wano, so the citizens came to know him as Joy Boy but believed he had already left the country. Luffy proceeded to enjoy the festival with his crew and the rest of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance, along with Law and Kid’s crews as well.

Luffy then called for a toast celebrating the end of the long fight and the festival, when suddenly Kid barged in trying to attack him. Luffy did not acknowledge his attack however, and simply wrapped his arm around his fellow Supernova as he continued to celebrate. Kid quickly shook Luffy off and showed him the day’s newspaper, which contained the formal declaration of the new Four Emperors of the Sea – Shanks, Blackbeard, Luffy, and Buggy, much to Luffy’s shock. After Admiral Ryokugyu retreated from Wano when Shanks intimidated him with his Supreme King Haki, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Jinbe were sitting and acknowledged the Admiral’s departure, Momonosuke’s braveness, and the strong Haki they felt. Luffy sensed a familiarity with the Haki.

Yamato then approached them and stated his intention of not leaving with the Straw Hats but staying on the island for their peace of mind, since threats like Ryokugyu may appear more often with Kaidou now gone, to which Luffy reluctantly agreed. Marco flew up to say goodbye, having found a ship close by (the Red Hair Pirates) who were willing to take him home. Luffy tried to give his thanks for helping him during the Summit War of Marineford, though Marco coolly shrugged it off, instead stating how proud Ace would be if he could see Luffy now, with the Straw Hat captain grinning proudly at the praise. Later, Robin revealed that the Ancient Weapon, Pluton, was on the island, but Luffy had no interest in acquiring it. Tama then appeared with Shinobu, having become the kunoichi’s apprentice, with the girl requesting to join the crew if she was strong enough next time they met, with Luffy happily agreeing.

A few days later at Tokage Port, the Straw Hats decided to depart, with Luffy, Kid and Law deciding to sail to separate islands as indicated by the three Log Pose needles. Law chose to go to northeast, with Luffy and Kid drawing lots to go east, which Luffy lost, setting the Straw Hats heading to the southeast. Kid, while expressing his annoyance at the Emperors, started talking about Buggy’s new crew, Cross Guild, which now has Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk supposedly “under” him, though Luffy heavily doubting this claim. Kid goes on to explain how Cross Guild was putting out bounties for Marines, now making them the hunted. After Kid received Poneglyph markings from Law, he and Killer started talking about looking for “the man with the burn mark”, which got Luffy’s attention. As the Straw Hats prepared to depart, Momonosuke charged at them in his dragon form before tackling Luffy as a human, and though Kin’emon started scolding the Straw Hat captain, the young shogun broke down in tears, begging Luffy to stay. Luffy then had Usopp pass him a flag, which he in turn passed on to Momonosuke. He then stated that they were waiting for Momonosuke, and knowing how childish he was on the inside, granted the shogun his Jolly Roger, telling him that in times of strife to think on their adventure and if anyone came to pick a fight, to show them the flag, as it indicates that they are also picking a fight with the Straw Hat Pirates. They then set sail, but not before Luffy gave Kin’emon, Momonosuke and Yamato an open invitation to join his crew, should they ever wish to become pirates. The Sunny and the Polar Tang set course to Mogura Port, where there is a gondola which could safely transport them to the sea. However, after Kid taunted the other two captains for taking the safe route, Luffy and Law took control of their respective ships and, despite their crews’ protests, sailed it over the Koi-climbing Waterfall with the Kid Pirates, with the resulting fall breaking one of the Sunny’s looms.

She offered to share more news regarding other people Luffy knew, but Luffy declined unless it was truly bad. Luffy then reaffirmed Sabo’s innocence and revealed the dream he had shared to Sabo and Ace 12 years ago; the revelation of this dream provoked a strong response from the Straw Hats, with reactions ranging from delighted laughter to stunned silence. However, everyone supported it and expressed a drive to find the final Road Poneglyph that would allow them to reach Laugh Tale. Days later, the Straw Hats entered a bitterly cold area as they drew closer toward their next island. Luffy saw a gigantic warm eddy and then noticed something inside of it, causing Zoro to cut it open.

The strong winds blew Chopper overboard and Luffy stretched out to grab him, but was swept overboard as well. The mysterious figure then emerged from the eddy, revealing herself to be a child Jewelry Bonney. Luffy stretched out his other arm to grab Bonney, but they were then attacked by a giant Mecha-Shark living in the water, causing the three of them to fall into the ocean. Jinbe dove in to save them, and was forced to take them deep down to escape the Mecha-Shark. They made their way to a cave in the coast of the island, where they dried their clothes and Bonney explained to Luffy that she was a fellow member of the Worst Generation.

Luffy wished to look for a restaurant to get food, but Bonney said he would not find one as this was the Future Island Egghead, which contained Vegapunk’s laboratory. Bonney revealed that she came here to take revenge on Vegapunk for turning her father into a mindless cyborg. Luffy, Chopper, Jinbe, and Bonney ventured into the cave and accessed Egghead’s surface via a ladder, where they found themselves surrounded by futuristic machines. However, Luffy found that a lot of the creatures and food around him were nothing more than holographic illusions. Atlas, a satellite of Vegapunk, then appeared and Luffy punched her to see if she was real, causing her to get angry and punch him back.

However, he landed against the Cooking Machine which could make any food on demand, which he, Chopper, and Bonney gorged on. When Jinbe asked Atlas who she was, she responded that she was Vegapunk, which Luffy and Chopper took at face value. Once the group had eaten their fill, Atlas departed, and Luffy discovered a machine which gave him new clothes. The rest of the group used the machine as well, but were then approached by a police Pacifista which attacked them for using the cooking and clothing machines without paying. Luffy moved to launch a counterattack against it, but was kicked away by Bonney, who believed that the Pacifista was her father Kuma.

Knowing this was not the case, Luffy rushed to save her from its laser attack. Following the blast, Bonney used her Devil Fruit ability to change everyone’s ages, causing the Pacifista to no longer recognize them. As they recovered, they talked with Bonney about Kuma’s past and how he came into the World Government’s service. Luffy’s group resumed exploring Egghead, and came to the ruins of a very old mecha in a big scrap heap. While trying to get it to activate, a sudden burst happened as an old man, the original Vegapunk, appeared with half of his body inside the mecha due to a failed teleportation experiment.

Luffy pulled him out, and noticed that he was floating, which Vegapunk revealed was a function of the DOM Shoes they were all wearing. However, their attempts to activate this caused them to blast high into the air. Following this, Vegapunk explained more about himself to the pirates, including how he split his consciousness into six satellites which included Atlas. Bonney then tried attacking Vegapunk with his Beam Saber invention, but fainted after the beam attracted a horde of bugs. Vegapunk talked to Luffy about Momonosuke and his dragon transformation, revealing it was the result of his artificial Devil Fruit creation.

Luffy then asked about the mecha, and Vegapunk revealed that it was the Iron Giant, which had been built 900 years ago and attacked Mary Geoise 200 years ago. Vegapunk then asked Luffy to take him off of Egghead. When Luffy asked why, Vegapunk revealed his main dream of creating a free and abundant energy source for the whole world, an energy which once powered the Iron Giant centuries ago. However, this research caused him to delve too deep into forbidden history, resulting in the World Government now looking to eliminate him. Vegapunk then noted that CP0 was now on Egghead, and reiterated his request to sail with Luffy.

Luffy agreed because he liked the scientist’s funny-looking head, and Vegapunk requested he take Bonney to the Labophase above the clouds before this area became a warzone, saying he would meet them up there as he suddenly disappeared into thin air. As Luffy’s group started heading to the requested location, they ran into Rob Lucci, who had just taken down Atlas using Rokuogan. Initially ambivalent toward Lucci, Luffy became angry upon seeing what had happened to Atlas due to Atlas giving him food, and activated Gear 5 to fight the CP0 agent. Lucci countered by activating his awakened leopard Zoan form, and the two of them engaged in a fierce battle. In the midst of their sparring, Sentomaru arrived with the Seraphim S-Snake, S-Hawk, and S-Bear to counter CP0’s invasion, but was struck down by Lucci while distractedly conversing with Luffy.

Sentomaru managed to remain conscious to prevent CP0 from assuming control over the Seraphim, and Luffy used his environment and awakened abilities to keep Lucci away from him, overwhelming the CP0 agent. Sentomaru told Luffy to go and get Vegapunk off Egghead, and Luffy joined Chopper, Jinbe, and a now-conscious Bonney as they took the Vacuum Rocket up to the Labophase, which they reached in seconds. Bonney quickly raced into the Labophase, still intent on getting revenge on Vegapunk, and Luffy and Chopper raced after her to stop her. He, Chopper, and Jinbe reunited with Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Robin, and Franky, but lost track of Bonney and Vegapunk in the process. Luffy and Chopper went to look for the two of them, but could not find them even after searching the entire Labophase, returning to the control room with the rest of the Straw Hats, all six of the Vegapunk satellites, and undercover CP0 agent/Vegapunk ally Stussy, who had incapacitated Lucci and Kaku.

Satellite Shaka noted that they had lost control over the Frontier Dome that protected the Labophase from outside attack, meaning they were unable to get out of it. He told the group to do what they could to find the main Vegapunk, and as they all dispersed, Luffy remained in the room along with Zoro to recover from his exhaustion and watch over Lucci and Kaku. Originally able to hear everyone through a headset, the signal cut out and Luffy went to Shaka to find out what was going on. Shaka revealed that the camera feeds around the Labophase were being rapidly cut off, meaning there was an enemy on the loose inside the Labophase. Zoro then called for help, and Luffy and Shaka raced to him to find S-Hawk and S-Bear had arrived.

The two Seraphim began attacking despite Shaka’s orders, making him realize that one of the Vegapunks had ordered them to attack. Now conscious, Lucci and Kaku proposed that Luffy and Zoro free them of their Seastone shackles so they could team up against the Seraphim, which the two Straw Hats found unappealing. Kaku promised they would go back in handcuffs once they were finished, and Luffy believed this, forcing Zoro to explain Kaku was lying. However, Luffy ultimately agreed to free them, saying he would beat them if they tried going after his friends. Luffy activated Gear 4 and he and Lucci performed a combined attack against S-Bear, while Zoro and Kaku attacked S-Hawk.

Despite their powerful combined attacks, the Seraphim were able to get up little worse for wear; however, Zoro did notice that their physiologies were similar to King, who was a member of the rare Lunarian Tribe. As the battle raged on, Shaka departed to join the search for the main Vegapunk. With the knowledge that the Seraphim’s strength was dependent on the flames on their backs, Luffy’s group moved to diminish those flames, to little initial success. S-Hawk then disappeared suddenly, and Lucci revealed that it was going to eliminate its weakest targets first. Zoro raced after it, and Luffy told Kaku to go with Zoro before turning his attention back to S-Bear.

At some point, Luffy approached S-Snake while calling her Hancock, and requested she undo the petrification on his friends, which she agreed to do due to her seeming affection for Luffy. By the next day, the culprit, York was eventually found and outmatched by the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies, who subdued and chained her to the ground. The entire group then listened in on York’s forced conversation with the five elders. After York had revealed she had been captured by the Straw Hats, surprising the elders and everyone else listening, Luffy stated while eating that he did not fully understand the situation, but was prepared to use York as a shield against the Marines, prompting Bonney to state that they were in a hostage situation. Luffy then introduced himself to the Five Elders, and stated that he and his crew were Vegapunk’s allies, and that if they care about York’s safety, they should call off the Marine fleet at the shore, surprising everyone in the room.

Just as he was about to tell the elders who is alive in the Labophase with him, Robin stopped him from telling them too much. Luffy then apologized and asked them nicely to back down, with Usopp angrily telling him to quit dreaming. Later in the Labophase, when Vegapunk talked to Nami about their next destination, Luffy and Usopp both got excited when Vegapunk stated that one of the needles Nami’s log pose was pointing towards leads to Elbaph. They then made plans with Vegapunk to escape Egghead using Vegaforce-01 to carry the Sunny over the Marine fleet, and then use a Coup de Burst to finish escaping, but first, they needed to deactivate the frontier dome. When Vegapunk tasked Lilith with piloting the robot, Franky, Luffy, and Bonney went with her to the robot and the Sunny, with Lilith being happy that she finally got to leave the island and Luffy and Bonney both stating that they would miss the food, but Luffy then told her that Sanji would just cook for them, exciting Bonney.

When Luffy asked Bonney why she was in such a good mood, she told him that she felt better now that she no longer wanted Vegapunk dead, with Luffy thanking her for finally stop crying, leading her to yell at him. As the group arrived at the Thousand Sunny, Luffy felt an intense presence below as Kizaru warped onto the island. While Vegaforce-01 began to move the Thousand Sunny to the back of the island, with Luffy and his group being carried by it as well, Kizaru swiftly defeated Sentomaru. Kizaru wasted no time, and quickly warped up to the Labophase using his Devil Fruit. Luffy noticed this, and while his group continued to flee with the Thousand Sunny, he chose to confront Kizaru alone.

The two shared a short greeting that was interrupted by Luffy instantly going for a strike against Kizaru, who blocked. Luffy then proudly declared that he and his crew were 100 times stronger than they were two years prior, with both Luffy and Kizaru starting to fight each other. Transforming into “Snake-Man” and barraging Kizaru with a flurry of punches, it forced Kizaru on the defensive as he attempted to block. Kizaru admitted that Luffy had become quite the opponent, and inquired as to why he would choose to help Vegapunk. While responding to Luffy asking him the opposite, Kizaru warped far away, which left Luffy wondering how far away he went.

Kizaru stated that he did not actually want to kill Vegapunk, and that Luffy needed to stay out of his way. Kizaru then warped back, kicking Luffy at the speed of light, and launching him straight through the Vegaforce-01, causing it to drop the Thousand Sunny and subsequently explode in the process. The impact did not slow Luffy down, however, and he flew right into the Frontier Dome, causing an explosion. Luffy fell down all the way down to the lower part of Egghead, and once again had to pass through the Frontier Dome on his way back up, severely burning him in the process. Just before Kizaru could kill Vegapunk, Luffy revealed himself in his Gear 5 form and grabbed Kizaru with his giant hand, much to Kizaru’s horror.

Luffy lifted the now calm Kizaru into the air and ignored his remarks as he revved up a throw. Luffy then flung Kizaru right out of the Labophase, and off of Egghead itself. During this short down-time, Luffy shrinks back down to his regular size. Not too much later, many orbs of light begin to appear from Kizaru, which then all form into clones of Kizaru, much to Luffy’s shock. Luffy is slashed across the cheek by one of the clones, and decides to retreat a bit, allowing him to take all of the Kizaru clones out in a single attack.

Before Luffy could even catch his breath, he turns around to witness Usopp, Nami, and Brook being attacked by another Kizaru clone. To make matters worse, a different Kizaru clone was attempting to shoot the fleeing Vegapunk using a laser, forcing Luffy to take the laser blast by eating it, causing him pain from burning. Luffy managed to shrug off the laser, and went on to battle Kizaru himself. The two traded blows equally, but Kizaru commented that fighting Luffy was not in his interests, nor was it part of his job at the moment. Luffy stated that it was his own job to keep Kizaru occupied, but Kizaru responded by simply teleporting away using his Devil Fruit ability.

Luffy angrily followed him as Kizaru made his way to intercept Vegapunk and kill him before he could make it back to the Labophase. Kizaru ended up failing to kill Vegapunk, although he did prevent him from making his way back up, resulting in Vegapunk falling back down to the Fabiriophase. Luffy managed to arrive in time to prevent Kizaru from causing more damage, and Kizaru inquired on how much longer Luffy could hold his transformation for. Kizaru fired a laser as Luffy prepared an attack, but to Luffy’s benefit, the laser gave him the momentum he needed to spin around and strike Kizaru in the side of the head, landing a critical blow. Kizaru was launched through a building, while Luffy himself finally gave out and fell as well.

Luffy found himself completely worn out, unable to fight anymore. Jaygarcia Saturn, who had been spectating the fight between Luffy and Kizaru, decided to take advantage of this moment of weakness. Saturn went for a finishing strike on Luffy using one of his legs, but at the last second, Franky used Strong Right to punch Luffy out of the way, saving his life. Franky retracted his arm and pulled Luffy away from Saturn, who noted that it was interesting how Luffy’s crew stuck together. Saturn then declared that Luffy and Jewelry Bonney’s presence on the island was unexpected, but of no consequence.

Still worn out, Luffy asked for food and meat to replenish his stamina, but was unable to get help. However, unbeknownst to him, Kizaru through sheer speed managed to give him a pile of food and began eating, leading to Saturn ordering the Marines in the area to place seastone cuffs on him. However, after the sudden appearance of Bartholomew Kuma, who saved his daughter and punched Saturn, the Marines reported that Luffy had vanished before they could restrain him. Luffy was later found near the food dispensers by the Marines, who tried to apprehend him while he was still bloated from over-eating. Before the Marines could place seastone cuffs on Luffy, they were launched into the air by an explosion.

Luffy then activated Gear 5 again and used it to save Kuma and Bonney from Kizaru by punching the Admiral away. He also turned the ground of Egghead rubbery to let Sanji, Franky, Bonney, Kuma and Atlas land safely, and the Marines remarked that the island seemed to be shaking as a result of his power. Finally, Luffy jumped into the air laughing in his signature Nika pose, and the injured Vegapunk informed Bonney that Luffy was indeed Sun God Nika. Luffy spotted Bonney and asked why she was crying, Bonney replied it was because she was looking for him and did not realize that he was Nika (to which Luffy was not aware of either). Luffy then asked her what was up with the weak punch she tried throwing, she replied that she tried to use a rubbery punch like his and told him to show her how it is done and to avenge Vegapunk, who was stabbed by Saturn.

Luffy was surprised to see Vegapunk injured but quickly agreed to avenge him after he was mocked by Saturn, and he then used a new move called Gomu Gomu no Dawn Gatling to attack the Elder and send him flying into a building. Kizaru then attempted to kill Bonney and Vegapunk with a laser but it was blocked by Sanji, and the Admiral then grew dismayed at the situation he was in as he prepared to face off against Luffy and Sanji. Vegapunk told the pair he could not move lest he die from his wounds. Luffy reminded Vegapunk of their promise to him, but Vegapunk declared that he had to protect things on Egghead, and asked him to look after Bonney now that her control over the Pacifista was known to the Marines. At this point, Saturn returned in his Beast form and attacked the group with venom-coated legs.

Luffy dodged and instructed Sanji to bring Vegapunk to safety over the latter’s protests, only for Kizaru to impale Vegapunk. Sanji quickly hurried off to protect Vegapunk from further harm as Luffy grew to a tremendous size, grabbed Kizaru and Saturn and told the pair he would not let them escape. Luffy heard Vegapunk’s broadcast begin while he was still holding onto Kizaru and Saturn, although he was confused by it. Moments later, he realized that his punches had little effect on Saturn, prompting both the Elder and Kizaru to attempt attacks on him. Both attacks missed, but Luffy decided that he would continue to hold both of them back until his friends had a chance to escape Egghead.

Luffy then unleashed a new attack, Gomu Gomu no Dawn Cymbal, pancaking Kizaru and Saturn together. He then flung the two away, with Kizaru crashing into a Marine ship, but Saturn somehow changed his trajectory and flew right back at Luffy. He was forced to dodge Saturn’s attacks, and was left dumbfounded as Magic Circles began to appear all around his adversary. Luffy then witnessed the rest of the Five Elders appear from the circles before him in their Awakened Zoan Forms, while Luffy dodged Saturn’s attack he noted the Sandworm was burrowing underground. When the Sandworm swallowed him, Dorry and Brogy arrived and decapitated it, freeing Luffy, who was overjoyed to see them again.

Luffy and the giants were both both glad to see each other after two years and they were also surprised to see his Gear 5 appearance, remarking that it was identical to a God in Elbaph. They explained the current situation to Luffy and how it was time to escape from Egghead, Dorry blew his Viking horn, signaling this message to his crew. Topman Warcury then arrived, and stated that escape was impossible and used a roar burst of Supreme King Haki, that stripped off Luffy’s eyes, hat, shoes, cuffs, and his scars (placing them back afterward). Warcury questioned why the giants decided to help Luffy and went on the offensive but was then knocked away by the giants and Saturn intervened stating they would be erased from history along with Luffy and proceeded to fire venom balls at them. Luffy then grabbed a nearby tree and chipped away at it using his teeth, turning it into a baseball bat.

He then painted it, put the number 56 on it , and put on a baseball helmet to knock the venom balls back at the Elders, which to his surprise, caused an explosion. Luffy then told the giants that it was time to run as the Elders were immortal and they would keep coming back no matter what attack they use. As the trio began to make their escape once more, Ju Peter used one of his abilities to make his large mouth similar to a vortex, causing Luffy and his allies to be stopped and potentially sucked in. In response, Luffy broke a nearby building, and proceeded to throw it straight into Ju Peter’s mouth, effectively neutralizing him for the time being. However, the exertion caused Luffy to run out of stamina, resulting in him returning to his regular form.

To Luffy’s luck, Brogy offered him some of their Hákarl, which effectively revitalized him in seconds. Just as Luffy regained his strength, Warcury made a reappearance in the form of a charge. In response, Luffy attempted to use Gomu Gomu no Red Roc, striking Warcury’s head. To Luffy’s detriment, he found Warcury’s skin to be exceptionally durable, resulting in his hand being hurt. As the three ran, Warcury’s flames begun to catch up to Dorry and Brogy, Luffy enters Gear 5th form again and tries to stop Warcury.

Brogy warned Luffy that attacking Warcury would not work, only for him to strike Warcury, leading Luffy to hurt his hand once more, forcing them to flee. To their luck, Warcury and Ju Peter eventually abandoned their pursuit and left to deal with more important matters, allowing the three to escape undeterred. After running for quite some time, the trio managed to finally arrive at the giants’ ship, leaping on just as it was preparing to depart Egghead. Luffy almost immediately expressed his approval of the ship, although he was also concerned about the status of Usopp and Chopper, whom he expected to be there. In order to regain his strength, Luffy quickly ate a pre-made meal for him by the ship’s cook, asking the cook to make even more for later.

During this time, Marcus Mars used his ability to chase after the ship, firing an energy beam, and catching part of the ship on fire. Mars declared that none of them would escape alive. Due to the apparent threat, Luffy transformed back into his Gear 5 form and encountered Bonney, asking her for assistance. She began to discount her abilities compared to his, but Luffy responded by giving her words of encouragement, allowing Bonney to realize her potential. Bonney used her ability to transform into a similar form to Luffy’s, growing to the size of a giant and gaining similar features.

Luffy expressed his excitement about the upcoming fight, and Bonney’s new abilities, inspiring the giants, and terrifying the Marines in the process. Unfortunately, Mars decided to make his move at the same moment, firing an energy beam at Luffy, and burning him. Luffy quickly ordered his allies to strike him as hard as they could, while he grabbed ahold of Mars. Luffy used his abilities to balloon his torso, but was still met with severe pain as his allies used Haki to strike him from behind. Despite this, Luffy shoved Mars into his chest as the former prepared his attack.

Using his own strength, and that of his allies, Luffy used Gomu Gomu No Dawn Balloon to blast Mars far into the distance, sending him flying out of sight. Moments later, Peter made another attempt to prevent escape by sucking up the giants’ ship. Luffy struck Peter to stop the attack, but was unable to prevent Warcury from running by. Warcury jumped off the coastline in an attempt to stop the ship, but suddenly, Emet made a surprise appearance by punching Warcury away, shocking Luffy. Emet then turned to Luffy, who was confused when it addressed him as Joy Boy.

The robot declared its intention to fight for Luffy, and moved to face the Elders in his steed. Luffy later was shocked as the robot’s weapons failed, resulting in it being damaged. To make matters worse, Saturn used the moment to leap onto the Giant Warrior Pirates’ ship, declaring that he refused to let Bonney and Kuma escape him. Saturn quickly went on the attack, using his legs to attempt to stab the giants and Bonney. Luffy quickly leaped to Bonney’s defense, preventing Saturn from harming her while she made her recovery.

After a few moments, Bonney was restored to full strength, and declared her own intention to defeat Saturn. Saturn mocked her abilities, but Luffy joined her at her side. The two unleashed a flurry of punches strong enough to blow holes through Saturn’s body, knocking him back off of the ship. While this occurred, Vegapunk’s pre-recorded message to the world continued and neared its end, as Luffy laughed cheerfully unaware that Vegapunk informed everyone that the fate of the world would be in the hands of whoever was able to find the One Piece. Moments later, Luffy looked back to Emet to find it severely damaged, due to attacks from the Elders.

Emet apologized to Luffy for mistaking him for Joy Boy, before asking for his name. Luffy shouted his name to the robot, who immediately took notice of the “D.” in it. Emet then undid a knot somewhere on its body, resulting in a massive burst of Joy Boy’s Haki suddenly being unleashed upon the entire island. Luffy was left completely shocked as the Haki forced most of the Five Elders back to Mary Geoise, knocked out most of the Marines, and made escape a much easier task. At the same time, the Sunny landed near Luffy, who was questioned by his crew on what had happened, although he simply stated that he had no idea.

After taking in the situation, Luffy yelled back a thank you to Emet, and laughed when he got no response, as the machine was no longer powered. Moments later, Luffy’s stamina ran out again, and he dropped back down onto the Sunny, where he was cradled by a concerned Nami. At the same time, the giants announced that they were heading out. While partying, Brogy picked up Luffy for the celebration, but the pirate weakly begged for them to wait for him to regain his strength. Due to Luffy’s incapacitated nature, the giants put a halt on the party, although another factor prevented it from starting as well. Luffy believed that he had failed to save Vegapunk, and cried as he downed massive amounts of food. Sometime later, Lilith awakened and met with Luffy. She was annoyed by Luffy’s appetite, but relented and informed him that he had in fact not failed, and that the other Vegapunks were only “dead”, at least physically. Luffy and his crew were shocked by the revelation that they had actually succeeded in the end, and Luffy promptly perked back up. He met with Dorry and Brogy again, informing him that he was ready for the party to begin. The giants were already prepped with plenty of food, and Luffy happily partied with all of his friends, knowing he had fulfilled his promise to Vegapunk in the end.

Elbaph Arc

As the party continued, Luffy was surprised to learn that Dorry and Brogy’s duel was put on hold rather than canceled, but continued celebrating nonetheless. About two days later, Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, Usopp, Nami, and the Thousand Sunny went missing, to everyone’s horror. The reason for their disappearancewas due to Muginn plucking them from the ocean and bringing them to his master, Road, a member of the New Giant Warrior Pirates. Road was outraged to see the Straw Hats, due to his captain proclaiming to now be loyal to Luffy. As a result, Road kept the Straw Hats asleep and placed them into the Land of Gods as a test.

Luffy would eventually wake up and locate Zoro and Sanji. The trio killed and ate a large rabbit during this time, and later on made their way to Bigstein Castle. At the same time as their arrival, Usopp and Nami were being attacked by a massive cat that had somehow transformed into a lion, forcing the three to intervene to save their crewmates. After easily defeating the cat, the three decided their next course of action would be to locate their remaining crew and the Sunny. Eventually, the Straw Hats made their way down from Bigstein Castle to the lower part of the Land of Gods.

They encountered a normal-sized man who informed them that the Sun God(a false identity taken by Road) ruled over their current location, and that they could pick up “fodder” rations in town. Upon finding out that the Sun God’s “temple” was off limits, Luffy burst off to find it, with his crewmates begrudgingly following behind. Luffy eventually ran straight into a large one-way mirror, revealing that the Land of Gods was in fact a diorama, and completely artificial. After rescuing Chopper, the crew got into a short conflict with the “guardians” of the “temple”. The Straw Hats easily dispatched the large animals, with Luffy defeating Hilmungardr using Gear 5.

Eventually, the Sun God made their appearance, outraged that the Straw Hats were damaging their work and harming their “guardians”. A chase followed, with the Straw Hats hitching a ride on the cat they had beaten earlier while the Sun God proclaimed they wouldn’t escape. The Straw Hats continued to make their way through the Land of Gods atop Iscat while the Sun God attempted to capture them using a large net. Zoro and Sanji easily broke out of the net, while Usopp attempted to shoot through the wall on the opposite side of the diorama. Due to the wall’s thickness, he was unable to break it, prompting Luffy to try his hand at it.

While Nami knocked out the Sun God using Zeus, Luffy used Gear 4 to shatter the wall, and excitedly looked at what he saw outside. While heading outside, Luffy and his crew barely managed to avoid an encounter with Goldberg, Gerd, and her pet, Piper. After the giants passed by, Luffy lead the way down the massive bridge that connected Road’s castle to the upper levels of Elbaph, but stopped when sensing a strange presence. Deciding that the presence was more important than their current task, Luffy leaped off the bridge down into the wilderness of Elbaph below. Upon arriving, he stood face to face with the giant Loki, who proclaimed their location as on Elbaph, and that he would be the one to destroy the world.

Luffy was unphased by Loki’s declaration, and instead excitedly celebrated his arrival on Elbaph, after vying for so long to reach it. Loki grew more and more annoyed at Luffy’s ignoring of him, and eventually had an outburst, before demanding that Luffy not speak without his permission. Loki explained that he had been tied to Elbaph’s treasure tree, and informed Luffy that he would destroy any pirate crew the Straw Hat captain wished, if he were to free him by dawn. Loki went on to explain the region they were currently in as the “Underworld” of Elbaph, and that the giant beasts who roamed it all served him. Meanwhile, Luffy encountered said beasts, and quickly befriended them, to the shock of all those present.

At the same time, a few of Loki’s servants arrived, apologizing that they fainted due to Shank’s earlier actions on the island. Luffy immediately perked up upon hearing of Shanks’ name, to Loki’s surprise that Luffy knew who Shanks was. To test Luffy, Loki proceeded to badmouth Shanks, causing Luffy to attack him out of rage. Luffy’s attack hardly missed the giant, who quickly apologized. Luffy asked why Shanks would’ve been on Elbaph, but Loki refused to answer, citing that such information wouldn’t be given free of charge, and offered a deal, which Luffy apparently accepted.

