Straw Hats

The Straw Hats (麦わらの一味, Mugiwara no Ichimi; lit. Straw Hat's Crew),^[8][9] also called the Straw Hat Crew,^[a] or the Straw Hat Pirates,^[b] are the main characters of the Japanese manga and media series One Piece written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. Captain Monkey D. Luffy leads the ten-person pirate crew, recruiting three-sword-style swordsman and former bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro, navigator and thief Nami, sniper and inventor Usopp, cook and Modified Human Sanji, doctor and anthropomorphic reindeer Tony Tony Chopper, archaeologist and historian Nico Robin, shipwright and cyborg Franky, musician and living skeleton Brook, and helmsman and martial artist Fish-Man Jimbei. Additionally, the diplomat and princess of Alabasta Nefertari Vivi traveled with the crew for a time, being considered as an honorary crewmember for the first six members of the crew. The Straw Hats initially sail the seas aboard the caravel Going Merry before Franky builds a brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war called the Thousand Sunny that is the crew's current ship.

The Straw Hats are the protagonists of One Piece, and the crew explores the East Blue and Grand Line in pursuit of their dreams including their search for the mythical treasure called the One Piece. During their adventures, the Straw Hats encounter several friends and foes, including other pirates, bounty hunters, revolutionaries, members of organized crime, as well as all three types of great powers in One Piece: the World Government's Marines and allied privateer Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the strongest pirates known as the Four Emperors of the Sea.

A boy in the East Blue named Monkey D. Luffy seeks the One Piece and recruits new crew members while gaining a ship and entering the Grand Line. Leading pirates are in a race to find Laugh Tale, the hidden final island at the end of the Grand Line where the One Piece is said to be. The Straw Hats travel with Princess Nefertari Vivi of the Kingdom of Alabasta to save the island from a coup d’état by the Warlord Sir Crocodile, who seeks control over one of the Three Ancient Weapons said to be able to destroy the world. The Straw Hats become infamous worldwide after they escape from a World Government armada known as the Buster Call in the Enies Lobby Incident. Luffy and Zoro are labelled by the press as part of the Worst Generation of pirates as they reach the end of Paradise, the first half of the Grand Line.

Two years after the Straw Hats' journey began, they travel underwater together to Fish-Man Island to reach the New World, the second half of the Grand Line. After the Straw Hats save the country of Dressrosa from massacre by Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo, 5,640 pirates from crews captained by Cavendish, Bartolomeo, Sai, Ideo, Leo, Hajrudin, and Orlumbus swear allegiance to Luffy. The seven crews of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet are the Beautiful Pirates, Barto Club, Happosui Army, Ideo Pirates, Tontatta Pirates, New Giant Warrior Pirates, and the Yontamaria Fleet. The fleet pledges to defend each other when needed, and separates. The Straw Hats then form the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance to defeat Emperors Big Mom and Kaido in the Wano Country.

The Straw Hats are now recognized worldwide as a great power led by Emperor of the Sea Luffy and his nine Senior Officers. The territories of Fish-Man Island and Wano swear allegiance to Emperor Luffy. The new Emperor crew then sails from Wano to Egghead, where they escape another, larger Buster Call. The Straw Hats reunite with Hajrudin and the New Giant Warrior Pirates after landing on Elbaph, island of giants.

Eiichiro Oda first created the Straw Hats in his prototype one-shot, "Romance Dawn", then refined the artistic style and story elements before publishing the final product a year later as the first chapter of One Piece. In the second version of "Romance Dawn", Luffy resembled his design at the beginning of the series.^[10]

Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ, Monkī Dī Rufi) is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the main protagonist of the One Piece franchise. At age seven, he admires and tries to join the pirates of the "Red-Haired" Shanks. Ridiculed and rejected, he inadvertently eats their treasure, the Paramecia-type Gum-Gum Fruit (ゴムゴムの実, Gomu Gomu no Mi), which gives him rubbery attributes. His reckless efforts ultimately lead him into grave peril causing Shanks to lose an arm while rescuing him. After this, Luffy gives up on joining Shanks, resolving instead to start a crew of his own and become King of the Pirates.^[ch. 1] Displeased by Shanks spoiling his grandson, Monkey D. Garp takes Luffy to be raised by Curly Dadan and her mountain bandits, who he strong-arms into taking him in. During Luffy's time there, he becomes a sworn brother with Portgas D. Ace, Garp's other ward, and Sabo, a local runaway noble.^{[ch. 582–589]} Ten years later and still wearing Shanks' treasured straw hat, Luffy forms and commands his own pirate crew called the Straw Hat Pirates and sets sail for the Grand Line, quickly gaining infamy as "Straw Hat" Luffy (麦わらのルフィ, Mugiwara no Rufi).^{[ch. 2, 7, 96, 98]} Eventually, after his strength proves insufficient to save Ace from execution, he spends two years on a secluded island, learning the use of the three colors of Haki as well as his rubber ability's Fourth Gear from Silvers Rayleigh, before heading to the New World.^{[ch. 590–602]} Due to his infamy, he is one of the pirates who are known as "The Worst Generation". After the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom, he is subsequently named one of the newest members of the Four Emperors. Luffy is also capable of using the advanced application for all types of Haki. During his fight with Kaido, his Devil Fruit power awakened, revealing its true nature as the Mythical Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika (ヒトヒトの実 モデル“ニカ”, Hito Hito no Mi, Moderu: Nika).

Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ, Roronoa Zoro) is a swordsman who uses up to three swords simultaneously, holding one in each hand and a third in his mouth.^{[ch. 3, 5, 28]} To fulfill a promise to Kuina, his deceased childhood friend and rival, he aims to defeat "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk and become the world's greatest swordsman.^{[ch. 5, 50]} Traveling the seas in search of Mihawk and making a living as a bounty hunter, he becomes infamously known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro (海賊狩りのゾロ, Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro).

Eventually, he comes into conflict with #Helmeppo|Helmeppo, the spoiled son of a navy officer named Axe-Hand Morgan. To prevent the harm of innocent civilians, Zoro allows himself to be incarcerated temporarily, while Helmeppo plots to have him killed. Zoro is saved from execution by Luffy in exchange for becoming his first crewman. At that point, Zoro makes it clear that he would turn on his captain if he ever stepped between him and his dream.^[ch. 2–6] However, Zoro grows fond of his crew and after several defeats in their defense, his priorities change and he convinces Mihawk to take him on as a student.^{[ch. 51f., 485, 597]} Zoro is capable of utilizing all three types of Haki and is capable of using the advanced application for both Haoshoku and Busoshoku Haki. He is known for his awful sense of direction and constantly gets lost when traveling.

Nami (ナミ), adopted and raised by navy seaman turned tangerine farmer Belle-Mère, in her childhood witnessed her mother being murdered by the infamous Arlong, whose pirate gang occupies their island and extracts tribute from the population. Striking a deal with him, Nami, still a child, but already an accomplished cartographer who dreams of drawing a complete map of the world, joins the pirates, hoping to buy freedom for her village eventually. Growing up as a pirate-hating pirate drawing maps for Arlong and stealing treasure from other pirates, Nami becomes an excellent burglar, pickpocket, and navigator with an exceptional ability to forecast weather.^{[ch. 77, 95, 130]} After Arlong betrays her, and he and his gang are defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, Nami joins them in pursuit of her dream and acquires infamy herself as "Cat Burglar" Nami (泥棒猫のナミ, Dorobō Neko no Nami).^{[ch. 94f., 435]}

Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu) is a cloud Homie who Big Mom created.^[ch. 843] He was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates in Whole Cake Island,^[ch. 890] and after it he partnered up with Nami, residing inside Nami's Sorcery Clima-Tact.^[ch. 903]

Zeus is voiced by Yū Mizushima in the original Japanese version and by Kevin D. Thelwell in the Funimation dub.

Usopp (ウソップ, Usoppu) was abandoned during his early childhood by his father, Yasopp, who left to join the Red-Haired Pirates. As his mother, Bachina, falls ill, Usopp starts telling tall tales, expressing his hope that his father will return and take them out to sea. He regularly goes to the mansion at the top of the hill where he lives, to visit Kaya. Even after his mother dies, Usopp does not blame his father for leaving. Despite his cowardly disposition, he strives to become a great pirate.^{[ch. 25, 41]} Usopp is recognizable for his long nose, a reference to the fact that he tends to lie a lot. He is a also gifted inventor, painter, and sculptor.^{[ch. 42, 106, 190]} In combat, he relies primarily on slingshots to fire various kinds of ammunition with great precision in coordination with a set of lies and other weapons giving him a unique fighting style named "The Usopp Arsenal".^[ch. 332] To help the Straw Hats rescue Nico Robin, he achieves notoriety under his alter-ego "Sogeking, the King of Snipers" (狙撃の王様そげキング, Sogeki no Ō-sama Sogekingu), a hero sniper wearing a golden mask and cape. Eventually, after helping the Straw Hats liberate Dressrosa from Donquixote Doflamingo's rule, he becomes infamous as "God" Usopp (ゴッド ウソップ, Goddo Usoppu).^[ch. 435]

