Fire Force Season 2 Delay Release Date News Visuals

Fire Force is set in a world where a fire is fought with fire, where people suddenly combust and turn into mindless zombies.

The show got a lot of love from anime fans, the feeling, however, remained until the second episode only. After that, many fans thought the show of being ” too much.”

But this show still got positive reviews from many fans as well. If you are a fan of the show and was waiting for some news on the second chapter of the series, you got lucky!

Season 2 Release Date

The official website for the anime of Atsushi Ohkubo’s Fire Force manga revealed that the anime is going to get a “second chapter” a couple of months back. The wait is over!

The official twitter account of the Fire Force franchise confirmed that it would be aired on July 3, 2020. They publicized the show very creatively by putting up the posters at 30 stations.

Second Chapter Plot

The plot of the second season has not been confirmed yet. And the creators of the show have not confirmed whether the revival of the show will be a split-cour season of the first installment or a full-fledged season two.

Season 1 of the Fire Force anime adapted seven arcs from the manga, from “Introduction” arc to “Netherworld” arc, encompassing chapters 1-90.

We expect season 2 to follow the same fashion and adapt chapters 91-179, from “Vs. Special Fire Force Company 4” arc to “Rescue” arc (arcs 8-15).

In the 8th arc, Shinra went to see the captain of the 4th company – Socihiro Arg, to ask him about the Adolla Link. However, he is suddenly controlled by a mysterious entity and starts attacking Arthur.

Season 2 Trailer

Fans are hyped, with amazing animation season 2 is all set to release sooner than ever.

The official Trailer for the Fire Force Season 2 is out!

The Official Youtube Channel of the franchise has also released a New Promotional Character Video for Ogun Montgomery for season two.

The video also introduced a new cast member as his voice actor – Makoto Furakawa, who is famous for lending his voice to Saitama on One-Punch man.

Theory Section

Money Made: There is not much information about the money made by the anime, but the manga has sold 1.8 million copies in print as of 2018.

Studio: David Productions is the studio in charge. The anime is 9/10 by modern animation standards.

Review: Fans had mixed feelings about the show, some fans thought that the first two episodes were impeccable, but it went down the slope after that. Whereas some fans thought the show is a masterpiece with wonderful fighting scenes.

The health of the writer: The writer is in good health, and the manga is still going on without any major hiatus.

The COVID-19 pandemic will definitely hinder the production.

Cast & Staff

• Director: Tatsuma Minamikawa
• Series composition: Taketo Kajishima 
• CGI Director: Shin’ya Takano
• Chief Animation Director:  Yumenosuke Tokuda
• Character Design / General Animation Director: Hideyuki Morioka
• Music by: Kenichiro Suehiro
• Studio: David Production

Characters & Designs

• Gakuto Kajiwara as Shinra Kusakabe
• Kazuya Nakai as Akitaru Obi
• Yûsuke Kobayashi as Arthur Boyle

New characters are being introduced in the second season, and all of them are great.

Season 1 Plot

The first season revolves around a time when Tokyo faces terror, possessed by demons, and people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force.

The gets a new addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints.”

About Fire Force

Fire Force is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo.

Shinra Kusakabe, nicknamed “Devil’s Footprints” is a young guy known for his ability to ignite his feet at will. He joins Special Fire Force Company 8, who dedicated themselves to end the Infernal attacks.

Cooking with Valkyries Reveals July 7 Release, More Updates

The COVID-19 pandemic forced anime tiles to either reschedule their broadcasting or go on delays. The months of April, May and June were particularly harsh on anime fans as they missed several new releases.

When all hope seemed lost, the month of July came as a messiah for all fans with a long list of anime releases. This will include the shows that went on a break and new seasons and animes that were rescheduled.

It seems everything that otakus lost to the pandemic will return with interest in July.

Joining this list is a short spinoff anime called Cooking with Valkyries. The official website for the series confirmed that the show would broadcast on BS Nippon Television from July 7 2020, on every Tuesday at 24:28.

The promotional video revealed the cast and staff working on the series. Naoko Takeichi and Meng Sun will direct the short spinoff. The PV also revealed that Ayaka Shimoji would be the chief animation director, and he will handle the character designs.

The main cast for the series will be:

• Rie Kugimiya as Kiana Kaslana.
• Miyuki Sawashiro as Mei Raiden.
• Kana Asumi as Bronya Zaychik.
• Rie Tanaka as Himeko Murata.
• Yukari Tamura as Theresa Apocalypse.
• Minami Takayama as Fuka.

Houkai 3rd also announced many in-game promotional items celebrating the broadcast decision for the series. A login bonus has been added for players who log into the game between 4:00 on 18th June and 4:00 on 23rd June.

In addition to the login bonus, a twitter campaign has been started which will reward 20 participants with an Amazon Gift card Worth 5000 yen. All the participants need to do is retweet the target tweet on their official page.

About Cooking with Valkyries

Cooking with Valkyries is a short spinoff anime based on the Houkai 3rd 3D action smartphone game by miHoYo Inc. The anime will feature an original story following the girls of Valkyrie who are active in the game.

Golden Kamuy Season 3 Key Visual & Comments from Cast

The Golden Kamuy anime has captured the attention of the audience with its storytelling technique and realistic struggle through obstacles.

The official website of the Golden Kamuy anime has released a key visual of the 3rd season of the anime. The key visual shows Asirpa, Saichi, Yoshitake, and others trudging through the snow-filled landscape.

The official Twitter account of Golden Kamuy also tweeted the estimated broadcast date of the anime. The anime will air in October this year. The eight main casts of the anime have commented on the anime’s 3rd season.

The anime will be broadcast from October on TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV, Sapporo TV, and BS11. The tagline of the anime is “Renewing the unbreakable bond, Let’s move on!”

Geno Studio produced the anime’s first season. It aired from April to June 2018. The second season of the anime aired from October to December 2018.

Crunchyroll simulcasts the anime and Funimation streams the English dub of the series. Viz Media has also licensed the series.

The main cast of the anime has commented on the upcoming season, and they seem to be most excited about the broadcast.

Yoshihiro Kobayashi playing Saichi Sugimoto has expressed his anticipation for the anime. He awaits the reveal of the new scenes, the prisoners, their past, and their language.

Haruka Shiraishi, who plays Asirpa, commented that she had devoted her skill to portraying the emotional conflicts of Asirpa. She reveals that Asirpa will be separated from Saichi at one point, but she will still move forward while trusting him.

The recordings for the anime are done separately now, which means that the cast members have no idea about the scenes of any other member. This leads to more curiosity not only on the part of the cast but the viewers as well.

About Golden Kamuy

The Golden Kamuy manga by Satoru Noda was published in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump in 2014. It has already been adapted into two anime seasons with a third on the way.

The plot revolves around Saichi Sugimoto, who is a battle veteran from the Russo-Japanese war. He is in desperate need of money, and when he hears a story about hidden Ainu gold, he decides to go on a quest. A young Ainu girl, Asirpa, joins him.

Arad Senki TV Anime: July 3 Premiere, PV, Cast & More

Anime adaptations of video games have been an age-old tradition in the Japanese animation industry.

Linden film recently began streaming a promotional video for its new anime adaptation of AradSenki on its YouTube channel.