A bit later, Luffy made his way back up to the bridge, where he met with Goldberg and Gerd, with the latter of whom considering him to be cute. When asked about why he had been in the Underworld, Luffy was too nervous to answer, but was luckily given a pass, due to the cold. Eventually, the trio made their way to the end of the bridge and found the rest of the Straw Hats, who had just struck down Road once more. Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper promptly ran off to see the village, which was on the Sun level of Elbaph that they had just arrived on. The Straw Hats were collectively mesmerized by the sight of the village, with the remainder of Luffy’s crew arriving by riding a rainbow, shocking Luffy.

In addition to the Straw Hats and Giant Warrior Pirates arriving, the remaining two members of the New Giant Warrior Pirates arrived as well, prompting a short meeting with Hajrudin. Luffy found himself being complimented by the giant on his exploits, but was confused when he was thought to have been the one to have beaten Big Mom. Although a feast was declared by Hajrudin, the Straw Hats decided that a reunion between Robin and Jaguar D. Saul was the priority for the moment, and took off in a Svarr piloted by Gerd. Robin reminded Luffy that he didn’t have to come with her, but Luffy rebuffed her, and much like Ace did with Shanks, planned to pay his respects to someone he perceived as helping one of his crewmates.

Upon arrival at the Warrior’s Spring, Luffy rushed to find Saul so that they could get back to the feast, forcing Nami to holding him back so that Robin could have a proper meeting with her old friend. The Straw Hats were then informed that Saul had collapsed, prompting an angry reaction from Luffy at the fact that they had only just arrived. However, the apparent injury was simply a way of greeting Robin after so long, and after the two embraced, Luffy happily watched the pair while most of his crewmates burst into tears. After the two completed their reunion, Luffy stepped forward and gave an archaic thanks to Saul, confusing everyone around him. At the same time, Lilith introduced herself as well, and revealed a perfect clone of Vegapunk, much to Luffy’s shock.

Saul’s assistant, Ange, attempted to introduce herself as the school librarian, but Luffy ran off to see for himself before she could finish. Luffy, Usopp, and Zoro attempted to play with the giant children, but all were disappointed and confused by the fact that none of said children were acting as they believed warriors would act. A moment later, the teacher Ripley explained that as a result of King Harald’s ideals, Elbaph’s giants were more interested in trade over war, and expressed disappointment that Luffy was not in his Gear 5 form. Not long after, Luffy and Usopp went to play with the children on a giant swing, however they only ended up scaring them, resulting in Nami brutally punishing the pair. Luffy spoke of great disappointment about the lack of a warrior mentality in the children, however, a moment later, Colon attempted to strike him from behind, resulting in Luffy using Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun as retaliation, although he missed.

Colon was excited to meet another Emperor, while Luffy expressed his satisfaction at finally meeting someone who wanted to be a warrior. Afterward, Luffy, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Jinbe, and Brook went back to the Western Village, where the party resumed. Luffy was happy to find out that Stansen, the giant he assisted back on Sabaody Archipelago, was doing well and had become one of his subordinates. Moments later, Jarul arrived, shocking Luffy from his sheer size, and the fact that the giant had a sword stabbed through his helmet. During the banquet, Luffy remained near Jarul, and snacked on moose meat while the giant explained the relevance of Nika in Elbaph’s history.

Luffy was surprised to learn of Nika’s similarities to himself, but didn’t think much of them. When Loki was brought up, Luffy assumed he wasn’t entirely evil, due to the prince’s apparent desire to emulate Nika, leading to the giants as a whole informing Luffy that it was the opposite. Luffy was again surprised to hear about Shanks’ activities on Elbaph, especially the fact that he had apparently captured Loki. Sometime later, Luffy was interrogated by Zoro on his strange behavior regarding Loki, leading to Zoro easily deducing that Luffy was likely tricked. Luffy was angered by the accusation, leading to Zoro, and eventually Nami, accompanying him to Aurust Castle in order to find the keys to Loki’s restraints.

The new plan was to first see if Loki was being truthful, and if he wasn’t, to not release him. Upon arrival at Aurust Castle, Luffy excitedly ran inside, ignoring the fact that the door had been broken, and the guards were both missing. He went on the search for the keys, and asked Road when he was unable to locate them immediately. After finding out that Road didn’t know, Luffy ran ahead and explored the massive structure while his crewmates were carried behind. Luffy eventually discovered the skull of an ancient giant, and was shocked to find out that King Harald once had horns like them as well.

While Road spoke with his crewmates further, Luffy discovered the missing guards. After recomposing themselves, the guards informed the group that Shanks had been the one to harm them. Luffy was naturally in complete denial about the very idea that Shanks would do such a thing, and vehemently defended his friend. After a bit of bickering, the idea that Shanks had a sibling won out, although Luffy couldn’t remember Shanks ever mentioning one. As they proceeded further into the castle, the group discovered a Magic Circle marked into the floor of the room.

Nami mentioned such symbols being used to summon demons, while Luffy vaguely remembered his previous encounter with the Five Elders and their use of said circles. Before they could discuss further, a strange voice echoed through the room, causing Road to lose his composure and attempt to flee in fear, while Luffy attempted to get him to calm down. Before he could flee, a massive axe struck the door, blocking their escape. The group turned to see “Ya-san”, whom Road instantly recognized. Ya-san(in actuality, Scopper Gaban), introduced himself and revealed that he was Ripley’s lover, and Colon’s father.

Luffy was amused by Gaban’s antics, and found him similar to Sanji with his declarations about “love”. Luffy proceeded to accidentally reveal the group’s objective to free Loki, earning him a scolding from Road, but at the same time, an interested laugh from Gaban about the absurdity of the plan. Gaban issued a warning to Luffy about Loki’s strength, but Luffy remained firm in his stance, and declared he would lock Loki up once more if he tried anything. Luffy was bored as Gaban tried to continue warning him, and attempted to leave, but Gaban scrambled to stop him. Deciding to test the group, Gaban revealed the key’s location in a hidden room behind the throne.

However, before Luffy could acquire it, Gaban himself grabbed the key, and challenged Luffy to a fight for it. Luffy was annoyed at the prospect at having to fight Gaban for no real reason, and demanded that he simply turn over the key. Gaban refused, and taunted Luffy, prompting the Straw Hat captain to take the bait and attempt to swipe the key from him. Luffy tried various maneuvers to take the key without force, but none of them achieved any success, giving Gaban a chance to toy with Luffy. After failing to take the key once again, Gaban suddenly revealed a pair of axes, and attempted a deadly strike on Luffy, causing Zoro to intervene on his captain’s behalf.

Due to the situation, Luffy finally decided that he would fight, and stood alongside Zoro as he entered Gear 5. Before the pair could unleash their attacks, Gaban suddenly surrendered, causing both to miss their attacks and lose their tempers. After the key was handed over, Gaban was satisfied, and requested that the Straw Hats come to meet him before they left Elbaph, should they survive freeing Loki. Luffy and Zoro both vehemently denied ever wanting to see him again, while also thanking him for giving them the key. Following their acquiring of the key, Luffy and Zoro set out back down to the Underworld of Elbaph, where they found a severely wounded Loki(from his attempted and failed recruitment by the God’s Knights).

Luffy was horrified at the sight, and attempted to quickly free Loki, but found himself unable to, as the shackles were made of Seastone. Unlike Luffy, Zoro was more cautious about the situation, and quickly moved to throttle his captain and prevent him from making a rash decision. However, Luffy was still shocked as Zoro abruptly attacked Loki with the intent of testing if his wounds were an act or not. Loki reacted with a pained yell and slumped over, causing Luffy to believe that he had died, but Zoro corrected him. Due to Loki’s severely wounded status not being an act, Zoro agreed to release 3 of the 4 shackles on his body, leaving a single one on in case he tried anything, and ordered Luffy to locate a doctor nearby so that Loki’s wounds could be tended to.

Luffy suggested also collecting food, but was outraged when Zoro mentioned simply eating the giant beasts that Luffy had tamed earlier, as they were already close to death. Before Luffy could set out to find a doctor, the New Giant Warrior Pirates and other members of his crew suddenly dropped out of the sky in a Svarr, forcing Luffy to intervene to save their lives. After making a quick recovery, Hajrudin begged Luffy not to free Loki, pointing out his trickery and deceitful personality. Unfortunately, the warning came too late, and Luffy watched in disbelief as Loki stood up, no longer unconscious, and almost entirely freed. Loki equipped himself with his hammer as he informed those in front of him that one seastone shackle was apparently not enough to contain his great strength.

To everyone’s shock, Loki proceeded to make his point clear, and used his hammer to strike Elbaph’s Adam Tree. A bolt of lighting struck the tree, causing a large fire to begin. As the fires burned the tree, Loki goaded the group into trying to take him down, with the threat of violence toward the Sun World’s residents should they decline freeing him. While Hajrudin attempted to accept the deal, Luffy decided that he had no choice, and unleashed a fairly weak attack at Zoro’s request, so as not to make Loki’s already-grievous wounds worse. As it turned out, Loki had barely been able to stand, and promptly went down from Luffy’s weak punch.

Having seen that Loki was close to death at that point, Luffy made a personal request to Hajrudin to save Loki’s life, on the grounds that the two had unfinished business. Hajrudin accepted, and Gerd went to work at treating Loki’s injuries. While working, Gerd revealed 3 things: it would take several months for Loki’s injuries to heal, taking him to the village was not an option, as the villagers would want him executed, and that the horns on his head were real, a fact that surprised Luffy. A moment later, Hajrudin finally snapped, and attempted to finish Loki off for killing their father, forcing everyone to stop him. Loki taunted Hajrudin for his beliefs, but upon mentioning that killing Harald was not out of cold-blooded hate as the official story had stated, all were confused by the implication.

In order to quicken his recovery, Zoro, Sanji, Goldberg, and Stansen left to hunt provisions for Loki. Simultaneously, Loki informed his captors that the God’s Knights were the cause of his injuries, and that the World Government was sticking its nose into Elbaph’s business. Before Luffy could think further into it, his friends arrived back with a groggysaurus that they had successfully hunted. After receiving a large piece of meat for Loki, Luffy attempted to feed it to the giant, but only ended up burning him. Loki was enraged, and complained about the fact that he couldn’t eat anyway, due to being in an uncomfortable position; Luffy interpreted this as Loki saying he needed something to drink, and so he quickly grabbed a large cup of boiling soup.

While Luffy was apologetic, Loki gained plenty of burn injuries, and demanded that Luffy be kept away from him. A little after, Loki explained that he had not been lying about meeting Shanks recently, but refused to give up further information, as he was still shackled. He went on to sympathize with Luffy’s desire to meet his idol, recalling a poor meeting with Rocks D. Xebec as a child that left him injured. Afterward, Luffy and Loki seemed to overcome their differences, at least for a moment, and ate to their hearts content.

While eating, the conversation shifted back to Loki’s revelation about what truly happened between him and his father 14 years prior, leading to an argument between he and Hajrudin. Their bickering was quickly stopped as Luffy sensed Chopper falling from the Sun World, alongside an injured Gaban. The Straw Hats quickly set out to retrieve the two, and returned moments later. Luffy was surprised at how well-known Gaban was on Elbaph, and complimented Chopper for his life-saving efforts on the elderly pirate. After it was revealed to him that Gaban was Roger’s left-hand man, Luffy was utterly shocked, and came to the conclusion that Gaban would have to know Shanks as well.

Following Gaban regaining consciousness, Chopper revealed that the situation above was grim, with a burst of Haki from Imu appearing to give credence to said fact. Luffy instantly recognized the danger of such a powerful individual, and declared that he’d handle it from that point on. With little time to spare, the New Giant Warrior Pirates prepped a nearby lift in order for a quick ascension to the Sun World. Meanwhile, Chopper informed Luffy that he had to stay behind, in order to take care of Gaban. Before Luffy could leave, the injured Gaban informed him that their enemies were in fact mortal, and that his Conqueror’s Haki could be used effectively against them.

In addition, Gaban revealed to the Straw Hats that Zoro had it as well, shocking Luffy. At the same time, Loki demanded to be released, citing that his power and knowledge of the God’s Knights would be vital in the upcoming battle. Hajrudin vehemently denied the very idea, however, Luffy was not so opposed. In a moment that shocked all of those present, Luffy offered Loki the chance to join his crew. When told off by Zoro and Sanji, Luffy reasoned that Elbaph wouldn’t miss their former Prince, and that he’d be more than capable of putting him down, should he act up. Luffy was undeterred by Loki’s immediate rejection, however Hajrudin stepped in, regretfully informing Luffy that Loki was a criminal, and that releasing him would be unthinkable. Gaban suddenly spoke up, ordering Hajrudin to release Loki. Hajrudin was in disbelief at the very idea, but Gaban informed him that he believed Loki to not be entirely at fault for their father’s death, and that hearing him out may be wise. While the rest of the crew went off ahead, Luffy and Hajrudin remained behind, intent on hearing Loki’s side of the story.

Though unimpressed, the pirates are annoyed enough to give chase, and inadvertently trample Luffy enough times to force all the water from his lungs. Awakening in a rage, Luffy beats up the two pirates senseless, and promptly collapses from hunger. An awed Medaka brings Luffy and a hastily found Zoro into the local village, where an elder named Skid offers them food. While Luffy and Zoro eat (and speculate on Nami’s fate), Skid warns them of Ganzack, a vicious pirate whose crew has enslaved the whole island. While the women, children, and elders have been left in the village as hostages, all the able-bodied men – including Medaka’s father Herring – have been put to work in the Devil’s Tower, a massive structure on the far side of the island.

When the tower starts shaking, it spills Luffy’s meal. When he asks for more, Medaka sadly explains that the village has given the last of its food to Luffy and Zoro; only the tower, she adds, might contain more. On hearing this, Luffy immediately rushes off to the tower with Medaka, an exasperated Zoro following in their wake. As they reach the tower, the three of them discover that the Ganzack Pirates are forcing the villagers to make weapons, and that the shaking was coming from artillery fire. As Medaka cries out to her father as soon as she finds him, alerting dozens of hostile pirates, and unfazed Luffy and Zoro eagerly meet the challenge, until a masked figure suddenly swoops in and kidnaps Medaka.

As the two prepare two give chase, Ganzack’s men begin to attack, leaving Zoro to fend them all off while Luffy gets Medaka back. Luffy chases Medaka’s kidnapper out of the tower and down to the shore, only for the kidnapper to reveal herself as Nami. At first puzzled, Luffy is shocked when the Plesiosaur reemerges with none other than Ganzack himself riding it. Upset about everything that is happening, Luffy attacks the pair and proves an even match for both Ganzack and the Plesiosaur, but eventually falls when Ganzack’s armor sprays a powerful foam that binds his entire body. Shortly after, Ganzack’s men force Zoro’s surrender by threatening to fire on the slaves; as Zoro is taken away in chains, Herring quietly reassures his fellow slaves, and shows that he has smuggled some dynamite out of the pirates’ munitions.

Soon, Luffy, Zoro, and Medaka find themselves shackled to a wall, forced to watch the Ganzack Pirates – and a disinterested Nami – feast and party. When Luffy continues to defy him, an annoyed Ganzack seizes Luffy’s hat and stomps on it. Enraged, Luffy shouts that the hat is a treasure entrusted to him by Shanks, and – to Medaka’s shock – proudly proclaims himself a pirate. Moments later, an explosion rocks the tower, as Herring leads the other villagers out in open rebellion. While the Ganzack Pirates rush outside to quell the villagers, Nami cheerfully approaches the shackled trio, returns Luffy’s hat, and flashes the keys to their shackles; all along, she had meant to double-cross Ganzack.

As soon as Medaka is freed, however, she runs off by herself, now considering Luffy and his friends no better than the Ganzack Pirates. Despite this, however, when Ganzack unsheathes the bladed pincers on his armor and gets ready to kill both Medaka and Herring; Luffy, Zoro, and Nami join the fray. Their arrival inspires the villagers to challenge the Ganzack Pirates anew, spurring Ganzack to reveal his ultimate weapon, which turns out to be the Devil’s Tower itself. At his signal, the Plesiosaur tows the tower, along with him and his crew apart from the rest of the island, revealing it to be the main cannon on a massive warship. To the villagers’ horror, a single shot from this cannon sinks a good part of the island – and Ganzack means to keep shooting until he sinks it all.

As Luffy and Zoro prepare to engage, Herring desperately tries to hold Medaka back; though touched by her father’s concern, Medaka refuses to stay behind, and grabs on as Luffy rockets himself and Zoro onto the ship. Onboard, Zoro engages Ganzack’s men, while Luffy confronts Ganzck himself atop the mainmast. Now prepared for the projectiles in Ganzack’s armor, Luffy presses his advantage, until Ganzack binds him in a long, powerful chain. Gloating, Ganzack swings his pincers in for a killing blow, only for Medaka to once again block him – and fall, her armor unable to withstand the razor-sharp blades. Shocked by her sacrifice, an enraged Luffy shatters his chains and forces Ganzack into melee, quickly overpowering him and his armor with a Gomu Gomu no Tsuchi.

Moments later, Luffy finds himself being applauded by Medaka, who cheerfully reveals that Ganzack had only sliced off the top half of her helmet. As Zoro, Nami, Herring and the villagers deal with the rest of Ganzack’s crew and the Plesiosaur, Luffy prepares to escape with Medaka and the others as they send off a boat filled with dynamite to finish the Plesiosaur and sink the Warship for good. Refusing to admit defeat, Ganzack clambers to his cannon and fires one last shot at the island, all the while proclaiming himself to be the future Pirate King. In response, Luffy scornfully punches him into the sky, on a collision course with his own shell. As Ganzack is swallowed by a huge explosion, Medaka helps Luffy off the sinking warship, and back to the island. Sometime later, the crew prepare to depart, the grateful villagers having supplied them a new boat and plenty of food. To Luffy’s surprise, Medaka runs up with a gift of her own: a life preserver. As she gently teases Luffy about his inability to swim, Nami and Zoro quietly smile at the “thank you” scrawled on the gift’s underside. With Medaka’s encouragement, the crew sail off into the sunset, with their hopes aimed high as they head for the Grand Line.

One Piece The Movie

On the Going Merry, while Luffy and Zoro were starving to death, a group of thieves came to steal their treasure supplies. Luffy wrecked their getaway boat, which had a kid who was the hostage of the thieves. Suddenly, a pirate ship led by a large, ferocious, Aztec Indian-like man named Eldoraggo, appeared. The thieves worked for his pirate crew, so, Eldoraggo, using his Devil Fruit ability, while aiming at Luffy, destroyed the thieves’ getaway boat. Luffy and the kid fell in the sea, and Zoro jumped in to save them.

As a result, Luffy and Zoro were separated from Nami and Usopp. The kid’s name was Tobio, and he wanted to become a pirate like Woonan, the Great Gold Pirate, who, according to the legend, obtained almost one-third of the world’s gold and disappeared with it to a remote island. Tobio lived with his grandfather, Ganzo, who owned a floating Oden stand, so Luffy and Zoro went there hastily to eat. There, Luffy and Zoro learned from Tobio that Eldoraggo was determined to find Woonan’s loot, too. And he had the treasure map, which had the coordinates of the location of Woonan’s treasure in possession.

So, Luffy decided he also wanted to meet Woonan. When Luffy and Zoro were about to leave, Gonzo told them that it would cost them for all the Oden they ate. And they so happened not to have any money on them at all. So they were stuck with the bill, and Gonzo tied them in chains. Then, while Tobio was daydreaming in the soars of the island they believed Woonan disappeared to, a small breeze threw Luffy’s hat to him.

Then, Tobio argued with his grandfather and ran in the forest with Luffy’s hat. As a result, Luffy, while chained with Zoro, ran after Tobio, and when they found him, they were all lost in the forest. Meanwhile, Eldoraggo, who Usopp and Nami as hostages, found Woonan’s castle and tried to bring it down so he could find the treasure. Luffy was able to find Eldoraggo and his crew with all the commotion, and while still chained with Zoro, he escaped with Usopp, Nami, and Tobio. Nami managed to steal the treasure map from Eldoraggo, unlocked the chains, and the crew realized where the treasure actually was. They all went to find it, and while climbing a mountain, they found Ganzo, who turned out to be a childhood friend of Woonan’s, and realized where the treasure was. Luffy and company eventually found a house at the top of the mountain, but shortly afterwards they were attacked by Eldoraggo and his pirate crew. Luffy fought with Eldoraggo and managed to defeat him by throwing back his own attack. Finally, with Eldoraggo’s pirate crew defeated, Luffy and the others went inside the house, hoping to find Woonan and the treasure in a hidden chamber inside. It turned out it was the resting place of Woonan himself and that he returned all the gold he stole to its rightful owners. Luffy and the Straw Hats bid farewell to Tobio and Gonzo and sailed away to their next adventure.

Luffy Falls Adventure In The Uncharted Oceans Navel

It’s a random day aboard the Going Merry, and Luffy is being yelled at by Nami for urinating in the ocean. While on fishing duty, Luffy catches something big and tries to reel it in, only for it to drag the ship backwards instead of forward. As the ship crashes, the fishing line, as well as the ship ends up caught at a rocky crater with a chest chained to it. While Luffy is disappointed that he catch anything to eat, the others are more interested in the chest, namely Nami. She opens the chest, only find a skull inside.

Usopp picks up the skull and reads the back of it, and finds an engraving about a treasure that can make anyone’s dream come true. It also says that it can be located at a place called the Ocean’s Navel. Then a large hole opens near the crater they crashed into, so while Usopp, Nami and Sanji prepare to explore it, they put Luffy in charge of the pull crank that will lower them into the hole. Unfortunately for them, Luffy gets distracted with a message in the bottle, and the fall faster into the crater. As Luffy manages to pull the rope in time, the trio reach the surface of the crater.

While the others explore the Ocean’s Navel, the Going Merry begins to fall down into the crater, causing Luffy to almost drown, and for Zoro to have to save him. As they are doing this, they meet the one who sent the message in the bottle, Hamu as well as his guardian, Meroie. After being welcomed to their hidden village, they are immediately attacked by a monster, but Zoro manages to stop them with a polearm. Hamu and Meroie give them food, and asked them why the two of them are there, and Luffy explains they fell looking for treasure and that they are pirates. After hearing this, Hamu gets upset and leaves, when Luffy and Zoro asks what was wrong, Meroie explains the village’s past and how it was destroyed by the pirate captain Joke.

She asks them if, even though they are pirates, they will help Hamu avenge his mother and protect his village. They reply that they will and decide to go to the mountain. As soon as they reach the end of the village, the monster they encountered before attacks them again. Zoro immediately starts fighting the monster and tells Luffy to go find Nami and Usopp. Meroie stays with Zoro while Hamu runs towards Luffy.

As Luffy finally reaches the top of the mountain, he realizes Hamu was following him. Nami and Usopp ask him to help them and Luffy manages to hold the monster off until the Straw Hats leave the cave and Luffy explains to Hamu that if he wants friends, he must show them his strength. Hamu then realizes that they were his friends and he was not alone anymore. Luffy then starts breaking the monster’s legs until it dies. In the room where Joke’s body is, Joke is very pleased that his body is coming back and despises his former crew members that are dead in front of him. The Straw Hats and Hamu then arrive, but Luffy is too tired to fight Joke. Nami, Hamu, and Usopp fight him instead but are easily defeated, but Hamu continues to fight back. Despite Joke mocking the boy for fighting back, Hamu continues, saying that he’s not alone anymore, as the Straw Hats hold Joke’s arms and legs while Hamu finishes him off. Joke laments his defeat, wishing that his dead crew was just as trustworthy, as the “treasure” disappeared after Joke was defeated, causing Nami much grief. When the Straw Hats leave the island, Hamu tells Meroie that he hadn’t asked their names, but she states that it doesn’t matter since they are just a bunch of pirates, to which Hamu agrees. He looks at the Straw Hats’ ship sail away and smiles.

Clockwork Island Adventure

Having found a sunny, peaceful island in the middle of their voyage, Luffy and the others relax on a beach, when Luffy finds a toy windmill washed ashore an begins playing with it, to the other’s annoyance. Luffy then spots the Going Merry sailing away, but fails to tell the others in time to fully notice that the ship has been stolen, along with all of their possessions. After renting a crude paddleboat and some clothes from a wedding shop, the Straw Hats try to chase their ship down only to come across a boy floating in the water. After stopping to help, they are suddenly trapped by a giant net, realizing that the boy, Akisu was luring them into a trap to rob them alongside another thief named Borodo. After determining that the Straw Hats had nothing to steal, the pair introduce themselves as the thieves brothers and announce that they plan to steal the legendary Diamond Clock, which is located on Clockwork Island.

After Borodo tells them that the stolen Going Merry was taken to Clockwork Island by the Trump Pirates, Luffy and the others decide to go with the brothers to the island, but are then suddenly attacked by small fleet of ships led by Boo Jack and Honey Queen, members of the Trump Pirates. Despite put up a decent fight against their enemies, a panicking Usopp rows the small boat away, but is stopped by an angry Akisu when his rowing causes a music box belonging to Akisu to fall into the water. After retrieving it, Borodo explains how important that music box is to Akisu. The conversation is cut short when Boo Jack and Honey Queen catch up and bomb the brother’s boat, then during the chaos of the bombing the two kidnap Nami, claiming her as the perfect bride for their captain, Bear King. After salvaging enough parts of the ship, plus a parachute to sail to Clockwork Island, and hearing about Akisu’s past, they all land on a barren rock which leads to a massive staircase.

This staircase leads to the “true” Clockwork Island, a hill town full of scientists and engineers. The hill is topped by a great castle, which houses the delicate engine keeping the island stable; for seven years, Bear King has commandeered it as his base, Trump Castle, holding the people hostage and using them to build a weapon to help Bear King achieve his dream of becoming the Pirate King, the King Cannon. While rushing through the staircase, going through trap after trap, the group eventually reach the top, but are exhausted in the process. The group stop by the nearby town to change clothes and eat, and end up meeting the chief engineers of the island, who explain the island’s current situation to them. Despite them telling the group to leave, Luffy and the others head to the castle by parasail, but are attacked by the Trump Pirates again and are separated from Sanji.

As they crash land into the castle, the others are met with hundred’s of the Trump Pirates’ foot-soldiers, but Luffy and Zoro quickly make short work of them. When the group is attacked by another member of the Trump Pirates, Skunk One, Usopp decides to hurl himself towards him so the others can continue moving forward inside the castle. As they make their way through an upper floor of the castle, Akisu is stopped by a foot-soldier and knocked out. Seconds later, the floor springs a pressure-trap that threatens to crush them against the ceiling. Luffy and Zoro desperately try to hold the trap back, only for Borodo to slip away, taking himself and Akisu to safety.

As the Straw Hats look on in shock, Borodo coldly deems them unfit to fight the Trump Pirates and reveals he had stolen their ship and planned to sail it to Clockwork Island so they would fight the Trump Pirates and hopefully save Akisu’s hometown, but now has decided to defeat them on his own, leaving Luffy stuck holding the ceiling, while Zoro protects him from another Trump Pirate member, Pin Joker. Despite protecting Luffy from a grudge holding Pin Joker, Zoro ends up being taken as well, leaving Luffy alone to deal with the ceiling trap. A while later, Akisu wakes up asking Luffy what happened and where Borodo was, and after Luffy explains what happened, Akisu rushes to help Borodo. While Borodo and later Akisu is being beaten by Bear King for their actions, the toy windmill from before fails down to the floor Luffy is on and breaks in front of his feet. Reminded of the Thief Brothers’ integrity, Luffy finds the resolve to shove straight through the ceiling and every floor above, and after reaching the top, he randomly grabs a stick of dynamite and “plays” with it, causing everyone to freak out and make Luffy toss it away, causing an explosion, which accidentally frees the rest of the Straw Hats.

With the freed Straw Hats quickly launching a counter offensive against the members of the Trump Pirates and defeating them all, Luffy fights Bear King. Luffy’s battle against Bear King, however, proves far more desperate; having eaten the Kachi Kachi no Mi, Bear King can not only resist blows with a rock-hard constitution, but generate a searing heat in his fists that easily bypasses Luffy’s rubber defenses. Realizing Luffy’s situation, Borodo mounts the King Cannon and turns it on Bear King, unleashing a corkscrewing shell of unmatched size and power. Unfortunately, Bear King handily dodges the shell and retaliates with a pistol, forcing Akisu to leap in the way and shield Borodo with his own body. After seeing Akisu sacrifice himself, Bear King taunts the boy’s actions, which quickly enrages Luffy; who fights against Bear King even harder than before and grabs him despite his hot skin, and tosses him into the ground, only for him to reach the King Cannon and aim at Luffy. Luffy, however, uses his rubber limbs to catch the shell in mid-flight and improvises a new attack – the Gomu Gomu no Screw – that drives the shell back into Bear King. The impact sends both Bear King and the King Cannon through the floors below, all the way into the castle’s engine chamber, where an explosion consumes them – along with Clockwork Island’s only means of survival. As the Island falls apart, and the hill town evacuates, the Straw Hats make to the Going Merry and escape using a extra canvas as a parachute to land back into the water. With the island destroyed, the islanders pledge to seize the future that the Thief Brothers and the Straw Hats staked their lives for, and build a new homeland elsewhere on the sea. Hearing this, and seeing an alive Akisu and his mother tearfully embrace, the Straw Hats and Borodo quietly sail their separate ways; despite the Straw Hats’ questions, Borodo insists – through his own tears – that he and Akisu must separate; as they belong to worlds apart. By without any warning, Akisu boards Borodo’s boat and tells him that he is now a man of the sea, and despite finding his family he is still going to travel with his brother. Happy with the brother’s reunion, the Straw Hats happily sail away, off to their next adventure.

Loguetown Arc

Warship Island Arc

Back on the Going Merry, Luffy asks Nami if they reached the Grand Line yet, and she tells him no. Usopp then spots a flock of birds off their starboard side and Luffy sees something in the water and stretches his hand out to grab what he thinks will be a fish. The crew are all surprised when he pulls in a girl instead and accidentally knocks Zoro off the edge of the boat. The girl is unconscious but wakes up when she smells Sanji’s cooking. After learning that she is on a pirate ship, she freaks out and refuses to eat any food given to her.

