Tank Lepanto

Due to his loyalty to her grandfather, Tank Lepanto was loyal to Rebecca and protected her as best he could from bounty hunters and Doflamingo’s men.

Donquixote Doflamingo

As Donquixote Doflamingo literally manipulated Tank and the soldiers in Doldo’s supposed crimes, he knows of the pirate’s true colors and hates him for it. He only came to serve Doflamingo to keep himself alive and keep watch over Doldo’s daughter, Viola. Tank was biting his lips very hard while Doflamingo insisted to the public to forgive the soldiers for supposedly following Riku’s orders to attack the kingdom out of greed. It was his hatred for Doflamingo and his crew that Tank acted disrespectfully towards Bellamy during their battle.

Tank Lepanto entered the Corrida Colosseum to compete for the Mera Mera no Mi. For the battle royale, he was placed in B Block. Some time before or during his participation in B Block, he was coaxed into fighting for the Prodence Kingdom. When B Block’s battle royale began, Tank and the other competitors teamed up with the Prodence Kingdom to defeat Bellamy, with the burly man knocking out multiple gladiators to get to their intended target. Tank then came face to face with Bellamy.

When Bellamy asked him why he was assisting fighters from a foreign country, Tank, grinning widely, responded by saying that he was only fighting for the money, before lashing out at the Donquixote Pirates member with his spiked ball chain. Although his attack managed to knock several gladiators out of the ring, Bellamy dodged the attack with ease and countered with his Spring Death Knock technique, which Tank manages to block while gritting his teeth in concentration. Sometime later, Tank is seen lying on the ground, unconscious and covered with blood, having been beaten by Abdullah and Jeet, who stand victoriously over his prostrate body, reveling in their trickery. Sometime after the battle, Tank was dropped down into an underground dungeon along with the other disqualified participants. There, he correctly identified the gladiator Ricky as the former king of Dressrosa, Riku Doldo III.

When the former king removed his helmet and revealed himself, Tank was tearfully overjoyed as he explained how his loyalty to the old king never wavered, despite being under Doflamingo’s oppressive rule. When Dagama was about to blame Doldo for the troubles that various countries have been facing since Doflamingo’s ascension to the throne, Tank angrily told him that he knew nothing about what had actually happened ten years ago. After Doflamingo trapped Dressrosa in his “birdcage”, Tank apparently escaped the colosseum. He was next seen on top of the old King’s Plateau with Riku Doldo III and Viola when Usopp, Robin, Rebecca, Bartolomeo, Hack, and the Tontatta Dwarves arrived there. Once Leo finished explaining his plan to reach the flower garden on the new King’s Plateau, Tank, Doldo, and Viola watched as Robin, Rebecca, Leo, and Bartolomeo travel to the new King’s Plateau using the Yellow Great Rhinoceros Beetles.

The group on the old King’s plateau were later joined by Kin’emon and Kanjuro. When the Dressrosa citizens reached the top of the plateau with the intent to capture Doldo and Usopp, Tank held them back long enough for Usopp to snipe at Sugar. Tank was later happy to hear from Viola about Kyros’s victory over Diamante. Riku Doldo III decided to go to the city and Tank volunteered to accompany him. However, Pica was making his way to the Old King’s Plateau.

When Pica prepared to crush everyone on the plateau, Tank told Riku to run. He was awestruck when Zoro destroyed the Pica statue and defeated Pica. With the threat of Pica eliminated, Tank accompanied Doldo as he and the citizens were leaving the Old King’s Plateau. Tank Lepanto and Riku Doldo III later assisted the citizens and warriors in pushing the Birdcage back just long enough for Luffy to defeat Doflamingo. After the downfall of the Donquixote Pirates and the Birdcage’s collapse, Doldo asked Tank to shelter the pirates and warriors who fought on Dressrosa’s behalf as well as the citizens who lost their homes. Three days after Doflamingo’s defeat, Tank was present with Doldo in the royal palace. Doldo asked him to bring Viola and Rebecca as he prepared to go to the city to announce his return to the throne. Tank was very happy to hear this. When he witnessed Issho preparing to strike Luffy and his allies with all the rubble from Dressrosa, Tank was worried for Luffy. After Luffy and his allies escaped, the people of Dressrosa proceeded with the celebrations. After Doldo received a note explaining that the Levely would be taking place soon, Tank commented that other countries were preparing for it.

Whole Cake Island Saga

The Stories Of The Selfproclaimed Straw Hat Grand Fleet

Tank Lepanto assisted the Dressrosa citizens into rebuilding their homes alongside Leo’s newly formed pirate crew.

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

In Dressrosa, Tank Lepanto was with Leo and Rebecca when they heard about the Egghead Incident, and witnessed Vegapunk’s pre-recorded world-wide broadcast message being signaled.