Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Straw Hat Pirates

Straw Hat Pirates



From left to right: Nico Robin ; Usopp (as Sogeking) ; Roronoa Zoro ; Monkey D. Luffy ; Sanji ; Tony Tony Chopper ; Nami ; Franky

Recruitment

In the beginning of the manga, Luffy claimed that he wanted at least
10 people to join his crew before entering the Grand Line. This was
changed after Usopp told Luffy that after "the chef" joined them, they
would rescue Nami and go to the Grand Line with just 5 people. New
members have joined since then, but it has yet to be seen whether there
will be 10 or more in all. Luffy also claimed in the beginning of the
manga, that he will gather a crew strong enough to surpass his
childhood hero Red-Haired Shanks.
Luffy doesn't seem to mind if someone he wants to recruit has a
profession or not, asking anyone who is interesting or allowing anyone
who wants to join to become a crew member. He allows Usopp to join, and
later on names him the team's sniper, and considered Vivi a member even
though she has no profession. He also offered Gaimon
the chance to join his crew (which Gaimon tearfully turned down) when
Gaimon said he had to look after the island. He then asked Crocus at
Reverse Mountain to be the ship's doctor but declined the offer saying
he was too old to be chasing youngsters around. Luffy has also offered
a skeleton named Brook
to join the crew when they go into the Florian Triangle. Brook
eventually declined joining after initially accepting. Later in
Thriller Bark, Luffy offered a talking tree entry into his crew in
Chapter 447, though this is probably more of a gag (even though Luffy
was probably being serious).
When Luffy asks someone to join his crew, it is often met with
reluctance. People like Dr. Kureha declined, yet Luffy continued to
insist regardless. Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, and Franky were all
resistant to join the Straw Hat Crew but eventually changed their minds
and joined anyways.
A running theme seems to be that Luffy will ask someone to join his
crew due to their skills and in the end someone close to them will join
instead (Examples: Sanji's boss Zeff, Chopper's teacher Dr. Kureha and
Franky's old friend Iceburg)
Despite this, the people who eventually become Straw Hat members all
have their unique above-average fighting abilities and at least one
talent in which they are virtually perfect in.

Departure from Crew


If a Straw Hat crew member leaves the crew without Luffy's
permission, Luffy becomes adamant in getting them back. So far only
Robin, Nami, and Usopp have tried to leave the crew, but all eventually
came back and rejoined. Usopp was the only one to willingly leave while
Robin and Nami were blackmailed into doing so. Usopp was also the only
crew member to have Luffy's permission to leave, though that permission
came quite bitterly after a harsh fight between the two; he was allowed
back after a tearful apology to the Straw Hats.

Current Crew Members

Captain



"Straw Hat" Luffy currently holds a 300,000,000

Belli bounty on his head. He started out with a 30,000,000 Belli bounty
after beating Buggy, Don Krieg, and Arlong back in the East Blue Saga.
His bounty rose to 100,000,000 Belli after defeating Sir Crocodile of
the Shichibukai, in the Alabasta Arc. After defeating Rob Lucci of CP9 and declaring war on the World Government, his bounty tripled to become 300,000,000 Belli. He currently holds the third highest revealed bounty in the series: Gecko Moria and Donquixote Doflamingo have the two highest with 320,000,000 and 340,000,000, respectively. He is highly known by the Marines and is one of the most wanted criminals in the show.
Most of Luffy's enemies tend to be the leader of their enemies or the most powerful member, such as Arlong, Sir Crocodile, Rob Lucci, and most recently Gecko Moria.
Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King by finding One
Piece, the ultimate treasure left behind by the late Gol D. Roger, and
raise a "super-crew" to back him up.

First Mate/Swordsman






"Pirate Hunter" Roronoa Zoro currently holds a 120,000,000
Belli bounty, for his aid in the destruction of Enies Lobby. Before
that, he had a 60,000,000 Belli bounty on his head for defeating about
100 bounty hunters at Whisky Peak, and for defeating the Baroque Works
agent Mr. 1 (a.k.a. Das Bones).
Zoro was the first of Luffy's pirates and takes his role of first
mate very seriously. He will bolster Luffy when his captain wavers and
challenges him if he believes Luffy is making a decision that will hurt
his position as captain, his dream, or the crew. One example of this is
when he threatens to leave the crew if Luffy accepts Usopp back without
an apology being given after the sharpshooter abandoned them. Usopp had
defied Luffy's authority as captain and simply allowing him back
without acknowledging this would have undermined Luffy's authority and
caused the crew to doubt his ability to lead.
Zoro's dream, shared with Kuina, is to become the world's greatest swordsman.[2]
To fulfill this dream, he must surpass every swordsman in the world,
and intends to defeat the world's current greatest swordsman Mihawk.

Navigator/Cartographer






"Catburglar" Nami currently holds a 16,000,000
Belli bounty for aiding in the assault on Enies Lobby. She was the only
Straw Hat to complain about getting a bounty, though she said, "At
least my picture is cute." It is also revealed that the photographer
for her picture said he was a W7 reporter and they would pay her,
causing her to willingly pose for the photo.
Nami's enemies, shown so far, have mainly been females, like Ms.
Doublefinger and, most recently, Kalifa. They commonly do not take her
seriously, allowing her to outwit and defeat them.
Nami's dream is to draw a map of the entire world.[3]
She has already mapped all the areas that she has traveled, and it is
possible that she will create a world map once the story is over.