Later when she decides to sneak into the kitchen, she witnesses Luffy getting caught in a giant mousetrap set by Sanji to prevent people from stealing from the kitchen. As the rest of the crew hear the commotion, she tries to steal Luffy’s food, only for Nami to tell her that they’re not evil and that she can have the food. The next morning, while Luffy is raising the anchor, the girl makes breakfast for everyone, but she makes it too spicy by accident. She introduces herself as Apis and says that she’s from Warship Island. When asked why the marines want her, she refuses to speak, and later a marine fleet opens fire on the Going Merry.

As they manage to get away the Marines stop following, and when the Merry finally stops moving, Nami realizes why; as she screams that they’ve entered the Calm Belt. After realizing this, the Merry ends up atop the head of a Sea King and the group become surrounded by sea kings. As the ship gets attacked by the sea kings, Apis falls off the ship but is rescued by Luffy before she is swallowed. She notices that Luffy’s arm stretched when he rescued her, and when she sees the Sea King’s nose and asks Luffy to swing her back down. As she is going down, Apis grabs hold of the Sea King’s nostril hair and pulls it out.

Luffy finally pulls her back to the ship, and the others realize that she pulled out the Sea King’s nostril hair and are panicking because the Sea King is about to sneeze, causing the ship to fall off its head. The force of the sneeze launches the ship across the Calm Belt past the Sea Kings and back to where they started outside the Calm Belt. After making it back out of the Calm Belt, the group start sailing to Warship Island, an Island that appears to look like a massive Warship in the distance. As they reach the port, they are met with the locals, armed with weapons because they think they are about to be invaded by pirates, but Apis goes down and explains the situation to everyone. After doing so, her grandfather, Bokuden shows up, and tells Apis to come home, and invites the Straw Hats for dinner.

While waiting, the group asks Bokuden why the marines are after Apis, to which he asks Apis the same question, only for her to refuse to answer. Bokuden then tells them about the island’s old legend about the Lost Island, the millennial dragons, a substance called Dragonite, and the Elixir of Immortality. Later in the night, a sleepy Luffy notices Apis grabbing some food and falls asleep in the kitchen before asking her where she was going. Later Nami finds him and notices that Apis accidentally left a trail, so the two follow it, leading them to a cave, where they hear Apis talking to someone called Grandpa Ryu. As they look closer, Nami and Luffy see that Grandpa Ryu is actually a dragon.

Luffy is excited to see a dragon and asks him where he comes from, but despite no answer, Luffy seems to understand the dragon. Apis tells Luffy that Ryu is telling her that Luffy can be his friend, and Apis explains that she is able to read Ryu’s mind and asks how Luffy is able to understand him to which Luffy replies that he doesn’t know, he just can. Nami asks her how she can understand Ryu and Apis tells her that she ate the Hiso Hiso no Mi and can read the mind of any animal. She tells them how she met Ryu, and tells them that she wants to help Ryu get back to Lost Island, which will reappear any day now, and that the Marines want her pendant to get to Lost Island, find the Dragonite, and create the Elixir of Immortality. Despite Nami’s worries about getting to Lost Island, Luffy says he wants to help Ryu get home.

Now that the crew knows the reason why the Marines want Apis, they prepare to get her and Ryu off Warship Island, unfortunately the Marines have the Island surrounded, and a mercenary by the name of Eric has come to take Apis and Ryu both, under the orders of the Marine Nelson Royal of the 8th Branch. Everyone splits into groups, Usopp and Zoro move the ship into position, Nami and Apis get Ryu onto a cart, and Luffy and Sanji fight off the Marines. Despite all this, the group still have trouble shaking off Eric, as he hunts them with his Kama Kama no Mi, but manage to lose him in a mirage. After going into the mirage, the crew spot an island hidden in the mirage and go towards it. After reaching the island, Ryu is still unsure if the island they are on is the Lost Island, so they go to the top of the mountain to find the Dragon’s nest.

Instead, they find a building with a dragon emblem. Apis sees a hole shaped like her pendant, thinking it might be the key, but they end up falling down into a underground temple. After examining the temple ceiling and its paintings, Nami comes to the conclusion that the Lost Island is actually hidden beneath Warship Island, and a sleeping Ryu wakes up and confirms her theory after finally remembering where the island is. Eric appears after overhearing their conversation, Luffy and the others escape while Zoro fights him off. Once the crew gets Ryu’s cart back to the Going Merry, Luffy stretches his arm and grabs Zoro back to the ship.

Even after the crew escape the island and make it the Lost Islands’ coordinates, Nelson’s fleet manage to blockade them, with Eric and lieutenant Hardy’s ship closing in. As Eric comes and takes Ryu and Apis, an angry Ryu knocks Eric into the water after knocking Apis back. As Ryu starts to finally fly, Nelson has his ship fire several cannonballs at Ryu, to everyone horror. As Ryu falls to the water, he asks Luffy to keep Apis safe. As this happens, Ryu lets out one final roar, leading to the Lost Island rising from the ocean, and multiple dragons flying from it.

In addition to the roar, Luffy hears Ryu’s final message to Apis, and promises to tell her, and then stretches towards a dragon flying near Nelson’s ship and attacks the ship with a Gum Gum Battle Axe. Luffy’s leg is able to break down the ship into two and all marines retreat running, scared by Luffy’s powers. After landing on the island, Luffy tells Apis that Ryu died making his dream come true, but Apis cries, saying that Ryu was a liar, that he promised her once he could get to the nest, he will get better. Luffy tells Apis what Ryu’s final message was; that sennenryus are reborn in the nest. Seconds later, a baby sennenryu hatches from an egg, with the baby supposedly being a reborn Ryu.

The baby screeches at Apis, and she cries happily agreeing with what it’s telling her. Unfortunately, both Nelson and Eric show up, however an angry Eric slashes Nelson and proposes a deal with the straw hats. He states that he wants to split the dragonite and the immortality with them, but a critical Nami points out that the fossilized sennenryus that make up the dragonite couldn’t possibly be used to make the Elixir. That’s when Eric states that the alive sennenryus could, which upsets Apis, who runs towards him out of anger. As Eric tries to attack her, Usopp and Zoro protect her, and Luffy tells them all to stop, and that he’ll be the one to beat him, because he promised Ryu he would.

Despite Eric landing multiple slashes on him, Luffy takes them all and grabs Eric’s arms, landing a blow of his own on him. After this, Luffy finishes him off with a Gum Gum Bazooka, which blows Eric away. As the Straw Hats get ready to leave Warship Island again, they are met by Apis and Bokuden. Luffy asks Apis if she wants to come with them, to which she replies that she would like to but she will stay in the village to protect the Dragon’s Nest. The Straw Hats set sail and say goodbye. Then Usopp asks the rest of the crew if Apis will be fine and Sanji, Luffy and Zoro all say that she will be okay. As the Straw Hats finally reach the entrance to the Grand Line, they have a rough time going through Reverse Mountain, which is made even worse by Eric showing up and telling them that any false move and he will tear the ship apart. Nami warns him that there is Dragonite besides him, and he falls for it and she kicks his leg, throwing him to the current. With Eric officially gone, the crew celebrate as they enter the Grand Line.

Arabasta Saga

Choppers Kingdom On The Island Of Strange Animals

Following a lead from an old treasure map, the Straw Hats set sail for O-Kan Island, with everyone ready for a new adventure; except Chopper, who worries over every possible danger. While the others tease Chopper, the Going Merry suddenly begins shaking. Rushing above-deck, the Straw Hats find the sea erupting with dozens of massive geysers, one of which directly strikes the Merry and launches it high into the air. In midair, the crew can see the entirety of the island, and the crown-like ring of steam its surrounding geysers produce, but then the ship starts to fall and crash land on the island, accidentally Knocking Chopper off the ship in the process. As Chopper vanishes in the forest, the others land in the far-off shore, with several bizarre animals surrounding them, including a Bald Parrot.

The crew was taken aback when the Parrot started speaking english, but then listened as he explained that he was the elder of the island, and the island was filled with animals as intelligent as him. He then explains that for years, the creatures of the island lived peacefully under the rule of the Kirin Lion, but their ruler passed away and now the kingdom needs a new ruler, one that falls in line an ancient prophecy. After listening to the story, the crew hears a celebration happening in the mountains, and they go to investigate, with Usopp giving everyone animal themed disguises to blend in. On the way though, the celebrating is cut short by the arrival of the islands natural predators, the Horn Eaters , a herd of armored beasts. As everyone runs away, Luffy gets targeted by the beasts due to his costume having fake horns.

Panicked, Luffy snaps them off, but throws them straight ahead, leading the Horn-Eaters to trample him anyways, with the others watching annoyed. Later, the Straw Hats stumble across a cliff-side camp where the Horn-Eaters have been trapping and trampling scores of horned animals. They soon come to learn that the beasts are being controlled by a man named Battler, who’s collecting horns in an attempt to find a treasure on the island said to have power that could shake worlds. Realizing that he told the Straw Hats too much, he controls the Horn Eaters with a special hypnotic violin and orders them to attack, unfortunately Luffy was also effected by the hypnotic music and goes on a rampage knocking himself and the crew over a cliff and into a crocodile filled river. Once Luffy is out of range, he grabs everyone and breaks their fall with his rubber body.

The straw hats then see dozens of dehorned animals along the riverbanks. Realizing how much damage Battler has already done, the crew start to worry more about Chopper, while doing that they notice the Bald Parrot from earlier flying above. They ask for his help, and he agrees to take them to the mountain to meet the new king of the beasts, unaware that they are being followed by Battler and his men, Heaby and Hotdog. Once they reach the top of the mountain, however, they are surprised to learn that the new king is Chopper, and while Chopper is happy to see them, Mobanby; the only human resident of the island, and a talking bird named Karasuke, who thinks they are invaders, and asks Chopper to fight them. Chopper tells the animals that the Straw Hats are safe, and so he leads the Straw Hats over to a great feast so they can eat together.

Mobanby demands what’s so great about the Straw Hats, and when the animals hear that they are pirates and when Luffy asked for meat, the animals flee in terror thinking Luffy is going to eat them. Nami asks Karasuke about the treasure of O-Kan Island, but Usopp says that they should just grab Chopper and leave. Then, a large blast is heard from the distance so the straw hats and the animals go to see what is going on. They see Battler and his men down below, and he states that the power he is looking for is in the horns of the King of the Beasts. Battler demands that they tell him where the king is and starts playing his violin, so the Horn Eaters start charging.

An angry Chopper leaps down and lands in front of Battler declaring himself as the King. Battler stops playing the violin, unconvinced by Chopper’s words. Chopper tells him to stop attacking the animals and to call off the Horn Eaters, but Battler says he will only if Chopper beats him. Luffy tries to help, butt is unable to leave the entrance, due to eating to much and becoming fat, which ended up blocking Zoro and Sanji as well. As Chopper and the others try to divert the Horn Eaters away, Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy arrive, and Zoro and Sanji run off to go help Chopper.

Luffy says that Mobanby should go help too, but Mobanby says that he is not strong enough, remembering that he was helpless when his father was killed by pirates. He and Usopp tell him that it doesn’t matter if he’s weak or strong, and that if he wants to help his friends he should. Luffy, Usopp, and Nami then go off after Chopper. As they catch up, Battler and his men on hot on their trail. Mobanby turns to the strange animals and suggests that if they all fought, they might be able to help out Chopper.

The green bird says that they will pick a new King amongst themselves instead. Luffy, Nami, and Usopp continue pursuing Chopper, but end up running across fragile stone columns which collapse under their feet. As Battler and his men reach Chopper, Chopper tries to fight back, but Sanji and Zoro arrive, leading Chopper to start running. As Battler catches up to Chopper and grabs him by the horns, Luffy gets up and sends Battler flying. Battler retaliates by playing his violin again, hypnotizing the Horn Eaters and Luffy again, by Usopp and Nami snap Luffy out of it, only for the Horn Eaters to charge, and send Luffy flying this time.

Later Luffy looks for Chopper, wondering what happened, but arrives in time to see Chopper about to be finished off by Battler. As he is about to end it; Mobanby arrives, holding up the golden horn of the Kirin Lion. Mobanby runs, luring Battler away. Mobanby then leaps across a chasm with a lava pit at the bottom, and him and Battler plummet into it. Karasuke dives down and catches Mobanby, but Battler fires his chain and wraps it around Karasuke’s leg.

Karasuke cannot support the weight, and all three of them fall toward the lava below. Luffy stretches his arms down the chasm, grabbing onto Karasuke and lifting both of him and Mobanby out of the chasm, unfortunately Battler got the golden horn and began eating it, turning into a giant golden beast with fiery horns on his head. As Battler turns into a beast, Luffy leaps with a Gomu Gomu no Pistol, but is struck down. Battler leaps through the air and plows down toward him, sending Luffy flying back. Battler proceeds to take several vicious swings at Luffy, with Luffy barely able to keep up.

Battler then gores Luffy with his horns, then sends Luffy flying, who barely manages to cling onto the edge of the cliff. Battler demands to know why Luffy continues to fight, and Luffy replies that it is for Chopper. Luffy’s handhold crumbles, and he plummets down to the chasm below, causing Battler to laugh. As Chopper, Mobanby, and several of the animals stand their ground against Battler, an angry Luffy rises, and lands a blow to Battler’s face. Luffy then uses Gomu Gomu no Gatling Gun to strike Battler repeatedly in the chest, but Battler declares that it is no use.

Luffy grabs Battler by the horns, lifting the great beast above his head, and smashes the horns in his hands. Battler quickly starts becoming a human again, and Luffy uses Gomu Gomu no Bazooka, sending Battler flying off into the distance, defeated at last. With this, everyone cheers, and Mobanby thanks Luffy, but then starts to worry that he be exiled from the island for taking the golden horn. However, everyone called him a hero, and placed the King’s crown upon his head. Despite Mobanby asking Chopper to stay, Chopper states that he is a pirate, then suddenly, there are more underwater eruptions, and a great bell begins to ring as the wind blows. The smoke around the island suddenly takes the shape of a golden crown, and the animals are shocked, declaring that the prophecy has come true, and that the heavens have acknowledged Mobanby as the new King. As Mobanby and Chopper say their tearful goodbyes, the next day the Straw Hats talk about the great party they had after the defeat of Battler. As they head toward their next adventure, Usopp jokes with Chopper about possibly seeing some monsters next, and Luffy happily yells that they will just keep moving, full steam ahead.

Arabasta Arc

Postarabasta Arc

Episode Of Arabasta The Desert Princess And The Pirates

Vivi wakes up on the Going Merry to find Luffy and Usopp fishing with Karoo as bait, and she punishes them by bashing their heads together. They pull up a mysterious okama, who appears extremely grateful to be saved by pirates he does not know. The man reveals that he cannot swim because he ate the Mane Mane no Mi, which allows him to change himself into anyone he has touched the face of. He adds that he can also remember these faces, which allows him to take on the faces of those he touched before, showing several faces to the crew, one of which is Vivi’s father Cobra, the king of Arabasta. The man then leaves as his crew arrives to pick him up, declaring the Straw Hats his friends despite not knowing them for long.

As he leaves, he is called Mr. 2 Bon Kurei by his crew. When Vivi realizes that the man was a member of Baroque Works and that he could turn into her father, she reveals that the Arabasta Kingdom is in a drought, and her father, King Nefertari Cobra had been framed for using Dance Powder, which forces rain onto the region it is used on at the expense of places downwind, for the capital. She states that the leader of Baroque Works is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who is considered a hero in Arabasta for protecting the nation from pirates. In order to prove their identity should Mr.

2 transform into any of them, the crew each draw an X on their wrists and covers it with a bandage, which they will take off to prove their identity. The crew reach Yuba, a ghost town that had once been a prosperous oasis before sandstorms ravaged it, causing many of the people to join the rebellion. They encounter an old man named Toto, who is the father of the rebellion’s leader, Koza, a childhood friend of Vivi’s. As the sun rises, Toto gives Luffy some of the water he dug up. During their travel, Luffy declares that he quits, saying that even if the rebels stop, the threat will continue as long as Crocodile is alive.

He adds that Vivi is naïve to think that they can prevent everyone from dying in the battle, and he urges her to, rather than risk only her life, let them help her, which she agrees to. After this, the crew befriend a camel named Matsuge, and they begin to ride his Crab friend, Hasami. Vivi then thanks Luffy for helping her see the truth, and promises him a feast after they save the kingdom. Crocodile then ambushes them almost immediately, using his devil fruit abilities to reach and capture Vivi. Pell shows up and attacks Crocodile and while he fails to injure him, manages to make him let go of Vivi.

Crocodile’s assistant, Miss All-Sunday uses her powers to ground Pell, then uses Clutch to severely wound him. Luffy intervenes, stretching out and throwing Vivi atop Hasami, staying behind to fight Crocodile. Crocodile uses his ability to turn into sand to render all of Luffy’s attacks useless. He then attempts to drown Luffy in a quicksand pit he creates, but Luffy manages to escape. Crocodile dries out Luffy’s leg, and Luffy restores himself to normal by drinking the water Toto had given him earlier.

Crocodile impales Luffy with his hook and leaves him for dead. Miss All Sunday simply goes to Luffy and asks why people with the letter D. in their name fight. Luffy is then later saved by Pell, and even later when Crocodile attempts to drop Vivi off the roof of the palace, the two fly in and save her. After saving Vivi, Luffy goes after Crocodile and ends up following him into a sanctuary containing a Poneglyph.

When Luffy arrives, he sees that Crocodile has already attacked Cobra and Miss All-Sunday, with Luffy being upset due to her being the one that she saved his life in the desert. He attacks Crocodile once again and manages to injure Crocodile by using his own blood to wet the sand. Crocodile, however, reveals a new trick of his own – a poisoned hook, and injures Luffy with it. After injuring Luffy, Crocodile proceeds to cause the sanctuary to begin collapsing by destroying one of the pillars, but an undeterred Luffy simply rushes to finish his fight with Crocodile. As Luffy and Crocodile’s battle continues under the collapsing sanctuary, the rest of Luffy’s crew manage to defeat the officer agents and deal with a Bomb about to go off in one of the clock towers.

Luffy, despite being poisoned and still weak from his previous injuries, refuses to give up. While Crocodile considers him a naïve rookie, Luffy is determined to defeat him, and forces his hook into the ground, snapping it off. Crocodile reveals a knife blade hidden in his hook, and attempts to stab Luffy, but Luffy knocks him into the air. Crocodile attempts to use Sables Pesada to kill Luffy, but Luffy avoids the attack while protecting the wounded and immobile Miss All-Sunday. Luffy then sucks in air and twists his body to propel himself upward at high speed.

Crocodile prepares to use Desert Espada on him to finish him off, but Luffy punches through with a new technique, Gomu Gomu no Storm, which sends out punches at high speed, punching Crocodile through the bedrock in the ground and sending him through a tower. Crocodile flies through the sky and lands in the main square, defeated. As he falls through the holes in the bedrock he made, Luffy collapses from his wounds and the poison, and Miss All-Sunday gives Cobra an antidote for Luffy. As Vivi screams for the fighting to stop with all her might, for the first time in three years, it rains. Both sides then stop fighting as the King shows the people the defeated Crocodile, who is responsible for the war.

Luffy regains consciousness long enough to carry Cobra and Miss All-Sunday out of the tomb before it collapses. Cobra then brings Luffy to his crew, meeting them for the first time. The crew collapse from their injuries and rest in the palace as Vivi stays up, watching the rain. Three days later, Luffy awakens from his coma and Vivi returns his hat. Terracotta announces that the palace is holding a feast for the Straw Hats, and Luffy eats nearly everything he can get. Chaka then arrives, informing them that Marine ships have come for the Straw Hats. Nami tells Vivi that she can come with them if she wants, and if she does, she must come to the shore at noon the next day. That night, Vivi wonders if she can truly continue her journey with the Straw Hats. The next day, Vivi, who is supposed to be giving a speech at the palace, instead proceeds to the shore, where the Straw Hats are waiting, initially believe that she would not come. She tells the Straw Hats that she can no longer travel with them, but asks if they will consider her a friend if they meet again. Luffy is about to say yes, but Nami tells him that her being associated with them will make her a criminal, and as they sail away on the Going Merry, the crew says goodbye by showing her the marks on their arms, while Vivi and Karoo does the same, happily saying their goodbyes.

Sky Island Saga

Goat Island Arc

While being chased by the Marines, led by Moore and Minchey, Luffy and his crew get lost in the fog and discover an uncharted island. They find that the island is inhabited only by an old man named Zenny and a multitude of goats. They also find a partially constructed ship on the top of the island. Because of his bad heart, Zenny probably only has three days to live. Hoping to make his last days good ones, the Straw Hat Pirates help him out and they learn about Zenny’s past as a money lender and his dream of becoming a pirate.

But realizing that Zenny has outlived Chopper’s predictions the Straw Hats decide that after helping him finish his pirate ship, they will leave the island. The Straw Hat Pirates help the old man out while hiding from the Marines and working to get his ship into the water. With Luffy’s help, Zenny and his goats were able to attack the Marines. The Straw Hat pirates then went forth to help him. They defeated Minchey and tied him up. Luffy, then, threw Minchey back on Captain Moore’s ship, and Captain Moore allowed them to choose their battle location. Zenny decides to follow his dream and become a pirate, despite his age and they part ways. Luffy, then, pointed to the Marines a foggy area for battle location, which caused Captain Moore’s ships to land in a shipwreck due to the rocks.

Ruluka Island Arc

Luffy and the Straw Hats are being chased by a small fleet of Marine ships led by Major Pasqua and Isoka. Luffy and his crew barely escape when the Marine’s Major accidentally sinks one of his own ships. The crew then make their way towards an island named Ruluka. They soon meet Flip, the son of the mayor and the commander of a troop who collects taxes from the people of Ruluka, the Collection Party and they find out the island is in fact ruled by a former pirate, mayor Wetton, that is over-taxing the people. Luffy, Usopp and Robin meet also Professor Henzo, who’s doing research on something called the ‘Rainbow Mist’, sponsored by the scrupulous Wetton.

Suddenly, a huge galleon, the Tarielishin, appeared in the harbor and Luffy and the others go explore it and turns out to be the pirate ship of Wetton Pirates. When some of the mist shows up, Henzo borrows the Going Merry and Luffy, Usopp, Robin, Henzo and Zoro, who was sleeping on the ship, go inside it. The inside of the Rainbow Mist is full of wrecked ships and treasure, and is guarded by five kids. The kids are actually friends of Henzo’s that got lost in the mist over 50 years ago, along with the Tarielishin and Ian, a member, then, of the Wetton Pirates. Henzo states that the flow of time is different inside the Rainbow mist and the space is distorted, so Luffy and the others try to find a way out of the ship graveyard.

Finally, Flip communicates with Henzo with a Den Den Mushi and the company realizes they are still connected with the outside world. Then, Luffy accidentally propels himself and Rapanui, one of the kids, to the end of the mist. The Mayor, though, uses the Rainbow Tower to make a bridge to the Rainbow Mist and launches an attack inside it, along with Lake, the son of Flip and his grandson. Luffy, goes back to the Rainbow Mist by throwing himself and Rapanui trough the Rainbow Tower. There he fights Wetton, but the mayor manages to escape and blows the Rainbow Tower away. Luffy and the others, though, escape the Rainbow Mist onboard Going Merry, with the help of Rapanui and the other kids who stayed behind to blow up a marine ship and give the Going Merry a boost to escape with the explosion. Outside, the Mayor gets arrested by a bunch of powerful Marines that turn out to be older versions of Henzo’s friends, who were thrown 50 years into the past by the Rainbow Mist’s collapse. The marines let Luffy and the Straw Hats go and the crew departs onward to their next adventure.

Dead End Adventure

Luffy and the Straw Hats are now chased by a Marine ship, commanded by Drake. Due to the stormy weather and Nami’s exceptional navigational skills, the ship sails away unscathed, leaving the marine pursuant behind. Luffy and the crew has reached a town on Hannabal Island. Inside a pirate filled bar, they find out there is a great but very dangerous opportunity through a mysterious door in the bar. As the crew enters the mysterious door they are surprised to see it is the opening to a large tunnel.

Inside they find themselves in a large cave filled with pirates, the site of the Dead End Race, a very dangerous anything goes sailing competition which the winner can win up to 300,000,000. The crew is introduced to the favorites to win that year, 2 giants, Bobby and Pogo, a Fish-Man and former rival of Arlong, Willy and the favorited to win, Gasparde, a former marine general who deserted after killing his crew. While Nami registers the crew for the race, Luffy gets involved in a fight against Gasparde’s crew along with an infamous bounty hunter by the name of Shuraiya Bascùd, as well as meets Gasparde himself which of course ends on bad terms. The next morning, Luffy and the crew set sail along with many other pirate ships for the parade start which involves sailing off a waterfall, fighting off other pirates, and navigating sharp turns. Before even reaching the ocean, several pirate crews are wrecked, luckily the Straw Hats manage.

However while checking the ship, they find a stowaway, a kid by the name of Anaguma whose come to kill them for the bounty though find that’s impossible after witnessing the crew’s strength and power and thus sails along with them for the race. After a few more encounters one involving the pirate ship of Bigalo the Hangman and sea kings, Luffy and the Straw Hats arrive at Partia, the supposed finish line of the race. However it turns out to be a Marine stronghold that quickly sinks any incoming pirate ships. Luffy realizes Gasparde rigged the race and the crew manages to escape the stronghold and track down Gasparde’s ship using Chopper’s nose. Meanwhile onboard Gasparde’s ship, the Salamander, Shuraiya, the bounty hunter from earlier tries to attack Gasparde but barely defeats his right hand man, Needless.

Just when Gaparde is about to finish Shuraiya off, the Straw Hats arrive on the scene and Luffy makes his way onboard Gasparde’s ship, taking down his crew angered about what the former Marine did. Shuraiya tries to intervene but Luffy knocks him out to keep from getting in the way. Luffy and Gasparde proceed to fight. Luffy’s fight with Gasparde is not going well but Sanji realizes something and gives Luffy sacks of flour before rejoining the other Straw Hats. When Anaguma realized that his grandpa is still on Gasparde’s ship, he begs the Straw Hats to go back but Zoro knocks him out and reveals that Anaguma is actually a girl.

Meanwhile back in the ship, Grandpa overloads the boiler causing it to explode and sink the ship. Luffy manages to stay on the sinking remains as does Gasparde who shows Luffy that a cyclone is closing in on their position and that whoever wins can escape the ship and storm via lifeboats. The two strike one another with Luffy actually managing to hit him due to the counter-effects of the flour on Gasparde’s syrup powers. Luffy then throws the remaining flour sack at Gasparde, coating him with it, and proceeds to pound on him and sends him flying into the cyclone. Luffy, then, collapses from exhaustion but is saved by Anaguma’s grandpa along with Shuraiya. As they head for the nearby island, grandpa reveals that Anaguma was adopted and her real name is Adelle Bascùd, Shuraiya’s little sister whom he thought was dead. Despite the awkward reuniting, the two come to accept each other. The Straw Hats close in on the real Partia as the winners of the race but the Marine ships suddenly appear and go after them, forcing them to flee from the island and forfeit their prize money. They let Adelle, Shuraiya, and Grandpa off then wish them good-bye individually before sailing off with the marines on their tail. Despite not getting the prize money the Straw Hats continue on for their next big adventure.

The Cursed Holy Sword

When the Straw Hat Pirates dock at Asuka Island, Zoro and Usopp stay behind on the Going Merry to guard it, while the others head into town to restock their supplies. While in a restaurant, Nami tells the others about about the legend of the Shichiseiken, said to be the most beautiful sword in all of the Grand Line, and rumored to be on Asuka Island. Remembering something she read once, Robin tells of the legend of the red moon, a terrible disaster occurring once every one hundred years on the island. To protect the island, the king was given three magical gems to use as a shield, and the Seven-Star Sword, an unbreakable sword, to use as a weapon. While they learned more about the legend of the island, Zoro is fast asleep on the Merry, while Usopp is issuing repairs on the Merry.

After Usopp asks a still sleeping Zoro to kick down some wooden boards for repairs, a knife is thrown through the wood, nearly hitting Zoro squarely in the face, if he had not moved his head. However, Zoro is shocked to see his name carved into the knife. As Usopp climbs above deck to get the wood himself, he notices Zoro is suddenly missing. As the rest of the crew return, they are shocked to notice that Zoro is gone as well. Later, the crew are escaping a fleet of Marine ships, led by Commander Drake.

They still have not found Zoro, but have no time to find him, due to the said Marine attack. At that moment, Luffy decides that they will look for Zoro. Just then, Nami tells the crew that they have to sail into a path surrounded by mountains. Despite Luffy’s disagreement, they are forced to take said path, due to the Marines trapping them in a pincer attack. As they sail through the path, they come across a ramp which they are about to make contact with.

However, instead of sinking, the Going Merry flies into the sky, while the massive Marine ships are left to crash into one another. However, as it turns out, Luffy has no idea where they would land, and as the ship starts descending, things seemed hopeless for the pirates. However, by chance, they bounce on a Hippo Rhino (which immediately falls in love with the ship), and the Straw Hats are sent flying into a river back on the island. On the Merry, the Straw Hats are searching everywhere for Zoro, when Chopper discovers a giant lake right ahead of them. There, we see Maya swimming in the lake, before heading towards a shrine, carrying three orbs, and getting prepared to pray to a statue.

Just then, she notices the Going Merry, and realizes that it’s a pirate ship. She escapes with the orbs after the Straw Hats notice her. Luffy decides to stretch in order to ask about Zoro, and Usopp is dragged along in an attempt to stop him. However, the two lose track of her without noticing, and she runs away, but not before being noticed by the other Straw Hats present. After losing sight of Maya and the other straw hats, Luffy and Usopp eventually reach the Marine Dojo.

Inside, after noticing the many swordsmen practicing (which resulted in Luffy asking them for Zoro, without any response), then a marine named Toma shows up behind Usopp, frightening him. After asking Toma for Zoro, Luffy learns that Zoro should return any minute, before deciding to wait at the dojo until he shows up. At that moment, The leader of the Dojo, Saga reveals himself to the pair, but Luffy is more interested in the long sword he carries on his back. Toma asks for permission to test Luffy in order to find out if he really defeated Crocodile of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Getting permission, Toma nearly cuts Luffy by unsheathing his sword at a high speed.

