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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 (麦わら一味, Mugiwara Ichimi), are the main focus and protagonists of the anime and manga series One Piece, by Eiichiro Oda. The name of the crew is in reference to Luffy's signature straw hat that was given to him by Shanks. Up until the Water 7 arc, they lived on a ship called Going Merry, which they had used since receiving it as a gift from Kaya's butler Merry, as thanks for saving her from Captain Kuro. The crew now sails on a ship called Thousand Sunny, created by their fellow crew mate Franky and the shipwrights of Water 7. The Straw Hat crew stands out amongst pirate crews for various reasons: they never attack innocent people and always step in to stop an injustice. Among pirates, they could be considered free-spirited "good guys," led by their own sense of justice and adventure, though they couldn't care less about the law (as the crew has shown time and time again when meddling in the affairs of the World Government and its Navy). The crew itself is made up of some of the youngest pirates to be found in the One Piece world, but they are by no means inexperienced or weak, as their foes often learn the hard way. Three of the Straw Hat's have eaten Devil Fruits, and two of them aren't completely human. All of have at least one talent in which they are virtually perfect in, and several (especially the captain and first mate) have astonishingly inhuman strength. As outlaws, they all have bounties on their heads, and are wanted by the World Government. Some of their bounties including the captain's) are remarkably high. An important trait shared by the Straw Hats is that they each have a dream to fulfill, and each refuses to die before achieving their dreams.

The Straw Hat Pirates

Current Crew Members

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

Former Crew Members

  • Infantry (anime only): 497 Crew Members from the Foxy Pirates who the crew won during the Davy Back Fight. Shortly after joining the crew, Luffy dismissed all of them because he was only interested in winning back Chopper and Robin, and because there was no room for that many people on the Going Merry. They ended up returning to the Foxy Pirates.
  • Former Ship: The Going Merry broke down completely right after rescuing the Straw-Hats from Enies Lobby (chapter 430). She was immolated in the fashion of a viking funeral.
  • Nefertari Vivi: Vivi is the princess of Alabasta, also known as Miss Wednesday when she was a member of "Baroque Works", a criminal organization that was behind several scandals in the country of Alabasta. She joined the Straw Hat Pirates in the Whiskey Peak arc, in which her true identity had been revealed and listed for assassination. She was escorted back to Alabasta by the Straw-hats, and with the end of rebellions in Alabasta and the defeat of Crocodile and Baroque Works, she then decided to stay in Alabasta and called her adventure with the Straw-hats to an end after an emotional farewell.

Crew Strength

Despite only having a small number of members, the Straw Hats are extremely strong. So far, they have defeated pirates and other groups that are considered powerful:

Anime Only

Dreams

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 (often deaths) in their childhoods that involved at least one person they idolized and cared for deeply. Some, like Chopper, Nami, Franky, and Usopp are fulfilling their dreams by accumulating knowledge and/or achieving a certain task while sailing the Grand Line. Others, like Robin, Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji are trying to discover a person/place/thing that can only be found on the Grand Line. Whatever the reason, each of the Straw Hat's dreams involve traveling the Grand Line, and each Straw Hat member refuses to die before achieving their dreams.

So far, Luffy's dream is the hardest to achieve. Not only would his goal require him to make it all the way to the end of the world, but he must also defeat foes whom the world considers invincible. Even some of those he knows personally are after One Piece, making them his rivals. These include his elder brother, Portgas D. Ace and his mentor, Red Haired Shanks.

  • Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King and raise a 'super' crew to back him up. To become the Pirate King, he must find Gold Roger's famed treasure, One Piece, which is implied to be in Raftel. As for a crew, he has brought together so far seven people who have caught his attention. Luffy also is looking for Shanks, to meet up with him again and return his straw hat to him.
  • Zoro's dream, shared with Kuina, is to become the world's greatest swordsman. To fulfill this dream, he must surpass every swordsman in the world, including the world's current greatest swordsman Mihawk.
  • Nami's dream is to draw a map of the entire world. She has already mapped all the areas that she has traveled, and it can be assumed that she will create a world map once the story is over. Also at the beginning of the story she was also trying to get 100,000,000 Belli in order to buy and save her hometown, Cocoyashi Village, from the clutches of the fishman pirate Arlong.
  • Usopp's dream is to become a brave warrior of the sea like his father, Yasopp. After the Little Garden arc, he also developed a secondary dream to visit Elbaf and see the warrior giants he idolizes.
  • Sanji's dream, shared with Zeff, is to find the All Blue, a legendary ocean. It is assumed to be in the Grand Line, and waters from all over the four seas gather there, bringing fish from all over the globe.
  • Chopper's dream is to travel across the world, exploring with his friends and expanding his horizons. He also has an ambition to create/find a Panacea and become a doctor who can cure any disease - even the one held by an entire country.
  • Franky's dream is to create and travel with a dream ship which would experience countless battles, can overcome extreme hardships, and can reach the end of the Grand Line. He has created the ship which the Straw Hats are riding and it's his task to keep it in good condition.