Sanji (サンジ, Sanji), born as Vinsmoke Sanji (ヴィンスモーク・サンジ, Vinsumōku Sanji), was a prince of Germa Kingdom. He is routinely ridiculed by his genetically enhanced siblings and is locked away by his father Vinsmoke Judge for being a disgrace. With help from his sister Vinsmoke Reiju, he escapes and flees Germa, a floating kingdom composed of several ships, after it enters the East Blue and his father permits it. While serving as an apprentice cook on a passenger ship, nine-year-old Sanji stands up to a boarding party of pirates led by the infamous "Red Foot" Zeff. During the encounter, Sanji is swept into the sea by a massive wave. Zeff jumps in after him because of their common dream of finding the All Blue (オールブルー, Ōru Burū), a legendary area where the East, West, North, and South Blue seas meet, containing every kind of fish in the world. While castaways together, the pirate saves Sanji's life yet again by giving him all of their food. After their eventual rescue, Sanji stays with Zeff for several years and helps him build a floating restaurant, the Baratie (バラティエ). Zeff in turn makes him a first-rate cook and teaches him his kick-based fighting style.^{[ch. 56–59]} Mirroring Zeff, Sanji will never refuse a starving person a meal and he uses only his legs when fighting to protect the hands he needs for cooking.^{[ch. 48, 370]} He has a weakness for women and makes it a principle never to harm one, even if it means his death.^[ch. 403]

Eventually, he becomes infamous as "Black Leg" Sanji (黒脚のサンジ, Kuro Ashi no Sanji).^[ch. 435] While training for a period of two years in Emporio Ivankov's Kamabakka Queendom (カマバッカ王国, Kamabakka Ōkoku), he develops the Sky Walk (空中歩行（スカイ・ウォーク）, Sukai Wōku), a variant of the Six Powers (六式, Rokushiki) technique Moonwalk (月歩, Geppo), which allows him to essentially run through air.^[ch. 635] Sanji receives his own Raid Suit from his family that grants him the ability to turn invisible^[ch. 903], though he later destroys it out of fear of losing his humanity.^[ch. 1031]

Sanji's standard appearance is wearing a well-fitting black suit with a skinny black tie. His hair always covers one of his eyes and he is usually smoking a cigarette.

Tony Tony Chopper (トニートニー・チョッパー, Tonī Tonī Choppā) is an anthropomorphic reindeer and doctor. The power of the Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit (ヒトヒトの実, Hito Hito no Mi) provides him with the ability to transform into a full-sized reindeer or a reindeer-human hybrid.^[ch. 140] A self-developed drug he calls Rumble Ball (ランブル・ボール, Ranburu Bōru) enables him to perform even more transformations for three minutes.^[ch. 149] With help from Caesar Clown, Chopper can last in his transformations for about 30 minutes.^[ch. 1014] Rejected by his herd because of his blue nose and eating the Devil Fruit, Chopper is rescued by Drum Island's quack doctor named Doctor Hiriluk. While developing a potion to create cherry blossoms when in contact with snow, Chopper is heartbroken when Hiriluk falls ill with a deadly disease. After Hiriluk's death, Doctor Kureha takes him in as his mentor. After the Straw Hats arrive at Drum Island and take Chopper with them, Kureha uses Hiriluk's potion to turn the snowy sky into cherry blossoms, fulfilling Hiriluk's life mission. When complimented, Chopper acts flustered and sometimes yells at the person who complimented him to stop trying to make him happy.^[ch. 140] A running gag within the series is when other characters mistake him as a Tanuki, and he angrily corrects them, pointing out that he is a Tonakai (Japanese for "Reindeer").

When creating Chopper, Oda wanted a mascot who is both cute and feeble.^[34] 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.^[35] With Chopper's backstory, Oda wanted to illustrate that one need not be blood-related to be considered family.^[36]

Nico Robin (ニコ・ロビン, Niko Robin) raised in Ohara (オハラ), home of the world's oldest and largest library. Robin becomes an archaeologist at the age of eight.^{[ch. 218,391f.]} At some point she gains the power of the Paramecia-type Flower-Flower Fruit (ハナハナの実, Hana Hana no Mi), which allows her to have temporary copies of parts of her body, including her eyes and ears, which spring up on surfaces near her.^{[ch. 170][37]} Behind her teachers' backs, she acquires from them the outlawed knowledge of how to translate the ancient stones called Poneglyphs (歴史の本文（ ポーネグリフ）, Pōnegurifu; alt. Poneglyphs), which are scattered around the world. She comes to share their goal of finding the elusive Real Ponegliff (真の歴史の本文（リオ・ポーネグリフ）, Rio Pōnegurifu), which is said to tell the world's lost history referred to as the 100-Year Void (空白の100年, Kūhaku no Hyaku-nen; Void Century).^[ch. 218] However, the World Government finds out about these efforts and sends a battlefleet to stop them. Only Robin escapes the devastating attack that claims the lives of the island's entire population, including that of her mother.^{[ch. 218, 395]} Called "Devil Child" (悪魔の子, Akuma no Ko), traumatized, and with a bounty on her head, Robin lives a life on the run, unable to trust anyone.^[ch. 218]

