Monster
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Japanese Name
モンスター
Romanized Name
Monsutā
Official English Name
Monster
Debut
Chapter 1; Episode 489
Affiliations
Red Hair Pirates
Occupations
Pirate; Senior Officer; Musician
Origin
East Blue
Status
Alive
Birthday
October 31st
Japanese Voice
Bin Shimada
English Voice
Funimation:J. Paul Slavens
Introduction
Monster is one of the Senior Officers and musicians of the Red Hair Pirates. He first appeared playing with his crew at the Partys Bar. Monster is one of the Senior Officers and musicians of the Red Hair Pirates. He first appeared playing with his crew at the Partys Bar.
Appearance
Summary
Monster is a relatively large monkey with tiny eyes and head fur tied up into a topknot. Like many monkeys, he has brown fur over most of his body, but has white fur on his stomach, face and hands. 12 years ago, Monster was smaller, with beady eyes and no topknot.
Gallery
Personality
Summary
Monster seems to be very jolly and fun-loving, as he was seen partying with Shanks and his crew. In the Red Hair Pirates, he is frequently seen perched around Bonk Punch's shoulders.
Abilities And Powers
Summary
Monster is a Senior Officer of the Red Hair Pirates, giving him authority over lower-ranking members of the crew. Despite being a monkey, he possesses high intelligence and can understand humans. Monster fights in tandem with Bonk Punch, beating up weaker enemies while Punch charges up the strength of his own attacks to deal with stronger foes.
History
Past
After Luffy stabbed his own eye, Monster partied with the Red Hair Pirates at Partys Bar in celebration of Luffy's craziness.
Summit War Saga
Marineford Arc
Monster showed up alongside Bonk Punch and fellow main fighters of the crew in order to stop the Summit War of Marineford, being ready to fight if the fighting kept on.
Whole Cake Island Saga
From The Decks Of The World The 500000000 Man Arc
After the timeskip, Monster and some members of the Red Hair Pirates were at the ruins of a certain island.
Wano Country Saga
Wano Country Arc
Monster celebrated with Bonk Punch at the news of Luffy joining the Four Emperors.
One Piece Film Red
Uta organized a concert on Elegia in order to realize her dream of performing for the whole world. Monster was present during the concert.
Final Saga
Egghead Arc
Monster was later on board the ship when the crew dropped Marco off at the shores of Sphinx, and later partied with the crew at Elbaph, alongside the Giants when they received word that the Kid Pirates were challenging them. Monster later was on the ship when Shanks singlehandedly defeated the Kid Pirates and Dorry and Brogy destroyed the Victoria Punk.
Elbaph Arc
Eventually, the Red Hair Pirates made it to Gartel Island to confront Bartolomeo and the Barto Club for their actions on the island including burning the crew's flag.
Major Battles
Summary
Red Hair Pirates vs. Kaidou and King (unseen) Red Hair Pirates vs. Kid Pirates (unseen)
Translation And Dub Issues
Summary
His name was romanized as Monstar by some early fan translations. However, it is spelled "Monster" in the English edition of the 7th popularity poll, to date the only professional rendering.
Trivia
Summary
Monster is classified as a Type B creature, "Small Friendly". Monster may be named after the Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. This fits with the drink-based naming scheme of some of the Red Hair Pirates.