Straw Hat Pirates

Template:Infobox OPcrew The Straw Hat Pirates (麦わら海賊団, Mugiwara Kaizoku-dan), sometimes referred to as the Luffy Pirates (ルフィ海賊団, Rufi Kaizoku-dan) or the Straw Hat Crew (麦わらの一味, Mugiwara no Ichimi), are the main focus and protagonists of the anime and manga series One Piece, by Eiichiro Oda.

About

All Straw Hats current members have at least one talent in which they are virtually perfect, and several (especially the captain, swordsman and cook) have astonishingly inhuman strength. As outlaws, they all have bounties on their heads, and are wanted by the World Government. The World Government and the Navy consider them one of the most dangerous pirate crews in the One Piece world, due to their spectacular evasion of the unavoidable Buster Call on Enies Lobby.

Each member of the Straw Hats has a dream they want to achieve. These dreams are their reasons for joining Luffy's crew, and essentially the driving force behind their lives. Each Straw Hat's dream was inspired by tragedies in their lives that involved at least one person they idolized or cared for deeply. Whatever the reason, each of the Straw Hats' dreams involves traveling the Grand Line, and each Straw Hat member refuses to die before achieving his or her dream.

Each member of the crew value their friendships above all else. Despite their comic annoyance with each other from time to time, they also often enjoy their time together and love being a member of the crew. One of the major themes of the series is how committed they are to each other. If one single member is hurt by an outside force, the other members will become enraged and take drastic action to avenge their brethren.

All the current Straw Hats have bounties over their heads with a total bounty of "700,000,050" Belli.

Straw Hat Pirates

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

Recruitment

In the beginning of the anime, Luffy claims that he wants at least 10 people to join his crew before entering the Grand Line, though he only manages to recruit four people onto his crew. Luffy also tells Red Haired Shanks that he will gather a crew strong enough to surpass his own.

Luffy doesn't seem to mind if someone he wants to recruit has a profession or not, generally asking anyone who is interesting or allowing anyone who wants to join to become a crew member. He allows Usopp to join without an official position, and later on names him the team's sniper, and considers Vivi a member even though she has no profession. He also offers Gaimon the chance to join his crew, though he declines.

Current Crew Members

Captain

Main article: Monkey D. Luffy

First Mate/Swordsman

Main article: Roronoa Zoro

Navigator

Main article: Nami (One Piece)

Marksman/Sniper

Main article: Usopp

Smutje/Chief

Main article: Sanji

Doctor

Main article: Tony Tony Chopper

Nico Robin

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Shipwright

Main article: Franky (One Piece)

Musician

Main article: Brook (One Piece)

Ship

The first ship the Straw Hat crew use is the Going Merry, a gift received from Kaya's butler Merry. After the Going Merry falls apart, it is replaced by the ship Thousand Sunny, built by Franky and the Galley La shipwrights.

Crew Strength

Despite only having a few members, the Straw Hats are an extremely powerful crew, regularly defeating opponents considered beyond their abilities, including the following:

• Lady Alvida's Pirates
• Axe-Hand Morgan
• Buggy's Band of Pirates
• Black Cat pirates
• Don Krieg's Pirate Armada
• Arlong Pirates
• Wapol Pirates
• Sir Crocodile and Baroque Works
• Bellamy the Hyena
• Enel and Skypiea's Priests
• Foxy Pirates
• Franky Family
• Over 2000 Marines on Enies Lobby
• Naval Captains of the Buster Call on Enies Lobby along with at least 3 warships
• CP9 (considered the strongest Cipher Pol in history)
• Gecko Moria and Moria Pirates

Anime Only

• Ganzack's Pirates
• El Drago Pirates
• Trump Sibling Pirates
• General Gasparde's Pirates
• Commander Jonathan and his men at the Navarone G8 Stronghold
• The Acchino Family