To survive, she cooperates with various pirates and other outlaws. She eventually joins Sir Crocodile's Baroque Works group, using the codename "Ms. All-Sunday" (ミス・オールサンデー, Misu Ōrusandē)^[ch. 398] and becomes their vice-president.^[ch. 218]

After Baroque Works falls apart, with nowhere else to go, she tags along with the Straw Hat Pirates^[ch. 218] and grows so fond of them that she gives herself up to the Government to save them. After they discover her real reason for leaving, the Straw Hat Pirates declare open war against the Government to get her back. She realizes that she has finally found people who will never betray her and joins the crew.^[ch. 398] Two years later, Robin further hones her Devil Fruit powers to the point she can create a full-bodied duplicate of herself.

Franky (フランキー, Furankī), born as Cutty Flam (カティ・フラム, Kati Furamu), is the son of pirate parents who abandoned him at age nine. Cutty Flam was taken in as an apprentice by shipwright Tom, who built Pirate King Gol D Roger's ship, the Oro Jackson, and also secretly holds the plans for a devastating ancient weapon; he eventually adopts the nickname Franky.^{[ch. 344, 354, 427]} Franky's recklessness eventually provides an opportunity for World Government agents seeking these plans.^[ch. 356] Attempting to rescue his master, Franky suffers severe injuries and only survives by rebuilding parts of his body using pieces of scrap metal, turning himself into a cola-powered cyborg with strength.^{[ch. 336, 339, 352, 357f.]} After gaining notoriety as "Cyborg" Franky (サイボーグ フランキー, Saibōgu Furankī), and to fulfill his dream of sailing a ship he built around the world, he constructs the Thousand Sunny, a brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war, for the Straw Hat Pirates and joins the crew.^{[ch. 435–437]}

Brook (ブルック, Burukku) was already a pirate before the time of Gol D. Roger. Brook first enters the Grand Line as a member of the music-themed Rumbar Pirates. Leaving his pet, the infant whale Laboon, at Reverse Mountain, he promises to return after sailing around the world.^[ch. 487] After losing his captain "Calico" Yorki (キャラコのヨーキ, Kyarako no Yōki), Brook took over the crew as the new captain. Some time later, he is annihilated, but the power of the Paramecia-type Revive-Revive Fruit (ヨミヨミの実, Yomi Yomi no Mi) allows him to resurrect as a skeleton.^{[ch. 443][38]} Fifty years later, Brook's goal is still to fulfill his late crew's promise, and to that end he joins the Straw Hat Pirates.^[ch. 459] He is an excellent musician, who says that he can play any instrument, although he is usually seen playing the violin.^[ch. 486] Brook can even influence people with his music to the point of making them fall asleep.^[ch. 454] While separated from the other Straw Hats, and incognito as "Soul King" Brook, he gains world fame, filling concert halls with fans.^[ch. 600] He is also a skilled fencer who uses a shikomizue (a Japanese cane sword) in battle.^[ch. 454] His reduced weight allows him to jump extraordinarily high and to run across water.^{[ch. 443, 493]} Eventually, Brook learns how to use his Devil Fruit ability to leave his skeleton body and explore his surroundings as a disembodied soul.^[ch. 629]

Oda first conceived the idea of a skeleton musician in 2000, about the time of Laboon's introduction and more than half a decade before the first appearance of Brook.^[39]

Jimbei (ジンベエ, Jinbē), known by the epithet of "First Son of the Sea" Jinbe (侠のジンベエ, Kaikyō no Jinbē; lit. "Knight of the Sea" Jinbe), is a yakuza-esque whale shark-type fish-man.^[ch. 528] A master of Fish-Man Karate (魚人空手, Gyojin Karate) and Fish-Man Jujutsu (魚人柔術, Gyojin Jūjutsu), he is capable of manipulating water as if it were a tangible cloth.^[ch. 546] Jimbei can communicate with fish, an ability more usually associated with Merfolk, allowing him to enlist the help of whale sharks.^{[ch. 547–549]} After growing up in a rough part of Fish-Man Island, Jimbei first joins the island's royal army and later the Sun Pirates; he becomes captain following the death of Fisher Tiger.^[ch. 624] In exchange for the World Government granting him Warlord-status and amnesty to the Sun Pirates, Jimbei disbands the crew.^[ch. 69] He resigns from the position to side against the Government during its war with the Whitebeard Pirates, the protectors of Fish-Man Island, and is subsequently imprisoned in Impel Down.^[ch. 557] He is then freed by Luffy during his mission to rescue Ace.

