Yokozuna

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Introduction

Yokozuna is a Sumo Frog that Tom’s Workers kept as a pet, friend and mascot up until Tom’s execution. He is a supporting character throughout the Water 7 Saga.Yokozuna is a Sumo Frog that Tom’s Workers kept as a pet, friend and mascot up until Tom’s execution. He is a supporting character throughout the Water 7 Saga.

Appearance

Yokozuna is a giant frog with yellow-brown skin and black hair worn in a chonmage. He has numerous scars on his belly (from testing his strength against the Sea Train, a task inspired by his comrade Franky’s death-defying act). He also has sharp, jagged teeth and is seemingly a facultative biped, used mostly for his sumo stance.

Personality

Yokozuna cares very much for his friends and loved ones. He is exceptionally loyal to Franky who taught him the frontcrawl-stroke when they were younger.

Abilities And Powers

Yokozuna is a powerful swimmer and is strong enough to derail a Sea Train, although it did leave him scars on his face, arms, and belly from challenging it for years. He dodged Luffy’s point-blank assaults and even sent him flying, along with also able to block an attack of one of the Just Eleven Jurymen which was able to stop a king bull.

History

Past

At least 24 years ago, Yokozuna had been the pet of Tom’s Workers and was close with them. Yokozuna was often present for the construction of the Puffing Tom that spanned for the next ten years. However 10 years ago, Tom and Franky were framed by CP5 agent’s using the warships that Franky had built to fight the Sea Kings to attack Water 7. As a result, Tom was sentenced to death and Yokozuna and Tom’s workers were brought to trial. Franky, however attacked the agent responsible and later stood in front of the Puffing Tom, trying to rescue Tom, all of which Yokozuna witnessed. When Franky was run over by the train, Yokozuna became traumatized by the event and would always swim through the waters around Water 7, getting in the way of the Sea Train to try and stop it for many years. This habit was sprung by Yokozuna wanting to become stronger so he will not lose any more of his loved ones.

Water 7 Saga

Water 7 Arc

When Yokozuna was first introduced he was performing this very routine when Zoro spotted him from the Going Merry; after informing the rest of his crew about the giant frog swimming in…

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Translation And Dub Issues

Yokozuna’s species is possibly meant to reference his (former) primary motivation, as the Japanese for “frog” (蛙, Kaeru?) is homophonous with the term for “return [home]” (帰る, Kaeru?). This pun is made explicit in Chapter 374 (Episode 262), where Luffy’s recognition of him is briefly mistaken for an order to turn the Rocketman around. As this pun relies on Japanese-unique wordplay, the Viz manga adapts it as Luffy telling his companions to “turn around and look” (so they can also see Yokozuna), while the Funimation anime adapts it as Luffy ordering Yokozuna himself to turn back.

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