The new adaptation titled “Arad: Gyakuten no Gear (Arad: Reversal of Fate)” will premiere on TV Tokyo on July 3, 2020.

Although Tencent has streamed seven episodes of the series in China since April 23, it will receive its anime premiere on July 3.

Along with the release date, the promotional video on the LINDENFILMS YouTube channel also revealed the staff and cast for the series.

Noriyuki Abe will be directing the series, with Mayori Sekijima, in charge of overseeing the series composition. Mayori Sekijima will also be responsible for scripting the show along with Aoi Akashiro.

The show will receive its character designs from Satoshi Kimura and creature designs from Raita Sunaga (Kokkoku). Stray Cats has been chosen as the band for the music production of the series.

The series will comprise of well-known voice actors:

• Yuki Ono as Wang Tiancai
• Kouki Uchiyama as Lucas Yi
• Yumiri Hanamori as Miria
• Takayuki Kondou as Miran
• Yui Ishikawa as Iris
• Rie Takahashi as Meimei
• Ryōta Suzuki as Eight
• Shū Uchida as Xiaofang

The anime announced by the Chinese company Tencent, Taiwanese company Friendly Land, and LIDEN FILMS at a commemorative event for the game’s 10th anniversary was slated to release in 2019.

About Arad: Gyakuten no Gear (Arad: Reversal of Fate)

Arad: Gyakuten no Gear (Arad: Reversal of Fate) is an anime adaptation of the online RPG game titled “Arad Senki.” The anime features a protagonist who has slipped back in time to the Arad continent.

Its protagonist will meet legendary heroes and experience historical events first hand. It is a story where the past and the future intersect, and adventure through space and time.

Tower of God Season 2 – Release Info, Rumors, Updates

The first season of Kami no Tou, more popularly known as ‘Tower of God’ is coming to an end. The last episode will be broadcasted on June 24 and will temporarily halt the bittersweet tale of Bam and Rachel for a while.

The anime community has been head over heels for the show; a vast fanbase has emerged for this manhwa adaptation. As the finale near its end, we all are getting excited about the how’s and what’s of the second season. Read further to know about it all.

Season 2 Release Date

The production team for ‘Tower of God’ Season 2′ hasn’t announced any news regarding the second season yet.

However, rumours are stating that the second instalment will most probably be aired in April 2021 only, following the same pattern as season one.

Will there be a second season?

Further production of an anime series usually depends on the response in Japan, but this isn’t the case here.

ToG is produced by Crunchyroll along with Naver, whose target audience are South Korean anime fans and the West, and we know for certain that the anime is doing exceptionally well in these regions. So, there would be a second season for sure.

Theory Section

The author Lee Jong-Hui, widely known by his pen name SIU came up with the original pitch of the story while serving the compulsory military duty.

By the time he finished his service, he already had ten albums with numerous sketches pertaining to the critically acclaimed Webtoon he was going to create. The Korean Webtoon quickly rose to fame, and in no time, people all over the world loved the manhwa.

The Animation

Telecom Animation Film did justice to the animation of the anime series. It resembles the vibrant colors and the quirky art style from the manhwa. It’s a very refreshing take from the ‘normalcy’ in the animation industry.

Other well-known work of the studio is the slice of life series ‘Orange.’

The popularity of the Webtoon

As of February 2020, the Tower of God has gained a humongous 4.5 billion views worldwide. One of the chapters received over 1 million comments.

The immense popularity of the manhwa led to a mobile game adaptation by the same name and shortly after its initial release on Play Store, the game drew in a whopping 120 million players.

If these weren’t enough, then there’s also ToG Merchandise, Naver released limited edition items worth of 30,000 Won (Won is Korean Currency) during the commercial release of the role-playing game.

About Lee Jong-Hui

Lee Jong-Hui, aka SIU, is the creator of the highly admired webtoon ‘Tower of God.’ He started the series back in June 2010, little did he knew that his webtoon would soon become the best one on the platform. ToG is among the very first webtoons which were translated in English.

At times, he takes little breaks to change the pace and lighten up. He loves what he does and is currently working on Chapter 484, which will be released on June 22 as per the weekly schedule.

Pacing Problem

The first season adapted 80 chapters from the manhwa within 13 episodes. That’s close to extracting six chapters from the comic into the anime, which at times creates a pacing problem.

The anime series could have gone a little bit slower, and no one would have a problem with it, but instead, they took the not so appealing route. Let’s see how they end this season.

Production Update

As far as the question of popularity about the show goes, there certainly would be a second season.

The only thing which can hinder the production is Covid-19. The situation of the world isn’t getting any better, so one can expect a delay in the second season.

Read further to know about the storyline of the next season, the response of the fandom, upcoming cast for the second season, and more.

Tower of God Season 1 Popularity

The whole anime community has been going gaga over the series. ToG is receiving an extensive amount of adoration and love from everywhere, especially after the latest episode.

Is the Tower of God worth it?

Despite a few problems here and there, especially in the area of pacing, ToG holds the potential to redefine the shonen genre once again.

With its immaculate world-building, lovable cast, and intriguing plot lines, the series lies in the upper echelons of anime. We can only wait to see what the anime further has to offer, but for now, it is the best.

Expected Storyline

If the anime sticks to the source material, i.e., manhwa, then the story will take place six years later with a bunch of new characters and a whole different storyline. We will be introduced to a new regular Jyu Viole Grace, one of the most potent regulars in the tower who also aims to go up in the tower.

He is a member of FUG, an organization whose sole purpose is to annihilate the ten great families of the tower. We will also get to witness the politics and corruption which goes inside the tower. Furthermore, a new face of Rachel will be unveiled.

This season will constitute of several exciting backstories, lots of action and thrill, and the great Mazino will make his elegant appearance.

Cast & Staff

The next season will be having several new characters and, thus, a bunch of original casts. The staff remains the same, though.

• Director – Takashi Sano
• Series Composition – Erika Yoshida
• Character Design – Miho Tanino
• Music – Kevin Penkin
• Studio – Telecom Animation Film
• Original Creator – SIU
• Taichi Ichikawa as Bam
• Nobuhiko Okamoto as Khun Aguero Agnes
• Kenta Miyake as Rak
• Saori Hayami as Rachel
• Rie Suegara as Endorsi Jahad
• Akira Sekine as Anaak Jahad
• Takuya Eguchi as Shibisu
• Daisuke Kishio as Yu Han Sung

About Tower of God

Tower of God is a South Korean Web Manhwa penned and illustrated by Lee Jong-Hui, popularly known as SIU in the community. It began serializing in Webtoon on July 30, 2010 and is ongoing with more than 480+ chapters as of now.

Seeing the popularity ToG was drowned in, Crunchyroll decided to adapt the manhwa into a Crunchyroll Original, which first aired on April 1, 2020. The last episode of the first season is scheduled to release on June 24, 2020.

Tower of God follows the journey of a boy named Bam, who has spent most of his childhood beneath the dark and mysterious tower with his only companion, Rachel. They both dreamt of watching the stars from the topmost of the tower.

A promise was made. But one day, Rachel manages to open the gates of the tower, and Bam in search of her follows and is also somehow able to open the gates. Now he must pass every test in order to reunite with Rachel.

Love, Victor Season 2 in the Making, More Info

From its wonderful music to heart-touching life lessons, Love, Victor had taken over American web TV with its charm and, of course, love.