The "X" Mark

During their Alabasta adventure, they had to face a very tricky opponent, Mr. 2 Bon Clay. He, with his Devil Fruit Power, can turn into anyone of them, so Zoro came up with a very good idea, which excited Luffy. They made a black X mark on their left arms, as a symbol of their belonging to the Straw Hats.

  • When Vivi is heading toward Alubarna, the capital city of Alabasta Kingdom, she met Usopp, but she wasn't sure if he was him or not. As she asked him to show their recognizing symbol, he showed a bandage, but without uncovering the X mark. Vivi understood that he was Bon Clay disguised as Usopp and ran away.
  • When the Straw Hats were leaving Alabasta, they could not say good bye to Vivi in a proper way, to avoid the princess being recognized by the marines as their crewmate. So, they stand with their backs facing Vivi, raising their left hands and showing their X. Vivi replied in the same way too, as a symbol of their unbreakable friendship tie.

Recruitment

In the beginning of the manga, Luffy claimed that he wanted at least 10 people to join his crew before entering the Grand Line. This was changed after Usopp told Luffy that after "the chef" joined them, they would rescue Nami and go to the Grand Line. Although this is long past the expiring date, it can still serve as evidence that there will be 10 or more Straw Hats at one point of the manga. Luffy also claimed in the beginning of the manga, that he will gather a crew strong enough to surpass his childhood hero Red-Haired Shanks.

Usually when he asks someone to join, Luffy is turned down completely. Later on the person in question will join anyways. The major exceptions to this rule are Usopp, who was thrilled to be asked to join and accepted immediately, and Nico Robin, who invited herself into the crew and had to convince the others to let her stay. Luffy doesn't seem to mind if someone he wants to recruit has a profession or not. He allows Usopp to join, and later on names him the team's sniper, and considered Vivi a member even though she has no profession. He also offered Gaimon the chance to join his crew (which Gaimon tearfully turned down) when Gaimon had no apparent usefulness to the crew. On the other hand, Luffy has recently offered a skeleton named Brook to join the crew when they go into the Florian Triangle. Shockingly, the skeleton has accepted, but it is unknown at this time what could come of this scenario.

Though most adventures in One Piece are random, there seems to be a 'process' for recruitment. First, a situation arises where someone new is needed. The crew comes across someone who fulfills the criteria (i.e. Chopper the doctor, Nami the navigator). Luffy offers the person a position, and is usually turned down initially. Meanwhile, a situation arise where, some way or another, Luffy ends up battling a 'boss' character, and the would-be crewmate battles the underling (i.e. Luffy vs Don Krieg after Sanji battles Gin and Pearl), during which their backstory and dreams are revealed, thus convincing them to join the Straw Hat Crew. This process also fooled many fans into thinking Vivi would become a permanent crew member. The only crew members not following this process were Nami and Robin, both of whose history was revealed later on. Nami's official recruitment was when Luffy, Zoro, Usopp and Sanji defeated Arlong and his pirates. Robin was the first to initially willingly join, and officially after Luffy's crew came to her rescue from CP9.

If a Straw Hat crew member leaves the crew without Luffy's permission, Luffy usually does his best to recruit them back. So far Robin and Usopp have both left the crew, Robin however rejoined it later. Usopp had officially left the Straw Hat crew, yet returned to the crew in his alias "Sogeking" to help rescue Nico Robin. Yet he returns to the Straw Hats as Usopp, apologizing for how he acted earlier and wanting back on the crew. Luffy was more than happy to let Usopp re-join.

Luffy has several times stated the need for a musician, because "pirates love music", and thinks of this more important than other positions. Franky, in addition of being a shipwright, plays a guitar. However, it is left unsaid if Franky will fill this position.

Bounties

All the current Straw Hats have bounty over their heads, with a total bounty of 667,000,050 Belli:

  • "Straw Hat" Monkey D. Luffy currently holds a 300,000,000 Belli bounty on his head. Because of his victory over Rob Lucci and the CP9, his bounty has increased significantly in the recent chapters. He defeated Sir Crocodile in the Alabasta Arc, which in turn raised his former bounty to a 100,000,000 Belli bounty. Before that, he had a 30,000,000 Belli bounty after beating Buggy, Don Kreig, and Arlong back in the East Blue Saga. He currently holds the second highest revealed bounty in the series. Though not relevant, it should be noted that his bounty is raised whenever he helps a woman aboard the straw hats' ship (first bounty after helping Nami, second after Vivi, third after Robin).
  • "Pirate Hunter" Roronoa Zoro currently holds a 120,000,000 Belli bounty, due to the assault on Enies Lobby. Before that, he had a 60,000,000 Belli bounty on his head for defeating about 100 bounty hunters at Whisky Peak, and for defeating the Baroque Works agent Mr. 1 (a.k.a. Das Bones).
  • "Demon Child" Nico Robin currently has an 80,000,000 Belli bounty. She previously held a 79,000,000 Belli bounty from over 20 years ago, when she was eight. The World Government claimed the bounty was because she had sunk 6 Marine ships, yet in the Enies Lobby arc it is revealed as nothing more than a lie from the government, and the real reason behind her bounty is her ability to read Poneglyphs. The 6 ships she was accused of destroying were actually destroyed by Jaguar D. Saulo during the Buster Call on Ohara while he was trying to protect her.
  • "Black Leg" Sanji currently holds a 77,000,000 Belli bounty. On a side note, they failed to get a proper portrait of him and had to use a freakishly disfigured portrait of him.
  • "Cyborg" Franky currently holds a 44,000,000 Belli bounty. Franky received the bounty for helping the Straw Hats at Enies Lobby, as well as destroying the blueprints to the superweapon, Pluton.
  • "King of Snipers" Sogeking (Usopp) currently holds a 30,000,000 Belli bounty for shooting the flag of the World Government. Note that, however, the Navy saw only Sogeking as a crew member and assigned his bounty, while as Usopp he has no bounty (even though he is a straw hat).
  • "Burglar Cat" Nami currently holds a 16,000,000 Belli bounty.
  • "Cotton Candy Lover" Tony Tony Chopper currently holds a 50 Belli bounty for being the Strawhats' "pet".

