The One Piece manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman abilities. The majority of the characters are human, but the cast also includes dwarfs, giants, mermen and mermaids, fish-men, sky people, and minks, among many others. Many of the characters possess abilities gained by eating "Devil Fruits". The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of pirates known as the Straw Hats as they search for the mythical "One Piece" treasure despite the opposition of the World Government and the Four Emperors. Monkey D. Luffy is the series' main protagonist, a young pirate who wishes to succeed Gold Roger, the deceased King of the Pirates, by finding his treasure, the "One Piece". Throughout the series, Luffy gathers himself a diverse crew: the three-sword-wielding combatant Roronoa Zoro (sometimes referred to as Roronoa Zolo in the English manga); the thief and navigator Nami; the cowardly marksman and inventor Usopp; the cook and modified human Sanji; the anthropomorphic reindeer and doctor Tony Tony Chopper; the archaeologist Nico Robin; the cyborg shipwright Franky; the living skeleton musician Brook; and the Fish-Man helmsman Jimbei. Together they sail the seas in pursuit of their dreams, encountering other pirates, bounty hunters, criminal organizations, revolutionaries, secret agents and soldiers of the corrupt World Government, and various other friends and foes.
Pirates
Straw Hats
The protagonists of the One Piece series are all the members of the Straw Hat Crew (麦わらの一味, Mugiwara no Ichimi), a crew of ten pirates captained by Monkey D. Luffy. The crew's number increases throughout the series, as Luffy recruits new members. Once Usopp joins the Straw Hat Crew, they gain their own ship, the Going Merry, which is later destroyed and replaced by a larger and more powerful vessel, the Thousand Sunny created by their shipwright Franky. Two years later, the Straw Hats gain a new fleet, called the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, consisting of 5,640 pirates from seven different crews; Luffy objects to the idea of being a fleet commander and organizes his new army in a way that they may act independently, but when one crew is in trouble, the others must do what they can to help them. By the end of the Wano Country Arc, the Straw Hat Crew are recognized as an Emperor-led crew with Luffy being recognized as the leader of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet[ch. 903] and the other nine members as its Senior Officers[ch. 1058] after the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom.
Four Emperors
Other pirates
World Government
Characters by location
East Blue East Blue is the birthplace of Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp, and the longtime home of Sanji. Pirate King Gol D. Roger was born and executed at Loguetown, an island in the East Blue near Reverse Mountain.
Dawn Island Dawn Island is an East Blue island, and Luffy's birthplace. The Goa Kingdom is located there. Its rulers include:
Stelly (ステリー, Suterī): Sabo's adoptive brother[ch. 586] and the king of the Goa Kingdom.[ch. 823][ch. 905] Stelly is voiced by Chika Sakamoto and Kōsuke Toriumi as a child and an adult respectively in the original Japanese version and by Barrett Nash and Brendan Blaber as a child and an adult respectively in the Funimation dub. Sally Isntoinette (サリー・ナントカネット, Sarī Nantokanetto): Stelly's wife and the queen of the Goa Kingdom,[ch. 823] being the daughter of the previous king.[ch. 905] Sally Isntoinette is voiced by Yuka Komatsu in the original Japanese version and by Emily Neves in the Funimation dub. Luffy was born in Windmill Village, a small village in the kingdom. The Red-Haired Pirates regularly visited the village ten years before the series' events. Its citizens include:
Woop Slap (ウープ・スラップ, Ūpu Surappu): The mayor of the Windmill Village.[ch. 1] Woop Slap is voiced by Shigero Chiba in episodes 0, 4, and 497-505 of the original Japanese version, Takeshi Aono in Episode 45 of the original Japanese version, Keiichi Sonobe in episodes 324 and 878-present of the original Japanese version. Makino (マキノ): A bartender and friend of Luffy. She played a huge part in raising Luffy before the age of 7.[ch. 1] Makino is voiced by Makiko Ohmoto in the original Japanese version and by Tara Sands and Gwendolyn Lau in the 4Kids and Funimation dubs respectively. In the live-action series, Makino is portrayed by Kathleen Stephens. In the kingdom, there is also Mt. Corvo where the Dadan Family lives, a group of bandits, among them:
Curly Dadan (カーリー・ダダン, Kārī Dadan): The leader of the Dadan Family, who was in charge of raising Luffy, Ace and Sabo. She is voiced by Noriko Uemura in the original Japanese version and by Jessica Cavanagh in the Funimation dub. Dogura (ドグラ): A short-size bandit, dressed in overalls and a turban. He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the original Japanese version and by Michael Jones in the Funimation dub. Magura (マグラ): A big-size bandit, with a crest-shaped hairstyle similar to a rooster. He is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the original Japanese version and by Newton Pittman in the Funimation dub. Other inhabitants include:
Lord of the Coast (近海の主, Kinkai no Nushi): A Sea King who inhabits the waters near Windmill Village. He tried to devour Luffy, but was saved by Shanks, ending up devouring the latter's arm in the act.[ch. 1] Higuma (ヒグマ): A bandit active in the mountains of Dawn Island, being the leader of the Higuma Bandits (ヒグマ山賊団, Higuma Sanzoku-dan). He tried to kidnap Luffy when he was a child, taking him to the sea, where he ended up being devoured by the Lord of the Coast.[ch. 1] Higuma is voiced by Yukimasa Kishino in the original Japanese version and by Matt Hoverman and Kyle Hebert in the 4Kids and Funimation dubs respectively. In the live-action series, Higuma is portrayed by Tamer Burjaq.
Shells Town Shells Town is the place where Zoro was captured by Helmeppo. The island was under the control of Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan until he was removed from his position in the Marines.
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