Love, Victor could possibly have another season in the making. It may not be official yet but one of the show’s executive producers has teased the idea. Within days of the Love, Simon spin-off coming to Hulu, EP Brian Tennen spoke to DigitalSpy about his plans for Love, Victor.

Love, Victor expands on the universe of Love, Simon. The romantic dramedy has an awkward teen Victor at its center as he adjustable to a new city, troubles at home and coming to terms with his own sexuality.

Overwhelmed with the constant changes in his life, Victor approaches Simon for help.

Apart from Michael Cimino playing Victor, the series also stars Rachel Naomi Hilson, Ana Ortiz, Anthony Turpel, George Sear, Mason Gooding, Bebe Wood, Isabella Ferreira, and Mateo Fernandez.

Although Brian or Hulu did not give an official announcement, Brian did say, “It’s just so wonderful to think about them out there, living their post-high school lives, seeing what they’re doing, and seeing what relationships they’re in.”

The series has received a good response from audiences with an 8.3 rating from over a thousand ratings. All this within 4 days of its premiere on Hulu.

Meanwhile, criticism is not far behind either. Both Love, Victor and its parent production Love, Simon have been accused of glorifying white gayness more than its palatable. In other words, it may be digging deeper into the queer experience except in very limited ways.

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Hamefura: Anime Season 2 Slated For 2021 Release

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, also known as Hamefura, is a light novel series that has been adapted into an anime. The anime is based on the genre of “otome” or role-playing game. It has a unique take on role-playing games, with the protagonist being the villainess.

The light novel was adapted into an anime series, which was broadcasted from 4th April to 20th June in Japan. The last episode of the anime (episode 12) revealed the making of a second season.

The second season of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! anime will air in 2021. The illustrator of the original novel, Nami Hidaka, personally drew a visual to commemorate the announcement of the anime’s second season.

Hamefura, the light novel, was published by Ichijinsa and its English publisher is J-Novel Club. The light novel had been adapted into a manga in 2017; another spinoff manga was released in 2019.

Keisuke Inou directed the anime series under studio Silver Link. Megumi Shimizu handled the series composition, and Miwa Oshima was in charge of character design.  Crunchyroll licensed the anime and it’s English subbed version could be streamed from May 16, 2020.

The opening theme song of the anime, “There’s More Than Just One Route For a Maiden!” is performed by Angela while Shouta Aoi performed the ending theme, “Bad End.”

The twelfth episode of the anime ends with Maria confessing her feelings to Catarina. Yet, the oblivious Catarina thinks it’s just a greeting which ensures friendship.

She becomes the center of attention as Raphael also becomes one of her admirers. We can expect the second season to start where the first season left off.

About My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! is a light novel series written by Satoru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Nami Hidaka.

It follows the adventures of the female protagonist, Catarina Claes. However, after she trips and hurts her head, she recalls her past life as an otaku and realizes she is currently the antagonist in an otome game.

She takes countermeasures to avoid her horrible fate at the end of the game. How will these measures changer her relationship with others?

Huawei Enjoy 20 PRO will release on June 19, Check Features, Specification, & Price

Huawei Enjoy 20 PRO will release on June 19; Check Features, Specification, & Price: Models of the Huawei Enjoy deal have consistently focused on Chinese buyers who would rather not spend a large amount of cash on a cell phone.

The rest of this line should be Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro. The organization made an official proclamation today even though we discovered specific highlights of this phone. OnePlus 8T could support super-fast 65W Fast Charging?

Huawei Enjoy 20 PRO

According to the report, the phone will be available on June 19.

Despite the discharge date, the organization also gave a video for a limited time. The latter shows some highlights of what’s to come over the phone.

Huawei Enjoy 20 PRO

Let’s suppose that in the video, we see that Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro uses a screen plane with water drops on the front plate, a three-camera module on the back of the grille, a possibility of perceiving lateral fingerprints and a headphone jack 3.5 mm.

According to some of our sources, it is considered that Huawei is using MediaTek Dimensional 800 chip of some different phone. (Do not get confused with the Honor X10 Max.)

The data originated from a reliable advanced chat on Weibo. In a Weibo message, it also says that Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro will be equipped with a primary camera with 48-megapixel lenses. Besides, it reinforces the fast charge of 22.5W.

Talking about the gossips, we have come to know that the next feature phone of Huawei, which is Huawei Enjoy 20, comes along with a 90 Hz LCD screen.

Huawei Enjoy 20 PRO Features

Additionally, Huawei Enjoy Z 5G is the first device that comes along with comparable MediaTek Dimensity 800+ SoC, which includes a 6.5-inch IPS LCD touchscreen and 1080 x 2400 pixel lenses.

The phone has a rear camera, which incorporates a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle + 2-megapixel primary camera with depth sensor mix. On the front is a 16MP selfie shooter.

From one point of view, it seems terrible for Huawei to download some Dimensional 800 cell phones quickly.

We imply that Huawei makes its chips. Also, the inevitable problem still lingers, why the Chinese tech monster chose to act that way.

However, again, we hear that Huawei has requested many chips for MediaTek. Additionally, the most recent report says that the underlying request volume has increased significantly.

If we take a look at the Huawei Enjoy Z and Honor X10 along with Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro, we would come to know which device is coated with those chips.

Castle Rock Season 3 Release Date, Plot, Cast & Details

Castle Rock Season 3 Release Date, Plot, Cast & Details: Fans have been wanting to feast their eyes yet again on this wonderful show called Castle Rock, but they have been in grey about the third season of their favorite show. An enormous amount of people are rooting for it, but will it happen? Well, let’s burst the bubble- as of now, Castle Rock Season 3 hasn’t been renewed. Adding on, in a recent interview, Hulu’s SVP of  Scripted Originals Craig Erwich claimed that they haven’t really taken a decision regarding it.

Obviously, that doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. In fact, it is the cast’s life-like performance that is helping in the series’s popularity. From Sissy Spacek in the first season to Robins in the second one in the lead, there is a lot of potential talent waiting in the ranks for a narrative revolving around them. Moreover, they have enough characters and they are fairly dynamic, meaning that they be can be molded and any story can be woven around any of their characters.

Castle Rock Season 3 Release Date

As stated above, the third season hasn’t yet received the green light. But, if we go on the following lines and speculate, the first season was released in July 2018 whereas the second one in October 2019, means that there’s a formidable gap between releases. So if we consider the same and take the pandemic into consideration, we might not be able to watch Castle Rock Season 3 this year. Although imagine how terribly astounding it would be if they tried their level best and put it out by Halloween? Highly unlikely though.

Castle Rock Season 3 Plot & Cast

Fans are vividly excited about the 3rd season, yet the anthological nature of the show makes it very difficult to guess the storyline for the third season. As we say that, King does have a humongous variety of horror tales that are ardently waiting to be adopted by potential creators. Adding to that, as the previous series unfolded, the creators are highly creative and will yet again probably end up mixing several authors’ stories together.

So this one is yet again going to take viewers for a ride, making them feel a handful of emotions. In terms of the cast, it seems to be the same from the last season. Although, even if you remember how Season 2 ended, it is very likely that Bill Skarsgard will return as The Kid because he has a link between various seasons.