Then, Saga reveals that Zoro will no longer be part of the Straw Hats, before Luffy starts attacking him for his statement. At that moment, Saga draws his long blade, which happens to be the Shichiseiken. Saying that the sword wants Luffy’s blood, Saga attacks Luffy, before the battle is taken outside. As the battle rages on, it starts going in Saga’s favor, and when he uses his special attack, Youkazan (a green flame erupting from his sword), Luffy is sent flying off a cliff. In fear of being killed by Saga, Usopp jumps after Luffy, and after a failed parachute attempt, he crashes into the valley below.

Usopp has successfully been caught in a tree due to his parachute, and starts looking for Luffy after finding his straw hat. However, he falls into a cave shortly afterwards. Once in the cave, he eventually finds Luffy and hands him back his straw hat. Unfortunately for the duo, Luffy activated a trap that sends a giant boulder after them, which Luffy destroys at Usopp’s urging. However, he activates another trap that causes a cave-in, nearly killing them.

Later inside the tunnels, Usopp and Luffy activate many traps before finding three peculiar towers, and as they were starving, the duo fall asleep. The next day in the caves, Luffy and Usopp have just survived an arrow trap, before Luffy gleefully decides to go into another cave. However, Usopp protests, and leads them into a different cave, which ironically leads to another trap, this consisting of balls made out of rock. After getting through it, the pair come across a stream of water, where Luffy finds three orbs, before accidentally activating yet another trap, this one being a massive water stream that flushes Usopp and Luffy through the caves. Thanks to the massive spurt of water, Luffy and Usopp finally come out into broad daylight at long last, conveniently in front of the other Straw Hats, along with Maya and other villagers.

After the pair introduce themselves to Maya, Izaya, and Lacos, Nami asks them what they have been doing. After Usopp explains their trek in the caves, she shoves it off as adventuring, much to the frustration of Luffy and Usopp. As the others tell the duo what’s been going on in the village, the others learn of Luffy’s battle against Saga, while Luffy learns of Zoro’s “betrayal”, and Usopp confirms that Saga is indeed the wielder of the Shichiseiken. After hear that Maya is going to sacrifice herself in a ritual to stop the Shichiseiken, Luffy prepares to leave, in order to beat Saga, which Izaya says is futile, as Luffy cannot even scratch the blade. However, Luffy proclaims that they will not know if beating him will work unless they try.

Despite this, Maya is more than willing to sacrifice herself, even though she is afraid of dying, saying that she decided to do so in order to save Saga. Deciding to cheer Maya up, Luffy reveals the orbs, much to everyone’s (save Usopp’s) surprise, especially Izaya. Now that they had the orbs, Maya could preform the ritual to stop the Shichiseiken without sacrificing her own life, but Maya asked Luffy where he found them. Learning where Luffy found them, she wonders why they were in the cave to begin with. However, even though the ritual can be performed, it is far too risky due to Saga’s forces.

Despite this, Luffy tells Maya that if she believes in Saga, then she should completely trust him, and that no one can decide her fate except for herself. With this, He and the other Straw Hats decide to aid Maya in her mission, as they will use the orbs despite all odds. After Luffy asks what needs to be done, Izaya says that the orbs need to be taken to the three towers, called Komon, Tonroh, and Hagun, and then, a barrier can be erected, which will stop the sword from reviving. When Usopp reveals that he and Luffy saw the towers during their cave-trip, surprising Izaya once again. Eventually, the Straw Hats split up into groups as all three orbs get to their individual towers and the barrier is raised by Maya.

Unfortunately, as Maya is praying to keep the barrier up, Saga comes and attacks, but is stopped by Luffy. This leads to a final battle between Luffy and Saga, as Luffy had the upper hand for a while, until Saga eventually loses full control of himself to the cursed sword, which merges with Saga’s body, making him strong enough to get the upper hand on Luffy. As Luffy is about to challenge Saga again, he is stopped when Zoro arrived to fight Saga himself. As Zoro clashes with Saga, he manages to strikes the finishing blow, destroying the Shichiseiken and thus freeing Saga from the curse. Lying injured on the ground, Saga regained his consciousness and smiled up at his victorious friend before passing out. Zoro and Luffy both pass out, with Luffy passing out due to being hungry as their friends come for them while Maya holds Saga in her arms. With the ritual complete, the cursed sword destroyed, and everyone under it’s influence freed, and his old friend saved, Zoro apologizes to the crew for his earlier actions, with Luffy happy that he’s back with his friends. As the crew happily reunite, Saga wakes up and swears to everyone that he will master the sword of justice for everyone’s sake, as it is the only atonement he can make. Zoro then gives Saga his old knife back, as Saga makes Zoro the same promise, he walks away with his crew ready to leave the island. As the Straw Hat Pirates leave the island, Saga sits on a cliff with Maya, Izaya, Lacos, and Toma to see their departure. As the crew ready themselves for their next adventure, the Going Merry sails out with a Hippo Rhino continuously hitting it in a strange sort of mating ritual, with the crew trying to sail away from the smitten creature.

Open Upon The Great Sea A Fathers Huge Huge Dream

The Straw Hats arrive onto Shellfish Island where they run into a mysterious group of people looking for treasure. The same group is then ambushed by the Bayan Pirates’ second in command, Zap, who captures the oldest child, Amanda, along with a sleepy Luffy, who apparently had sleeping medicine put into his food by Sanji earlier to make him quiet. Later on Zap’s ship, Luffy wakes up, tied to a pole beside Amanda. He looks for his straw hat with no concern for being captured. Eventually getting free, Luffy finds his hat and begins to travel around the ship, and ends up on Bayan’s ship wandering aimlessly until noticed by Zap and Bayan.

They plan to throw Luffy a feast to distract him and then deceive him later, but Luffy ends up eating everyone’s food, which upsets Bayan. Bayan then reveals his special skill to Luffy, as his whole crew begin to sing in a chorus like fashion, Bayan gains the ability to manipulate anyone who listens against their will, and uses this ability to make Luffy stop eating so his crew could chain him up. After which, Luffy and Amanda are both taken to the deck, where Bayan uses the same ability on Amanda to force her to reveal reveal the hidden map her father tattooed on her back. Bayan reveals to Amanda that he was the man who killed her father, which upsets both Amanda and Luffy. As the Straw Hats arrive to save their captain, Bayan decides to force Luffy to fight his own crew. This tactic was successful until Usopp manages to shoot sleeping pellets into the singers’ mouths, stopping them from singing. The Straw Hats then board Bayan’s ship, easily defeating Zap and, using a combined attack against Bayan, send him off into the ocean, and rescuing Amanda in the process. The Straw Hats then sail back to the island where the treasure is supposed to be. Afterwards, the island starts to “open” and reveals itself to be a giant clam. Inside is a gigantic pearl, which makes Amanda acknowledge her father’s drive for adventure, as they all realize that the island itself was the treasure that the map leads to. Afterwards Bonney and Maccus offer to adopt the children, as the Straw Hats say farewell to the newly formed family.

Protect The Last Great Performance

One day on a random island, the Straw Hats decide to buy tickets to go see the farewell performance from a long time actor named Randolph. 30 minutes before the play is set to start, 3 actors decide to quit the play, leaving Randolph’s play shorthanded. Nami makes a deal with the manager of the play to participate as the princess for 100,000, and the other Straw Hats decide to help as well. As the first act ended up being disastrous, due to the straw hats’ individual performances, including Luffy dressing up in a monkey costume and dancing in front of the audience just for fun, Randolph, playing a marine officer, however performs a valiant speech which inspires the audience and keeps the show going. Before Act 2, Randolph finds out Luffy is a pirate and attacks him, due to his own past as a ex marine and the loss of his family to pirates.

Knowing that Luffy was a pirate made Randolph angry and he attempted to fight him. Seeing as Act 2 was soon to come, Randolph decided to postpone the fight until after the play. Just as everyone was about to start the 2nd act, a marine commander showed up and arrested Randolph for selling weapons to pirates. This turned out to be a lie however as this marine commander Governor had planted those weapons on Randolph’s ship for revenge, as the commander was a former subordinate of Randolph who once tried to sell weapons to pirates to speed up his own promotion within the marines and to make money, but Randolph caught on and tried to get him kicked out by court martial. Although he failed to prove his guilt, Governor’s plans to rise the ranks were greatly halted as a result of Randolph’s actions for years, with the commander now back to get his revenge and arrested Randolph.

After falling into a cell, Randolph is freed by Luffy who tells him to go back to his ship and finish the act. Randolph refuses to accept help from a pirate but once they are discovered, Luffy grabs Randolph and fights through many marines until he escapes the marine ship and places Randolph back on his own ship and stage. Commander Governor tells the marines to fire and sink both the Going Merry and Randolph’s ship but Luffy stops the cannonballs from reaching Randolph’s ship. Luffy vows to protect Randolph’s performance and yells to Randolph to hurry and finish the act. While Randolph is performing the act, the marines send two ships around the Going Merry to try and sink Randolph’s ships.

As the rest of the crew deals with marines, Luffy and Chopper board the main marine ship during the confusion and knock out all of the marines on board. Commander Governor wonders why the pirates are so strong and finally realizes that they are facing the Straw Hat Pirates. He accuses an underling of making the mistake and threatens him with court martial, but the marine says go ahead and threatens to reveal the truth about Commander Governor. Meanwhile, Randolph is just about to finish his play when he decides to change the last line. Instead of “I will fight until every pirate is dead at my feet”, he tells the audience that the pirates in the play actually disposed of the cruel and greedy princess of the village. He says that he will fight against all who are despicable instead. He will fight against those with rotten souls and that even if your loved ones are slain by these evil people, you must forge ahead and live on. The Straw Hat Pirates defeat all the marines that fight, while some decide to ditch the cowardly Commander Governor. With no men left, Governor states he will not give up and will just lie on his reports to his superiors about what happened. Luffy then drops down into the commanders room however, and punches him through the sky. Randolph’s new speech brings tears and cheers to the audience as his farewell performance comes to an end. As Luffy and the rest leave the island, Luffy yells to Randolph that he will be back to settle things and to not to forget about it and Randolph remarks that Luffy better not forget their postponed fight either as the Straw Hats sail off into the sunset.

G8 Arc

When the Straw Hats drop from the sky after their adventure in Skypiea, they land in the middle of the marine base known as G-8, they are forced to abandon their ship, as many marines immediately spring upon it. Separated, the crewmates are forced to disguise themselves and try to find a way out of the base, which is comprised of a huge mountain surrounded by water, and then a ring of sheer rock cliffs that form a wall of sorts. As the crew separates, Luffy ends up on the base trying to pick a passage that will lead him to meat wishing he had Chopper with him to smell it for him. Later, he is caught by Sanji as he is seen literally shadowing a random marine for fun. The following morning, Sanji and Luffy get by with some disguises, all whilst impersonating a pair of famous cooks named the Marley Brothers, who arrived at G-8 around the same time as the Straw Hats.

There they meet Jessica, the head cook, whom Sanji promptly falls in love with and begins to fawn over. When she insults his cooking, however, he decides to show her the true meaning of “cooking from the heart”. He impresses all of the cooking Marines with his skills and shows Jessica that a good chef avoids wasting food, while Luffy only eats what was already prepared. Both of them are accepted as the new cooks. In the kitchen, Sanji is wondering how to escape.

He states that the reason they were stuck there was because of Luffy not doing anything. Jessica arrives and asks if he is finished with the onions yet and wants them to cut to the next three hundred onions. Sanji immediately complies, and with Luffy stating that Sanji was the real reason they were stuck. They are later tasked with serving dinner to the Vice Admiral of the Base, Jonathan. Luffy, as the waiter, gives vice admiral Jonathan his meal, but he’s immediately recognized and discovered.

Sanji tries to save him but they’re surrounded by cooks. Luckily a hundred marines enter in the kitchen in that moment and the two pirates run away in the crowd without being arrested. As they run away, they learn that Zoro and Usopp are now imprisoned, so Luffy and Sanji, try to reach the jail to free their friends. Luffy and Sanji sneak around the base, attempting to find the jail where Zoro and Usopp are being held. However, neither of them know where the jail is, thus they assume it is in the suspicious looking island surrounded by water.

Luffy and Sanji attempt to infiltrate the prison leads to them racing down into an obvious trap. Luffy discovers the bars are made out of Seastone, whist Sanji attempts to kick down the bars, also discovering that they are practically unbreakable. However, Sanji takes Usopp’s impact dial, only to find out it’s the voice dial instead. He tries Usopp’s other pocket, only for it to be the flavor dial. The gas sets off an explosion, and the Straw Hat’s escape only to get lost while following Zoro.

Luffy’s group begins running around the base, being chased by Marines. In trying to escape, they end up in what seems like a dead-end at the side of the mountain and meet Jonathan again, who happened to be at the balcony of his office. Luffy tells Jonathan that he has freed his crewmates and declares that they were going to escape the base. This makes Jonathan laugh, asking him if he really thinks he can escape Navarone Island with their treasure, to which Luffy replies that they are pirates and that the Marines can’t catch them. Suddenly a huge cannon fires at Luffy’s group, and they run back inside the base.

Instead of going in pursuit of the Straw Hats, Jonathan decides to set a trap for them in Dock 88, where the Going Merry is moored, as he knows this is where they will surely go. He tasks Lieutenant Commander Drake to set up the ambush in Dock 88 and since it will take Drake some time to arrive at said dock, he orders Unit 55 to slow the Straw Hats down to stall for time. He stations them at the bridge which is the only way to get to the ship. As Luffy’s group arrives at the bridge leading to Dock 88, they see that the bridge is unguarded, they gather that it must be a trap. They decide that they don’t care and go ahead and cross it.

Unit 55 block their path and have them surrounded from all sides. Luffy’s group easily defeats them but, in the process, Luffy destroys the bridge, and they all fall into the bay. Even with the damage caused, Jonathan in pleased with the result since it bought them the time they needed to set up the ambush in Dock 88. Luffy’s group heads to the dock, straight into the trap, seemingly cornered. Luffy is shot with a Seastone net and is incapacitated.

Just then, Nami and Dr. Kobato also arrive pushing a hospital bed, with Chopper hidden in the sheets pretending to be a patient. As Nami’s group arrive in Dock 88 to help, Drake’s men bombard Luffy’s group with gun fire but he easily repels the bullets using his Devil Fruit powers. The Marines resort to using what seem like bazookas seeing that their guns are ineffective. They have fired instead, flash bombs to subdue the pirates which stings their eyes.

Drake then has his Sword Unit attack the Straw Hats as they are still trying to recover from the effects of the flash bomb. The Crew are able to fight off the attacks. Luffy is then shot with a Seastone net and is instantly incapacitated. Drake demands that they surrender and tells them that while their Marine base policy is to take prisoners alive, he will not hesitate to change this policy if he is met with any resistance. With Luffy in a weakened state, Sanji, Zoro and Usopp seem to be unable to resist the overwhelming number of the Marines in the dock and consider surrendering.

Just as the Marines are about to capture them, Nami and Dr. Kobato, with Chopper still hidden under the sheets of the hospital bed, get up, and as the marines notice the doctor, Kobato then pretends to be a hostage and screams in feigned terror. She hints at Nami of her plan and in turn, Nami also pretends to be a nurse held hostage by Chopper, now in his Heavy Point form. Chopper acts like a tough and ruthless pirate and demands that the Marines stand down and let them board their ship. As Drake gives in and orders his men to stand down in return for the release of the hostages, Zoro releases Luffy from the Seastone net but Luffy remains weak.

Drake “accommodates” the Straw Hats and lets them board their ship, but Zoro senses another trap. He silently tells Luffy to sling them to their ship on his signal. A Marine covertly rescues Dr. Kobato and another also tries to rescue Nami, but she punches the Marine. This was their signal to rush towards the ship.

Luffy slings the Crew onto the Merry. Mekao, with the safety of his daughter in mind, aides the pirates in their escape by releasing the Going Merry from the dock into the bay. Thinking that the Straw Hats are holding the “nurse” Nami as hostage, Drake orders them not to shoot at them, but instead to just give them warning shots. As the ship sails away, the Marines scope out the ship and notice Nami giving the crew orders and realize that she is not being held hostage. They realize that she is actually part of the Straw Hats.

As Robin later arrives and rejoins the crew, She gives Nami a map of Navarone Island which she obtained in the library. The Marines start shooting cannons at the Merry and start giving chase using warships. Nami refers to the map and sees the only way out of the base is the Sea Gate, to which they head. She notices that the water is too shallow and that the map doesn’t make sense. They head to the Sea Gate anyway and try to think of a plan to open the gate.

The Marines continue their barrage on the Merry while the Straw Hats don’t have a way to retaliate since the Marines have confiscated all their cannon balls. Luffy devises a plan and catches all the cannon balls shot at them with his Gomu Gomu no Fusen ability and redirects them towards the gate. Just as the gate explodes, Nami realizes that if the Marines took all their cannon balls, they must have also taken the treasure they found on Skypiea. The Straw Hats decide to go back for the gold, as well as Nami’s waver. They hide the Going Merry in an abandoned dock, since there are so many.

Usopp uses the junk in the dock to disguise Merry as a Naval ship, and then splits the crew into two teams: one team to recover the treasure gained at Skypiea, and the other team to retrieve Nami’s Waver. Chopper is left behind to guard the Merry. Jonathan tricks the crew into another ambush, this one in a huge room that is locked from the outside. Drake is once again leading the attack, with countless marines backing him up, and things look bleak until Agent Shepherd foolishly opens the doors and allows Luffy, Robin, Zoro, and Usopp to escape. As Nami’s group retrieves the Waver and return to the ship, she goes looking for Luffy and finds him, only to discover that they still do not have the gold.

Nami suspects that it’s in the Commander’s office, so she and Luffy go alone while everyone else goes back to the boat. Using the Waver, she and Luffy scale the main mountain and break into Jonathan’s office. Marines fill the room but Nami uses her Thunder Tempo attack to electrocute them all. She and Luffy grab the treasure and head back to the boat. However, Jonathan is not worried, because at 9 PM the “fangs of G-8” will appear.

What he means is the inner lake becomes so shallow that the Going Merry is stranded on a reef. With no water, the Merry is stuck in the mud while the marines mobilize. When Luffy commands the ship to go full speed ahead, a hole was torn in the hull by the rocks on the harbor floor, so they stop. The harbor eventually reaches a very low tide, rendering the ship unable to move. Jonathan gloats via megaphone how he had captured the Straw Hat Pirates. However, the Straw Hat Pirates decide to launch a plan of their own; they use Usopp’s Impact Dial to launch the ship into the air, then uses an Octopus Balloon inflated with Breath and Flame Dials to float in the air. Jonathan orders his men to fire a “warning shot” at the balloon. However, Shepherd also aims for the balloon with his bazooka, only to instead miss and shoot down the Marines’ cannon, with the Straw Hats escaping, once and for all. As the Straw Hats are seen flying towards the sunset. Usopp begins working on fixing the hole in the hull, as they continue to sail away from the base and onto the open sea.

Water 7 Saga

Long Ring Long Land Arc

Oceans Dream Arc

One night aboard the Going Merry, Robin is reading late at night while the others are sleeping. Suddenly, a mysterious figure appears in the ocean and plays an instrument resembling a seahorse. Nami wakes up in the morning, but cannot recognize Robin. Chopper, Usopp, Sanji, and Luffy also wake up soon after, all of which are confused as to why they woke up on the ship; their memories were erased. Usopp lies and says that he was a famous pirate, but his lie is seen through.

The Straw Hats all meet at the deck and notice Chopper, wondering who he is. Robin explains that they were on the Grand Line, and that they were on a pirate ship led by Luffy. Nami then goes to her room and finds her logbook, finding that the notes were written in her handwriting. Nami decides that she must return to Cocoyasi Village. She escapes the ship using a Waver.

Zoro also decides to leave, and jumps in the water and swims. Meanwhile, the mysterious figure watches from a hill. Robin comes to a conclusion and informs the Straw Hats about their memories being erased from them. In the dining room, Robin tells everyone left what she remembers of their adventures, but being the latest member, she does not know the circumstances under which everyone joined. She then recounts what happened the previous day and says that she heard a strange sound.

With a whistle from the tea kettle, everyone with memory loss realizes that they all had the same dream about a boy underwater blowing into an instrument, and only Robin was not affected because she was awake. They reach the conclusion that the boy is the cause of the memory loss and that he may strike again that night, possibly taking all of their memories this time. Despite everyone being upset over this realization, Luffy simply figures that although their old memories had been lost, they would just make new memories through their adventures. Later that night, the boy stands on the ship’s figurehead and blows the horn. Robin confronts him, waking up all the Straw Hats in the process.

Angry, the boy attempts to blow into his horn again, but is confronted by Luffy for sitting on the figurehead. The horn emits a blue, sparkling dust that flows into Luffy’s mouth. The boy escapes, but when Luffy wakes up, he regains his memory in the process. After regaining his memories, Luffy tells everyone what he remembers as well as their roles on the crew, but then tells them that he wants to bring back Zoro and Nami, though Robin convinces him to wait until morning. The next day, they come onto the island and immediately bump into Nami, and Luffy forces her to help them find Zoro.

On their way, Robin comes across some ancient writing and, realizing the true cause behind the memory loss, and convinces everyone go to a place called the “Sea God’s Palace”. Meanwhile, the boy hypnotizes Zoro into joining his side. After reaching the forest, Usopp and Chopper end up finding Zoro and brings him back to the others. However, as soon as they arrive, Zoro suddenly begins to attack Luffy. As the Straw Hats believe that Zoro was hypnotized, Luffy tells the others to go ahead to the temple, while he stayed behind to battle Zoro.

As Luffy tries to avoid fighting Zoro, Zoro seemingly defeating Luffy with an Oni Giri move. However, Luffy gets up and they continue to their fight in the forest. After the others reach the palace, they are approached by the mysterious boy. As Sanji kicks the boy to get everyone’s memories back, which caused the seahorse horn to release the Straw Hats’ memories and also play a sound. Because the boy was briefly unconscious from the kick, he lost his memories.

The boy, confused as to where he was, flees. Robin explains that the real thief was the seahorse horn. It tries to flee, but is caught by Sanji. Sanji beats the seahorse until it coughed up the Straw Hats’ memories. Having regained their memories, they wonder if Zoro has regained his memories.

Zoro approaches them, and Sanji is prepared to fight him. The seahorse communicates via Chopper that it still had its last resort. As Zoro approaches the Straw Hats, prepared to fight them, Sanji battles Zoro, but Luffy launches himself forward, hitting Zoro and Sanji both. When they wake up, Zoro reveals that he regained his memory when the seahorse coughed up his memory, with Luffy right behind him. Sanji was mad that Zoro still looked scary after regaining his memory. Zoro then jumps into the lake to chase the seahorse. After Zoro catches it, the seahorse uses his last resort: he sprays a gas into the air that makes the Straw Hats hallucinate people from their past memories (Bell-mere, Hiriluk, Kaya, Kuina, Zeff, Ace, and Shanks), then their past enemies (Arlong, Wapol, Kuro, Krieg, Crocodile, and Enel). The seahorse then steals the Straw Hats’ memories, causing it to inflate and be able to float; claiming that it became a Sennenryu. Despite having lost all of his memories, Luffy decides that he wants to ride the seahorse and unintentionally uses his Devil Fruit powers to fly into it and wrap his arms around it. This causes the seahorse to return Luffy’s memories, so he beats up the seahorse until everyone’s memory returns and sends it flying off the island. As the crew comes down to the village thinking they will be rewarded for getting everyone’s memories back, they are instead attacked. Drim, the boy who carried the seahorse around, misinterpreted the situation and thought the Straw Hat Pirates were the ones who took everyone’s memories and warned the entire village, so the crew is forced to rush back to the ship and leave.

Baron Omatsuri And The Secret Island

On a calm day, the Straw Hats receive a message in a bottle advertising Omatsuri Island as a resort, promising spas and salons, good food, and many beautiful women, with Grand Line Pirates being especially welcome, the stronger the better. The crew are delighted at their luck, and Luffy decides that this is an opportunity they could not ignore. They set a course for the island. When they reach the island, they see an uninhabited jungle but the crew follow strange sounds throughout the jungle, which leads them directly to the resort, and they are in awe by its dazzling rides and attractions. Soon, the owner of the island, Baron Omatsuri comes out on an elephant with a small talking flower sprouting from his shoulder to greet his guests.

The crew notices the flower, and also notice that the dancers and performers, all have a small plants sprouting out of their heads as well. As the Baron welcomes the crew to his island and says they are welcome to enjoy all the delights he is offering, Luffy and the others are happy to hear this, but first he suggests that they prove their worth by taking part in a competition called the ‘Trial of Hell, which he explains is similar to the Davy Back Fight. Despite the crew being unsure whether or not to consider the trial, Luffy is filled with excitement by this challenge, saying that it might be fun, and that his friends are capable of handling any trial, officially excepting the proposal. As he accepts the proposal, the plaza they are in mechanically converts into an enormous round pool with a platform in the middle, as the first competition is goldfish catching, with the rules being that the winning team will be the one who catches the most goldfish in three minutes using only the net they are given, which is about three inches long and made of water-soluble tissue paper. When Usopp volunteers to take on the challenge, he immediately changes his mind when he sees his opponent, Muchigoro and the massive goldfish that they have to catch, Rosario.

As Nami, Sanji, Zoro and Luffy all try to catch the giant fish using their normal attacks, but only succeed in breaking the tiny net. Just as they decide that it’s an impossible task, Muchigoro takes his turn. He reveals that he was hiding a net big enough to catch Rosario all along, much to the crew’s fury. He calls Rosario into his net and flings him toward his prize bucket, with Robin intervening with her powers to bounce the fish back into the platform, where Chopper knocks him into own bucket using his Guard Point, just as the time limit ends. The Baron is furious at the Straw Hats for beating him, as well as insulting him and Muchigoro.

He demands that they compete in another challenge. Nami had been hoping for a chance to relax at this island, and refuses on behalf of the rest. Luffy, however, overrules as before, having enjoyed the first trial and is looking forward to more. Nami, furious, tries to lead the crew back to the ship, but the forest seems to move around them and they become lost. Luffy, following them, continues to try to convince them to go back to the Trials.

When they finally manage to leave the forest, they find themselves before the Baron again as he announces that they have arrived at the second trial – a complex game of ring toss, taking place between two teams of four people, each in two gondola-like waver boats. To win, a team must throw rings over every member of the other team. Due to being a devil fruit user, Luffy was forced to sit this trial out, and wait at the hotel with Robin and Chopper. As the second trial is going on, Luffy is waiting impatiently with Robin and Chopper in a large mansion. He goes wandering, and a succession of rocks hit him in the head.

Luffy, annoyed, eventually looks up and sees a small man throwing them and decides to chase him. Luffy’s chase for the mystery man continues, through hallways, dining rooms, up the stairs, and then finally stopping at a room with a shallow pond in the middle. As they stare each other down, anticipating each other’s moves, Luffy gets fed up and asks for the reason of the man’s actions. After some description of himself, the man introduces himself as Brief, captain of the Mustache Pirates. He reveals his plans to revolt against Baron Omatsuri.

However, Luffy cannot help but notice that his short mustache looks like a bunch of snot hanging from his nose. Brief is immediately infuriated and decides to tell him that his short mustache is a symbol of his pirate crew, but Luffy just does not care. Brief gets right to the point and talks about Luffy’s crew of 6. Then out of nowhere, he requests Luffy to be part of his own crew. Luffy makes it clear to him that none of the Straw Hats will be part of his crew.

In response, Brief tells Luffy that the Baron will try to break his crew apart. Not taking his message seriously, Luffy simply returns to the hotel later on, just in time for a feast being thrown in their honor at the pool. The water pool near them changes and one of Baron’s men Kotetsu emerges from below, equipped with two giant grilling spatulas strapped on his back. The flooring underneath him becomes a giant iron grill as the grill itself is surrounded by walls of flames. As he prepares to a live show and plans to make teppanyaki, Sanji not impressed by the performance, finds the Kotetsu’s wasteful and frivolous manner of cooking offensive to his idealistic chef ways.

Food is tossed on and Kotetsu skates around on skakes made of grease, sliding the food around in an overtly flashy and pointless, albeit entertaining, manner. Luffy slobbers and thinks that all of it looks so good to eat. His sentence echoes in Sanji’s head, enough to anger him. He takes off his jacket and leaps in and challenges Kotetsu to a cooking competition. They square off, each grabbing half of the grilling food.

Luffy cheers them on as the cooking challenge gets more intense, with Sanji ultimately winning the contest, but saddened to see only Luffy cheer him on, as Luffy helps himself to the massive pile of food. After noticing that Robin was gone, Sanji urges Luffy to help him look for her, only to then realize that Chopper and Usopp were also missing as well. As the crew begin to worry and argue amongst themselves, the Baron shows up and announces the start of the final trial, with Sanji and Zoro both demanding to know where their three missing crewmates are. After noticing that one of the Baron’s men had Usopp’s hat, the Baron demands that they accept another Trial of Hell, with Sanji backing away and decides to look for the three himself. Zoro runs off to the opposite direction to do the same, leaving a worried Luffy behind.

The Baron announces that the third trial is Shooting, where the island residents ruthlessly hunt down the opposing pirate crew. The island’s residents line up in front of the Baron ready their rifles. Luffy, feeling guilty about his missing crewmates and Sanji’s disappointment in him, does not respond to Nami’s pleas. For that, she abandons him and runs. The people chase after her with their guns, ignoring Luffy’s somber presence.

Baron questions Luffy’s relationship with his crewmates. Luffy shouts and demands for the return of the missing three, and charges towards him. Baron readies his bow, mysteriously generating an arrow from nothing. Luffy halts and dodges, only to realize that the arrow stopped and was changing directions to chase him. He dodges and dodges until he meets a dead end.