Two years later, Jimbei enlists the help of the Straw Hat Pirates to prevent the New Fish-Man Pirates' coup d'état against Fish-Man Island's royal family. He initially turns down an invitation from Luffy to join his crew, having already aligned with the Big Mom Pirates after the death of Whitebeard.^[ch. 649] However, after cutting ties with Big Mom, he joins the Straw Hat Pirates as the crew's helmsman.^{[ch. 863][ch. 976]}

Kaya gifts the Straw Hats the Going Merry after they save her town. Usopp joins the crew while the Straw Hats sail away to their new ship. The Merry sails from the East Blue into Paradise, the first half of the Grand Line. At one point it is converted into a form able to fly to reach the Sky Island Skypiea. On Skypiea, Usopp works with Luffy and Sanji to rescue Nami and the others, who had been taken to a sacrificial altar, and they engage in combat against the priest Satori. That night, Usopp witnesses a mysterious figure repairing the Going Merry, which had been damaged in an attack by the priest Shura.

Upon landing back in the Blue Seas, the Merry is heavily damaged and Luffy seeks a shipwright to repair it. The crew arrives at Water 7, the island with the best shipwrights in the world. They explore the city, have the loot they took from Skypiea appraised, and have Galley-La, a team of shipwrights, look at their ship. Though willing to pay any price to repair the Merry, the damage it sustained during their adventures is too great to be fixed. Luffy reluctantly decides to abandon the ship. Usopp, having grown attached to the Merry, is unwilling to take this course of action and challenges Luffy's captaincy. Once defeated, Usopp decides to leave the Straw Hats, and the others go searching for a new ship. Meanwhile, the Aqua Laguna, an annual storm that strikes Water Seven, is about to return. To coincide with this Iceburg, the owner of Galley-La, is attacked, and Nico Robin is labeled as the prime suspect. Knowing Robin is a member of the Straw Hats, all of Water Seven turns against them.

The Straw Hats are on the run and Robin is nowhere to be found. In order to determine where her allegiances lie, the Straw Hats decide to break into Galley-La's headquarters to find her. To their surprise, they are not the only ones laying siege to Galley-La; a masked group has already infiltrated the headquarters looking for the blueprints to the ancient weapon Pluton. After finding the blueprints and discovering that they are fake, the masked individuals approach the recovering Iceburg. They remove their disguises, revealing themselves as Robin and some of the workers of Galley-La. Members of the secret government organization, Cipher Pol #9, they joined Galley-La to gain Pluton for the government's use. After speaking with Iceberg, they learn that the real blueprints are with Franky, a shipwright and friend of Iceberg.

The Straw Hats arrive on the scene and find Robin with CP9. Although she claims to want nothing more to do with them, Luffy and company attack CP9 so that they can talk to her. They are quickly defeated, and CP9 departs to look for Franky. As the Aqua Laguna approaches, Franky has given Usopp and the Merry shelter. Franky tells Usopp he saw the spirit of the Merry in Skypiea repairing itself, known as a Klabautermann. Soon enough CP9 arrives looking for Franky and his blueprints. Because his teacher, entrusted him with the blueprints years earlier, and forfeited his own life to insure Pluton never fell into the government's hands, Franky refuses to reveal their location.

After the Straw Hats recover from their injuries they discover that Robin has sided with the government in order to save the rest of the crew from destruction. CP9 captures Franky and Usopp and takes them and Robin to Enies Lobby, the government's judiciary island, using a sea train. Sanji sneaks on board in an effort to save them, freeing Usopp and Franky before continuing on to Robin. The rest of the Straw Hats, the loyal members of Galleyla, and Franky's friends, follow on a sea train of their own, unimpeded by the Aqua Laguna.

As they move through the train looking for Robin, Sanji, Usopp, and Franky deal with the lesser members of Cipher Pol. Although they find her, Robin does not allow herself to be saved. CP9 captures Franky again, kicks Sanji and Usopp from the train, and continues on to Enies Lobby. Sanji and Usopp wait along the tracks, and reunite with Luffy and the others when they go by. They arrive at the judiciary island soon after CP9 does and engage the forces of the world government in order to get Robin back.

The Straw Hats lay waste to Enies Lobby, defeating anyone who tries to keep them from Robin. As the rest of the crew deals with the less formidable guardians of the island, Luffy goes ahead and calls out to CP9. Only one member of CP9, Blueno, agrees to fight him, remembering how quickly Luffy was defeated in their last encounter. As the battle progresses Luffy demonstrates his ability to use one of CP9's abilities. After using his "Gear Two" and before demonstrating his "Gear Three", Luffy defeats Blueno and calls out to Robin that he is there to rescue her.