So despite all this, let’s try speculating and using our brain cells to understand how things will unfold. But, mind you, to be able to get at the actual plot of season 3 from now is probably the most difficult job in the world!

Jinbe

"Knight of the Sea" Jinbe is the helmsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, being the tenth member of the crew and the ninth to join. He is a whale shark fish-man who served as the second captain of the Sun Pirates after Fisher Tiger, and a former Shichibukai from 11 years ago until the Battle of Marineford two years ago. His dream is to fulfill his former captain Fisher Tiger's dying wish of coexistence and equality between humans and fish-men, and he continues to live his life in the hopes of seeing that dream's completion. His name was first mentioned by Yosaku in the Arlong Park Arc when he was explaining about the Shichibukai, but he was not formally introduced until the Impel Down Arc. He renounced his Shichibukai title at the Battle of Marineford, allying himself with the Whitebeard Pirates. After Whitebeard's death, his crew formed an alliance with Big Mom to protect Fish-Man Island. He befriended Monkey D. Luffy during the Battle of Marineford, and later allied with him and his to prevent the New Fish-Man Pirates' coup d'état against the Neptune Royal Family and the Ryugu Kingdom. Luffy invited him to join the Straw Hats, but Jinbe held it off until he had severed ties with Big Mom. He would later do so during the Whole Cake Island Arc and officially become a Straw Hat member. After staying behind in Totto Land to protect his previous crew from Big Mom's wrath, Jinbe would return to the Straw Hat Pirates during the Wano Country Arc. Jinbe's first bounty was Beli76,000,000. Eventually, his bounty raised to Beli250,000,000. After he resigned from the Shichibukai, his bounty increased to Beli438,000,000. He also is the central character from Solo Journey of Jinbe, Knight of the Sea Cover Page Serial. As the second captain of the Sun Pirates, Jinbe is an extremely powerful pirate as a former Shichibukai, with high authority and respect over his subordinates. It is stated that Jinbe was able to battle Portgas D. Ace on equal terms, despite Ace possessing Logia powers. They both nearly killed each other in a five-day long fight just before Ace was taken in by Whitebeard, and in Impel Down, he and Ace shared a cell on Level 6. His power and influence are so great that him departing from a Yonko's organization would severely diminish their crew's overall strength.

Jinbe boasts considerable interpersonal skills, which he exercises to maintain Fish-Man Island's connections to human organizations. He served as a Shichibukai to improve relations with the World Government, and served under Big Mom after leaving the Shichibukai, being entrusted by Neptune to run errands to her. He was able to quickly convince Monkey D. Luffy, Capone Bege, and Caesar Clown to put aside their hostility with each other and form an alliance due to their mutual hatred towards Big Mom. Jinbe also has a very acute sense of danger, as he refused to spin Big Mom's roulette after sensing murderous malice from the roulette; it is later confirmed by Pedro and Brûlée that the roulette had been rigged to ensure death to anyone who spun it. Even for a fish-man, Jinbe possesses tremendous strength. He is the most powerful fish-man seen thus far, shown when he threw away a giant fish-man with just one kick and defeated a super rookie with one punch. He also appears to be extremely swift, even on dry land, despite his large size. He could intercept an enraged Luffy (in Gear Second mode) and prevent him from further assaulting Blackbeard, and later Akainu, when the latter was about to deal a second life-crippling blow upon the already-injured Ace (who was being held by Luffy) in the latter's last moments. In the anime, when struck by Arlong in the face, he wasn't fazed and easily defeated Arlong not long after fighting. While rescuing Brook from Big Mom, Jinbe was able to swiftly grab Nami and Brook and escape from Prometheus's explosion in an instant. Jinbe is an exceptionally powerful master of Fish-Man Karate, which he can use to knock away many opponents at once and defeat extremely strong enemies. He was a child prodigy, being skilled enough that he became a black belt while he was still a child.

By adulthood, Jinbe's skill in Fish-Man Karate has become so immense that his strikes do not even need to make physical contact with an enemy as the water particles in the air will blow them away after a few seconds of time from the attack's initiation. Another example of his strength and Fish-Man Karate level is that he defeated Minorhinoceros, one of the four Jailer Beasts who are Awakened Zoan Devil Fruit users, with a single uppercut. He was able to easily punch Gecko Moria (a fellow Shichibukai) a few meters away, almost knocking him out. He also knocked out Charlotte Opera, an enormous man larger than himself in one punch. Jinbe is a great strategist. He is an expert in discerning military strategies after witnessing any subtle change in enemy formations, as seen when he quickly guessed that Magellan dispatched the order to the battleships outside Impel Down to flee during the mass breakout, and during the battle in Marineford where he surmises that the Marines were plotting something after Ivankov informs him that the enemy is retreating further into the plaza. Jinbe divulges a cunning way to smuggle Luffy and his crew into Gyoncorde Plaza inside Megalo's stomach while effectively deceiving Hody into believing he and Princess Shirahoshi were captured. This allowed the Straw Hats to steal the World Noble's letter and keys to unlock the chains that bounded the Neptune Family, releasing them from captivity by the New Fish-Man Pirates. Another example is when he persuaded Luffy and the Sanji Retrieval Team into allying with Capone Bege in order to ruin Big Mom's Tea Party after noting they didn't have a plan to act on. 

Among fish-men, Jinbe has shown the unique ability to communicate with fish, even over long distances. The ability to speak with fish is usually unique to merfolks, so Jinbe's ability to do so is considered noteworthy by Crocodile. He summoned a large school of whale sharks to the Calm Belt (which was usually too dangerous, with the Sea Kings infesting it) to assist him in a mass-breakout of Impel Down. He can give the whale sharks precise orders, so they understand and obey him. Due to the Calm Belt being dangerously inhabited by Sea Kings, Jinbe would summon his whale-shark comrades to help him to pass through it, as he did when leaving Amazon Lily. This indicates that the whale sharks are capable of outmaneuvering the Sea Kings, something that the former Shichibukai admits is troublesome for himself. As a fish-man who is very familiar with the sea, Jinbe is a masterful helmsman, as shown when he steered a stolen Marine battleship from Impel Down to Marineford with little to no damage being inflicted on the stolen ship at all. He managed to skillfully steer the Thousand Sunny on his first try and even rode the ship within the 'Green Room' of the gigantic wave homie Big Mom created, using his Tacking skills. Nami described Jinbe's skills as a helmsman as if he were controlling the ship like his own body. Jinbe is an excellent negotiator and is able to calm the tensions that even Nami cannot handle as was seen when the Straw Hats and Bege are having a meeting inside Firetank Pirates hideout that quickly becomes tense. Jinbe is extremely skilled in using Busoshoku Haki, as shown when he hardened his arms to defend himself against some members of the Big Mom Pirates and later against Big Mom's Cognac. In the past, he fought equally against Ace, an extremely powerful Logia user. Kairagi, literally meaning "Plum Blossom Peel"): Jinbe hardens his arms and crosses them in a defensive stance. This was first seen used against Big Mom's Cognac technique, which it briefly managed to hold back but eventually broke. This is called Kairagi Glaze in the Viz Manga. Kairagi is a style of pottery that can resemble shark skin. Jinbe possesses the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki. He was seen with a silver trident when he was a soldier in the Neptune Army. However, he was never shown using it. Other than that, it was shown that he had a tanto under his belt when he was fighting Ace, but he did not use it.

