Monkey D. Luffy
Luffy is a young boy who wishes to become a pirate, and eventually the
king. Luffy greatly admires Shanks, the leader of a gang of pirates
staying in his town. One day he accidentally eats a "cursed fruit" (gum
gum). Luffy permanently lost the ability to swim, but his body can now
stretch like rubber. However, immediately after that, he angered
Shanks' enemies, the bandits. Luffy was then tossed into the water in
the middle of the sea. As he was drowning, a monster attacked Luffy,
but in a split-second, Shanks was there to save him, and he sacrificed
his arm in order to do this. Ten years later, using Shanks' straw hat
as his trademark, Luffy set out for sea. His great journey to become a
pirate had begun, and his journey to the "Grand Line". Some of Luffy's
companions include Zoro (pirate hunter), Nami (thief/ navigator), Usopp
(teller of "tall tales"/marksman), and Sanji (chef).
Roronoa Zoro
Back in his homeland, the young Roronoa Zoro had been somewhat of a
troublemaker until he began learning kendo. Eventually, he was able to
wield one sword, and soon three. He challenged a girl named Kuina to a
bunch of swordfights (of course the swords weren't real). Zoro did not
know that he would be up against a girl, and Zoro felt cocky because he
thought girls are weaker than guys, and he lost every time they faced
each other. Kuina began changing (as she grew older) and wasn't really
into sword-fighting that much anymore. Zoro refused to accept that, and
they agreed to continue training until one of them became the best
swords master in the world. Unfortunately, Kuina's dream was cut
tragically short not long after, even as Zoro had began working on
wielding a third sword in his mouth. After Kuina's death, he asked for
(and received) Kuina's sword (a real one) as a gesture to continue the
dream that they both had. He keeps her memory alive each time he wields
this third sword between his teeth. After many more years of training,
Zoro finally set out to prove himself worthy, and he soon met up with
Luffy.
When Zoro was grown up, he was a pirate hunter. He happened to later
meet and anger the spoiled son of a rogue naval captain named "AxeHand"
(Captain) Morgan when Zoro beat him up to defend a little girl.
Morgan's son threatened to destroy the village if Zoro wouldn't be his
prisoner for a month. Instead of him being a prisoner, Morgan's son had
lied and attempted to have Zoro executed. Three days before his time
was up, Luffy showed up looking for him. In exchange for his swords and
his freedom, Zoro agreed to be part of Luffy's crew and give up being a
pirate hunter. Zoro is sometimes a lazy bum and takes frequent naps.
Nami
Nami is the navigator for Luffy's pirate crew, and she likes to
steal treasure from other pirates (e.g. gold). Nami hates pirates. Her
childhood is filled with dark memories of pirate pillage and plunder.
She (along with Nojiko) were raised by a Marine named Bellemare until
the village where they were living (Cocoyashi Village) was ravaged by
merman pirates. Bellemare was killed because she lacked money for a
tribute (no money to pay taxes for each person in her family to the
mermen). Nami was then forced to work for the pirates making maps when
her natural talent for cartography was discovered. Her mission was to
work for the mermen and pretend to befriend them while making maps for
them, even though she only worked for the mermen to make money to buy
Cocoyashi Village back. She carries the mark of the Arlong pirates on
her right shoulder (normally covered by her shirt) as a reminder of her
obligation.
Sanji
Sanji is a sympathetic cook and the chef for Luffy's pirate crew. He
used to work in the Baratie (restaurant in the middle of the East Blue
Sea) as assistant chef before Luffy asked him to join their pirate
adventures. He was raised by a captain pirate called Red-Legged Zeff.
When Sanji was 10, he and Zeff were deserted on a small island, and
they were forced to live for three months without any food supplies
(Zeff's ship was destroyed by a huge storm at night). Zeff was even
willing to cut off his own leg in order to prevent Sanji from drowning.
Sanji likes young women, especially Nami. He tends to smoke a lot and
is rarely seen without a cigarette hanging from his mouth (in the US
version, this was changed to a cherry-flavored lollipop). He also has
the power to destroy 21 baseball bats with one kick. Sanji's goal is to
travel to the Great Blue.
Usopp
Usopp is the son of the pirate Yasopp. He is a teller of tall tales,
either to entertain people or to do it as a joke. Unfortunately, the
people in his town don't really trust him because whenever he screamed
"the pirates are coming", the pirates weren't there. When the pirates
were really there, the townspeople thought he was lying. Other than
telling a bunch of fibs, he is a pretty decent marksman, but a big
chicken when it comes to really fighting. He joined Luffy's crew and he
is in charge of the cannons. He is the captain of the Veggie Pirates,
even though it is just a group of three boys who use pots and pans as
their weapons. Whenever Luffy defeats an enemy and Usopp helped a
little bit, he claims he did everything and tries to steal all of the
glory. He can be a decent person, especially when he tries to cheer up
Kaya by telling her tall tales when she is sick. He is probably a
portrayal of Pinocchio because his nose is huge and he tells many lies.
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