"Temporary Pirates"

Through the series there have been people who have traveled with the Straw Hat Pirates for a short period of time.

Travelling Companions

  • Koby (travelled with Luffy through the Alvida and Axe-Hand Morgan arcs): Koby left to join a naval base as a choreboy, and never was interested in becoming a pirate.
  • Johnny and Yosaku (Baratie and Arlong Park arcs): They traveled to Baratie and helped Usopp transport Zoro to Cocoyashi Village where Nami had taken the Going Merry. They stayed there once the crew headed to the Grand Line because they could no longer be partners to Zoro as he was now a criminal and as bounty hunters they could not be seen with criminals.
  • Apis (Anime only; Warship Island arc): Traveled with and also helped by the Straw Hats to return a Thousand Year Dragon to its nest.
  • Nefertari Vivi & Karoo (The entire Baroque Works Saga): They were helped by the Straw Hats and together they took out Baroque Works. Though Vivi very nearly joined, she reluctantly refused and remains the princess of Alabasta.
  • Portgas D. Ace (Anime Only; part of the Alabasta arc): Neither on the Straw Hats' side or against, he runs into them in Alabasta and meets the crew, destroying the Billions' ships in the process. In the original manga, he left after this encounter, but in the anime he tagged along with the crew for a short while after.
  • Anaguma/Adelle Bascùd (Anime Only; Movie 4: Dead End Adventure): Sailed with the crew during the Dead End Race.
  • Gan Fall & Pierre (Skypiea arc): The Straw Hats helped him free Skypiea from Eneru, and he remained as the new god.
  • Conis & Pagaya (Skypiea arc): Although not being all too helpful at first, Conis helped Luffy, Usopp and Sanji escape the White Berets. Conis and Pagaya return later to watch over the Going Merry while the crew take part in the survival game and to take care of Usopp and Sanji who had been wounded by Eneru. Later, after Pagaya is near-fatally wounded by Eneru's judgement, Conis returns to Angel island to warn the people of Eneru's true intentions, fighting the White Berets in the process.

Major Allies

  • Mr. 2 Bon Clay (End of Alabasta arc): He helped Straw Hats to safely leave Alabasta, disguising himself and his crew as the Straw Hats, fighting against the ships led by Captain Hina.
  • Franky Family (Enies Lobby arc): The family had helped the Straw Hats during the assault of Enies Lobby to ensure they can face the CP9 in Tower of Justice.
  • Paulie, Peepley Lulu & Tilestone (Enies Lobby arc): Paulie, Lulu & Tilestone also helped the Straw Hats during the assault of Enies Lobby. Paulie also saved the lives of the Franky Family and the two giants during the Buster Call.
  • Oimo and Kaashi (Enies Lobby arc): Originally working for the World Government as the gatekeepers of Enies Lobby, they changed sides when it was revealed by Usopp that the government had been lying to them for the past fifty years. They provided support to the Franky Family and Galley-La shipwrights in defending against the various Marines during the courthouse battle, and also helped carry them to safety when the Buster Call started attacking.
  • Kokoro, Chimney & Gonbe (Enies Lobby arc): The Sea Train conductor Kokoro, her granddaughter Chimney, and Chimney's rabbit Gonbe also helped out in the fight on Enies Lobby. Kokoro drove the Rocket Man to Enies Lobby in pursuit of the Puffing Tom and later revealed her mermaid form to save the Straw Hats from drowning. Chimney and Gonbe located a secret passage and led Luffy to Spandam and Rob Lucci.
  • Yokozuna (Enies Lobby arc): Though originally antagonistic to the Straw Hats, Yokozuna the frog assisted them once he learned that his friend Franky had been arrested. Upon arriving at Enies Lobby, Yokozuna bent the waterfall fence, turning it into a ramp that vaulted the Rocket Man onto the island. He then helped guard the Courthouse.
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