Brook

"Soul King" Brook is a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, serving as musician after drifting into the Florian Triangle for 50 years. He is a Devil Fruit user who ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, and is undead, having been brought back into a pseudo-immortal state because of its powers. His dream is to, after sailing around the world, reunite with his old friend, Laboon, at Reverse Mountain, where he resides with Crocus. Before joining the crew, he acts as the main ally of the Straw Hat Pirates during the Thriller Bark Arc, joining at the end of the same arc, being the ninth member of the Straw Hat crew, and the eighth to join, as well as being the oldest member of the crew and the second tallest member on board after Jinbe. During the two-year timeskip, Brook had become a world-famous celebrity and rock star, but after having his final concert on Sabaody Archipelago and his identity as a pirate revealed to the world by the Marines, he gladly gave up the life of a star and returned to the crew. He is also one of the two swordsmen onboard their current ship, with the other being Roronoa Zoro. He fills the role of the long-awaited musician that Luffy had wanted for his crew ever since his journey began. He currently has a bounty of Beli83,000,000. As much as Brook normally goofs around on the ship engaging in acts of silliness with Luffy, he is still a formidable opponent. Due to his previous experiences and skills that he amassed from the days when the Pirate King Gol D. Roger was still active, Brook, in all respects, is a veteran pirate (though these attributes are somewhat downplayed by his overall demeanor, along with the fact that his isolation in the Florian Triangle seemed to have eroded his knowledge of modern society).

Brook's skeletal body allows him to perform a wide variety of acts that would be impossible or fatal for a normal human to do. As long as his body remains solid and intact, he will live, and he can easily repair any bone damage simply by consuming milk. He can even survive having his head cut off, continuing to talk, smell, and see while it is detached. However, he is still capable of feeling pain. Due to his lack of flesh, Brook is resistant to lightning strikes and high and low temperatures. Brook does not age, as his body only consists of bones and he continues to grow stronger despite being 90 years old. He is capable of storing objects inside his skull, such as a Tone Dial and Poneglyph rubbings. Brook's light weight as a result of his skeletal body makes him the fastest member of the Straw Hats. He can run across water without sinking, and jump extremely high into the air. Brook frequently uses his tremendous speed in battle, allowing him to take down opponents with attacks too quick for them to see. He was able to purify an entire horde of Soldier Zombies before any of them could react, and was capable of catching the Yonko Big Mom and her homies off guard with his attacks. Brook is a virtuoso musician who is extremely skilled in playing all kinds of instruments, particularly the violin, his favorite instrument. After he was separated from the Straw Hats, Brook picked up the guitar and, within two years, he became so highly skilled in the new instrument that he came to be regarded as a world famous rock star.

At testament to this fact, his records in Tone Dials sold in the millions, and his fans during his final world tour stop in Sabaody Archipelago were either crying or fainting at his presence. Brook can masterfully play enchanting songs that are so melodious they can completely captivate even animals like Laboon, who used to sing along to Brook's music. In addition to singing  and playing music, Brook is also a skilled composer, having composed songs such as "Bone To Be Wild" and "New World", which proved to be very fashionable among music fans and lovers. While he was still alive, Brook ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that allowed his soul to return to his body after he died. This allows him to reside within a skeleton body, and he can even perform the functions he did when his body contained flesh and muscle. Other than bringing him back from the dead, Brook's fruit initially seemed useless. However, after the timeskip, he discovered that he could exercise the power of his soul, which he discovered is what allows him to animate his body. He can separate it to move independently of his body. This leaves his body a lifeless husk, but as a spirit, Brook is capable of moving through walls and going to areas that would be impossible for him to physically reach, though he cannot grab hold of anything. He is capable of exerting his soul power to affect beings with weaker souls such as homies. This soul energy exudes coldness, called the "chills of the Underworld", and allows Brook to transfer this freezing aura to objects like his sword. With this aura, he is capable of freezing his surroundings, as seen when he turned the ground around him on Zou into ice.

Brook uses a type of sword called a shikomizue, a sword concealed inside a cane. He uses this sword in conjunction with his fencing skills and has had it for at least fifty years. As a former battle convoy leader and pirate captain with years of experience in the Grand Line, Brook is a master in swordsmanship. Despite his usual goofy personality in battle, he is an extremely skilled Gentle Blade type swordsman who is able to dispatch numerous enemies at once with swift and precise strikes. His swordsmanship is a combination of classical fencing and iaidō. Brook's Gentle Blade style is more focused on speed and precision while Zoro's style is more focused on power and thus uses a tremendous amount of physical strength. Brook was unable to defeat Ryuma no matter how hard he fought and while Ryuma only used a fraction of his power, he noticed that Zoro was able to defeat him at full power with only two of his swords, although Ryuma did say that Brook's protectiveness of his afro held him back somewhat. While at Sabaody Archipelago, two years ago, he struck a Pacifista using a high speed sword attack, yet failed to do much damage to it and had to be rescued afterward. However, when Zoro attacked the same Pacifista, the results were very different. He was able to keep up with what Zoro was doing while he watched the swordsman fight Ryuma, showing his sharp perception for swordsmanship. He works very well with Zoro, as they defeated a Flying Fish Rider together. After the timeskip, Brook has named his sword "Soul Solid", due to him developing the ability to coat it with the aura of his soul, freezing it in the process, and anyone who comes into contact with it. He also claimed that the Longarm Tribe has helped him sharpen the sword. His power and skill in swordmanship has also increased to the degree where a samurai from Wano has commended his skill and he is also now able to use flying slashes as well, which were on par with Zoro's and Kin'emon's. Like Zoro, Brook can now cut materials that are harder than steel as he was able to cut down a dragon, whose scales are tougher than steel.

Franky

"Iron Man" Franky is the shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates. A cyborg from Water 7, he was originally the leader of the Franky Family, a group of ship dismantlers. He is originally from South Blue , but left 32 years ago as a four-year-old child. He was originally named "Cutty Flam" until he threw away his original name for his nickname per the request of Iceburg to hide his identity. Franky and his followers were originally enemies of the Straw Hats at the beginning of the Water 7 Arc, until circumstances forced them to become allies at the end of the same arc and the Enies Lobby Arc. At the request of the Franky Family, Franky decided to join the Straw Hats to fulfill his dream of creating and riding a ship capable of circumnavigating the world, the Thousand Sunny. He is the eighth member of the Straw Hat crew and the seventh to join Luffy's crew. He currently has a bounty of Beli94,000,000. Previously going by the epithet, "Cyborg" Franky, he has since gained the new epithet, "Iron Man". As a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Franky is a competent crewmate as well as a valuable asset for the crew. Being their official shipwright, Franky is in charge of maintaining the Thousand Sunny's condition, along with the other vehicles, instruments, or weapons that the Straw Hats may employ. He is also an accomplished surgeon as he was able to perform an operation on himself twice, despite the fact that he does not specialize in the field. He was able to do this even though he was close to death. Franky has considerable skills in playing a guitar.

