Straw Hat Pirates
The
Straw Hat Pirates are the main focus and protagonists of the
anime and
manga One Piece, called "Straw Hats" after 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, however they are currently without a ship. The crew consists of seven members thus far. They are also referred to as the
Mugiwara (straw hat) Pirates or the Luffy Pirates.
The Straw Hat crew stands out amongst pirate crews, or other evil people for various reasons. They never attack innocent people and always step in to stop an injustice. They are basically good guy pirates, led by their own sense of justice and their spirit of adventure, though they could care less about breaking the law, especially considering how Luffy said "I don't care about the world or about the government" during one of his encounters with the World Government's agents.In recent chapters, the Straw Hats declared war against the
World Government, which may likely result in each member being given a bounty or having their bounties raised.
A shared trait of all of the Straw Hats is that they all have
a dream they wish to fulfill, and a tragic past.
Statistics
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Current Location: Enies Lobby*
Current Enemies: CP9*
Pirate Ship: (currently without a ship),formerly "Going Merry"*
# of Crew Members: 6 (not counting Sogeking; see section 1.2)
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Combined Bounty: 239,000,000 Berries (see section 1.4)
Current Crew Members
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Captain:
Monkey D. Luffy*
First Mate:
Roronoa Zoro*
Navigator:
Nami*
Marksman:
Sogeking, who is really (quite obviously)
Usopp in disguise. Luffy and Chopper don't seem to recognize him. Not officially rejoined.
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Chef:
Sanji*
Doctor:
Tony Tony Chopper*
Archaeologist:
Nico RobinDreams
Each crewmate has their own dream to achieve. Some, like Chopper and Nami, are already doing so, while others, like Luffy and Zoro, are trying to reach a certain goal. It should be noted that all these dreams force them to travel the Grand Line.
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 inferred to be in
Raftel. As for a crew, he has brought together so far six people who have caught his attention.
Zoro's dream, shared with
Kuina, is to become the world's greatest swordsman. To fulfil this dream, he must defeat every swordsman in the world, including the world's greatest swordsman
Mihawk.
Nami's dream is to draw a map of the entire world. She has already mapped all the areas that have been traveled, and it can be assumed that she will create a world map once the story is over.
Usopp's dream is to become a brave warrior of the sea, much like his father,
Yassop. For this to happen, he must become a strong enough sniper to be recognized. He also dreams of travelling to Elbaf, the warrior nation of the giants, and to see the great warriors that he idolizes so.
Sanji's dream, shared with
Zeff, is to find
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, and view the wonders of the outside world Dr. Hiruluk told him about.
Robin's dream is to find the
Rio Poneglyph which tells the True History, continuing the research of her mother,
Nico Olvia, and her old teacher and mentor,
Professor Clover.
Franky's dream, if he joins the Straw Hats, is to create a dream ship which can sail to the end of the world (presumbly Raftel). This dream is attributed to his foster father and role model
Tom, who built Gold Roger's ship.
Recruitment
*If a Straw Hat crew member leaves the crew, Luffy usually does his best to recruit them back, so far.
*Currently the Straw Hats intend to find a
shipwright to join the crew, and there is much speculation among fans as to who will be the eighth member. At this point, it is highly likely that
Franky will assume this position, although some other characters (most notable among them is
Paulie) may still be seen as a viable option.
*Usopp has officially left the Straw Hat crew, yet returned to the crew in his alias "
Sogeking" to help rescue
Nico Robin. It is yet unknown when, or if, he will truly rejoin the crew.
*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 child hood 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 immediatally, and Nico Robin, who invited herself into the crew and had to convince the others to let her stay.
*Aside from a shipwright, Luffy also wanted a
musician to join the crew ever since the beginning of the series ("because pirates love music.") It is quite possible that with the recruitment of a shipwright, Luffy will decide he has all the essential jobs, and decide to pursue a musician. Franky, who is also skilled in the guitar, may possibly take the role as the shipwright and the musician (Although his role as a Musician might be temporary as Usopp played two roles, as the Sniper, and the temporary shipwright).
*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.
*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 permenent 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 her backstory has just recently been revealed.
Bounties
The Straw Hats have 3 bounty heads in their crew, with a total bounty of 239,000,000 Berries:
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Monkey D. Luffy currently holds a 100,000,000 Berries bounty on his head, since he defeated Sir Crocodile in the Alabasta Arc. Before that, he had a 30,000,000 Berries bounty after beating Arlong back in the East Blue Saga.
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Roronoa Zoro has a 60,000,000 Berries bounty on his head for defeating about 100 bounty hunters at Whisky Peak, and for defeating the Baroque Works agent Mr. 1 (aka Das Bones).
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Nico Robin has had a 79,000,000 Berries bounty from over 20 years ago, when she was eight. The claimed cause was that she had sunken 8 Marine ships, yet in the Enies Lobby arc it is revealed as nothing more then a lie from the government, and the real reason behind her bounty is her ability to read Poneglyphs. The 8 ships she was accused of destroying were actually destroyed by Jaguar D. Saul during the Buster Call on Ohara while he was trying to protect her.
*It is speculated that by the end of the Enies Lobby arc, most of the crew, if not all of them, will have a bounty or will a have a raise in their bounty, since they are currently at war against the government.
Through the series there have been people who have traveled with the Straw Hat Pirates for a short period of time. The most notable of these is
Vivi, as she traveled with them for almost the entire
Baroque Works Saga, and considered permanently joining them.
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Koby (travelled with Luffy through the Axe-Hand Morgan and Alvida arcs) Koby left to join a naval base as a choreboy, and never was interested in becoming a pirate.
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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.
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Nefertari Vivi &
Karoo (the entire Baroque Works Saga) She was helped by the Straw Hats and together they took out Baroque Works. Though she very nearly joined, she reluctantly refused and remains the princess of Alabasta (surprising and dissapointing many fans).
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Portgas D. Ace (part of the Alabasta arc) Neither on the Straw Hats' side or against, he runs into them in Alabasta and tags along for a short while, destroying the Billions' ships.
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Mr. 2 Bon Clay (End of Alabasta arc) He helped Straw Hats to leave safely Alabasta, disguising himself and his crew as the Straw Hats, fighting against the ships leaded by Captain Hina.
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Gan Fall & Pierre (Skypiea arc) The Straw Hats helped him free Skypiea from Eneru, and he remained as the new god.
Currently, the Straw Hats are travelling with a veritable army of secondary characters, it still remains to be seen how long this massive force will stay together. It is made up of:
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Kokoro,
Chimney and
Gonbe.
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Yokozuna.
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Paulie,
Lulu and
Tilestone.
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Franky,
Zambai,
Mozu and Kiwi,
Sodom and Gomorrah,
The Mighty Destroyers and the rest of the
Franky Family.
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Oimo and Kaashii.