Marksman






"King of Snipers" Sogeking, otherwise known under his real name of Usopp, currently holds a 30,000,000
Belli bounty (the same as Luffy's first bounty). His bounty was
recorded as "Sogeking" because Usopp did not use his real name during
the assault on Enies Lobby, although his disguise was obvious enough
that anyone (except Luffy and Chopper) who had seen him before knew
that he was Sogeking. His bounty is for participating in the attack on
Enies Lobby, shooting the World Government flag, and sniping CP9's
Spandam and his group of Marine footsoldiers while he tried to drag
Robin to Impel Down. Usopp's marksman skills were clearly shown here,
as he was sniping Marines on the Bridge of Hesitation from farther than
any of their weapons could reach.
Though having only a few number of important fights, his enemies tend to have a projectile-based theme, like Choo or the Mr. 4 team as well as Perona.
His fights also tend to have Usopp moving around a lot, including
spending a small portion of his fight with Choo running, Ms.
MerryChristmas dragging Usopp around with her "Molehill Highway" attack
and chasing after Perona when she tried to flee their battle.
Usopp will also almost say or do something honourable or brave. This
includes continuing to fight Choo even after Choo thought he was dead,
giving a speech about Luffy even while enduring the "Molehill Highway"
attack and continuing to fight Perona because he is the only one who
can, despite how scared he is of her powers.
Usopp's dream is to become a brave warrior of the sea like his father, Yasopp,[4] who is a member of Shanks' Red Haired Pirate Crew. After the Little Garden arc, he also developed a secondary dream to visit Elbaf and see the warrior giants he idolizes.[5]

Chef






"Black Leg" Sanji currently holds a 77,000,000
Belli bounty for participating in the attack on Enies Lobby. On a side
note, the Marines failed to take a proper photo (the photographer
forgot to remove the lens cap on the camera) and had to use an ugly
composite sketch of him, continuing the running gag of him not being
recognized.
Sanji's enemies are usually those with a unique style of martial arts, such as Kuroobi with his Fishman Karate, Mr. 2 with his Okama Kenpo, Wanze with his Ramen Kenpo, and Jyabura
with his Tekkai Kenpo. His enemies are typically almost on par with
Zoro's in terms of power, though in most cases they are considered
lower than Zoro's.
Sanji's dream, shared with Zeff, is to find the All Blue, a legendary ocean.[6] It is assumed to be in the Grand Line,
and waters from all over the four seas gather there, bringing fish from
all over the globe, ideal for chefs who wish to gather ingredients.
When he found out that Kokoro
was a mermaid, he felt anguish that his dream of meeting beautiful
mermaids was ruined. He was recently revealed to have the dream of
consuming the Suke Suke no Mi (invisibility fruit), though this dream
was ended by Absalom's eating the fruit. He has, however, stated that he no longer has a connection to that dream, due to Absalom's cowardice.

Doctor






"Cotton Candy Lover" Tony Tony Chopper currently holds a 50
Belli bounty because he was mistaken to be the Straw Hats' "pet" rather
than an actual crew member and fighter. Chopper was upset when he saw
his wanted poster, shouting that he fought like a man during Enies
Lobby and deserved to be treated as such. This is the smallest bounty
ever seen in the series, with the second smallest (Alvida's) being one
hundred thousand times that amount at 5 million.
Most of Chopper's fights have him going against physically big enemies who also use their amazing talents as weapons, like Chessmarimo
who had phenomenal archery skills, Kumadori, who could control every
part of his body, or Dr. Hogback, who uses the zombies he created to
fight for him.
Chopper's dream is to travel across the world, exploring with his friends and expanding his horizons. He also has an ambition to create/find a Panacea and become a doctor who can cure any disease - even the one held by an entire country.

Archaeologist/Chronicler






"Demon Child" Nico Robin currently has an 80,000,000
Belli bounty. She previously held a 79,000,000 Belli bounty from over
20 years ago, when she was eight. The World Government claimed the
bounty was because she had sunk 6 Marine ships, yet in the Enies Lobby
arc it is revealed as nothing more than a lie from the government, and
the real reason behind her bounty is because of her ability to read
Poneglyphs. The 6 ships she was accused of destroying were actually
destroyed by Jaguar D. Saulo
during the Buster Call on Ohara while he was trying to protect her. Her
extremely small, and seemingly unneeded bounty raise (From 79,000,000
to 80,000,000) was so the World Government would have an excuse to
update her wanted poster picture which, until the raise, was still of
her 8-year old self.
So far, Robin has yet to have shown a true pattern in the enemies
she faces, though those she has fought have greatly underestimated her
and her powers. Several of her opponents are generally huge
monster-like beings such as enforcer Yama and the massive spider-monkey
Taleran.
Robin's dream is to find the Rio Poneglyph which tells the True History, continuing the research of her mother, Nico Olvia, and her old teacher and mentor, Professor Clover.
She nearly did so when she found Shandora in the upper yard, but it
turned out that Gol D. Roger and his crew had already taken it 20 years
ago. She thinks it is at Raftel, the location of One Piece.

Shipwright






"Cyborg" Franky currently holds a 44,000,000
Belli bounty. Franky received the bounty for helping the Straw Hats at
Enies Lobby, as well as destroying the blueprints to the ancient
weapon, Pluton.
As shown so far in the Enies Lobby arc, Franky's opponents (Nero and
Fukuro), used superior speed to get the upper hand on him. Thus Franky
had to grapple his speedy opponents and finish them with a powerful
blow. One of Franky's more recent enemies was hokkeyru, who used
superior speed as well.
Franky's dream is to create and travel on a dream ship that
would experience countless battles and overcome extreme hardships to
reach the end of the Grand Line. He has created the ship, named Thousand Sunny,
and is sailing on it with the Straw Hats. It's his task to keep it in
good condition. Another dream (or goal) he had was to get back at Spandam
for framing his mentor Tom and having Tom executed. And with the help
of the Straw Hats, Franky was able to do this by crushing Spandam with
his own pet elephant Funk Freed.

the end

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