The Straw Hats and CP9, and their two captives, face each other down. Nico Robin tries turning the crew away again, but when Monkey D. Luffy tells her that she can die as part of the crew instead, Robin experiences a flashback to her childhood. Raised on an island of archaeologists, Robin and the rest of the islanders attempt to discover the secret of the void century, a period in time that the government forbids anyone to know. To prevent knowledge of the void century from spreading, the island and its inhabitants (except Robin) are destroyed. Aokiji allows Robin to escape, challenging her to find friends and to live. Realizing that she had almost given up on both, Robin decides she wants to live with the rest of the Straw Hats. Touched by their words, Franky reveals that the blueprints CP9 have been searching are hidden on his person, but they are not that of Pluton, but an "opposing weapon" and he promptly destroys them, giving CP9 no further reason to keep him in custody.

The Straw Hats and Franky break off and engage CP9 in battle. Unsuited for the initial pairings, the crew exchanges opponents to improve their chances of victory, allowing two members of CP9 to be defeated. Meanwhile, Luffy follows Robin's captors, CP9 leader Spandam and CP9's strongest member Rob Lucci. Lucci fights Luffy in order to give Spandam time to take Robin to the government's inescapable prisons. Instead, while trying to call for help, Spandam accidentally triggers the destruction of the Straw Hats, summoning the world government to destroy Enies Lobby and whoever is on it.

With the destruction of Enies Lobby imminent, all government personnel begin to evacuate. The Straw Hats continue fighting and, with the exception of Luffy versus Lucci, defeat the remaining members of CP9. Their battles won, they team up and hurry to stop Robin from being taken past the point of no return. They succeed and Robin is freed.

As the battle between Luffy and Lucci rages on, the destruction of Enies Lobby commences. The members of Galley-La and the "Franky Family" evacuate as the government employees have done, and the Straw Hats secure an escape route to use after Lucci's defeat. Once Luffy wins however, Enies Lobby's destroyers unite in their efforts to finish off the crew that beat CP9. Just when they lose their last piece of refuge, the Straw Hats are able to escape on the Merry, it having come to save them in their time of need. The crew joins with Galley-La and the Frankies and returns to Water Seven. The Merry begins to break down during the trip, so with heavy hearts the crew says goodbye to the vessel and gives it a Viking funeral.^{[ch. 41–430]}

When the Straw Hats return to Water Seven, Franky decides to build a new ship for the Straw Hats and joins them to fulfill his dream of sailing a ship he built around the world. Frankly and Galley-La construct the Thousand Sunny, a brigantine-rigged sloop-of-war for the Straw Hats.^{[ch. 435–437]}

The Straw Hat's Jolly Roger (Japanese: 麦わらの一味の旗, Hepburn: Mugiwara no Ichimi no Hata) is a pirate flag of a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat. The flag represents the straw hat worn the crew's captain, Monkey D. Luffy. It has become a symbol for global youth-led protest movements such as the August 2025 Indonesian protests where people began using the flag in lieu of the national flag as a form of protest against the government, and the practice was emulated in other countries. Notably, the flag saw widespread use during protests in Nepal and Madagascar which overthrew their respective governments. The flag has also seen use in protests in other countries across Africa, the Americas, and Eurasia.

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet (麦わら大船団, Mugiwara Dai-sendan) is a fleet composed of seven pirate crews, whom after having helped Luffy in Dressrosa, swore allegiance to him. A total of 5,639 pirates make up the entire fleet.^{[ch. 799,800][40][41][42]}

The Beautiful Pirates (美しき海賊団, Utsukushiki Kaizoku-dan) are the first crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Their ship is the Sleeping White Horse of the Forest. The crew consists of a total of 74 members^[ch. 799] including:

• Cavendish (キャベンディッシュ, Kyabendisshu): The captain of the crew, a former prince who became a pirate, becoming a super rookie, and has a dangerous alternate personality named Hakuba. He was one of the participants in the Corrida Colosseum at Dressrosa. He hates the members of the Eleven Supernovas because they took away his popularity as a super rookie.^[42] Cavendish is voiced by Akira Ishida in the original Japanese version and by Matt Shipman in the Funimation dub.
• Suleiman (スレイマン, Sureiman): A former mercenary who was one of the participants in the Corrida Colosseum at Dressrosa. After it, he joined Cavendish after the events in Dressrosa. Suleiman is voiced by Ken Narita in the original Japanese version and by Jordan Cruz in the Funimation dub.
• Farul (ファルル, Faruru): Cavendish' white horse.

