List of One Piece characters

Sanji

"Sanji" redirects here. For the music video director, see Sanji (director). For the seiyū, see Sanji Hase.

Sanji (サンジ^?) is the crew's 19-year-old^ch.55 chef. He knows how it feels to starve from first hand experience,^ch.58 so he will never refuse someone a meal.^ch.48 He has a strong sense of chivalry, because of which, he will never harm a woman, even if he dies.^ch.403 Sanji also seems to keep this code regardless of a woman's appearance.^ch.453 His dream is to find the All Blue (オールブルー, Ōru Burū^?, "Great Blue" in the 4Kids dub), a legendary sea, containing every kind of fish in the world.^ch.57 Sanji is also a very skilled fighter who uses only kicks. He said that this is because a chef's hands are his most prized possessions and should not be risked in battle.^ch.370 Sanji ranked in the Top 5 of all three Shōnen Jump character popularity polls.^[2][3][4] He is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the Japanese version of the anime.^ep.20 In the English dubs, he is voiced by David Moo for 4Kids^ep.19 and by Eric Vale for Funimation.^ep.20

[edit] Tony Tony Chopper

Tony Tony Chopper (トニートニー・チョッパー, Tonī Tonī Choppā^?) is the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates.^ch.154 He is a blue-nosed reindeer, who gained human properties by eating the zoan-type devil fruit called Human-Human Fruit (ヒトヒトの実, Hito Hito no Mi^?).^ch.140 The fruit-granted ability allows him to change between three forms. His first and original form is that of a reindeer. In his second form, he has the proportions of a human child, while retaining his antlers, hooves, and fur. In his third form, he looks like a brawny man with fur. In addition to his normal transformations, Chopper developed a drug he calls Rumble Ball (ランブル・ボール, Ranburu Booru^?), which allows him to assume four additional forms for the duration of three minutes. These forms focus on certain aspects of his body to improve his physical abilities. These are broken down into "points" in the Japanese version and "boost" in the English versions called: guard, horn, jumping, and arm point with the original three becoming walk, brain, and heavy point.^ch.149,186 If Chopper uses a second Rumble Ball within six hours, he cannot control his transformations.^ch.406 If he uses a third Rumble Ball within six hours of the first, he transforms into a monstrous version of himself and loses all self-control.^ch.407 He also has the ability to understand other animals' speech, because he is an animal himself.^ch.154 What he is not capable of, however, is hiding his feelings.^ch.140

When creating Chopper, Oda stated that he wanted a mascot who is both cute and fearless.^[14] An IGN review of the manga praised Chopper's character as one of the best in the series and said that he was able to be both touching and funny.^[15] Chopper ranked in the Top 5 of both Shōnen Jump character popularity polls since the character's introduction.^[3][4] Chopper is voiced by Ikue Ōtani in the Japanese version of the anime.^ep.83 In the English dubs, he is voiced by Lisa Ortiz for 4Kids^ep.51 and by Brina Palencia for Funimation.^[16]

[edit] Nico Robin

Nico Robin (ニコ・ロビン, Niko Robin^?) is the archeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates.^ch.218 Growing up on the island Ohara (オハラ^?), home of the world's largest and oldest library, she became an archeologist at age eight^ch.391,392 and learned how to decipher the writings on the ancient stones called Poneglyph (歴史の本文, Pōnegurifu^?), which are scattered around the world. After the World Government destroyed Ohara for housing archeologists, researching these stones,^ch.395 Robin spent twenty years on the run, cooperating with various pirates and other outlaws and became a member of Baroque Works.^ch.398 Like the scholars of Ohara before her, it is her dream to find and decipher the Rio Poneglyph (真の歴史の本文, Rio Pōnegurifu^?), which is said to tell the world's lost history.^ch.218 Her devotion to history and its preservation goes so far that she will even risk her life to protect ancient artifacts and buildings.^ch.264 She ate the Flower-Flower Fruit (ハナハナの実, Hana Hana no Mi^?), allowing her to create copies of any of her body parts on any surface that she can see.^ch.170 However, if her replicated parts are hurt, she feels the pain on her actual body.^ch.265 She is voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the anime.^ep.67 In the English dubs, she is voiced by Veronica Taylor for 4Kids^ep.47 and by Stephanie Young for Funimation.^ep.144

[edit] Franky

Franky (フランキー, Furankī^?), nicknamed "Cyborg" Franky ("サイボーグ"フランキー, "Saibōgu" Furankī^?),^ch.435 is the shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates.^ch.437 After his pirate parents abandoned him at age ten,^ch.427 he became an apprentice of the master shipwright Tom.^ch.354 When eventually Tom was taken away as a criminal by the government for building Gold Roger's ship, Franky tried to stop them.^ch.357 In the attempt, he was severely injured and, in order to survive, had to exchange parts of his body with replacements made of scrap metal,^ch.358 turning himself into a cola-powered cyborg.^ch.336,339 Franky's thus gained artificial body, grants him super-human strength.^ch.418 Its front is heavily armored and insensitive to most attacks, while his back, where he could not reach, remains vulnerable.^ch.368 His body is equipped with a wide variety of weapons, including several guns and an extendable right arm.^ch.423 His stomach contains a refrigerator compartment that can hold up to three bottles of cola to fuel him and his attacks.^ch.368 He can use up large amounts of cola in an instant to launch a powerful bursts of air from his arms.^ch.338 After word of his death had spread, he cast off his original name, Cutty Flam (カティ・フラム, Kati Furamu^?), and became the underground boss Franky.^ch.352 His dream is to build a ship, to become its shipwright, and sail it to the end of the world. To that end, he builds the Straw Hats' second ship, the brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war Thousand Sunny (サウザンドサニー号, Sauzando Sanī-gō^?), and joins the crew.^{ch.436,437,439} He is voiced by Kazuki Yao in Japanese.^ep.233 In English, he is voiced by Patrick Seitz for Funimation.^[17]

[edit] Brook

Brook (ブルック, Burukku^?), nicknamed "Dead Bones",^{[citation needed]} is the musician of the Straw Hat Pirates.^ch.489 He is a skeleton, resurrected by the Yomi Yomi no Mi (ヨミヨミの実^?), a paramecia-type devil fruit, which grants its eater a second life.^ch.443 He is an excellent musician, who claims being able to play any instrument,^ch.486 and a skilled fencer, who uses a shikomizue, a Japanese cane sword, in battle.^ch.454 His lightweight skeleton body allows him to jump extraordinarily high^ch.493 and to run across water.^ch.443 His gentlemanly impression stands in stark contrast to his incredibly bad manners: He bluntly request to see women's panties, helps himself to people's food, and belches out loud on the dinner table.^ch.442,443 When Brook's former crew, the Rumbar Pirates, entered the Grand Line, they left their pet whale Laboon behind at Reverse Mountain, promising to return after sailing around the world.^ch.487 Fifty years later, Brook, being the only survivor, considers it his duty to fulfill his former crew's promise.^ch.459 The idea of a skeleton musician was first conceived by Oda in the year 2000.^[18] Brook is voiced by Chō in the Japanese version of the anime.^ep.339

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