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, first mate, 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 supposedly 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

Recruitment

In the beginning of the series, 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, although in the English anime he says he only wants four. 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 who is virtually useless to the crew, the chance to join his crew, though he declines.

Current Crew Members

Crew Member	Position	Nick Name	Bounty	Dream
Monkey D. Luffy	Captain	"Straw Hat" Luffy	300,000,000 Beli	To become the "King of Pirates," by finding the legendary treasure One Piece.
Roronoa Zoro	Swordsman	"Pirate Hunter" Zoro	120,000,000 Beli	To become the world's greatest swordsman, by defeating the current most powerful swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk.
Nami	Navigator	"Cat Burglar" Nami	16,000,000 Beli	To make a map of the world.
Usopp	Marksman	"King of Snipers" Sogeking	30,000,000 Beli	To become a "brave warrior of the sea" and to visit Elbaf.
Sanji	Chef	"Black Leg" Sanji	77,000,000 Beli	To find the "All Blue."
Tony Tony Chopper	Doctor	"Cotton Candy Lover" Chopper (Pet)	50 Beli	To see the world and expand his horizons and to become a "Miracle Cure", a doctor capable of treating every sickness.
Nico Robin	Archaeologist	"Demon Child" Robin	80,000,000 Beli	To find the "True History in the Rio Poneglyph."
Franky	Shipwright	"Cyborg" Franky	44,000,000 Beli	To sail the world with his dream ship.
Brook	Musician	"Humming" Brook	33,000,000 Beli	To once again see his old friend Laboon and deliver the Tone Dial of the Rumble Pirates final song, "Bink's Sake."

Ship

Ship	Style	Theme	Designer	Time with Crew (Manga)	Time with Crew (Anime)
Going Merry	Caravel	Sheep	Merry	Chapters: 41-430	Episodes: 17-312	Dream: To travel to the end of the Grand Line with the crew. Unfourtunately, it was unable to do so, but may acheive said dream in the host ship, Thousand Sunny.
Thousand Sunny	Brigantine	Lion	Franky	Chapters: 436-Current	Episodes: 321-Current	Dream: As its spirit is that of the late Going Merry, it predictably has the same dream as said ship.

Crew Strength

Despite only having a few members, the Straw Hats are an extremely powerful crew, regularly defeating opponents considered beyond their abilities. The Following have been defeated by the Straw Hats:

• Lady Alvida's Pirates
• Axe-Hand Morgan
• Buggy's Band of Pirates
• Black Cat pirates
• Don Krieg's Pirate Armada
• Arlong Pirates
• Wapol Pirates
• Crocodile and Baroque Works
• Bellamy Pirates
• Enel and Skypiea's Priests
• Foxy's pirate crew
• 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 Thriller Bark
• Duval and the Flying Fish Riders

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
• Baron Omatsuri