Luffy turns around and sees the ground many meters below him. The arrow flies and causes an explosion, sending Luffy flying head down first towards the ground. A door on the ground’s surface flips open, and Brief appears, calling for Luffy. Luffy was stuck, half of his body into the ground, and is suddenly pulled out of sight into Brief’s tunnel network. Luffy sees nothing but pitch black.

There he laid with a cloth over his eyes, lying on a bright red carpet. He wakes up finding himself in Brief’s house. Brief lived alone with his goat. Luffy tries to leave but confuses himself with the multiple doors. No matter which door he took, he came back to the same room.

He decides to stay, hoping that Brief would eventually tell him the way out. Brief then tells Luffy about the Baron’s past as the captain of the Red Arrows Pirates, and explains what the kind of man the Baron now was, a disturbed man who only wants to bring the same suffering and hatred he felt unto everyone else, who hates happy and closely bonded crewmates with a vengeance. He had previously killed each and every crewmate of Brief’s pirate crew. Now, Baron wants to do the same thing to Luffy, to make him feel the same loss. After hearing this and feeling that something was happening outside Luffy tried to leave once again.

The maze does not work on Luffy a second time as he shoves the bookcase over, revealing the door to the surface. Brief tries to prevent him from going alone, but Luffy continues onwards. As Luffy makes his way back to the surface he sees Baron Omastsuri along with a family of pirates, but not his crew. Luffy quietly walks towards the Baron and calmly asks for the whereabouts of his crewmates, as the Baron continually hints that each one is dying with each passing minute, hinting that he already got rid of Chopper. The Baron cannot help but laugh at Luffy’s request.

Strengthened by his anger, Luffy readies an attack with his right fist, but an arrow quickly flies towards Luffy, piercing his hand into the giant rock behind him. Baron tells him that another one is disappearing, which Luffy is now able to see as he now notices the monstrous Lily Carnation, as well as Robin slowly disappearing into it. Luffy desperately reaches out but Robin completely disappears into the Lily Carnation. The Baron tortures Luffy by stating the cook is next, with Luffy ready to fight back, only for another arrow to pierce his remaining hand, as Sanji disappears into the Lily Carnation. Blinded by rage, Luffy attempts to use his left leg to attack, but Baron sends the third arrow towards him.

Luffy loses his footing and falls, while Usopp is the next to sink and disappear into the Lily Carnation. With one free leg left, Luffy tries a fourth time but fails again, with all of his hands and feet now pierced into the rock, symbolizing the death of each crewmate as Nami was the fourth to disappear in front of Luffy’s eyes, with Zoro now being the last crewmate remaining. With nothing left, Luffy stretches his neck in an attempt to save his last remaining crewmate. Because his extended neck was an easy target for Baron, he unleashes numbers of arrows which cut parts of Luffy’s throat. Luffy manages to catch one of the arrows in his teeth and continues closer and closer to Zoro.

Despite his efforts, Luffy reaches his limit. Upon impact with his head, his body gets pushed back to where the four arrows laid, as he watches Zoro be consumed by the Lily Carnation. With his friends gone, Luffy lays on the rock in pain and silence as Omatsuri lectures him about being alone. As the Baron prepares to finish Luffy off, the ground below Luffy crumbles, and Luffy disappears below the earth’s surface, as Brief rescues him from his fate. Brief secures the opening to his base and starts to head further in.

The pirate family from earlier are tending to Luffy’s wounds. Luffy has seriously lost the will to live, after losing all of his crewmates in front of his eyes. But, Brief ensures that they are probably still alive. It’s because someone can hear them calling for him. That someone is Daisy, who encourages Luffy to save them, as Brief hands him his straw hat back.

As the Baron continues firing at the ground to smoke them out, a newly determined Luffy goes back up to finish things with the Baron. Baron laughs and shoots at Luffy, but without effort he sways and dodges left and right, avoiding all the arrows. Luffy begins to leap and dodge, and when it looked like he was shot, Brief reveals to Baron that it was just a clone made of straw. He urges Luffy to continue and use one of his holes. Luffy leaps in just in time, and reappears from another hole.

Noticing Brief’s assistance, the Baron mocks him and fires a massive number of arrows at him, which Luffy shield him from with a giant rock in one hand, and a single arrow in the other. The rock crumbles and Luffy snaps the arrow in half. He takes that fist and with full force, sends it towards Baron’s way. Baron gets punched really hard and is thrown back with force. Luffy rushes to save everyone from the Lily Carnation.

He sends one powerful kick down, then another hit upwards, and, now in the air, puts all his strength into his final punch. The tip of the flower waves in the air with swirling clouds up above. The sky shines a blinding white. The pirate family cheer assuming he’s saved the day and won. However, Daisy notices something odd, and starts to hear the calling voices elsewhere.

Luffy turns around and is shocked to see what the lily has become. The lily is completely broken up in the middle, but in front of the giant red moon in the pitch black sky, it is discovered the Lily has become thousands upon thousands of arrows, which seemingly assimilated together to form the full shape. The Straw Hats, now presumed to be dead, are nowhere to be found. Baron stands up. The flower on his shoulder giggles, as black spots begin to form on its innocent face.

Baron’s face, almost inhuman, tells Luffy that they are right “here”. Baron throws his bow away and lets the tiny flower evolve into a hideous monster. Its body on Baron’s shoulder bursts to reveal the Straw Hats joined together forming the monstrous beast; the true Lily Carnation. Luffy is completely petrified by the unspeakable horror his crewmates have become a part of. Baron commands the thousands of arrows, the remnants of the tube-like Lily Carnation to kill Luffy.

Luffy slowly turns around but does nothing to escape. Luffy stands there, motionless, with dozens of arrows piercing parts of his body. He sways, seemingly zombielike in appearance. Unnerved by the arrows, Luffy slowly walks towards the Baron, basically in a near-death state. As the Baron prepares to finish Luffy off for good, the Papa of the pirate family comes and shoots an arrow into the Lily Carnation, causing the combined structure of the Straw Hats to fall apart, as well as the Baron’s servants and even the arrows.

As Luffy collapses, so does the Lily Carnation. Baron weeps and relents as he tries to pick up the innards and organs of his Lily’s body. He cries as he knows that his people relied on the Lily’s existence. In an enraged state, Baron aims to take Papa’s life. Before he takes a step further, Luffy steps into the puddle of the Lily’s innards and strikes him with a death-rendering punch, sending the Baron into oblivion and ending the struggle, as Luffy falls to the ground unconscious.

Brief constantly calls out to Luffy, who lays motionless on his back. All of a sudden, Luffy wakes up coughing and breathing frantically, he thought he was going to die after all! He’s happy that the pirate family and Brief aren’t hurt! But he’s hurt himself and is unable to move. Luffy just smiles. After hearing from the Pirate family that Chopper and the rest of the crew survived and are okay. As the crew had no memory of what had happened, nor of their previous state, they spot Luffy and quickly go to see him. As he is simply happy that everyone was safe and sound, Luffy smiles in relief and closes his eyes, with Nami calling out to him wondering what happened and how he could lay there and sleep in a place like this. Hearing this, Luffy cannot help but laugh, as the struggle on Omatsuri Island was finally over.

The Giant Mechanical Soldier Of Karakuri Castle

During a raging storm, the crew searches a wrecked pirate ship for any treasure only to find a single chest. On the Going Merry, they open it only to find an old woman who hid there to escape the storm. As they contemplate what to do with her, even suggesting to put her back in the box, the woman tells them about a legendary Golden Crown on her island that she will let them have if they return her there. Though the rest of the crew thinks this sounds suspicious, Luffy agrees. As it turns out, it is impossible to reach using a Log Pose, requiring the use of a “Turtle Pose”, which uses a small turtle that always points to the island.

As they come up to the island, the crew hears a fisherman singing an old folk song about the Golden Crown known as the Yurari Uta. The woman explains that the island is known as Mecha Island and as the pirates get closer, they set off a defense system involving arrow-firing robots. When the island’s leader, Ratchet, sees the old lady, his mother, on the ship, he launches a hand glider and retrieves her from the ship. Then, one of Ratchet’s subordinates, General Maji, activates the robots, sending hundreds of arrows flying towards the ship, but Zoro deflects all of them. Maji then activates a giant fan to blow the ship away, but the arrow robots end up getting sucked into it.

Though the metal parts being blown out of the fan wreck the Going Merry’s main sail, the fan is destroyed while Maji gets his back broken by Robin’s Clutch. Due to this, the crew cannot leave the island, so they decide to stay and search for the Golden Crown. They realize that there may be hints in the song they heard earlier, which Robin had thankfully written down. The two possible clues they find in the song refer to “the white snake’s eyes” and “the two moons”. They manage to figure out that the white snake is referring to a rock shaped like a snake head, but cannot understand what the two moons refer to.

Usopp suggests that maybe it is the moon and its reflection, but that is wrong too. As it turns out, Ratchet is also trying to figure out the same thing, but he decides to leave the Straw Hats alone for now, believing that it is impossible for them to solve the mystery. During a contest between him and Usopp, Luffy breaks off one of the snake rock’s eyes, and Robin realizes that they may have misinterpreted the lyrics of the song. Luffy breaks off the other eye, revealing an entrance into the island. When Ratchet hears about this from Maji, who was watching the crew, he freaks out for a bit but eventually calms down and decides to use them to get the treasure for himself.

Maji then invites the crew to a party at Ratchet’s castle, which they begrudgingly accept. As the Straw Hats reach the castle, Luffy happily begins eating as the crew look around the venue as the party starts. As they look around they notice that the entire staff are all robots dressed like maids, except for the Butler. At the party, Ratchet asks for the Straw Hats to help him find the treasure. Though the rest of the crew finds this suspicious, Luffy agrees to help.

The next day, the crew along with Ratchet and his friends enter the cave. They pass through a narrow passage and fall down a waterfall before crashing their ship on land. Luffy comes across a beautiful lake surrounded by animal statues with light shining through the top, and Robin finds a pillar with the final part of the song written on it. At first, they think it means to say that it is time to drink up the lake, but they soon realize that it actually means that the Ibis statue can drink up the lake. Luffy unintentionally knocks down a giant statue of this bird into the lake, and all of the water drains away.

At the bottom of the lake is a passage, which Robin, Chopper, and Sanji go through while the others stay to investigate the newly exposed surroundings. As Robin’s group manage to reach the top of the mountain and investigate the temple located there, they make a discovery that literally causes the entire island to shake and fall apart, as the island itself was actually a Giant sleeping turtle. As it turns out, the song actually serves as instructions to awaken the island-sized turtle, with the island itself onto of its shell, which Ratchet reveals he knew this entire time, though he also points out that he still has not figured out what the Golden Crown is referring to, so there may still be a treasure. At this point, Ratchet reveals his true intentions: he will use the turtle to take over the world, which everyone immediately thinks is stupid. As his group manages to escape from the pirates, he activates his giant mechanical castle which takes the turtle and manipulates it using giant cables in order to force it to move, to advance his world domination plot.

The Straw Hats gather together and break into the castle in order to stop him, but Chopper goes off on his own when the turtle starts speaking to him. The remaining six are caught in a trap, where they have to deal with Ratchet and one his inventions, a mechanized battle suit, which empresses Luffy, up until he easily destroys it and Ratchet escapes, leaving them trapped. The Straw Hats remain trapped, only to be released by Gonzo. He and Ratchet’s mother arrive and beg the crew to stop Ratchet, as he uses the castle to take control of the turtle. At this point, Chopper learns that the turtle is to be awakened every 1000 years to lay its eggs.

The island turtle starts moving, and when Usopp notices this, he starts to run back outside to make sure the Going Merry is alright. As Luffy runs on ahead, Zoro and Nami get separated from Sanji and Robin, landing in a roller coaster cart. As they travel along the track, getting farther away from the castle, they are attacked by Maji in a robotic cart. Meanwhile, Sanji and Robin are attacked by Ratchet’s other henchman Honki in a mechanic suit. At the top of the fortress, Ratchet faces Luffy personally in another battle suit (which Luffy calls “cool”).

After Luffy destroys it, Ratchet quickly comes back with another robot attached to a boat that can fight on both water and land (which Luffy calls “uncool”). Unfortunately it is a disaster when it could not even reach Luffy, so Ratchet then decides to get his ultimate battle suit. Luffy runs into Ratchet once again and battles his greatest robot battle suit. During the battle, Luffy accidentally activates Gear 2 and easily destroys the robot, wondering about what he did afterwards. Everyone in the castle then gathers at the wreckage, where Ratchet is defeated and subdued. Nami’s group, who had retrieved the ship, meet up with everyone and tell them that the turtle is going to crash into a nearby island. Using a combination of attacks from Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro, Luffy executes an attack called Gomu Gomu no Kaiten Ono on the castle. Luffy breaks the castle apart, releasing the turtle. The turtle stops and successfully lays its eggs. As the crew start to leave, one of the eggs hatched. Luffy sees this and realizes that the Golden Crown is referring to the broken turtle egg shells, which are literally made of gold. They take one of the shells with them as they leave what’s left of Mecha Island, but it ends up sinking into the water as they sail off towards their next adventure.

Foxys Return Arc

On the Going Merry, the Straw Hats find themselves dealing with a storm that keeps growing larger. Zoro and Usopp try to keep the mast in place while Nami tries to find a way out of the storm. As this is happening, Luffy spots Foxy, Hamburg, and Porche on a raft in trouble, and decides to pull them in. As the three stay till the morning, Nami spots the Sexy Foxy and the two boats dock next to each other. Foxy is then surprised to learn that his ship and crew have been taken over by the Fanged Toad Pirates, who then challenge Foxy to a Davy Back Fight.

As Foxy loses one-sidedly, Luffy is upset that the Fanged Toad Pirates captain, Kibagaeru cheated, leading to an argument and Foxy throwing the afro Luffy used in the boxing match against him. As Foxy encourages Luffy to fight him on his behalf, Luffy puts the Afro on, ready to go. Despite Luffy helping Foxy take his ship and crew back, Foxy betrays the Straw Hats by using his powers on them and letting them fall into a pit trap. As the crew easily brakes out of the trap, Foxy gets in the way of their escape with his powers, but then runs away again. Luckily, Luffy and the others manage to escape and force Foxy to end all hostilities. As the Straw Hats leave and disembark on another island for a barbecue, Foxy and his subordinates attack in a large crab-shaped submarine, leading Luffy to mistakenly try to cook and eat the crab. When he couldn’t, he throws the submarine onto the beach and it explodes, officially ending Foxy’s pursuit of the crew. Despite this, however, the crew’s worries were not over as they go into the nearby jungle, only to find a mysterious, sleeping man, who a terrified Robin states is one of the strongest individuals in the Marines; Admiral Aokiji.

Postenies Lobby Arc

Thriller Bark Saga

Ice Hunter Arc

Luffy and his crew, onboard their new ship, the Thousand Sunny encounter a damaged ship, whose members led by a man named Stansen they decide to help, but who then try to trick them. They are then revealed to be working for the Accino Family, a family of bounty hunters, led by a man named Don Accino. At the same time, Salchow of the Accino family receives Stansen’s report and tricks the Straw Hats into moving into a field of icebergs near Hyokaido, an area that is sometimes known as the frozen highway. Once trapped in the Hyokaido, the two boats have nowhere to go as the icebergs seem to move according to the Sunny’s movements and lock them in. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats learn that the former Phoenix Pirates reportedly sailed into the New World but were heavily beaten there, losing the life of Vigaro, a crew member and vice-captain.

Thereafter, they lost their flag to the Accino Family and became their soldiers-though only Stansen shows any “loyalty” to them. When their heavily injured captain, Puzzle recovers, he says that Stansen’s decision “wasn’t bad”, that they will no longer be pirates or sail to the New World and that they will stay the bounty hunters’ underlings. No one in the crew agrees with this, especially the very young and passionate member named Jiro, but the captain is not moved at all. Luffy, who was with Chopper on the Phoenix’s ship to look on the injured Puzzle, head back, but the rope that was used to hold the ship close to the Sunny breaks in a rampage of several mysterious underwater “eruptions”, separating the two ships. Still on the broken ship with the Phoenix Pirates, Chopper and Luffy try to leave in a rowboat, but come back just in time to stop Brindo, who just arrived from severely injuring Stansen.

When Brindo tells Luffy, how his family have already stolen their flag, he gets angry and begins to fight him. As Luffy fights Brindo and after a while manages to pull him into the water, which worries Chopper until he is then chained up by Puzzle and pulled out of the water, along with Brindo, who they captured. On the Phoenix Pirates ship, Brindo is still captured. Puzzle offers a deal: himself for the crew. However, it is foiled by Jiro screaming into a Den Den Mushi to Campacino that should they do anything against them Brindo will be killed.

Campacino then comes to the ship and frees his brother. Luffy and Chopper confront Brindo and Campacino in their “combination play,” utilizing the power of magnetism. They plan to knock Luffy into the sea and manage to land him on an iceberg. Luffy battles the twins but is unable to strike at them as they leave back to Lovely Land, the family’s headquarters. Back on the Phoenix Pirates’ ship, Luffy and Chopper decides to follow the twins and get their flag back.

Jiro wants to go too, but his captain forbids him to. He gets into a “show” argument with Luffy, who then says he’s got a strong will and tells him to go with them. On the rowboat, they follow the twins all the way to Lovely Land, to which Luffy demands out loud for them to give back their flag. As most of the Accino Family, minus the Don and Lil go to confront Luffy, most of the crew show up to help him, as Sanji stops Salchow, Arbell, Hockera, and the twins from attacking him, with only Brindo left to fight Luffy. Luffy fights Brindo and manages to defeat him, as the others manage to defeat the other members, which left an angry Don left for Luffy to fight.

Luffy confronts the Don and demands his flag. The Don becomes angry and “heats up”. Luffy tries to punch him, but the Don can heat up any part of his body so he cannot land a single hit. He then uses a slab of ice and rams it into Don Accino with a Gomu Gomu no Bazooka. As the fight progresses, the Don gets even more angry and Lovely Land starts to melt.

He utilizes his power at 5,500 degrees and begins throwing “atsuyaki eggs” (heatballs) at Luffy. When this proves still fruitless, the Don amazes Luffy with “Atsu Atsu Gatling”, a somewhat copy of Luffy’s technique, though the punches themselves do not hit Luffy, only the generated heatballs do. After a long fight, Luffy enters Gear 2 in order to end it quickly. He punches Accino and manages to throw him into the Accino Family’s castle building, destroying the Don’s collection in the process. With the Don getting angrier, he heats himself up more and soon, the temperature heats up so much that a volcanic rift in the iceberg opens, into which the Don falls.

However, thanks to the power of the Atsu Atsu no Mi, he is able to survive and heat up even more to 10,000 degrees. He then proceeds to attack Luffy, trying to make him fall into the lava. He does not succeed, thanks to Nami’s cooling a small patch of lava into rock, but he then proceeds to laugh at Luffy’s dreams and about pirates risking their lives for “such a stupid thing” like a pirate flag. This finally makes Luffy serious and somehow enables him to actually physically strike the Don without burning, hurling him into the ruins of Lovely Land and after a grueling fight, Luffy finally managed to defeat him. After the intense battle between Accino and Luffy ends, wherein the Don is defeated and Hyokaido was completely melted, The Straw Hats then depart as Hyokaido begins to fall apart, while ensuring to put the flag back on the ship before Luffy notices its actually gone. As they sail away from the area, with the defeated Accino Family sail away with the Don in tow, Campacino and the remaining grunts follow them and try to get revenge. Then suddenly, the Phoenix Pirates arrive and Puzzle challenges Campacino instead. While they sail off, Chopper is worried about them, but Luffy says to see how determined they are and that nothing will happen to them. As Puzzle promises to meet the Straw Hats again in the New World, the crew sail away from the once frozen area, and continue onward toward their next adventure.

Romance Dawn Story

Spa Island Arc

As the Straw Hats relax on Spa Island, they met Lina, her sister Sayo, and her pet sea raccoon, Nukky, who can shape-shift. Sayo is holding a notebook, and when asked about it, she decides that she and her sister should leave. This is when Foxy, along his loyal crewmates, Porche and Hamburg suddenly appear much to the Straw Hats’ surprise (though Luffy takes awhile to remember who he is). While still miffed at his defeat since their last meeting, Foxy’s only concern is Sayo’s notebook. With a new trick up his sleaves, Foxy incapacitates the straw hats and take girls, and takes the notebook.

Just as Foxy is about to have them all fall down into the ocean, Franky and Brook show up, and Luffy asks them to beat Foxy up, to which they do, causing a panic on the island in the process. As Luffy and the others make back up, Foxy tries and fails to use his new trick against them, and Luffy sends him and his crewmates flying with a Gum Gum Bazooka. As the situation dies down, the sister’s explain that the notebook contain’s their father’s notes for creating a gem, and that the last clue to making it was somewhere on Spa Island. Overhearing the conversation, the owner of the island, Doran takes Sayo hostage, revealing that he was scheming to take the treasure for himself, having been the one that employed the Foxy Pirates and set them loose on the sisters. Doran then tells the crew to find the treasure if they want the girl back.

The group panic over what to do until Luffy makes the suggestion of simply destroying the island much to Doran’s panic. As the whole crew, including Zoro, begin destroying the island, an angry Doran decides to stops the bunch by showing them Sayo tied to a stake and a gigantic cannon aimed at her. To show he was serious, he fires a warning shot that barely misses Sayo. Doran then demands the notebook for Sayo’s life. Lina tempted to do it was stopped by Sayo, telling her not to give up on their father or his goal, and managed to convince Lina to refuse giving up the notebook.

The Straw Hats then proceed to stop Doran and rescue Sayo. Luffy, with Lina and Nukky holding onto him, jumps into the air, uses Gear 3, and preform his Gum Gum Giant Axe, splitting the island in half and sinking it, which annoyed the crew since they weren’t out of harms way yet. After doing this, Luffy shrinks and he, Lina, and Nukky land in the ocean. As they are being rescued by Sanji, Lina sees an x-shaped crack in the ocean floor below the island. After telling the crew this, they all realized that the clue was under the island the whole time. The heat from the lava soon makes steam form around the group and the reflection from the sun causes a circular rainbow effect. The sisters then realize that the steam is the final clue to make the gem. A few days later, the Straw Hats’ continue their journey when Nukky flies in and delivers a letter to the crew from his owners. Sayo and Lina succeeded in making the rainbow gem and are living happily with their father who returned, alive and well, just in time to see the creation of the gem. They even sent the gem to the Straw Hats as a thank you, and while the crew gather around to look at the gem, it starts to rain candy out of nowhere, and the candy knocks the gem out of Luffy’s hand, causing Nami to panic and demand that everyone search for it on the deck.

Summit War Saga

Little East Blue Arc

As the Straw Hats sail through the seas trying to refill their rations by fishing, they are attacked by a large horned beetle. As the crew deal with the beetle eating all of the fish that they catch, a young girl on a ship named Yoko orders the beetle, who she calls Boss, to attack the Thousand Sunny. As Luffy tries to fight the beetle, it takes Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro away to a nearby island. As they reach the island, Boss gets caught on a cliff, leaving Luffy and the others to make their way to the ground. Once they made to the ground, Yoko pops out of nowhere and bits Luffy, as Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro show up and eventually they are all surrounded by the locals.

When Yoko tells them that they are pirates, they start bowing before Luffy and the others, until an old man arrives and tells them that they are the Straw Hat Pirates, which led to them showing the Straw Hats through a maze, until they reach the town, known to everyone as Little East Blue. Luffy and the others were amazed by the town, as Luffy himself recognized a giant Windmill which looked exactly like the one in Foosha Village. After Usopp calls Nami on the Sunny and tells her that the locals want her to come to the back of the island, Luffy rides the Windmill, until the old man tells him about that its based on the ones from Foosha Village, with Luffy stating that the ones in the village weren’t as big as this one. Eventually the town throws a banquet for the Straw Hats, to which Luffy stuffs himself beyond proportion. However in the midst of the celebration, Corto and the Amigo Pirates appear and crash the party demanding Boss.

As Luffy and the others easily fend off Corto and his men, suddenly a spiked net appears out of nowhere and captures Luffy. It is then revealed that the one who released the net was a man named Largo. Largo reveals that he had eaten the Ami Ami no Mi, making him able to create nets from his body. As Zoro and Sanji try to fight Largo, he quickly catches both of them in nets as well, leaving the three Straw Hats unable to fight. As Yoko tries to fight back with Boss backing her up, Largo eats a torch and then creates a flaming net to catch the beetle, as the rest of the Amigo Pirates shoot him down to the ground.

As Largo creates an iron net for the beetle to get into, Boss begins to surrender itself to the Amigo Pirates, until an angry Luffy punches him away, telling him to stay. As the Villagers realize that Boss tried to surrender itself for them, they began attacking the Amigo pirates. Suddenly, Boss’ skin starts to shed, he grows in size, and starts to breath fire. As Boss frees Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro from their nets, Boss gets caught by Largo due to his recent transformation. As Largo taunts the Beetle for getting caught, Luffy prepares for battle, saying that it’s not over yet. Luffy activates Gear 2 and knocks Largo far away into the forest. He then chases him through the forest to the shore where they continue their fight, while Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and the citizens of Little East Blue along with Boss take care of Corto and his men. At the shore, Largo decides to turn his whole body into a net, trap Luffy inside it. Luffy, however, uses Gear 3 to break free from Largo, and then proceeds to use Gomu Gomu no Gigant Pistol to defeat him; slamming him into his own submarine and deep into the water. In the aftermath, Luffy and Boss have their rematch till both have tired themselves out ending the battle in a tie. With every one of the Amigo Pirates dealt with, the Straw Hats set sail once again, but not before Luffy promises to see Yoko and Boss again someday.

One Piece Film Strong World

On board the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats read news of attacks on East Blue. Luffy said they would return to East Blue to protect it when Shiki’s ship appeared overhead. After they warned him of the storm ahead, Shiki came down to meet them. There, he revealed his Devil Fruit power to make any inanimate object he touches ignore gravity and float. After learning it was Nami that delivered the warning and that they were heading to East Blue, Shiki offered to take them there and used his power on the Sunny.

Together, the two ships traveled to the floating island seen before where Shiki suddenly kidnapped Nami. Luffy and the others tried to rescue her, but by controlling the Thousand Sunny using his power, Shiki escaped them and scattered the Straw Hats among the fragments of the island. Luffy inflated and landed safely on a nearby island. Almost immediately after landing, Luffy was chased through the forest by a Land Gator. Right after, a Forest Octopus pursued and assaulted it and began its chase after Luffy.

As Luffy cleared the forest into an opening of ruins, the Forest Octopus was attacked by a giant Mantis. A Terror Bear snatched the Mantis in its paws and smashed it. It then began to charge at Luffy, who charged back as the two fought. The bear proved smart enough in dodging Luffy’s moves, and Luffy used Gear 3 to overwhelm and defeat it. Afterwards, Nami managed to escape her captivity with the help of Billy, and found the Thousand Sunny.

Luffy arrived moments later, being chased by several giant scorpions. Billy defeated the scorpions using electricity, and Nami and Luffy talked about what had happened. They soon decided to search for the others, using Billy for transportation. Luffy and Nami joined Usopp, Chopper, Zoro, and Sanji at the village, and they learned of Shiki’s plan from the village residents, who, not knowing where the Straw Hats originate, were relieved to be rid of the monsters. Shiki arrived sometime later and confronted the Straw Hats.

Luffy told Shiki that he was going to defeat him and the crew began to fight. Shiki avoided most of Luffy’s attacks but helped free Sanji at one point during the battle. Despite some initial success in fending him off, the Straw Hats were defeated. Nami was coerced into rejoining Shiki with him agreeing to spare the Straw Hats and her hometown. Nami recorded a message, using the Tone Dial, which was supposed to be a farewell message.

After leaving it, Shiki’s men removed the poisonous plants around the village, and caused the animals to destroy it. Robin, Franky, and Brook later arrived and rejoined the rest of the crew. Xiao went to them and gave them the Dial. Her mother, who earlier had expressed relief about the animals being sent to East Blue, apologized for saying how happy she was for Shiki leaving for East Blue. They then played the message, and after hearing only the first bit of it, Luffy was angered to the point that he would not listen to the rest of the message.

The Straw Hats later arrived at Shiki’s palace. They broke through the gates and made short work of the guards outside. While the Golden Lion Pirates prepared a toast to the commencement of the operation, the Straw Hats marched into the main meeting room brandishing various firearms and a new wardrobe. Shiki called them simply a suicide squad and revealed hundreds of men around them. Luffy and his crew unloaded their firearms in the room, defeating most those gathered and then split up to defeat the rest.

Luffy chased after Shiki, with the others helping fight off his minions and hordes of animals who began running wild in Shiki’s fortress. Shiki later tried to attack Usopp and Chopper when they were trying to save Nami, but he was stopped by Luffy, who activated Gear 2. The battle began with Luffy striking Shiki off guard with a Jet Pistol attack, knocking him back in the air. Luffy then mounted Billy, taking their battle to the sky. They both flew through the different islands, destroying floating rocks and chunks of land in their way as they traded blows with one another.

Shiki cut apart a chunk of the floating ocean around an island and used it to imprison Luffy and Billy, trapping them in the water. He then slashed it apart, sending Luffy and Billy falling to the island below. Luffy picked himself back up and asked Billy to carry higher into the sky. Luffy asked Billy to save Nami from Shiki as he jumped high into the storm clouds raging above. Luffy used Gear 3 and inflated his leg, letting powerful bolts of lightning charge through it. Luffy yelled that he would not let Shiki go to the East Blue as he unleashed his devastating Gomu Gomu no Gigant Thor Axe attack. Shiki tried to hurl chunks of rocks to stop him but Luffy’s attack smashed through his defenses and broke the main island in half underneath him, defeating Shiki. Luffy and his crew managed to escape and continued on with their adventure. Luffy confronted Nami about the message she left on the Tone Dial, angry that she seemingly did not have faith in them. When the others revealed that he did not hear the whole message, Nami tried to stop Luffy from playing it, feeling embarrassed of its content. She, Luffy, and Usopp wrestled over the Dial, but it was knocked off the ship. It was revealed that on the other half of the message, Nami indeed asked them to save her.