Due to the bionic modifications done to his body, Franky has incredible superhuman strength. His years of being a ship dismantler, as well as a bounty hunter prior to piracy seem to further contributed greatly to his formidable physical prowess; even when running low on cola, he exhibits enough strength to overwhelm a charging, fully grown elephant, stopping it in its tracks before dragging it around by the trunk like it was a rag doll. When first confronted by the CP9 members in Water 7, Franky was shown to be strong enough to almost break through Blueno's Tekkai and quickly overpower him in terms of brute force. Franky was even able to briefly fight on par against Luffy during their initial confrontation, before their fight was interrupted by the Galley-La Company workers. During his fight with Fukurou, Franky easily smashed through his Tekkai causing him to complain in pain, an extraordinary feat as Fukurou is a full-fledged Rokushiki user.

Even before he became a cyborg, Franky is strong enough to brutalize Spandam's face with a rifle, disfiguring him with a single hit. Despite his wild and reckless nature, Franky is very tactical, willing to use deception and trickery to gain an advantage in battle. He has shown a great understanding of psychological warfare. In Enies Lobby, he cleverly deceived Spandam and numerous other Marines into leaving by appearing to self destruct with his Coup De Boo, effectively exploiting their cowardice and fear of death when in reality, he intends to break free from his chains using Coup De Boo, which he succeeds as Spandam and the Marines were busy escaping. When he is unable to keep up with the extreme speed of Fukurou's Soru, he used insults to taunt Fukurou into disregarding Soru, tricking him into direct close quarter combat. In addition to his cyborg-enhanced body, Franky is also a master craftsman, being a first-rate shipwright and an exceptional carpenter from working under Tom. As both a former employee of Tom's Workers and one of Tom's apprentices, Franky's skills as a shipwright are top-notch and well versed. This was evident in his youth, when he helped in the construction of the first Sea Train, the Puffing Tom alongside Tom, showing that his skills as a shipwright extended to naval architecture as well. He helped to achieve this feat, while in his spare time also continuing to build his own line of thirty-five specially designed, numbered battleships named the "Battle Frankies", with each ship capable of killing a sea king. Even his years of dismantling had not affected his carpentry skills in any way.

General Franky is a giant robot, with a height of 13m. It is modeled after its name, a shogun, and is a one-person weapon/vehicle, Franky himself is able to pilot it inside a control room in the chest and can operate it from there. It is equipped with a giant marauder's sword named "Franken". However, because he is rather inept at using a sword, the attacks he uses are seemingly ineffective, and it sometimes appears most of its projectile armaments are purely from Franky himself. Franky can also use the giant fists to deliver powerful punches and can also slam its heavy body on his enemies to crush them. Though not at the same level as Usopp, Franky is an expert marksman, having great accuracy in using all the long range artillery he had built and installed into his body. On Fish-Man Island, Franky easily blasted down multiple fish-men with the cannons in his shoulders. At Dressrossa, he shot down numerous members of the Donquixote Pirates while attempting to break into the Toy House. It is also worth noting that Franky's original transformation into BF-36 was initiated as a quasi-surgical operation of necessity to save his life, and it is assumed was accomplished with some modicum of haste from a medical standpoint, since he suffered from massive external and internal injuries; whereas the process to become BF-37 was a two year long-planned process done with highly advanced machinery in an abandoned fully-stocked, scientific laboratory, on his preexisting cyborg body, so Franky's own experience being one beforehand was likely factored in when customizing its schematics and functions, as well as understanding whatever notes and information of scientific research that Vegapunk left behind.  Though Franky is seldom seen carrying weapons (owing to the fact that he stores several within his body), he has been shown to wield tools and implements from time to time, most notably his carpentry tools, though at other times, he is seen carrying conventional weapons that he seems to be able to wield proficiently. Such weapons include custom-built nunchucks and hand-held cannons.  At first the shogun seemed mostly useless as many of its attacks came from Franky himself, however, it was not until his battle against Baby 5 and Buffalo that its strength was truly shown. It has been shown to possess both powerful weaponry and be extremely tough and resilient to damage, for it was able to take a point-blank missile attack from Baby 5 that only managed to knock it over without doing any damage. His robot is also capable of launching an attack similar to both his Coup de Vent and Franky Radical Beam known as his "General Cannon", which fires a large blast of compressed air at his opponent(s). Franky compares the power of this attack to Thousand Sunny's "Gaon Cannon". The robot can also provide protection against any outside agents, as Franky used it to stand in the middle of a huge cloud of Caesar Clown's H2S gas completely unaffected.

Nico Robin

Nico Robin, also known by her epithet "Devil Child" and the "Light of the Revolution",[19] is the archaeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates. She is the sole survivor of the destroyed island of Ohara, which was located in the West Blue. She is currently the only person in the world known to have the ability to read and decipher Poneglyphs, a skill which is considered forbidden and threatening to the World Government. She was first introduced as the vice president of Baroque Works and secondary antagonist of the Alabasta Saga, known as Miss All Sunday, before joining the Straw Hats. She is the seventh member of the crew, the sixth to join, and like Nami and Chopper, is the third to rejoin, doing so near the end of the Enies Lobby Arc.  She ate the Hana Hana no Mi at a young age. During the Post-War Arc, she became involved with the Revolutionaries for two years. Her dream is to find the Rio Poneglyph which tells the true history. She currently holds a bounty of Beli130,000,000. At a young age, Robin acquired a bounty of Beli79,000,000 for having the ability to read Poneglyphs, which told of the Void Century. Her ability to read the Poneglyphs are by far her most dangerous quality, and the World Government considers her a huge threat because of this. She was branded as being considerably powerful, and supposedly sinking six Buster Call warships with her Devil Fruit powers. This was all a lie fabricated by the government. Those ships were actually destroyed by Jaguar D. Saul after helping Robin escape during the destruction of Ohara.

Robin is an exceptional archaeologist, with a vast knowledge of history and cultures. She was able to, for example, correctly deduct the identity of the St. Briss by merely examining the two-century old remains of one of its dead crewmen. As a child prodigy, she passed her archaeological exams at the age of 8 to become a certified scholar. She is also the only person alive who can read the language written on poneglyph tablets, which contain records of ancient history; this was the true reason why her first bounty was so high, despite being issued when she was only 8 years old.[20] It is revealed that Robin taught herself most of these skills through researching in the library of Ohara, which she had done without the aid of her senior colleagues. This shows great aptitude in academics and research. While not at the same superhuman level as Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Jinbe, Robin has exceptional physical prowess, due to spending her entire childhood to her young adult life constantly on the run from various enemies, such as the Marines and the World Government. Because of her harsh experiences, Robin became physically strong and extremely agile. She has also fought without the use of her Devil Fruit powers, easily defeating Nefertari Vivi with a single strike to the midsection.  Robin ate the Hana Hana no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit at a very young age as she is seen using its powers at the age of eight.