The Barto Club (バルトクラブ, Baruto Kurabu) are the second crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. All the members of the crew are big fans of Luffy and named their ship "Going Luffy-senpai" after him. The crew consists of a total of 56 members^[ch. 799] including:

• Bartolomeo (バルトロメオ, Barutoromeo): A former super rookie and captain of the crew who has the power to create invisible barriers around him thanks to the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.^[42] He was one of the participants in the Corrida Colosseum at Dressrosa. He is an extremely dedicated admirer of Monkey D. Luffy to the chagrin of his peers.^[43] His admiration for the Straw Hat Pirates inspired him to become a pirate, becoming a super rookie. Despite his vulgar and disrespectful demeanor, he is an altruistic and honorable individual to his friends or enemies, though this did not stop him from suffering defeat after disrespecting Shanks. Bartolomeo is voiced by Showtaro Morikubo in the original Japanese version and by Tyson Rinehart in the Funimation dub. In the live-action series, Bartolomeo is portrayed by Nahum Hughes.^[44]
• Gambia (ガンビア, Ganbia): The Barto Club's staff officer with jaguar spot tattoos on his arms. Gambia is voiced by Hiroshi Yanaka in the original Japanese version and by Blake McNamara in the Funimation dub.

The Happosui Army (八宝水軍, Happō Suigun) are the third crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. They have one Happosai boat that has a white tiger figurehead and seven Ipposai boats that resemble turtle ships with sea serpent figureheads. The crew consists of a total of 1000 members^[ch. 799] including:

• Sai (サイ): The leader of the Happosui Army. After a face-to-face encounter with Baby 5, he ended up marrying her.^[42] Said is voiced by Kōichi Hashimoto in the original Japanese version and by Kyle Igneczi in the Funimation dub.
• Boo (ブー, Bū): Sai's younger brother and vice-leader of the organization. Boo is voiced by Masaya Takatsuka in the original Japanese version and by Jeff Johnson in the Funimation dub.
• Chin Jao (チンジャオ, Chinjao): The grandfather of Sai and former leader of the Happosui Army, who was once a rival to both Garp and Roger. He also is capable of utilizing all three types of Haki.^[42] Chin Jao is voiced by Shin Aomori in the original Japanese version and by Bradley Campbell in the Funimation dub.
• Baby 5 (ベビー5, Bebī Faibu): A girl with the powers of the Arms-Arms Fruit (ブキブキの実, Buki Buki no Mi) which allows her change any part of her body into any kind of weapon.^[37] She was an officer of the Donquixote Pirates as part of the Pica Army until she later defects to the Happosui Army and marries Sai. Baby 5 is voiced by Rina Satō in the original Japanese version and by Katelyn Barr in the Funimation Dub.

The Ideo Pirates (イデオ海賊団, Ideo Kaizokudan) are the fourth crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. All of them were participants in the Corrida Colosseum at Dressrosa. Initially, they were named "XXX Gym Martial Arts Alliance" (XXXジム格闘連合, Toripuru-Ekkusu Jimu Kakutō Rengō; pronounced "Triple X Gym Martial Arts Alliance") before being renamed after obtaining their own ship. The four members of the crew are:

• Ideo (イデオ): A martial artist, leader of the Ideo Pirates, and member of the Longarm Tribe with bandaged feet and calves.^[41][42] Ideo is voiced by Masaki Aizawa in the original Japanese version and by Eric Rolon in the Funimation dub.
• Blue Gilly (ブルー・ギリー, Burū Girī): A martial artist and member of the Longleg Tribe. Blue Gilly is voiced by Makoto Naruse in the original Japanese version and by Kellen Goff in the Funimation dub.
• Abdullah (アブドーラ, Abudōra) and Jeet (ジェット, Jetto): Two former criminals and bounty hunters. Abdullah is voiced by Keiji Hirai in the original Japanese version and by Sean O'Connor in the Funimation dub. Jeet is voiced by Koji Haramaki in the original Japanese version and by Robby Gemaehlich in the Funimation dub.

The Tontatta Pirates (トンタッタ海賊団, Tontatta Kaizokudan), formerly known as Tonta Corps (トンタ兵団, Tonta Heidan), are the fifth crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and the armed forces of the Tontatta Tribe. The organization is made up entirely of dwarfs and their ship is named Usoland.^[41] The crew consists of a total of 200 members^[ch. 799] including:

• Leo (レオ, Reo): The leader of the Tontatta Pirates whose Devil Fruit called the Stitch-Stitch Fruit gives him the ability to stitch and un-stitch objects together. Leo is voiced by Kurumi Mamiya in the original Japanese version and by Rachel Glass in the Funimation dub.
• Bian (ビアン): An Avian Squad leader of the Pink Bee Squad whose Devil Fruit called the Bug-Bug Fruit: Model Hornet gives her the ability to transform into a hornet or a hornet-dwarf hybrid while also granting her flight. Bian is voiced by Rie Kugimiya in the original Japanese version and by Kristen McGuire in the Funimation dub.
• Cub (カブ, Kabu): An Avian Squad leader of the Yellow Kabu Squad whose Devil Fruit called the Bug-Bug Fruit: Model Rhinoceros Beetle gives him the ability to transform into a rhinoceros beetle or a rhinoceros beetle-dwarf hybrid while also granting him flight. Cub is voiced by Masami Kikuchi in the original Japanese version. In the Funimation dub, Cub is voiced by Clay Wheeler in the "Episode of Sabo" special and by Shawn Gann in later episodes.