One Piece 3d Straw Hat Chase

The following day after a strange night on the Thousand Sunny, Luffy wakes up and frantically searches for his Straw Hat when he realizes that it is gone. He almost drowns trying to find it when he thinks that it might of fallen into the ocean, leading to Zoro having to rescue him. Soon the rest of the crew have a emergency meeting about the hat, with Usopp stating that the previous night a strange bird flew in and out of their room, leading to the said bird becoming a possible culprit. As they all go out to search for it, Chopper and Usopp find a ship, and aboard it they find a strange man, who passed out from coughing up blood. As they bring the man aboard the Sunny to be treated, a giant bird lands on the ship, with Luffy’s hat in its beak.

As Luffy orders the crew to go after it, a Marine ship mysteriously appears behind them. As Franky tells the others that they all need to head back to the ship, the chase is already on as they go through a series of glaciers, a Marine Blockade, into a cave, off a waterfall, and even into a nest of Sea Kings, with Luffy being the one most determined to catch the bird. He chases it into a volcanic region, as Chopper manages to get Schneider to finally wake up, with Schneider asking the doctor to let him see his precious dog, Buzz; who ate the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Eagle devil fruit, with Luffy finding out about this as he sees Buzz both in his dog form and his hybrid form. Schneider then reveals that in order to make sure his dog did not watch him slowly die, he gave the dog an impossible task in order to stay by his side; which was to steal the straw hat of Monkey D. Luffy.

As Chopper hears this, he realizes that Buzz is the giant bird from before, and he informs Schneider that he is on the Straw Hats’ ship, causing Schneider to spring back to life and demand that the ship go after his friend. Meanwhile, Luffy is fighting Buzz for his hat back, but the two end up crashing into a Marine base. Before either of them can continue, they get trapped in a seastone cage. The commander of the base reveals himself and mocks Luffy by holding his straw hat on the barrel of his gun, then shoots it gaining Luffy’s anger. Before Luffy gets captured, however, Zoro arrives to save him.

Luffy tries to get his hat back, but stopped by the base’s three giants. As a prolonged fight with the giants leads to Luffy and Zoro almost getting crushed, Schneider arrives, piloting the Sunny as he has come for Buzz. As the ship crashes into the base, the Straw Hats use the opportunity to regroup, with Schneider apologizing to Buzz for trying to keep him away. After doing so, the three giants attack again, only this time they taken down by the Straw Hats’ teamwork. After this, Luffy goes after the Marine that still has his hat. The commanding officer throws the Hat into the ocean when he sees Luffy coming, which leads to an angry Luffy using Gear 3rd to punch one of the giants into the gate that he is standing on, with the giants’ weapon landing right onto the marine, as the gate begins to break. As water begins to flood the base, the Straw Hats, Schneider and Buzz all escape onto the Thousand Sunny. As everyone gets to safety, Luffy is still chasing after his hat, with it seeming like he will fall to his doom before he can safely reach it. However, Buzz arrives and catches Luffy, which finally allows Luffy the chance to finally catch his hat. Later, Chopper reveals to Schneider what was causing him to cough up blood, a fork that he apparently swallowed by accident and assures him that he will not die. With all that settled, the crew return Schneider and Buzz back to their own ship and part ways, with Schneider telling Luffy to take good care of his straw hat.

Toriko X One Piece Collaboration Special

One Piece 3d Trap Coaster

As the journey begins with the Straw Hats escaping from cannon fire from a Marine fleet, Robin notices that the cannons are missing them on purpose. Then the leader of the fleet orders a Marine ship to come out from behind a rock and intercept the crew, bumping into the Thousand Sunny. As the crew recovers from the impact, Nami notices that the marine ship is mysteriously empty, till they all see something jumping around the ship and onto the Sunny. Nami recognizes it as a Kung-Fu Dugong, and tries and fails to stop Franky from attacking it. When he asks why, Robin explains that a Kung-Fu Dugong will become his disciple if he defeats it.

The dugong, who was laying defeated on the Sunny’s deck, gets up and swears allegiance to Franky. As this happens, the marine officer in charge, Trap, reveals that the dugong completed its mission and will proceed to capture Luffy and his crew. After realizing that they were surrounded by crew of Kung-Fu Dugongs, the Straw Hats are cornered by the Marines into an alcove of a nearby island. Trap pushes a lever, and a loud noise begins from beneath the Thousand Sunny. Suddenly, the ship is raised out of the sea, revealing the intricate Trap Tower.

The Sunny is resting on the top of the tower in the hand of a Kung-Fu Dugong statue, and Trap laughs while taking a drink from a bottle. He tells them all that the bottom of the floor is made of seastone, and tells them to enjoy their trip, as he pulls another lever and the statue’s arm sends the Sunny sliding down the mouth of the statue, entering the Trap Tower in the process. As the crew are forced to ride down the path of the tower, they reach the first trap, known as the “Cutting Hell”, which is a large wheel of spinning blades inside of a tube. As the Sunny falls towards it, Luffy simply destroys the trap with a Gomu Gomu no Pistol as the crew falls through the tunnel into another one filled with seawater, as the Sunny begins to spin and crash into a series of waves, as the devil fruit user of the crew are weakened in the process of going through the water tunnel. Soon, they reach the second trap, a giant gorilla-like machine known as the “Hammer Hell” that punches large metal fists together in the path the ship is headed.

As Sanji deals with the trap by destroying the fists, an angry Trap presses a button to active more traps at the end of the tunnel, including four harpoon shooting mechanisms, but Zoro deflects the harpoons, making Trap even angrier as he presses the button again. As Sanji and Zoro deal with the harpoons and fight with each other, Trap hits a different button to activate the main ride, and hundreds of dugong-operated cannons come out of the walls of a large room the Sunny has stopped in. Luffy, still groggy from the seawater ride gets up after Nami shocks him awake, and he goes onto the masthead of the Sunny and uses Gomu Gomu no Ballon to deflect the cannonballs. The resulting explosions cause the dugongs to abandon the cannons and jump into the water for safety. The explosions also causes debris to fall from Trap Tower.

With the ride momentarily stopped, the crew discussed what to do next, as the Dugong that Franky attacked earlier goes into the water. Despite Franky telling him to come out of the water, the crew realize that they are surrounded by Kung Fu Dugongs, but want to avoid fighting them and accidentally making them their disciples. Brook uses his music to make them all fall asleep instead, and Trap curses them for harming his dugongs. The water in the room starts to drain and the Sunny falls through a hole, but Robin uses her powers to lower the ship to safety, after which Luffy punches through the wall and the crew successfully escape Trap Tower, but start to fall back down into the sea as a result. Instead, they fall onto a giant slide, as Trap releases a group of Giants known as the Giant Nine, with each one of the nine giants ordered to swing a spiked club at the Straw Hats’ ship, destroying a part of the slide behind them with every missed swing. Luffy and Usopp manage to each attack one of the giants, but the ship continues down the slide. As the ship reaches the first giant again, Franky’s Dugong reappeared with three barrels of cola it stole from the tower. Franky loads the barrels and uses Coup de Burst to launch the Sunny at the giant and Gaon Cannon to knock him over. The giant’s club goes flying into the air and hits the tower above, causing the upper half of it to collapse. As Trap and his Tower finally fall, the Thousand Sunny flies away from the Coup de Burst, and Franky praises his Dugong, as the rest of the dugongs begin to awaken. Chopper translates for them and tells the crew that they want to fight again, Luffy agrees, and Nami slaps and scolds him while he laughs. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepare to fight them, and Nami shouts at Brook to just put them all to sleep.

During The Timeskip

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Luffy continued his training with Rayleigh coaching him on how to use Haki by surviving the hostile environment of the island. He later followed a scent to a buffet laid out for him by the Kuja (save Hancock still back at Amazon Lily). Just then, a pirate named Byrnndi World showed up and kidnapped Sandersonia and Marigold while defeating Luffy. Hancock heard all of this on a Den Den Mushi with Byrnndi challenging her to come after him for her sisters, leaving a Vivre Card for her to follow. Rayleigh, Hancock, and Nyon managed to find Luffy.

Hancock naturally wanted to go save her sisters and Luffy decided to tag along despite objections from Rayleigh since he was still in the middle of training. He eventually agreed only after Luffy promised not to make too much of a scene to keep himself hidden from the Marines. The Kuja Pirates eventually reached their ship which was revealed to be a massive island base submarine. Luffy and Hancock jumped aboard to begin their rescue operation with the two first fighting against Sebastian, a fish-man and strongman of the World Pirates. Despite some difficulty, they managed to beat him.

Meanwhile Luffy and Hancock fell into a trapdoor into the interior of the ship. After running for a bit, they went into an open area and were separated when they tried to go down a hallway. Byrnndi confronted Luffy once more, mocking him on his failure to save Ace. Luffy fought but found that he was no match for Byrnndi, who knocked him around mercilessly, ending with him nailing Luffy to the floor and knocking him out with a Haki-imbued punch. Buggy and his crew, who were watching the fight from outside the room tried to help Luffy recover while Hancock continued on, confronting Nightin.

Luffy managed to recover after remembering the promise he made to his crew and Rayleigh and head off to find Byrnndi. However, he was hampered by Gairam’s Kyubu Kyubu no Mi powers, which allowed him to shift the ship’s hallways around to his whims. He eventually led Luffy to him and they battled with Luffy briefly incapacitated. Buggy’s crew happened upon the area and Buggy bought Luffy time for him to run ahead. Luffy arrived there and once more confronted Byrnndi in battle.

He managed to stay on even ground against him but Byrnndi’s speed and experience in Haki left Luffy at a disadvantage. Managing to form Haki over both his arms, he managed to knock Byrnndi down. Hancock soon arrived in the room to which Luffy ordered her to get her sisters off the ship while he fought with Byrnndi. She did so with an order of her own for Luffy to survive. Luffy and Byrnndi engaged in one final battle with the latter once more mocking him for being unable to save Ace. Luffy acknowledged this but countered that he had friends waiting for him that he could still protect. After trading rapid fire blows, many of which managed to break through Byrnndi’s defenses. Byrnndi rushed at Luffy, only for Luffy to stretch his arm and hit him with a Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk, which was finally able beat Byrnndi. With this, Luffy made his escape from the ship. Luckily, he managed to get out and jump to the Kuja ship in time to which Hancock rushed over and hugged him in relief, much to the shock of her family, Luffy, and even herself. In the aftermath, Luffy returned to Rusukaina to continue his training and Buggy was given credit for Byrnndi’s defeat.

Fishman Island Saga

Episode Of Nami

With Nami having stolen the Going Merry and headed back to Arlong Park. Zoro, Usopp and Johnny had already went after her earlier, and Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku follow suit. In the meantime, it is revealed that Nami is a member of the Arlong Pirates as she reports back to Arlong, who soon celebrates her return with a rowdy party. Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku eventually crash recklessly on the island and run into Zoro (literally). Johnny runs up to them shortly afterwards and tells of Nami’s betrayal; Luffy doesn’t believe him and angrily threatens to beat him up.

Nami arrives, however, and tells Luffy coldly to leave the island; her words don’t register with him, and he simply lays down to take a nap, claiming he refuses to listen to her. She runs away infuriated at his stubbornness, and when the crew refuse to budge, Johnny and Yosaku leave, wary of the situation. Usopp then shows up at Luffy and the crew’s location, alive, and tells them how Nami actually saved his life. Initially puzzled by her behavior, the crew then realizes that there must be some deeper motive and goal than just money going on in Nami’s head, and just then, Nami’s sister Nojiko comes up to them. Wishing to make them understand why they have to leave, she solemnly offers to tell her and Nami’s backstory; Luffy opts not to listen and goes on a walk, and the rest of them stay behind to listen (although Zoro almost immediately falls asleep).

Johnny and Yosaku also listen, hiding in the bushes. While the others listen to Nojiko and Nami’s past, Luffy continues to go on a walk, eventually running in a distraught Nami. As Nami psychotically stabs her shoulder tattoo while crying and yelling Arlong’s name. Luffy comes and stops her, and while she she initially rejects him again, she finally asks him for his help, which he agrees to give her. Angry and pumped up, Luffy gets the crew and heads to Arlong Park.

Upon arrival, he slips past the Fish-Men thugs and decks Arlong, who goes flying into the wall. Arlong, surprised at Luffy’s strength but otherwise just annoyed, orders his crew to attack. Luffy dispatches all of the “small fry” using Gomu Gomu no Pinwheel, although he gets himself stuck in the cement using the technique. Usopp tries to free him, but accidentally slings Luffy at Chew, who then starts to chase him out of the park. Arlong then attempts to throw Luffy in the water, although he is stopped by Sanji, who frees Luffy by kicking the cement.

As Arlong’s crew is taken down one by one, Arlong becomes enraged at their defeat, and he and Luffy viciously trade blows, eventually ending up Nami’s cartography room. Luffy notices Nami’s blood-stained pen while Arlong talks on his intent to use Nami; both of which get Luffy very, very angry. Luffy then begins to destroy the room while Nami watches from below. Arlong attempts to stop him by biting him. But then, Luffy uses a single Gomu Gomu no Axe to defeat Arlong and completely destroys Arlong Park in the process, and he emerges from the rubble and screams to Nami that they are friends. The village celebrates Arlong’s defeat, and the crew promptly beats up Nezumi and the Marines (which contributed to Luffy’s first bounty). Everybody celebrates at a village wide festival, and later that day, Genzo makes Luffy promise to always keep Nami happy, which he complies with. Nami then gets her Arlong tattoo replaced with her own symbol, and the crew sets sail from Cocoyasi Village, to which an older Nami finishes reminiscing about her past two years ago, as everyone is on the coated Thousand Sunny at the Sabaody Archipelago, as she and the crew, Luffy included, prepare to sail to Fish-Man Island.

Toriko X One Piece Collaboration Special

Dressrosa Saga

Episode Of Luffy

During some spare time on the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats have a mock introductory show with Usopp hosting. Once Luffy’s turn was done, they are interrupted by an attack from several Marine battleships. During the battle, the Straw Hats are forced to make an emergency Coup de Burst in order to escape a sudden attack from above, in the form of an immensely large cannonball. Crash landing on a nearby island, they decide to explore while Franky repairs and moves the ship. While Franky works on a way to move the ship back into the water, the rest of the Straw Hats explore the local town to re-supply what was broken or lost in the landing.

However they all notice that the town is in short supply of everything and that only women, children or the elderly run the shops. Later, Luffy comes across what appears to be a fruit stall on the outskirts of the town. Trying to eat several pieces, he quickly discovers that they are actually fake fruits made of wax. From behind, an old man approaches and quickly bursts into laughter over Luffy’s mistake, then introduces himself as Diego, the man who had sculpted the fruits. Going inside, Diego is suddenly left dumbstruck as the entirety of his home had been blown away except the front wall and, upon looking over the hill discovers that it was the Thousand Sunny which had caused the damage in its crash landing.

Apologizing for the destruction they had caused, Luffy is then led underground where he discovers the pride of Diego’s collection, a multitude of life-like wax sculptures of famous pirates. Luffy recognizes many of the sculptures in the collection room, but after seeing Shanks’ sculpture, he is reminded of his childhood and the days when Shanks and his crew had visited Foosha Village, which culminated with his consumption of the Gomu Gomu no Mi and a near lethal encounter with the mountain bandit Higuma where Shanks had sacrificed his arm to save Luffy, earning the boy’s eternal respect and admiration. Later, Usopp and Chopper discover the underground section and marvel at the wax figures, leading Diego to show them how his particular wax was created. Noting a poorly crafted figure of Whitebeard on a nearby shelf, Diego mentions that the wax itself is of a much higher quality then the one he can create and demonstrates this by easily destroying his own wax by knocking the sculpture against it though notes that it is weak against fire. Asking who had created it, Diego admits that the man was no longer around and had left him to join the Marines, which was his son, Regis.

Diego then explains the island’s situation. Hand Island is an island of artisans that was once under the protection of Whitebeard. However, after he died in the Summit War of Marineford, rival pirates quickly set their sights on his territory. Marines quickly stepped in and built a base nearby which restored peace. Eventually, during mid-construction, Commodore Bilić was put in command.

He called for a meeting of the townspeople and asked that they help build a cannon to help ward off pirate attacks which the people happily agreed to. Among them was Regis, who had joined the Marines to help the island, much to the dismay of Diego, who had hoped he would follow in his footsteps. However, once the cannon was completed, Bilic fired on the town as “practice”, destroying several buildings and killing a few innocents as well. It soon became obvious that he just wanted the cannon for his own ends and used the families of the builders as his own hostages lest he fire the cannon on the rest of the town. After telling this tale, Diego starts to head off to the Marine base to give Regis the Whitebeard figurine.

But Luffy offers to go instead. Luffy later regroups with the entire crew and tells them his intention. After hearing this the others draw lots to see who’ll go with him with Sanji and Usopp chosen. The next day the three head for the Marine base on the Mini Merry. Once they reach the base, the marines open fire once they notice Luffy forcing Sanji and him to invade the base which quickly leads into a chase.

Eventually, the two find Regis and give him the figurine but Luffy is captured in a seastone cage once he steps on the platform where Regis’s cell is. The wheel turns towards the water submerging the two. Sanji manages to jump in and free the pair and they escape into ocean via a sewer fan where they regroup with Usopp. The four rest on a reef where Regis explains he made the doll when he was six. When he went to join the Marines, Diego tried to at least have him take the figurine with him but he declined.

Regis feels that he disappointed his father for not following the path he wanted. But after seeing the figure and being told that Diego always treasured it, he realizes that his father still believes in him. Likewise Diego, after being told why Regis was thrown in jail, is happy of his conviction to protect the island. After hearing this, the four then notice that Bilic has started firing on the town, thinking the villagers are hiding the Straw Hats and demands they turn them over or he will destroy the town. Luffy’s group head back to the base and make their way inside with Usopp and Sanji distracting the Marines while Luffy and Regis sneak in.

As Zoro defends the town from Bilic’s cannon, Luffy and Regis make their way into the base and gather as much wax as they can. The Straw Hats fight against the Marines while Regis makes his way up to the cannon’s barrel and activates the wax, causing it to backfire and destroy itself. Bilic emerges from the rubble of the cannon, obviously angered. He burns Regis’s Whitebeard figure to mock Luffy as well as him then reveals he has a mobile cannon as a back up. Luffy faces off against him, but suffers trouble due to the cannon’s speed, the constant bombardment Bilic fires into his rubber body and the spinning tops fitted with blades sent after him.

His crew (along with some help from Koby) help take out the tops and Luffy finally manages to beat Bilic by getting in close enough to grab his snake puppet and pummel him with an Elephant Gatling, destroying his cannon in the process. Kizaru suddenly shows up much to the shock of everyone. The Marines believe he was the one who stopped Bilic and cheer for him as the Straw Hats make a hasty exit. However it turns out the Kizaru is really another wax sculpture created by Diego who made it on the request of Koby. Using the charade (as well as Diego throwing his voice to imitate the Admiral), Koby places Bilic under arrest and states he is likely to be court martialed while declaring that it was never the Marines’ intention to enslave the island. He orders the Marines to help rebuild the island while Diego and Regis reconcile. Koby watches the Straw Hats go, promising he’ll catch up to Luffy soon to which Luffy, seemingly hearing this, laughs in agreement. However as the crew flees, they realize they accidentally left Zoro on Hand Island, as Regis returns to his duties as a marine, and Diego finishes his latest wax sculpture; which is Monkey D. Luffy.

Zs Ambition Arc

As the Straw Hats finally arrive in the New World, they find themselves in the middle of a storm, surrounded by a fleet of Marine Warships. As the crew gets ready for a fight, Nami stops them and points out that what they are seeing are actually just mirages. She tells them that they have entered the Maubeugemour Sea, an area filled with dangerous weather phenomena. As the Straw Hats manage to counter all the random and dangerous weather patterns the sea throws at them, they manage to finally enjoy some peace, despite it now being a hot day at sea. As Sanji begins preparing food for everyone, he turns away and then notices that the food is gone.

He immediately blames Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper for this, but none of them knows what happened. Chopper then hears a voice coming from the soup pot, which was now empty. Suddenly, food began disappearing in the kitchen, leading to a hunt for whatever was causing this to happen. After a brief scuffle on deck, Luffy finds the person who ate the food and it turns out to be a miniature woman. Realizing that there is no escape she prepares to fight back and grew to the size of a giant scaring half of the crew.

She attempts to strike Luffy but he blocks her weapon and with his superior strength threw her in the sea where she was rescued by Sanji before she drowned. After being rescued and thanking them for the food, the woman introduces herself as Lily Enstomach, and explains that she is a giant that ate the Mini Mini no Mi, which allows her to become tiny. She then tells the crew that she out to save her father from being sent to Impel Down for stealing food from the World Government and that she found out that a fleet of Marine Warships were escorting her father through the Maubeugemour Sea. She tells them that her father, Panz Fry is famous in the New World for his “Volcano Cooking” and for giving stolen food to starving people. After hearing this, Luffy decides to help her save her father, because he want to try some of her father’s cooking.

After agreeing to help, the crew catch up the Marine fleet, with Luffy excited to battle the marines. After catching up to the fleet, they see Panz Fry being held on a raft heavily guarded by four warships. As Luffy wants to rush in and fight, Nami stops him and says that need a plan to save Lily’s father. After getting permission from Lily, Nami organizes the entire rescue plan for Panz Fry. The rescue team consisting of Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro will go with Lily on the Shark Submerge III to sneak aboard the raft and free Lily’s father, then they will separate the raft from the warship, connect it to the Sunny and escape with a Coup de Burst.

Robin, Luffy, Chopper, and Brook will be the diversion team and keep the marines busy while the rescue is in process, Franky will stay on the Sunny to get everything ready for the escape, and Nami will supervise from a distance and watch the weather using the Shiro Mokuba I. The plan goes into motion, however, Robin tells Nami that Luffy isn’t with her group, and Nami finds out that Luffy left with the rescue team because it seemed more exciting, leading Nami to yell at Luffy not to board the raft or else the plan will be ruined. The plan continues and they manage to free Panz Fry and confuse the Marines, however, Vice Admiral Momonga spots Luffy and tries to attack him, but Zoro intercepts and fights him instead. Lily is reunited with her father, but the reunion is cut short when a mystery man named Shuzo arrives and attacks Panz Fry. With everyone shocked by his arrival, Shuzo states that all pirates should be killed rather than imprisoned, and that he, along with the Neo Marines and their leader Z will execute all pirates in the world, starting with Panz Fry.

Shuzo decides to kill Panz Fry himself and goes to attack him, but Sanji intercepts and Shuzo is tackled to the ground. Luffy attempts to attack too, but is thrown into the water prompting Zoro to abandon his fight with Momonga and save Luffy. Luffy is eventually saved and prepares to fight Shuzo himself while Zoro fights Momonga. As several of Shuzo’s men join the fight against both the pirates and the marines, Luffy’s fight with Shuzo and Zoro’s fight with Momonga both begin. As this is happening, Nami notices the waves changing and tells Franky to fire the anchors at Panz Fry’s raft before a Thrust-up Stream comes for them, with Usopp asking if it was similar to the Knock-up Stream, which Nami confirms by saying that it’s smaller, but still powerful enough to destroy a Marine ship.

While the others continue with the rescue, Luffy continues to fight Shuzo, but has trouble dealing with both his fighting style and his long arms. Eventually Luffy starts using his Haki to help fight Shuzo better. With the fight getting more intense, the series of Thrust-up Streams begin to erupt and destroy the remaining marine ships, leading Luffy and the others to cut their battles short in order to escape. As Franky tells Nami that using the Coup de Burst won’t work because the raft is too big, Nami decides to use the Thrust-up Streams to launch them all instead. As her plan works, Shuzo manages to attach a Vivre Card onto what’s left of Panz Fry’s raft to track him later.

The Straw Hats are later seen docked behind a reef, now out of the Maubeugemour Sea. As Chopper finishes tending to Panz Fry’s wounds, Luffy begins hounding him to make his famous food for them. Sanji kicks Luffy in anger, as Chopper tells Luffy he needs to rest. Lily then reveals that she was able to steal the food and booze from the Marine ship wreckage before they left. Panz Fry agrees he will cook for Luffy and the others to help repay them for saving him, and to fulfill his duty as a cook.

As everyone helps Panz Fry prepare to cook, Shuzo and his men arrive, ready to attack them all. As Shuzo orders his men to sacrifice themselves by launching their submarines at the reef like torpedoes, Zoro and Sanji manage to stop some of them, and Panz Fry manages to repel some more, but Shuzo’s submarine docks on the reef, and he begins his own attack. As the others question Shuzo and his sanity, Panz Fry tries to swat him away, only to be knocked back by Rokushiki skills. Lily tries and fails to fight him off as Shuzo goes in for the kill against Panz Fry, only to be stopped by Luffy in Gear 2nd, who knocks Shuzo into a nearby rock. The two then get into another fight, as Luffy is still unable to fully harm Shuzo and deal with his Rokushiki attacks.

He tries to use Haki again, but this time Shuzo was prepare to block Luffy’s haki with his Tekkai. He then tells Luffy that his Haki isn’t nearly strong enough to beat him. Shuzo begins to go on the offensive with Luffy now dodging his attacks, finding his limbs to be annoying during their fight. As Luffy is about to go Third Gear, he is suddenly struck from behind by a cannon ball blast from his pet Cannon, Alpacacino, which “ate” an Alpaca Zoan devil fruit. The attack heavily hurts Luffy, making him slam into a rock wall that cracks underneath him.

Shuzo shows surprise he hasn’t collapsed yet, as he tells Luffy he was just hit with a Haki-imbued cannon blast. Panz Fry tries to help Luffy, only for Alpacacino to fire on him in response, prompting Lily to asks Usopp to help fire her at Shuzo. She tells him that she will shrink down and enter inside Shuzo and expand, blowing him apart from within. Usopp agrees as Lily shrinks down even smaller to fit inside his slingshot, as Usopp fires her at Shuzo, only for him to grab Luffy and move him into his path instead. As Luffy states that he will beat Shuzo and eat Panz Fry’s food, Lily expands inside of Luffy’s body instead, causing him to stretch and contort until he grows to the size of a giant.

Now the size of a Giant, Luffy goes into Gear 2nd and attacks Shuzo with a Giant Jet Spear, but Shuzo and Alapcacino try to counter with a combined attack of their own. The attempt fails, however as Luffy finally manages to defeat Shuzo and his pet and send them crashing into the rocks below. The force blows the Sunny a distance away, as Luffy now shrunken back down to normal size lands safely on it. He thanks Lily for helping, as she comments she was happy to help. Luffy finds the food they were planning to use completely ruined.

Chopper tells him it was from his fighting that it got ruined. Nami tells Luffy they’ll pick some food up along the way and find a volcano, which helps cheer Luffy up. Franky builds a new and better raft for Lily and Panz Fry to travel on, as the marines catch up and capture Shuzo. Later, the Straw Hats are seen traveling around with the two Giants fishing and helping to gather food. As they collect enough, Panz Fry is able to make his famous food for them under the heat of an active volcano. They share a large feast together, and after much celebrations depart. Lily thanks them for all their help, and tells Luffy he was the strongest Giant she has ever known. Luffy makes a promise for them to meet again and have a rematch, as the Straw Hats continue their journey in the New World.

Episode Of Merry

Glorious Island

As the crew leisurely mess around on the Thousand Sunny, Luffy, Nami and Brook are seen relaxing in the inflatable pool outside the Sunny, and Nami enjoying her swim reminds Brook that he can’t swim and that he should be careful, with Brook stating that he being in the pool is a nice feeling for his bones. As Luffy enjoys the pool, he soon notices the presence of a Sea Monster with the appearance of a horse towering the Sunny. As everyone notices the monster, they start to panic, except for Luffy, who happily listens to Sanji telling him to get the sea monster for dinner, and then begins fighting and defeating the monster. After Luffy defeats the monster, he accidentally knocks his away, forcing everyone to chase after it with the Sunny. As the chase begins, they eventually reach where the monster landed, with Luffy excited to eat it.

As Zoro reminds Sanji not to forget the booze as well, Sanji comments on how that’s all he thinks about, leading to the two of them arguing. Franky gets involved and tries to calm Zoro down, which only makes him annoyed at Franky, until Franky suggests that they should have a party. As Franky starts to talk about having a cherry blossom party, everyone is confused but interested. Later, Franky explains to the other guys that their party should be a buffet. With everyone originally against the idea, Franky goes on to list the different number of foods that they can have thanks to the sea monster meat, which gets the others dreaming and imagining the food as well. After getting everyone excited about the idea, Luffy starts imagining an whole island filled with meat, with Zoro imagining a waterfall made of booze to go with it. Franky adds the idea of gigantic hamburgers with fries and cola, and Chopper wants clouds of cotton candy and cow milk bath. Brook gets so excited about this glorious dream island that he boldly asks Nami if he could see her panties, making her mad enough to kick him and tell him to come back to reality. As Brook lays on the ground, Sanji shows up telling everyone that the real meat is ready. As Sanji hands everyone the food, Luffy states that real food is still the best and then Luffy yells at Usopp to hurry up so he can teach him how to imagine stuff as the cherry blossoms start to rain down and the party starts, with Luffy watching in amazement as Franky makes cherry blossoms rain down across the Sunny.

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Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are having a cherry blossom party. Luffy is goofing off, stuffing himself with meat while Brook is singing. Chopper becomes distressed when inhaling poison drifting in the air, while Brook is inspired to write a song about it. The smell is shown coming from Usopp spraying poison over his Pop Greens, as Robin happily waters some of the plants. Usopp reassures Luffy that the poison is merely meant for killing worms with Zoro showing a liking to the tainted flavor of his alcohol.

Chopper finds his milk still tastes bad and worries it’s because he’s growing up into an adult. Luffy tries it and finds it tasted horrible too. Volcanic ash begins to rain from the sky, with Chopper pouting it’s ruining his fur. Nami studies her log pose and finds the needle spinning where the volcano had erupted from. Usopp whispers to her that they have to hide this from Luffy, and choose a safer route.

Luffy notices it anyway, deciding to head in that direction. Luffy spots the battered body of Z clinging to life on a piece of wood out at sea, and tries to rescue him. When he grabs ahold of his mechanical arm he becomes weak with Sanji and Usopp having to help pull him aboard. Chopper examines him, but finds that he should be fine. Robin notices his arm is built out of Seastone, the reason why Luffy became weak when he touched him.