Even at this age, she was proficient enough to be able to spy on the research that Professor Clover and the rest of her former colleagues from Ohara were conducting under the radar of the World Government. She can produce her body parts on any surface including her own body, other bodies, and other objects, allowing her to create copies of them. However, her replicated parts are considered an extension of her own body, and if they are hurt, she feels the pain on her actual body. Similarly, Devil fruit abilities that require contact with a person's body will take effect when used on her extended limbs as evidenced by Sugar turning Robin into a toy by touching Robin's replicated arms. Usually, when she uses her powers she crosses her arms and makes an "X" shape across her chest, though it's shown that she does not necessarily need to do so to use her abilities. Robin is intelligent enough to know how to use her powers in the most effective and efficient way, and her attacks hinder the enemy, stopping all movement with the ever multiplying hands. Although she is very powerful, her sprouted body parts can be hit and stretched, causing damage to her real body, which is her weak point. Her powers are also very useful in dangerous situations. She can carry her friends by using feet and hands, but also tends to use her ability to place her foes in painful submission holds and to break their bones almost effortlessly. Her powers make her particularly well suited to taking on large numbers of foes, and in fact the other members of the crew have grouped her in with the "Monster Trio" in terms of strength due to how dangerous her abilities are, as demonstrated when Nami put her in the group forbidden to blow Gan Fall's whistle and call for help along with the other strongest crew members, and in two hostile encounters with the crew in which she had no problem disarming all the Straw Hats at once.

She carried a dagger at her belt, but did not use it in combat, as she fights unarmed using only her powers. She only used it once in an attempt to kill Crocodile in self defense. When Robin teamed up with CP9 during their raid on Iceburg's mansion, she carried several flintlock pistols as well, wielding all of them at the same time with her Hana Hana no Mi powers. In Film Z, Robin wielded both a rifle and a rapier during the final battle. Robin is a brilliant strategist due to her genius intellect, she is extremely skilled in using cunning deception and trickery to gain a strategic advantage over enemies who are more powerful than herself. In Thriller Bark, she is able to exploit the zombies's complete obedience to their masters as shown when she tricked Hogback into giving orders to the two zombies with Zoro and Sanji's shadows into jumping off the Thriller Bark mansion, effectively lure them away from Hogback without using physical force. Robin is not afraid to use violence as a solution to a problem or for defense and often incapacitates her enemies by breaking their necks or backs (even when they cry out for mercy), even going as far as to squeeze Franky's scrotum, though only one time, in order to make him join the crew. She also has the habit of spying on others (i.e. listening in on conversations, reading body language and facial expressions). This is shown when she spies on Sanji's conversation with the Risky Brothers at Thriller Bark, and reading the Straw Hats' expressions when she first wanted to join the crew. At Water 7, she admits to Chopper that these habits are from her childhood. Her Devil Fruit ability allows her to spy extremely effectively by sprouting her eyes or ears from walls at distant locations. Part of her mission while working undercover in Wano as a geisha was to spy on the movements of Orochi's army. Despite not being in Orochi's palace for very long, she was able to acquire a large amount of information. Robin can disguise as another person. She was trusted by her crew to infiltrate Orochi's palace as a geisha. She was able to blend into the crowd, especially when she is in a place where no one knows about her true identity yet. She appears to have some skill with piloting the Mini Merry II, as she was seen controlling it on a Milky Road while on the way to Punk Hazard. She was also controlling the wheel with her Devil Fruit powers while she sat in the back seat of the vehicle. She has some skill as an artist as she can draw a decent picture of the Flying Dutchman and the Kraken. Robin has some skill with haircutting since her and Usopp act as the crew's hairdressers.Robin is an excellent dancer. In Film Z, her graceful dancing make her extremely popular and according to Usopp, it helped earned a large amount of money. In Wano Country, she began apprenticing as a Geisha in order to get close to the Shogun Kurozumi Orochi. She is a fast learner as within weeks, she became skilled enough to become one of the most popular geishas of the Flower Capital, and was summoned alongside Komurasaki to perform at Orochi's banquet. Though she has not yet displayed the ability to use Haki, Robin is fully aware of the power as she commented on Luffy knocking out half of Hody's men. She also has great knowledge about Haki, such as explaining the principles of Busoshoku Haki to Franky when Luffy fought Caesar Clown.

Tony Tony Chopper

Tony Tony Chopper, also known as "Cotton Candy Lover" Chopper, is the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. Chopper is a reindeer that ate the Hito Hito no Mi, a Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a human hybrid or a human at will. He came from Drum Island where he learned how to be a doctor, and is the first member of the Straw Hats who was born on the Grand Line. His dream is to one day become a doctor capable of curing any disease and wants to travel all across the world specifically in the hopes of accomplishing this dream. He is the sixth member of the crew and the fifth to join Luffy, as well as being the second member to rejoin the crew, after temporarily being forced to join the Foxy Pirates during the Long Ring Long Land Arc. Additionally, he is also the youngest member on board. He has a bounty of Beli100 due to being mistaken for the crew's pet. Typically, it is rare for doctors to fulfill roles other than medical practices for the benefit of those around them, but as the Straw Hats' doctor, Chopper's responsibilities are not limited to just medicine alone. He occasionally performed tasks like steering the ship as their unofficial helmsman while on the Going Merry, and during the heat of battle, he can also fulfill the role of a physical fighter to support his friends.

However, due in part to his lack of battle experience or formal training (as well as his Rumble Ball's time limited effect) Chopper was originally considered part of the "Weakling Trio" along with Nami and Usopp.This lay largely in his lack of battle intuition and naïveté at the time, though it is shown that he has gotten much more capable after his two years of training on Torino Kingdom. In spite of his usual fearful behavior, Chopper is shown to have a strong will as he withstood a burst of Haoshoku Haki from Big Mom. During the Whole Cake Island Arc, Chopper showed great tactical skills in the middle of his confrontation with Charlotte Brûlée as he and Carrot came up with a method to deceive her by using a decoy of Carrot created by Brûlée's power. He has shown to be very analytical, as he examined his surroundings before taking action. He pretended to remain restrained by chains in his Heavy Point, and when Carrot toppled the soup towards Brûlée and electrocuted most of the enemies, Chopper used the element of surprise by changing into Brain Point to break free before using Monster Point, subjugating the Crocodile homie and wiped out the remaining enemies.

Chopper even thought of exploiting Brûlée's Devil Fruit ability to transverse Big Mom's territory through the Mirro-World in order to find and save his friends while remaining undetected by a majority of the Big Mom Pirates. His strategy received praise from Capone Bege, the captain of the Fire Tank Pirates and a master tactician. During the mission to rescue Brook, Chopper used a skeleton with sea weed for hair to use as a replacement for Brook after they retrieved him from Charlotte Linlin. Because he is originally an animal, Chopper can understand and communicate with other animals, thus allowing him to serve as a translator between animals and humans. Having studied under Dr. Kureha, one of the finest doctors of the medically advanced Drum Kingdom, Chopper himself is an extraordinary doctor with outstanding knowledge of both medicine and medical drugs as well as the preparations of most remedies and ointments that can be made from regular fruits, herbs, roots, and vegetables that can be found and used on most islands. He is also capable of administering surgery and resuscitation. Overall, Chopper can treat even the most brutal injuries, as shown when he managed to save Zoro's life, who was on the verge of death after he absorbed all of Luffy's pain and fatigue from Kuma's Devil Fruit Powers. Chopper has eaten the Hito Hito no Mi, a Zoan-class Devil Fruit which allows him the ability to transform into a human and human-reindeer hybrid at will. However, the fruit has granted Chopper more than just the ability to transform; it has also given him human intelligence, which allows him to both speak and think like an actual human. This is what allowed Chopper to become a doctor and learn about medicine in the first place, which is impossible for a normal reindeer. While Chopper is usually seen in his human-reindeer hybrid form, which is a tanuki-like chibi-creature, he would sometimes transform into his human form to try and fit in with humans, often with minimal success. But when in combat, he also uses his Devil Fruit powers in order to fight his enemies with the strength given to him by the fruit and usually transforms into whatever form best suits the situation.