The New Giant Warrior Pirates (新巨兵海賊団, Shin Kyo Hei Kaizoku-dan) are the sixth crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Their ship is called Nagifar. They worked for Buggy's Delivery prior to joining the Grand Fleet. The organization is composed of five giants from the island of Elbaph where they operated after Hajrudin's return.^[41]

• Hajrudin (ハイルディン, Hairudin): The crew's captain who is the son of King Harald through the foreign giant Ida from Samuwanai Island and the half-brother of Prince Loki. Due to his illegitimate status, he suffered from prejudice since childhood and developed an ambition to unite Elbaph's giants, forming the pirate crew as a result. He despises Prince Loki for his extreme abuse, but is oblivious of his covering up of his father's death. Hajrudin is voiced by Tsuyoshi Koyama in the original Japanese version. In the Funimation dub, Hajrudin is voiced by Randy E. Aguebor in the "Episode of Sabo" special and episodes 639 to 658 and by Chris Guerrero in later episodes.
• Stansen (スタンセン, Sutansen): The crew's shipwright who was imprisoned at the Auction House in Sabaody until he escaped with Rayleigh. Stansen is voiced by Eiji Takemoto in the original Japanese version and by Dan Caskey in the Funimation dub.
• Rodo (ロード, Rōdo): The crew's navigator. He imprisoned the sleeping Straw Hat Pirates into his diorama, The Land of Gods, after they passed through the Sleeping Mist between Egghead and Elbaph. He is an eccentric and perverted individual who is nevertheless a competent navigator.
• Goldberg (ゴールドバーグ, Gōrudobāgu): The crew's cook. Goldberg is voiced by Masaya Takatsuka in the original Japanese version.
  • Nash (ナッシュ, Nasshu): A shield Homie that is owned by Goldberg. He was claimed during an expedition by Goldberg's dad to kill Charlotte Linlin.
• Gerd (ゲルズ, Geruzu): The crew's doctor. She and Big Mom were childhood friends until their friendship was strained when Big Mom's eating disorder for semla led to her rampage throughout Elbaph, which injured many giants. Gerd is voiced by Natsuko Kuwatani in the original Japanese version and by Sarah Wiedenheft in the Funimation dub.

The Yontamaria Fleet (ヨンタマリア大船団, Yonta Maria Dai-sendan; lit. Yonta Maria Grand Fleet) are the seventh crew of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. They have one Yonta Maria, five Santa Maria ships, and fifty Nita Maria ships. The crew consists of a total of 4,300 members^[ch. 799] including:

• Orlumbus (オオロンブス, Ōronbusu): A former adventurer who worked for the Standing Kingdom. He was one of the participants in the Corrida Colosseum at Dressrosa.^[42] Orlumbus is voiced by Jiro Saito in the original Japanese version and by Brandon Potter in the Funimation dub.
• Columbus (コロンブス, Koronbusu): A girl who is a trusted subordinate of Orlumbus.

The Straw Hats’ Jolly Roger become a symbol for global youth-led protest movements such as the August 2025 Indonesian protests where people began using the flag in lieu of the national flag as a form of protest against the government, and the practice was emulated in other countries. Notably, the flag saw widespread use during protests in Nepal and Madagascar which overthrew their respective governments. The flag has also seen use in protests in other Asian countries, as well as in Africa, Europe, South America, Mexico and the United States.

As part of an effort to help Kumamoto Prefecture recover from the 2016 earthquakes, Oda helped set up 10 statues of the Straw Hat Pirates around the prefecture. Luffy was the first statue to be unveiled in front of the Kumamoto Prefectural Government Office on November 30, 2018. Jinbe was the last statue, unveiled at Sumiyoshi Kaigan Park on July 23, 2022.^[45][46]

In 2025, the black pirate flag of the Straw Hat Pirates became a prominent protest symbol in Indonesia ahead of the nation's 80th Independence Day, reflecting widespread discontent with the country's democratic backsliding.^[47][48] Indonesian authorities condemned its display as a threat to national unity,^[49][50] with reported instances of police and military confiscating flags during raids.^[51] The same flag was also used as a protest symbol in the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests, as well as in the Philippines, in France, and in Madagascar, among others.^[52][53][54]

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