Nami finds it a dangerous thing, but Luffy and the others are in awe over it. Sanji reminds them all that Seastone is used against Devil Fruit users with him and Zoro debating whether to throw him overboard. Chopper defends him, with Luffy ordering him to save his life and that he’d deal with him if he was an enemy. Z meets Luffy and immediately tags him as the ships captain. Luffy asks him what he plans to do next, as Z tells him he is carrying a Vivre Card and his comrades should find him soon.

Luffy begins asking questions about his mechanical arm, asking where he bought it. He tells them how when he lost his arm to a pirate, a Marine scientist helped build it for him. He tells Luffy its use against Devil Fruit users, able to weaken any foe once he gets a grip on them. He does comment that due to its heavy weight, it would be hard to survive if he fell into the ocean and only a special key can take it off him. Luffy asks if he is a Marine, to which he responds he had left them for being too old and is pursuing a different goal.

Luffy comments it would be bad if he was a Marine, telling him they are pirates. Z is angered by this, and throws Luffy through the wall. He asks Luffy why he is a pirate, as Luffy proudly responds he will be the Pirate King. This comment infuriates him, as he madly swings his Battle Smasher around. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji all begin fighting him with Z able to hold them all off with relative ease.

Ain and Binz then arrive with a fleet of ships and board the Sunny, announcing they will be confiscating it. Z overpowers the Monster Trio, as he holds Luffy in his grip, helpless against him. He chastises Luffy’s dream, telling him he’ll never be Pirate King with his strength. Curiosity piqued, he asks Luffy his name. When he tells him, Z connects him as Garp’s grandson and spares his life.

He announces to the Straw Hats he will destroy all pirates, as the Neo Marines begin to attack the Sunny. With the ship being damaged and most of the crew unable to fight back, Luffy has them retreat. He frees Franky from his bonds, as he uses a Coup de Burst to escape. Luffy and the Straw Hats are recovering on a nearby island, where Franky goes to work on fixing the Sunny. He tells Luffy to go after Z while he repairs the damage done.

Chopper regrets saving Z’s life, but Sanji tells him a pirate should live without regrets of what he believes in. Nami tells him that they must track them down, or else she will never get her original body back. She would not be as helpful a Navigator to them without her full grown body. Nami proposes gathering intel on their enemy as the first place to start. Mobston, an old man approaches them and asks if they had a run in with Z.

He tells them many pirate ships that have come to the island have been attacked by him. He tells that many who had been attacked by him, lost their will to continue and left the New World. He is pleasantly surprised Luffy still wishes to fight him, after losing so badly to him and offers up his finest equipment to use in their quest. Nami tells the crew to not arouse suspicion, they need a new change of clothes first. They are told their best place to start is to take the Sea Train to Secon Island.

As they head to their next destination, they split up their search. Luffy, Brook, Sanji, and Zoro, all relax in a local hot spring to rest, recover, and prepare for the upcoming fight. Sanji comments Devil Fruit users are a pain, seeing Luffy and Brook become quite weak. Sanji tells Luffy to keep a low profile since the island is crawling with Marine soldiers. As Luffy and the others relax in the hot springs, Luffy vows to not let his guard down around Z again.

Sanji tells him as long as he is a Devil Fruit user and lets himself get caught by his arm he will lose, offering him and Zoro to fight him instead. Luffy turns him down, knowing to avoid his arm for their next fight. Among the other people in the bath is Kuzan who was eavesdropping in on their conversation. He chimes in saying he was getting tired waiting for them, leaving them to all immediately panic. Kuzan reassures them he is not there to capture them, and had given up being an Admiral.

He tells them again he is not their enemy anymore and reminds them if he was he would not be in a hot spring where he cannot use his powers. As Kuzan gets out of the water, the Straw Hats see his battle scarred body, and his missing leg that he regrows with his ice powers. He merely says he got carried away, when explaining this. Kuzan and the Straw Hats talk some more, with Luffy asking him what happened to his leg. Kuzan takes offense and tells him there are some things that should not be asked.

Luffy tries to change the subject and asks about Akainu on why the two of them fought, believing they were friends. Kuzan refuses to comment on that. He does go on say that he wishes his only reason for coming was to enjoy the hot springs, but is chasing Z. He guessed that they had gone against him, remarking how strong he is. Afterwards, Kuzan and the Straw Hats are seen making their way to port.

He tells them that Z plans to destroy piracy by destroying the One Piece. He has chosen to follow Z’s journey, but is unsure what actions he himself must take. He then departs, telling Luffy he will find Z on the island. Luffy thinks back to his encounter of Z pondering over him, until the rest of the Straw Hats catch up with them with a group of Marines chasing them. Luffy dispatches them all with his Supreme King Haki.

Reluctantly, the Marine Captain tells him the location of Z. The Dyna Stones on the island explode, causing the volcano to erupt. Z informs his men the destruction the Second Point has been a success and they need only destroy one more island. Luffy charges forth and attacks with his Gomu Gomu no Rifle technique. Z blocks it, showing mild surprise to see Luffy.

Luffy demands Z change his friends back to normal, as Ain and Binz attack. Sanji and Zoro intercept them, fiercely battling them both. Z tells Luffy if he wants something, he has to take it like a pirate. Luffy and Z both strike, the shock setting off the volcano to explode forth with magma. Kuzan saves the lives of some civilians by knocking away a volcanic rock and tells them to get to the Sea Train.

Kuzan looks on at the devastation, wondering if Z has finally lost his mind. Luffy tells Z he would not be able to catch him this time, entering Second Gear. Z sends a volley of bullets at Luffy that he dodges before attempting once again to land a hit. Z blocks him again, but this time using the power of his Armament Haki on his normal arm. He asks Luffy to become Pirate King if he has the determination to risk his life, and his friends.

He knocks Luffy back, sending him running with more shots from his arm cannon. Growing more angry, he asks Luffy if he is willing to walk over his friend’s corpses to achieve his dream before sending out a powerful blast. Luffy and Z clash furious blows, with Z mocking Luffy telling him if he keeps being afraid of his Battle Smasher, he’ll never land any hits on him. He strikes the ground, sending Luffy flying away. He catches up and fires more bullets at Luffy that he deflects back at him.

Luffy tells him his bullets will never harm him, until Z pulls out a small pistol and fires a bullet into his shoulder made from Seastone. Mocking Luffy further, he tells him the strongest people in the New World would have never have let themselves be hit with it and he relies too much on is Devil Fruit power. He takes Luffy’s hat, promising to bury it himself once he has finished destroying the age of pirates. Luffy tries to grab it from him, telling Z the hat was given to him by Shanks. He grabs Luffy in his powerful grips and tells him Shanks, along with the rest of the Four Emperors will all die before they know what is happening.

Luffy is enraged, screaming at him to not mock Shanks as Z blasts Luffy away. Zoro and the others find Luffy, and help carry him to safety as the deadly ash cloud rolls down the mountain. Usopp uses one of his Pop Greens to make a banana shaped boat they ride against the wind with. They are unable to escape and just as their deaths seemed imminent, Kuzan encases the magma and ash in a gigantic layer of ice giving them time to escape. Luffy and the Straw Hats board the sea train and flee, just before the island blows.

The Straw Hats return to Dock Island, as Luffy is patched up and has the Seastone bullet removed. Kuzan appears before the crew again, telling Luffy to stop moping. Robin is shown terrified, but Luffy assures her it’s alright. Kuzan tells them how Z was a former Admiral, and how he stole the Dyna Stones. He goes on to tell him his plan is to destroy the three Endpoints with the Dyna Stones to release the Grande Imbuto, killing all pirates and destroying the One Piece.

Now that two of the Endpoints have been destroyed, Z is about to go to the last one, Piriodo, and unless the Straw Hats stop him, the Pirate Era will end. The Endpoints had been considered a legend, with most thinking it was nonsense. The government covered up the truth about them, to dissuade pirates from using it. That only the World Government and highest ranking officers of the Marines know about it. He laments that it is an Admiral abusing this knowledge above all else.

He reminds them that he is not doing this out of power, but to punish pirates. Luffy remains undeterred despite being defeated twice by Z, vowing to chase him down and get his hat back. If he lets Z keep his hat, he could never face Shanks or be worthy of the Pirate King title. Kuzan then gives the crew an Eternal Pose leading to Piriodo. If they lose to Z, they will be destroyed along with the New World.

Or, if they win they will be attacked by the Marines. With that said he leaves them to their own fates. Luffy and the others suit up in new battle uniforms, brandishing two swords and a large stick of meat on his back. As they are leaving, Gari approaches Luffy telling him he wants to grow up to be a hero but cant decide whether he wants to be an Admiral or a pirate. Luffy flatly states pirates are not heroes.

Sanji chimes in saying if both feel the same, then it’s okay. Gari watches the Straw Hat Pirates leave, filled with admiration for him. The Straw Hats intercept a blockade of Neo Marine warships guarding Piriodo. They blast through their defenses with the ship’s main cannon. They land on the beaches with an army waiting for them.

The Straw Hats begin fighting, using their new weapons to help. Luffy tries fighting with two sabers, but he quickly discards them shouting for Z to appear. Luffy finishes fighting off a large group of Neo Marines, as he had used his large meat stick as a club. Feeling tired, he eats the emergency food gaining his stamina back for the fight ahead. Meanwhile, Z himself is sitting in the mouth of the volcano surrounded by Dyna Stones placed to blow.

After a swig of his wine, he stares eagerly at Luffy’s straw hat awaiting his inevitable arrival. Luffy is shown fighting off more Neo Marines, trying to stop his advances. He uses his Haki, dodging multiple shots from cannons gradually getting closer. Luffy finally finds Z waiting for him inside the volcano. He discards his jacket, as the two engage in a furious battle.

Luffy pounds away against his Battle Smasher arm, with Z calling his efforts useless. Their fight grows more intense, Luffy’s shirt incinerating off him from Z’s Smash Buster. He tells Luffy he cannot defeat his justice. Luffy unleashes his Gatling Gun punches, able to land a few brief hits on Z’s body but he shows no sign of any harm. He compliments Luffy on having courage for a pirate, remarking he is far braver than the Marine.

Luffy inflates his fist to Gear 3, using his Gigant Pistol move at Z. Z matches Luffy’s hit with his Battle Smasher, both unable to push each other back. Z begins showing signs of fatigue, as the two rush and smash each others fists against one another as hard as they can. The force of the impact sends rippling shock waves along the volcano. The Straw Hats catch up to the battle, seeing Luffy had managed to leave an imprint of his fist inside Z’s giant metal fist.

Z asks him why he wants to fight him so much. That even if he defeats him, nobody will thank him for his efforts for the stigma of being a pirate. Luffy responds if he cannot defeat him, he will never be able to become the Pirate King. Z then discards his cracked Battle Smasher, revealing a smaller mechanical arm he can still use. Z tells Luffy he is going to dedicate his life to ending his ambition, challenging him for their final bout.

Z and Luffy activate their Armament Haki, their arms turning a hardened black. The two engage in a brutal fist fight, both striking each other with imbued Haki. Kuzan is seen watching their match from a distance, stating “Black Arm” Zephyr has returned. Z and Luffy both give each other hard punches to the chest and stomach, giving Luffy a moment to recoil and puke. Luffy strikes back a punch that knocks Z’s glasses right off.

A brief flashback is seen in his mind of his early childhood, rattling his early memories. Z becomes elated, that he is being given such a good fight. Both Luffy and him are worn out, still pushing each other with punches back and forth. He corners Luffy and begins pounding on him, with Luffy showing little sign he can defend himself anymore. As Z begins to gain the upper hand, Luffy pushes him back with a kick.

Fighting on their last reserves, Luffy shouts he is going to be the Pirate King with Z shouting his name in absolute confidence. After exchanging a few more blows to one another, Luffy finally collapses from exhaustion. Z falls to the ground after, unable to fight anymore too. Z bitterly says he’s gotten old, and his body cannot keep up with him anymore. He finds it disappointing, telling Luffy he was enjoying fighting him.

As the battle ends, the Straw Hats rush over to Luffy’s aid, with Ain and Binz doing the same for Z. Z tells Luffy to finish him, but Luffy merely tells him he’s already satisfied, giving him a smile. He offers to continue fighting him, if he wants but Z turns him down, also being satisfied. Kizaru then arrives with his army, telling them he is going to kill them all. Z says he’s done everything he’s wanted to do, and now will face the price for it as he marches towards the Marine army. He dismisses Luffy, and tells him to leave the rest to him. Ain tries to rush to his side, but Kuzan summons a giant wall of ice dividing everyone from him. Luffy silently looks on, honoring his sacrifice. The Straw Hats depart the island, watching the battle unfold in grim silence as Z gives up his life to save them. During the credits, it is revealed that after Z’s defeat, the Straw Hats returned to Dock Island one last time, to return the gear and weapons Mobston had given them. They bid them farewell, and Gari decided to become a pirate, wearing Luffy’s borrowed attired.

Toriko X One Piece X Dragon Ball Z Collaboration Special

Caesar Retrieval Arc

After the Straw Hats and Trafalgar Law leave Punk Hazard with Caesar Clown captured, they are wary of being attacked by Doflamingo. As the ship’s residents sleep, a mysterious figure named Breed boards the ship with his animal forces and attacked everyone on board. As everyone begins fighting them off, one of the animals makes off with Caesar. With Breed having kidnapped Caesar, Luffy attacks him, but he is stopped by a Kung Fu Dugong using a Armament Haki-infused fist. As Law tries to stop him, Sea Lapahns begin rocking the ship, with Breed successfully kidnapping Caesar in the process.

When everyone turns around, they see a massive ship the size of an island, with Sanji noticing a Jolly Roger resembling Breed. Law, Luffy and Chopper decide to board the Shark Submerge III to go after Breed. As they leave, Chopper askes Luffy if he recognizes the Sea Lapahns, noting they look identical to the Lapahns back on Drum Island, with Law correcting him saying that they’re from the North Blue. When they notice that the Sea Lapahns enter the ship, they follow into the ship. Despite Law warning Luffy to be careful, Luffy begins yelling about where he is, with Law and Chopper following him to the middle of the ship, but they are suddenly attacked by Sea Laphans, an Octopus Boxer, and other sea creatures.

They successfully fight off the sea creatures when the Kung Fu Dugong from earlier arrives and attempts to attack Luffy. Luffy defeats the Dugong, when the Dugong remembers losing to Luffy in a fight while in the Arabasta Kingdom. Excited, he jumps towards Luffy and begins hugging him. With everyone confused, Chopper begins explaining that the Kung-Fu Dugong is the same one Luffy befriended in Arabasta. Via Chopper’s interpretation, the Dugong tells them that after the Straw Hats left Arabasta, he left to form his own pirate crew of animals, but eventually Breed had kidnapped them and began forcing them to do his bidding.

After this, Breed arrives and attacks Chopper with a green substance that, upon hitting him, transforms into a collar. Breed then commands Chopper to attack Luffy and Law, and Chopper eats a Rumble Ball, transforming into Monster Point. Powered up, he attacks his former allies, distracting them and allowing Breed to collar them as well. Afterwards, Law and Luffy were imprisoned in a Seastone cell next to Ceasar and the animals. Breed explains that he wants Ceasar to produce more SMILES so he can turn every human into an animal and control them with his devil fruit power.

As he plays with Chopper, Chopper gets upset and scratches Breed in the process. When Breed whips Chopper in frustration, Luffy angrily tells him to stop and begins insulting him, enraging Breed enough to command Luffy and Law to fight each other to the death. As the Dugong tries to get Breed to stop, he whips him and then decides to force him to fight Luffy and Law. Depite being hit, Luffy is patient, and tells the sad Dugong that nothing will happen to them. The Dugong strikes Law and Luffy with a punch, and they fall through the glass wall into the water.

As Breed congratulates the Dugong for his actions, Chopper and the Dugong prepare to fight, only for Breed to order the remaining animals to attack them. Suddenly, there is an explosion, as Luffy and Law return. Law explains how they survived the fall and managed to recapture Caesar. Breed tries to control Law and Luffy again, but fails, because the two pirates are wearing ear plugs. Law talks about how Breed’s commands have to be heard to have any effect, and explains that he was only pretending to follow orders before. Breed, maddened with rage, uses his ability on himself, and gives himself a command to destroy the pirates. He controls his pets, making them attack Luffy and Law as well, however, his control over the other animals fades, which gives them the opportunity to work together and hold Breed still. Luffy and the Dugong then both attack Breed together with their punches, defeating him. Luffy, Law, and Chopper return to the Thousand Sunny, Luffy begins saying farewell to the Dugong. As dawn breaks, the Straw Hat Pirates receive the morning newspaper saying that Doflamingo has resigned from the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Episode Of Chopper Plus Bloom In Winter Miracle Sakura

While sailing the ocean, Nami notices a storm coming in, and alerts the rest of the crew, allowing them to quickly take action and launch the Thousand Sunny away with a Coup De Burst. Almost immediately afterward, Nami collapses from a high fever, and as none of the crew know enough about medicine, they decide to find a doctor to save her, leading them to sail to Drum Island. Upon arrival, the residents give them a cold reception, as they demand that the crew leave because they are pirates. Luffy begs them to save Nami, and they allow the crew to take her to the shore, but they soon learn about the the island’s king, Wapol and how he took all of the doctors on the island away with him during a pirate invasion. They also learn that there is only one doctor left on the island, Dr.Kureha, and that she lives on a mountain.

As Luffy and the others climb up the mountain, Luffy and Sanji get attacked by some Lapahns, and they are unable to fight back, fearing that the shock of any blows given or received will kill Nami. An avalanche buries the mountain in snow, and Sanji kicks Luffy out of the way to save him and Nami, being buried in the process. After he does this, Luffy continues climbing the mountain, barely able to keep himself alive in the extreme cold. Just before losing consciousness, he reaches the top of the mountain, where Chopper saves him and brings him, Sanji and Nami in for treatment, curing Nami of her disease. As Luffy and the others are being treated at Drum Castle, they learn more about Chopper’s past, and about Dr.

Hiriluk, and thank Chopper and Kureha for saving them and Nami. Unfortunately, they soon come under attack from Wapol and his men, who have come to take back the island. While Chopper and Sanji fight off Wapol’s men, Wapol attempts to shoot down Hiriluk’s flag with his Baku Baku no Mi powers. As he does this, Luffy gets to the top of the castle and protects the flag, but soon ends up in a fight with Wapol’s brother, Musshuru. Musshuru initially has the advantage in speed and easily defeats Luffy with his Noko Noko no Mi powers, poisoning him with his spores.

Chopper tries to fight back, but he is defeated, too. Before Musshuru can give the final blow he stopped by the arrival of the rest of the Straw Hats, who stop him and manage to give Luffy an antidote to the poison. As he finishes recovering, Luffy then uses Gear Second allowing him to keep up with Musshuru and ultimately dominates Musshuru in battle. Wapol escapes into the castle and eats Musshuru, fusing with him and the Bliking Cannon, in an attempt to gain his power and combine it with his own to make a poison bomb to annihilate everyone in Drum so he can replace them with his soldiers. As he tries to fire the bomb, Chopper uses Arm Point and manages to launch Wapol into the roof. Despite managing to fire the bomb, it is destroyed by the Straw Hats before it can explode, then Luffy manages to defeat him and send him flying with Gear Third’s Gum Gum Gigant Pistol. Some of Musshuru’s poisonous spores drift down, but Franky incinerates them before they can do any damage. After the battle, Luffy asks Chopper to join his crew, and despite initially not trusting humans before, Chopper decides to go with Luffy. Chopper tells Kureha, who berates him, claiming that he is not ready to leave home, and chases him out of the castle. As he leaves with the Straw Hats off the mountain, Kureha then orders the Drum guards to fire off Hiriluk’s Sakura mixture, which mixes with the snow, resulting in a pink snowfall and causing the mountain on which the castle stands to resemble a Sakura tree. As Chopper sees this, he realizes that Hiriluk’s dream has been accomplished, and starts to cry. With the Cherry Blossoms in the distance, the Straw Hats sail away from Drum Island, with Chopper now a member, as they go toward their next adventure.

Adventure Of Nebulandia

The Straw Hats spent a lazy day at sea in the New World, with Luffy eating some meat. Suddenly, the crew noticed a distress signal coming from nearby Mushroom Island, and when Sanji saw that the crewmembers appeared to be young women, he frantically led the Straw Hats there. However, the women turned out to be the Foxy Pirates in disguise, and Foxy confronted Luffy again. However, Luffy did not recognize him, causing Foxy to get depressed. Foxy showed Luffy how his crew grew in strength over the past two years, including the additions of former Marine Komei and expert shipwright Dojaku.

Foxy then challenged Luffy to a Davy Back Fight, which the pirate quickly accepted. The Davy Back Fight then began, and Luffy eagerly bought things from the various establishments set up by the Foxy Pirates. After the Davy Back Fight rituals concluded, the games commenced, starting with the Eating Contest. Luffy, Sanji, and Brook got ready to eat a large pile of mushrooms, which Luffy was excited about despite Chopper not being able to identify the mushrooms. Due to a complaint made by Komei, Brook was switched out with Zoro, and the Eating Contest then began.

However, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Porche, and Hamburg all collapsed, only to get up devoid of any motivation. Luffy did not even react to meat that Franky threw at him, shocking the Straw Hats. Komei then revealed that this was all part of his plan, as an undercover Vice Admiral, to capture the Straw Hats. Dojaku, also a Marine, transforms the stage into a giant cage, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Porche, and Hamburg are brought up to the Sexy Foxy. Komei revealed that the competitors ate the Drowsy Mushroom, and the only antidote to it was the Rebound Mushroom.

However, Robin stole the Rebound Mushroom from Dojaku and fed it to Luffy, who immediately regained his strength. Luffy bended the bars of the cage and told Zoro and Sanji to come on, but he was knocked onto the beach by Dojaku. Luffy then attempted to pull himself back onto the cage to rescue Zoro and Sanji, but Komei poured oil on his handhold, causing Luffy to slip and fly into the ocean. Usopp went to save Luffy, but everyone was immobilized after the Sexy Foxy reflected Foxy’s Noro Noro beam, allowing Komei and Dojaku to escape with their prisoners. Komei taunted Luffy as he escaped, but left behind an Eternal Pose.

After they were freed from the Noro Noro beam, the Straw Hats made preparations to follow the Eternal Pose and save Zoro and Sanji. As they prepared to leave, Foxy came and laid prostrate before Luffy, begging the pirate to let him come and save Porche and Hamburg. Luffy grinned and accepted Foxy into the Sunny, although the rest of the Foxy Pirates stayed behind at the Straw Hats’ request with Chopper and Brook, who were tasked to look for the Rebound Mushroom However, a Foxy Pirate named Kansho joined his captain in the mission. The Straw Hats, Foxy, and Kansho followed the Eternal Pose as Luffy talked to Foxy, who told the Straw Hat about what he went through after their last encounter. Foxy gave Luffy a trinket of his head, which Luffy excitedly accepted.

The Thousand Sunny then neared a rocky island, where they were intercepted by Marine battleships. However, with Foxy’s help, they managed to escape the ambush and land on the island, which is called Nebulandia. Komei then broadcasted himself to Luffy and the others, saying he would give them until sunrise the next day to rescue Zoro and Sanji. Luffy grew impatient and attacked the nearest rock formation, which contained a Marine outpost. However, he was stopped by a mysterious plant wrapping around his hands, which caused him to become weak.

Luffy’s crewmates struggled to keep him from flying into the Marine base and the Marines opened fire on them, although Franky managed to shield Luffy from the blast. Komei then told the pirates that during the attack he captured Robin, and revealed that Nebulandia contained many traps for Devil Fruit users. Luffy pressed his attack on the Marine outpost, but was trapped by the plant, which was revealed to be attracted to Devil Fruit users. The plant left Luffy a sitting duck as he was hit with cannon fire, sending him crashing to the ground. Franky, Usopp, and Kansho succeeded in bringing down the outpost, but the Straw Hats were still under attack by three outposts behind it.

Later, Franky reported to the Straw Hats that he discovered a hole where the outpost used to be that led underground. Luffy volunteered to go, but was told that there was seawater underground and so Usopp went in his stead. As night fell on Nebulandia, a seawater fog rose up that caused Luffy to become weak due to his Devil Fruit powers. Komei mocked Luffy for his weakness and revealed that Franky, Usopp, Brook, and Chopper were captured. The Vice Admiral told the pirates that he would be changing the game and bringing their captured comrades outside, so that Luffy could try to rescue them before sunrise.

Luffy then pressed on to where his friends were, intent on going despite the fog rendering him barely able to stand. Luffy reached the clearing where his crewmates were tied up, and pressed on toward them despite them saying it was a trap. Suddenly, Luffy fell into a pitfall, and barely managed to hang onto the ledge. Komei confronted Luffy and knocked him into the hole, which contained seawater at the bottom. Luffy managed to stop himself before he fell into the seawater, but Komei used Haki to turn his fan into a long sword and forced Luffy into the water.

Luffy was rescued by Nami, but had stopped breathing. Eventually, Foxy managed to resuscitate Luffy, but as Luffy leaped to rescue his friends, he was shot by Kansho, who was also an undercover Marine. With Luffy dead and his crewmates captured, Komei and the Marines celebrated their victory. However, Brook, Chopper, and the Foxy Pirates then arrived, having managed to trick Komei into believing they were captured. As the Straw Hats were freed, they tended to Luffy, trying to find any signs of life.

Suddenly, Luffy stood up, revealing that the bullet had luckily hit the Foxy trinket. Kansho attempted to shoot Luffy again, but his shot was deflected by Usopp and he was defeated by Foxy. As a battle broke out between the pirates and Marines, Luffy confronted Komei along with Nami. However, Komei broke one of the outer edges of the island, causing seawater to flood in. Luffy ordered Nami to gather everyone up as he took on Komei.

The two duked it out, with Komei using his sword and a bazooka to drive Luffy into disadvantageous positions. However, before Komei could fire a finishing shot, Foxy slowed down the ball, telling Luffy to hit it repeatedly. Luffy did so, creating a hole in the basin that drained the seawater. Luffy mocked Komei for underestimating Foxy as the two battled again. Komei managed to drive Luffy back, but Kinoconda suddenly arrived, giving Luffy a foothold in the air.

Luffy then sprung toward Komei and finished him off with Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk. Komei flew into the basin and his impact cracked the ground, and Luffy stood over his defeated foe. The Straw Hats and Foxy Pirates had gone to the Thousand Sunny, and Luffy came to them with a smile on his face. They then departed for Mushroom Island, where Foxy held out his hand to Luffy to thank the pirate for fighting with him. However, Foxy used this as an opportunity to call off their truce and fire a Noro Noro beam at Luffy. Luffy was not affected by the beam, however, and it was revealed that he was an illusion created by Nami, who knew that Foxy would do that. After Nami electrocuted Foxy, the Straw Hats departed from the island and waved goodbye to the Foxy Pirates. Luffy and the other Straw Hats then had a banquet to celebrate their victory.

Whole Cake Island Saga

Silver Mine Arc

As night fell during the voyage to Zou, Luffy got up to eat something, with Bartolomeo following him. He then saw a giant piece of meat flying over him and grabbed onto it, pulling him and Bartolomeo onto a platoon of Battle Boats commandeered by the Sweet Pirates, which took him and Bartolomeo to Silver Mine. Luffy’s entire body except his head was encased in a silver ball, and he was put in a prison cell. Desire and the Sweet Pirates came to visit him, and Luffy managed to convince her to give him some of her chocolate. The Sweet Pirates then took Luffy out to an auditorium where the Silver Pirate Alliance gathered, and their leader Bill prepared to kill him.

However, Bartolomeo arrived to protect Luffy, although the two were cornered by the Silver Pirate Alliance. However, Luffy made a charge, rolling over the enemy pirates. However, the energy Desire’s chocolate bar gave him wore off, and he rolled back down the stage into the opposite exit, taking him and Bartolomeo outside. Luffy and Bartolomeo were pursued by the Sweet Pirates, but Desire accidentally created a chasm which Luffy, Bartolomeo, and she fell into. The trio emerged alive, but they were pursued and attacked by Bill’s subordinate Aveyron.

Bartolomeo and Desire rolled Luffy’s ball down the mine tracks, but the trio accidentally rolled into a large chasm. Down below, they encountered a group of miners who revealed that they were enslaved by Bill due to not being useful. The miners tried to free Luffy, but failed. Aveyron then arrived at the mining colony and fought Desire, who accidentally deflected one of his bombs into Luffy’s group. The explosion sent Luffy rolling into the train tracks, where Aveyron stabbed at him with a spinning drill.

However, Aveyron missed Luffy’s body, and the force of his attack shattered the silver ball, freeing Luffy. Aveyron attacked Luffy with cannonballs, but Luffy deflected them back. Luffy and Bartolomeo pursued Aveyron into a tunnel, and kept up the chase despite Aveyron making sudden turns. Luffy unsuccessfully attacked Aveyron, but Bartolomeo used his barriers to send Aveyron flying off the track, allowing Luffy to fly over and defeat him. Luffy then returned to the mining colony and prepared to escape.

Luffy, Bartolomeo, Desire, and the miners went up a train track leading outside, but they were attacked by Peseta and his men, who destroyed the track. Luffy cushioned the group’s fall with Gomu Gomu no Fusen, and the group renewed their escape on Bartolomeo’s barrier staircase, barely escaping Peseta’s cannonballs. Silver Pirate Alliance members then appeared at the exit and poured molten ore down the staircase, but Kin’emon suddenly appeared and cut through the ore, allowing Luffy to punch the pirates away and clear the path to freedom. Outside, the pirates and miners were confronted by Peseta again, but Zoro arrived and took him on. When Peseta mocked Zoro, Bartolomeo attempted to attack him, but Luffy held him back, saying this was Zoro’s fight.

