Straw Hat Pirates
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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 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.
One of the best examples of this can be seen in the Alabasta arc when Chopper asks Zoro on why did Zoro join the crew (Episode 103). Zoro replies that even though it is about their own dreams, that their is something more that they are all striving to achieve.
All the current Straw Hats have bounties over their heads with a total bounty of "700,000,050" Belli[1].
Straw Hat Pirates
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 |
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Monkey D. Luffy | Captain | "Straw Hat" Luffy | 300,000,000 Beli | To become the "King of Pirates," by finding the legendary treasure One Piece.[2] |
Roronoa Zoro | First Mate | "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 [3] and to become a "Miracle Cure", a doctor capable of treating every sickness.[1] |
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.[4] |
Brook | Musician | "Humming" Brook | 33,000,000 Beli | To once again see his old friend Laboon[5] 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) | |
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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
References
- ^ a b One Piece manga - Vol.45 - Chapter 435. The Straw Hats discover their bounties; Chapter 489. Brook's bounty revealed. Cite error: The named reference "Story6" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ One Piece manga - Vol.1 - Chapter 1. Luffy making a promise to return the Straw Hat after he becomes king of pirates by finding One Piece.
- ^ One Piece manga - Vol.27 - Chapter 153. Chopper, "I want to see the world!" Chopper running away from Dr. Kureha as she refuses to let him leave.
- ^ One Piece manga - Vol.45 - Chapter 437. Paulie tells Franky his dream isn't completed yet, he has to sail with the ship.
- ^ One Piece manga Chapter 489. Brook, "Travelling around the world, you are my goal!" Brook thinking of Laboon.