In addition to his three forms granted by his Devil Fruit, Chopper has also invented a yellow jaw-breaker like drug called the "Rumble Ball", through some research. This drug has the power to distort the wavelengths of the Devil Fruit's transformation, allowing him access to additional transformations for three minutes. As a reindeer, Chopper was naturally born with high levels of cervid speed and agility. After consuming the Hito Hito no Mi, Chopper gained enhanced human physical potential added to his own. He has extreme levels of superhuman endurance, able to withstand powerful attacks from Kumadori, and even when badly injured, Chopper could force himself to transform into Monster Point and ultimately survived the immense strain, despite his injuries and fatigue that left him unable to move. During the two years he spent in Torino Kingdom, Chopper underwent extensively intense physical training to further increase his natural physical strength in his based form, which results in vast improvements of his Zoan Devil Fruit enhanced physical abilities whenever he transform. His Heavy Point is now powerful enough to counter a hammer strike from a energy steroid enhanced Dosun as well as holding back a door against a group of rampaging gigantified children. His new Kung Fu Point form possesses the extreme punching strength of Arm Point while retaining the immense agility of Jumping Point. His Brain Point which is his weakest form is now strong enough to easily carry two large iron balls while running at full speed to escape from a murderous Brûlée. Chopper's immense medical knowledge of the bipedal anatomy has also proved useful when the Straw Hats were trying to bring down Oars, during which time, Chopper formulated several theories on where it was best to target the colossal adversary, and finding the giant's weak spot. And while naïve, he can also be quite a capable strategist, as seen in his fights against the Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas pair and Gedatsu. Masui, literally meaning "Anaesthesia"): Chopper injects a substance, possibly an anesthetic, into the opponent's body making them faint. This was first used on Luffy when he had a hallucination of a tsunami about to hit them while walking to Yuba in the Alabasta Desert, and it was later used in order to stop a group of rampaging giant children on Punk Hazard, with some assistance from the G-5 Marines. In the English manga this technique is called Sedative.

Nefertari Vivi

Nefertari Vivi is the princess of Alabasta. She is the daughter of Nefertari Cobra and Titi. She was one of the main antagonists of the Reverse Mountain Arc under the Baroque Works codename Miss Wednesday. However, she and her pet super spot-billed duck Karoo ended up joining the Straw Hat Pirates for most of the Alabasta Saga after revealing herself to be a spy plotting against Baroque Works. She left the crew after defeating Baroque Works to stay in her home country, but has been shown to be keeping track of the Straw Hat's progress. Vivi is a young woman with long wavy light blue hair, with two locks hanging down, one on either side of her head, which started out at about chin-length but were past her shoulders by her last appearance before the timeskip. She most often wears her hair pulled back into a ponytail, and brown eyes. She has a slender body but tends to wear less-revealing clothing than Nami and Robin do. Vivi has been seen wearing several different high heeled shoes, including white high heel boots, white high heel sandals, and blue wedges. Vivi does not fit the stereotype of a needy and authoritative princess, never demanding any special attention or prioritizing herself above others. In fact, she usually puts the needs of others far above her own and is hesitant to rely on others or ask for help with her problems. In particular, she places an enormous value on the citizens of her country and the lives of her friends. Vivi's selfless nature could be seen especially when she asked the Straw Hats to make a detour to get medical help for Nami instead of continuing straight to Alabasta, even though she knew her country was in a state of emergency.

As a princess, Vivi has a great deal of authority in her country. She has a natural skill in diplomacy. This was clear even as a child, as Vivi understood what being a princess meant and acted with wisdom beyond her years during her childhood trip to the Levely. When she was slapped by Wapol, she quickly apologized for being in his way and held back her tears until he was out of earshot, all for the sake of preventing an international incident. When meeting the Straw Hats, she managed to persuade Zoro and Nami into protecting her from the Baroque Works agents after her cover was blown, and even persuaded Nami against charging her for their protection. When traveling with the Straw Hats, she even showed an impressive, and almost comedic amount of skill in keeping the more childish members of the crew (Luffy, Ussop, and Chopper) as well as Karoo, focused, calm, and motivated during their travels together.

When they reached Drum Island, she was able to persuade Luffy not to attack the villagers back and even put on a brave face after being shot in the arm. Her courage convinced the villagers to allow them into the village peacefully. In the aftermath of the battle against Baroque Works, Vivi even managed to persuade the royal guards and rebels of her country to ultimately stop fighting and killing one another, effectively ending the needless civil war that was started by Crocodile. Vivi has proven herself to be a very capable spy, and has shown great skill in stealth and other clandestine skills as well. This was proven clearly as Vivi was extremely good at moving about undetected, having established herself as a single digit member of Baroque Works for two years before her identity was compromised and she returned to Alabasta completely unnoticed by the citizens. Her actions as a spy were completely unnoticed by the Marines, the World Government, and even the Shichibukai Crocodile for more than two years until her cover was finally blown by Miss All Sunday. Since leaving the Straw Hats, she seems to have managed to maintain her role as a princess, all the while successfully keeping both her past as a Baroque Works agent and a companion of a pirate crew secret from the Marines and the World Government.

Vivi's weapons of choice are her twirling "Kujakki (Peacock) Slashers," which are small, sharp discs attached to her fingers by wires. She is left handed but capable of dual-wielding the slashers. At Alabasta, she started using the longer range Kujakki String Slashers, which carry enough power to behead someone with a single slash. If her Peacock Slashers miss the target, as seen when she was fighting Miss Father's Day and Mr. 7, she can use a special backup move she has dubbed Run Back. This technique has been proven to be extremely useful, as it defeated the two frontier agents of Baroque Works. Before joining the Straw Hats, she had another attack, first seen being used on Zoro: the Miwaku no Memaii Dansu, in which she performs an hypnotic dance utilizing the concentric patterns on her outfit. The effect immobilizes her opponent and creates an opening for her final attack. In the anime (where the design of her outfit is altered), this attack is changed to the Miwaku no Kousui Dansu and relies on a special perfume for effect. She and Mr. 9 briefly wielded bazookas during their attempt to kill Laboon. Vivi was once seen hitting Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with a large mace, after which the weapon was never seen again. It was replaced with a broom in the anime. Vivi is resilient and able to endure a lot of pain, such as a bullet wound to the arm and a skinned knee caused when she fell due to her wedges falling apart, slowing her down momentarily. Her feet are also tough enough that she can go barefoot with ease, as she was able to trek through Alubarna unhindered after her wedges fell apart, run across cobblestone streets without any visible pain, and stand perched steadily atop a narrow ledge on the city's clock tower. After all this, she only suffered minor scrapes and tarnishes to her feet and needed no bandages on them afterwards. After the timeskip, Vivi has seemingly become much more physically agile and resilient, as evidenced by her deftly jumping from a crow's nest hundreds of feet high and landing on her feet in front of her father and guards. In terms of physical strength, she is highly outmatched by other members of the Straw Hat Pirates. This was made very evident when she struggled against a single Bananawani while Luffy and Zoro could defeat a group of them effortlessly. This huge difference in strength briefly made Vivi comically depressed, as she even had trouble with just running from one.