Zoro defeated Peseta, and the Straw Hats and Barto Club prepared to leave the island, but Bill cut off Luffy and Bartolomeo’s path. Luffy decided to stay behind on the island and confront Bill along with Bartolomeo and Desire. Luffy suddenly rushed in and attacked Bill as the latter was taunting Desire, and he easily overwhelmed Bill despite the latter pulling out weapons. Some Silver Pirate Alliance members then arrived, and Bill ordered them to attack Luffy and his allies, but Luffy knocked them all out with a blast of Supreme King Haki. Luffy then attacked Bill again and sent him flying into the underground mine. Luffy, Bartolomeo, and Desire prepared to leave Silver Mine, but Bill suddenly returned, now giant sized and exuding waves of molten ore due to eating a lot of ore. The trio struggled to navigate through the encroaching flow of molten ore, but Bartolomeo managed to push it back onto Bill, causing him to be coated in silver. As Bill prepared to attack the trio, Luffy hit him with Gomu Gomu no Grizzly Magnum, causing him to fly into the fortress. Luffy, Bartolomeo, and Desire then escaped Silver Mine as it sank, and returned to the Going Luffy-senpai as they prepared to head for Zou.

Heart Of Gold

Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook were fishing in a wintry sea, and they saw a seemingly unconscious girl named Myskina Olga riding on a water lizard named Elizabeth. Luffy fished the two of them out of the water, and tried talking to Olga. However, Olga stopped her ruse as she grabbed hold of Luffy and held him hostage in order to get food and water. However, Luffy and the Straw Hats failed to take Olga seriously, and she was fed. The Straw Hats talked to Olga, who revealed where she was from as well as the existence of the treasure Pure Gold, which they got excited about and agreed to help her find.

The Straw Hats were then attacked by Mad Treasure and his crew, who were also after Olga and the Pure Gold. The Straw Hats battled Treasure’s men and defended Olga, but during the battle Olga’s ring slipped off her finger. This caused a giant fish named Bonbori to arrive and consume the ring, and the Straw Hats attempted to escape from it, but turned around into its mouth after Olga revealed that the Pure Gold was inside it. Treasure’s crew followed them into Bonbori and rammed their ship into the Sunny, causing it to nearly hit its uvula. However, Luffy ballooned himself and cushioned the Sunny’s impact.

As he reached to get back on the Sunny, he was hit by one of Naomi Drunk’s arrows, sending him spiraling into the water below. Olga rode Elizabeth to rescue Luffy, and the three of them fell down Bonbori’s throat. Luffy woke up on an island inside Bonbori’s first stomach, and Olga revealed what Bonbori’s insides contained. They were then attacked by a pack of dinosaurs, but Luffy drove them away by knocking the leader out, and he and Olga ate the leader. Olga revealed her true age and why she lived in Bonbori, shocking Luffy.

The two of them were suddenly attacked by Mad Treasure, and Luffy briefly brawled with him. However, Treasure revealed that he had captured Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Robin, and Brook, and tied Luffy up with his chain ability. Treasure then captured Olga, and left Luffy on the coast to be dissolved once the tide of stomach acid reached his location. Right as the acid tide reached Luffy, he was suddenly snatched away by a dinosaur, who took him to a cave to feed its young. However, Luffy escaped from the dinosaur, and he met a man who was posing as a young dinosaur.

The man revealed himself to be Olga’s father, Myskina Acier, and Luffy revealed that Olga was alive and that Treasure had captured her. Luffy and Acier went to work building a ship to get to Alchemi, but Luffy saw a water lizard nearby and wanted to use him. Luffy had to tame it by causing it to laugh, but failed, although Acier managed to succeed. Luffy named the water lizard Chavez as they set off into the sea of acid. The trio crossed into Bonbori’s second stomach, but the acids inside were too strong for Chavez to handle.

While Acier tended to Chavez, Luffy confronted three men poorly disguised as Zoro, Sanji, and Franky. He eventually managed to see through their ruse and defeated them, causing Mad Treasure’s subordinate Psycho P to reveal himself. Psycho P disguised more of his men as Luffy’s crewmates, but Luffy took down all of them. Psycho P then disguised his men as Acier, and Luffy could not tell them apart from the real one. Unable to just attack all of them, Luffy found the real Acier by having him make his “smug face”, and took down all the fakes, causing Psycho P to retreat.

Luffy later met the real Zoro, Sanji, and Franky, and Zoro and Sanji accompanied him and Acier as they set off to Alchemi. The four of them arrived on Alchemi, and Luffy pulled him and Acier straight into an underground mine containing the Pure Gold while Zoro and Sanji battled Treasure’s forces outside. Luffy reached Treasure, Olga, and his imprisoned crewmates at the Final Gate, saving his crewmates from being crushed. Acier then opened a trapdoor underneath the Straw Hats and Olga, and they found themselves inside his old lab. They then discovered the Pure Gold, but were forced to escape the mine as Acier blew it up. Treasure and a captive Acier followed them out, and Treasure claimed the Pure Gold. However, Luffy confronted Treasure over his ideologies and him capturing his crewmates, and the two battled again. Despite Treasure covering himself in a chain armor, Luffy managed to overpower him by combining Gear 2 and Gear 3, sending him crashing into the wall of Bonbori’s stomach and causing the Pure Gold to fall into the acid below. The Straw Hats and the Myskina family then escaped Bonbori on the Sunny as the giant fish vomited them out. Back at sea, they saw Bonbori’s esca glow brighter due to absorbing the Pure Gold. The next morning, the Straw Hats dropped Olga, Acier, Elizabeth, and Chavez onto an island, and they were disappointed at their failure to get the Pure Gold. However, Nami revealed that she stole a vivre card leading to the entertainment city Gran Tesoro, and the Straw Hats excitedly headed there.

One Piece Film Gold Episode 0

On the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats were having a barbecue. After a volleyball game between Nami and Chopper versus Robin and Franky, the Straw Hats began talking about what they will once they reach Gran Tesoro. When Usopp heard Nami was going to bet in the casino, he became concerned, so he suggested hosting a show in case betting failed. Usopp demonstrated his show with Luffy, having him play as Kintaro Yokozuna and Usopp portrayed a rabbit that played with Kintaro Luffy, along with Chopper, Franky, and Brook. Both Luffy and Usopp were participating in sumo wrestling matches to see who would become the Yokozuna, but were not taken seriously. Franky then challenged Luffy and requested that they both use their brute strength. After a long and fierce match between, Luffy and Franky decided to use their signature attacks, but Nami interrupted and punched the two because they could have destroyed the ship. Doing this, Nami was crowned Yokozuna, but she declined. Moments later, the Straw Hats approached the City of Dreams.

One Piece Film Gold

The Straw Hats sailed into Gran Tesoro, where they were showered with gold dust at the entrance. They emerged into a harbor filled with liquid gold that was also a concert venue. However, they were suddenly attacked by the Long Long Pirates, who sought to rob them in order to pay off their debt. Luffy confronted the captain, Long Long, and wrapped his arm around the Thousand Sunny’s mast. He then released himself and spun around the mast, and Long Long shot at him with a bazooka.

However, Luffy’s rubbery body shot the bullets back, and Luffy flew at Long Long, smashing him through the ship and defeating him with Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol. The Straw Hats then watched as the proprietor of Gran Tesoro, Gild Tesoro, encased the remaining pirates in gold. The Straw Hats docked, and were approached by Baccarat, who offered them a VIP vacation at Gran Tesoro due to their fame. Baccarat drove them through Gran Tesoro on a turtle car, and took them to the VIP hotel at the heart of Gran Tesoro. The Straw Hats donned new outfits and were ready to enjoy their vacation, although they were approached by a group of children selling flowers in order to repay their debts.

Baccarat then took the Straw Hats to the casino, and gave them 20,000,000 worth in casino chips. Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper immediately entered a turtle car race, and they managed to keep steady during the first part. However, as they drew near to the lead, the Whitejack’s assistant, Kiruko, sprayed a liquid onto the track, causing them to skid and stop. The Straw Hats resumed driving, and approached Kent Beef Jr.’s car, but Pork threw a bale of hay at them, causing them to lose their vision and drive off the track onto a golf course. As they skidded around, Luffy managed to pull the car back onto the track with Gomu Gomu no Rocket, close to the remaining competitors.

They then managed to narrowly beat the other racers across the finish line and win. The Straw Hats continued getting lucky in casino games, and Baccarat took them to the VIP lounge, where they had the chance to become millionaires. The Straw Hats played a dice game hosted by Dice and won, and Gild Tesoro suddenly appeared and challenged the Straw Hats to a game. Luffy accepted, and Baccarat touched him on the shoulder, which unbeknownst to him took away his luck. Luffy lost the game, and Tesoro asked for the Straw Hats’ money.

However, Baccarat’s deception was revealed, and the Straw Hats refused, causing Tesoro and his men to retaliate with force. With his luck removed, a series of unfortunate events plagued Luffy, preventing him from fighting. Tesoro managed to capture Zoro, and gave the Straw Hats until 12:00 the next night to repay their debt, or else he would kill Zoro. The Straw Hats left the hotel, and ran into an old acquaintance of Nami’s named Carina. They and Carina went to a diner to eat, and Carina revealed to them that a large amount of money was kept in a room in the hotel, which the Straw Hats could steal to repay their debt.

The Straw Hats agreed to this plan, and witnessed some of Tesoro’s men harass two children, whom no one was able to stop. They then slept in a hotel room and donned disguises before their mission began. The group congregated outside the hotel, where Carina revealed the plan. Luffy and Franky would sneak into the hotel and go to the room containing a Host Den Den Mushi. They would then disconnect the Host from several Eizo Den Den Mushi overseeing the staircase to the room containing the treasure, which would allow Carina and the other Straw Hats to enter the room undetected.

Luffy and Franky then scaled the hotel exterior by climbing on plungers that Franky had shot out of his shoulder. However, while they were very high up, the plunger they were grabbing on lost its grip, causing them to fall. Franky managed to grab Luffy and propel the two of them up with Coup de Boo, and they reached the giant clock near the top of the hotel. They entered the inside of the clock, and went into the air vents. Eventually, they were right above the Host Den Den Mushi room, and Luffy stretched down to grab a pipe that connected the Host to the Eizo Den Den Mushi.

However, he lost his grip on the vent above and fell, causing him to be noticed by security. As Luffy and Franky battled the security guards, Tesoro and Tanaka arrived. After Tesoro brought Franky down, Luffy engaged him in battle, but Tesoro encased Luffy’s arms in gold and blocked all of his attacks with gold. However, Luffy refused to bend to Tesoro’s will, and an angry Tesoro gave him the chance to continue entertaining him. Tanaka then opened a giant hole underneath Luffy and Franky, sending them falling a long distance.

Luffy and Franky fell into a massive golden chamber, where they met prisoners that had no food or drink. They then met the former Revolutionary, Raise Max, who revealed that the only way out of the chamber was through a pipe system, which led to a room containing a seawater tank that Luffy could use to wash away the gold encasing his arms. However, Max warned them that the room was nearly impossible to reach, but Luffy decided to go there since he had nothing to lose, and Max and the other prisoners reluctantly tagged along. They traveled through the pipes and battled bats, until they reached a vertical pipe with a rapidly spinning fan down below. Max tried convincing Luffy to go back, but Luffy kept pressing on and jumped into the fan.

The fan batted Luffy around and injured him, forcing him to be rescued. However, after seeing Luffy’s resolve, Max took it upon himself to stop the fan, and together with the other prisoners, they managed to stop the fan. Luffy, Franky, and the prisoners then reached the room with the seawater tank, and they opened a hole in it, allowing Luffy to wash the gold off his arms. However, Tesoro intended for them to reach the room as a trap, and he filled the room with seawater to drown them. However, Tesoro’s plot was all a part of a larger plan by Carina, who directed the seawater out of Gran Tesoro’s fountains, freeing everyone on Gran Tesoro from Tesoro’s control.

Luffy, Franky, and the prisoners emerged from the fountains, and Luffy and Franky reunited with the rest of their crew. Tesoro then blew up the hotel and sent a deluge of liquid gold crashing down on them, but Sanji, Robin, and Franky flew their crewmates to safety. Tesoro then confronted the Straw Hats inside a giant gold golem, and Luffy attacked him, but Tesoro managed to overpower Luffy with his massive strength. Luffy was sent flying into the ground, where he was approached by Spandam. Spandam wrapped Luffy in Seastone chains, but as he prepared to deal the finishing blow, a young boy named Rikka ran in and intercepted the strike.

Luffy then freed himself from the chains and punched Spandam into the ground, defeating him. As Tesoro attacked the Straw Hats, Luffy confronted him again, though his blows dealt no damage, and Tesoro continued to overpower him. Luffy then leaped on Tesoro’s arm and ran towards his head, though was suddenly in the midst of a barrage of Marine cannon fire as they shot at Tesoro. Tesoro turned his attention to the Marine fleet, allowing Luffy to take him by surprise and hit him in the face with Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk. However, Tesoro was unharmed and returned the favor by hitting Luffy with Gon Inferno.

Luffy was sent flying a great distance back, and received a large amount of injuries. Tesoro then attacked Nami and Carina, and Luffy resumed challenging Tesoro as he ran back to the battle, managing to rescue Nami and Carina and throw them to safety. Tesoro punched him into the ground immediately afterwards, but Luffy activated Gear 4 and shattered Tesoro’s arm. Luffy then flew up to Tesoro’s face and hit him with Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun, finally knocking Tesoro to the ground. However, Tesoro turned his golem into liquid gold and brought it down on Gran Tesoro, swamping and trapping everybody except Luffy, who was in the air. Tesoro stood on a mountain of gold tendrils and declared himself a god, and an angry Luffy flew up to him. Tesoro attacked him with Gon L’ira di Dio, but after a great struggle Luffy managed to shatter it with Gomu Gomu no Leo Rex Bazooka and finally reach Tesoro, dealing a finishing blow that sent him flying into the Marine fleet. Everyone on Gran Tesoro rejoiced at Tesoro’s defeat, but a timer suddenly appeared, and Carina stated that the ship would sink once it reached zero. The Straw Hats returned to the Thousand Sunny, and quickly discovered that the timer was a ruse in order for Carina take over Gran Tesoro, but held no hard feelings as the Marine fleet chased after them and they were forced to sail away.

Zou Arc

Marine Rookie Arc

The team began to get hungry after Luffy depleted all their rations, with the starving Luffy even trying to eat Chopper. They then came across Fron Island and decided to look for food there, despite Pekoms warning them that a Marine base was located there. Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Carrot went to Fron Island on the Shark Submerge III. Once they landed, Brook scared a group of Marines into unconsciousness, allowing Luffy and the others to steal their clothes (although he was reluctant to wearing a Marine coat). Instead of going with Nami’s planned raid of a food warehouse, Luffy and Carrot headed toward a Marine cafeteria, where they feasted on curry and rice.

When Luffy finished his serving, he took an entire pot of curry to eat, which caused an uproar. During the uproar, Luffy was spotted by Vice Admiral Prodi through Video Den Den Mushis, and Prodi raised the alarm and told everyone about the Straw Hat Crew’s presence. Luffy was then confronted by the Marines in the cafeteria, with the newly arrived Captain Grount preparing to fight him. Luffy was uninterested in fighting and tried to leave with a bowl of curry in tow, but was attacked by Grount. Luffy managed to hold Grount off with the curry ladle, and eventually bested him.

Bonham then tried to attack Luffy, assaulting him with several rapid Rokushiki attacks. Luffy dodged all of them, and tried to leave, but Bonham blocked the exit and activated Tekkai. Luffy managed to blow Bonham away with Gear 2, and he and Carrot ran into the hall. They were soon confronted by Zappa, who attempted to woo Carrot and attacked Luffy out of jealousy. Luffy managed to block Zappa’s strikes with Haki-imbued arms, before Carrot brought him down with Electro.

Brook’s detached soul then approached them and guided them to Nami and Chopper, but accidentally led them to a dead end, where they were confronted by Grount and Bonham. As Grount and Bonham argued on who would fight Luffy, Luffy punched a hole in the wall, allowing him and Carrot to escape. Luffy and Carrot followed the scent of food to the food storage warehouse where Nami and Chopper were. As they gorged on food, they reunited with Nami and Chopper, but were confronted by Grount, Bonham, and Zappa again. Luffy managed to dodge Bonham’s and Zappa’s attacks on him, but Zappa pursued Luffy in order to get Nami and Carrot for himself.

Nami and Carrot attacked Zappa, but he refused to stay down, and unleashed a fiery whirlwind at Luffy. Luffy redirected the whirlwind with Haki, causing it to hit a giant water basin and knock it over, taking out Zappa and flooding the warehouse. The Sanji retrieval team washed outside and attempted to escape, but Grount confronted them. Luffy managed to overpower Grount in a brawl, and he and his comrades escaped to the shore. However, they were then confronted by Vice Admiral Prodi and his men.

The team tried to escape to the Submerge, but Prodi shot at it with his bazooka before confronting them. Prodi shot his bazooka at them, but Luffy pulled most of his crewmates out of the blast as they began battling the Marines. Prodi shot his bazooka at Luffy several times, but Luffy dodged all of the shots. Luffy then defeated Prodi with Jet Bazooka, but was immediately confronted again by Bonham and Zappa. After a short fight, Luffy defeated the two of them, but as the team tried to escape, Luffy was ambushed by Grount. Luffy told his teammates to go ahead to the Submerge, which survived Prodi’s blast, as he confronted Grount. Grount revealed the true appearance of his left arm, which was monstrous and hairy like an animal’s. Grount initially managed to overpower Luffy with his left arm, but Luffy clashed with him evenly upon activating Gear 3. Grount hit Luffy up into the air, but Luffy came down and clashed against him with Thor Elephant Gun. After a tremendous clash, Luffy managed to overpower Grount and send him flying into the ground, defeating him. The pirates then departed from Fron Island on the Sunny, but ended up eating all the food rations they had taken within 10 minutes.

Wano Country Saga

Cidre Guild Arc

Out at sea, the Straw Hats were under attack by a group of bounty hunters known as the Cidre Guild and their guns that shot powerful blasts of carbonated water. They managed to escape by blasting off with Coup de Burst, but upon stopping at an island afterward they found that the Sunny’s cola supply had run out. Luffy volunteered to go to the island to buy some cola, and found that it was dotted with pools of carbonated water. A ramune saleswoman named Caramel told Luffy that he could get cola from the factory, but warned him that it was controlled by the Cidre Guild. Luffy raced toward the factory, but was confronted by a Cidre Guild platoon led by Ginger.

Ginger overwhelmed Luffy with a powerful carbonation blast, causing him to fall into a sinkhole and get swept away by an underground river. The river took Luffy to a pool where Boa Hancock was bathing, and the two reunited. Cidre found out that the two of them were on his island, and sent Ginger’s squad to take them out. The group broke into the bathhouse, but were overwhelmed as Elder Nyon, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold assisted Luffy and Hancock. However, Ginger released carbon gas into the air, forcing Hancock to split up from her companions and escape with Luffy.

Guarana reports to Cidre that Luffy and Hancock are heading toward the factory, and Cidre decides to go after them himself. Near the factory, Luffy apologizes for getting Hancock involved in the recent fight, but Hancock is happy to see him, thinking they would not reunite until the Pirates Festival. Luffy does not know what that is, and she reveals that it is an event that happens at random intervals where powerful pirates gather from all over the world. Luffy is intrigued by this, but Cidre then flies in and attacks, blowing a hole in the ground with a carbonation-powered punch. Luffy tells him he just wants cola, but Cidre says he will not sell any to pirates.

He and his subordinates confront Luffy and Hancock, and he charges toward Luffy to acquire his 100th kill. His subordinate Guarana came to back him up, and she battled Hancock while Luffy took on Cidre. Cidre increased his attack power by boosting his attacks with carbonation, but Luffy still overwhelmed him, reminding Cidre of when Douglas Bullet destroyed his hometown. Cidre decided to retreat into the factory and upgrade his equipment, leaving Guarana and Ginger outside to take on Luffy and Hancock. While Hancock and her sisters hold off Ginger and Guarana, Luffy races through the factory until he finds Cidre putting on his rig.

With this rig, Cidre dons barrels on his arms that rapidly spin, and he hits Luffy with an attack so powerful it sends him crashing through several walls. Luffy is barely hurt by the attack, though Cidre’s power remains an issue. However, Cidre does quickly run out of carbonated water and is forced to replenish his barrels. Eventually, he hits Luffy out of the factory, and as he stands over the pirate, he declares his intention of bringing down every pirate to get his revenge as well as money. Luffy is not impressed by Cidre’s weakness and lack of resolve, and attacks him with Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun. After a brief clash, Luffy overpowers Cidre and defeats him. He then sees an invitation to the Pirates Festival land on the ground and Luffy picks it up. The liberated Cidre Guild slaves gave the Straw Hats barrels of cola in repayment for their freedom. Luffy reveals to Hancock that he received an invitation to the Pirates Festival, and bids her a temporary farewell. As the Straw Hats sail back out to sea, Luffy reveals the invitation to his crew, and to their shock, Robin reads that this year’s Expo will include a hunt for Gol D. Roger’s treasure. Luffy is excited to go there, and the crew sets sail to Delta Island where the Expo will be taking place, along with the other crews of the Worst Generation.

One Piece Stampede

After receiving an invitation for the Pirates Festival; which was being hosted by Buena Festa, the Straw Hats headed to Delta Island. After exploring and playing around a bit, they decided to take part in the main event, a Treasure Race for Gol D. Roger’s treasure. After the Straw Hats started to ascend the Knock Up Stream, they then noticed that Law has boarded their ship, who reveals he’s been chased due to coming close to a secret behind the Festival. Robin, Sanji, Chopper, and Brook go with him, and they depart on the Shark Submerge III, while the rest of the crew finish the Treasure Race.

The rest continued to the Treasure Island atop the Stream, where an all out brawl occurred with the other contestants as they raced towards the treasure, and Luffy gets into fights with both Scratchmen Apoo and Urouge. However, the race ended when both the island and the Knock Up Stream were destroyed and the contestants were forced back into the bay of Delta Island by Douglas Bullet, who was holding a defeated Usopp. Despite everyone fleeing in terror from Bullet, as well as an incoming Buster Call fleet from the Marines closing in, Luffy was more concerned with Usopp. Luffy immediately confronts Bullet as the pirate attempts to kill Usopp, and Bullet ends up throwing Usopp at Luffy as he overwhelms Luffy with sudden speed. Bullet says that he wants to challenge the Worst Generation after hearing of their exploits, and he unleashes a massive blast of Supreme King Haki that knocks out most of the pirates.

Luffy unleashes his own blast of Supreme King Haki in response, ready to accept his challenge alongside Eustass Kid, Killer, Basil Hawkins, Capone Bege, Jewelry Bonney, X Drake, Scratchmen Apoo, and Urouge. Bullet begins fighting the Worst Generation and quickly overwhelms them with his sheer speed and immense strength. Even after an onslaught of attacks from the Worst Generation, Bullet remained in control of the fight, with all of them left utterly overwhelmed. However, Luffy gets up and activates Gear 4: Snakeman. In this form, he barrages Bullet with rapid, direction-changing punches, though Bullet returns many of the punches.

Their fight ends with each fighter giving the other a powerful punch to the face and sending them flying far away. However, as Luffy lays on the ground exhausted, Bullet gets up and is not any worse for wear. Bullet mocks the Supernovas’ strength, saying they have not done nearly enough to reach his level. He then decides to step it up a notch and brings out his ship, the Catapult, from underground. He uses his Gasha Gasha no Mi abilities to change the composition of the ship and the iron weapons inside of it, forming them into a gigantic robot of his control.

While in the robot, Bullet states that the treasure of Roger that he currently possesses is equivalent to having the One Piece, shocking the Supernovas. With the Catapult, Bullet utterly overwhelms the Supernovas, who have no way to stop him. Bullet is able to make his already powerful root even stronger by imbuing it with his Haki, and the battle ends as all of the Supernovas lying on the ground thoroughly defeated. Bullet prepares to kill Luffy by stomping on him, but Usopp tries to stop him by shooting projectiles at the exoskeleton. They appear to have no effect until one of them sprouts into a plant that tears off one of the robot’s fingers, and Bullet responds by creating a cannon which he fires on Usopp.

With everyone out of his way, Bullet makes his way to the town in the Catapult, where he begins to notice the Marine Fleet surrounding him. This is when he reveals that he awakened his devil fruit power, spreading the composition of the his exoskeleton and having it cover most of the island, including the marine and pirate ships as well. As he rips it all apart and assimilates it into an enormous colossus, the Marines try and fail to combat the colossus, as Bullet then raises the coast of the island into a large wall, preventing the pirates and the marines from escaping the island. Meanwhile, a heavily injured Usopp carries an unconscious Luffy to find help. They stop in the path of a falling building, and Usopp stops a large burning pole from falling on Luffy, but collapses as the rest of the building start to fall on them.

However, Brook then arrives and stops the collapse by freezing the building, and Chopper arrives to treat their injuries. Usopp tells him to focus on treating Luffy, as he had lost a lot of blood. After receiving treatment, Luffy wakes up soon afterward. Usopp tearfully apologizes to him for not being strong enough to protect him, but Luffy has no issue with it and wants to go after Bullet right now. Despite Chopper’s protests, Luffy activates Gear 4 and flies toward Bullet.

As Luffy flies toward Bullet, Bullet spots him and sends him flying in the direction of Law, Smoker, Sabo, Hancock, and Buggy, who were all heading towards Bullet as well. Law tells the group about his plan to take down Bullet. He reveals that Bullet’s creations could be weakened if they were broken apart, but Bullet’s powerful Haki made them difficult to damage. Law says that he can cut a gap in Bullet’s Haki with his abilities, but before he can go over the rest of the plan, Luffy flies off to attack Bullet again. With Luffy fighting Bullet head on, the others began Law’s plan to break the colossus piece by piece, with the assistance of Law’s devil fruit ability, but Bullet remained confident in his ability to take them all on.

Though the allies are briefly discouraged, after noticing Luffy activing Gear 4, preparing a powerful attack, Law’s group performs one more combined attack which blows away a portion of the torso. This allows Luffy, who inflated his fist to a massive degree and flew toward Bullet to attack him with it, resulting in their giant fists clashing. After a long and powerful clash, Luffy managed to overpower the colossus and force Bullet out of it, however the Catapult still remained. Fortunately, the force of Luffy’s punch causes the seeds Usopp had fired earlier to sprout into “Hebi Hanabi”, thick powerful vines that wrapped around and cracked open the Catapult, severely injuring Bullet in the process. With Bullet now out of his ship and out in the open, Luffy decides to finish the fight, with Zoro and Sanji arriving to prevent Crocodile and Rob Lucci from interfering.

Bullet takes on Luffy in a brutal fistfight, and both fighters trade punches with impunity. Bullet uses his Haki to keep up with Luffy’s ferocity, eventually covering his entire body in it. Luffy charges toward Bullet and inflates both of his fists, barraging him with Gomu Gomu no King Kong Gatling. This barrage eventually overwhelms Bullet and sends him crashing into the ground, defeated. With Bullet finally defeated, Luffy stands with the Festival’s treasure, which was revealed to be an Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale in his possession. With Crocodile and Lucci once again trying to get it, Luffy destroys it by crushing it in his hand, claiming he does not need it to reach Laugh Tale. He and his crewmates make it back to the Sunny, but their escape route is blocked by the Buster Call fleet. Together with the other members of the Worst Generation, as well as several other pirate crews, the Straw Hats try to move through the blockade. In the end they were all able to escape thanks to Sabo and Ann creating a blazing path for them to go through. Later as the Straw Hats find out what the treasure is and that Luffy destroyed it, most of them except for Usopp are shocked at what Luffy did, but Luffy simply says that he did not want to miss out on any adventures, as the crew continue to sail away.

Episode Of East Blue

Episode Of Sky Island

Wano Country Arc

Utas Past Arc

One Piece Film Red

Uta organized a concert on Elegia in order to realize her dream of performing for the whole world. Luffy was present during the concert.

Starting from Romance Dawn version 1, Luffy was much smarter than his final incarnation and while he had the power of the Devil Fruit, he did not seem to have any named attacks. He claimed to be a candidate for pirate and a Peace Main type of pirate. His background story was near enough identical to the final story released with Romance Dawn version 3, with a number of noteworthy differences. The major difference being that Higuma was absent from the story in this version. Another minor difference was that Shankss’ arm was bitten off by a shark instead of a Sea King.

In Romance Dawn V.1 there was also a panel that featured a Luffy as captain of his own crew. This is the only time an older version of Luffy has been drawn by Oda in regard to the One Piece storyline. Version 2 of Romance Dawn featured a Luffy closer to the final version than Romance Dawn version 1. He now had a named attack (though it featured a different naming scheme to the final version) and lacked the intelligence he displayed in Romance Dawn version 1, however, it is arguable that he was less intelligent than his final design overall. His story, though still featured him eating the Devil Fruit, did not feature Shanks and instead Luffy got both his hat and the Devil Fruit he ate from his grandfather. Luffy remained a Peace Maine type of pirate in this version and was still promoting himself as a candidate for a pirate while seeking to join up with a crew. In both versions, Luffy was missing the scar under his left eye, and he had a slightly different jolly roger. Apart from this the only difference in Luffy’s overall appearance was the adaptation to suit the drawing style of each Romance Dawn. The most noteworthy change from each version was of Young Luffy, whose head and body shape, though remained roughly the same, was different enough to notice.

Anime And Manga Differences

In the anime, Luffy’s past had a few cuts during its initial airing. The scenes that were cut include the scene where he stabbed himself under the eye to prove to Shanks that he was a man and all the of the scenes of Shanks giving Luffy juice, and Shanks making fun of Luffy for being a child, as well as some of the interaction between Shanks, Luffy and the rest of Shanks’ crew. Although the Episode of Luffy special first animated the scene of Luffy stabbing himself under his eye, all of the aforementioned scenes were not seen in the anime until Episode 878. In the manga, post-timeskip Luffy is capable of using Gear 2 maintaining it in a single part of his body, while in the anime, he shows no such difference, requiring his entire body once more to turn red and emit steam like previously. In anime, when Buggy appeared again after Luffy beat him and when Zeff said he will cut one of his legs, Luffy showed fear on his face. But in manga he didn’t show any fear.

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