Sasaki

Sasaki is one of the Tobiroppo, the strongest six Headliners of the Beasts Pirates. Prior to joining Kaido's crew, he was the captain of his own crew.

Appearance


Sasaki is a large man (comparatively over a head taller than X Drake, who stands at 2.3 m) who resembles an oni, possessing a fang-filled mouth with especally prominent lower canines. He has long, wild yellow-green hair that reaches to the middle of his back, as well as curved horns jutting upward from the front of his head, though its possible that these are a part of his outfit.

Sasaki's wardrobe appears to consist of a unique middle ground between traditional Japanese clothing and attire associated with a soldier or dictator. He wears a large white cap, similar to that of a sailor or military official. His torso is uncovered except for a flame patterned cloak with a large collar resembling a seaman's coat. He has a prominent wing-shaped tattoo on his chest, shoulders, upper arms, and back. On his lower body he wears a flame patterned hakama-like article of clothing resembling the bottom portion of a double-breasted trench coat, and a pair of geta sandals on his feet.

Personality
Sasaki appears to be cold, insubordinate and ambitious. According to King, Sasaki aims to become one of the Beasts Pirates' All Stars, and for this reason, he refuses to answer to the current ones, ignoring any attempts of summoning unless Kaido's name is attached to it. He also views his fellow members of the Tobiroppo as competition for his goals, considering them "contenders" at one point and mockingly discouraging both X Drake and Page One from pursuing advancement in the crew, calling the latter dead weight.

He seems to heavily respect and fear Kaido, as he looked forward to receiving a request from him and became serious and shocked when Ulti spoke rudely about their captain. He also has no interest in socializing with those below his rank, being only interested in fraternizing with Kaido. It is implied that Sasaki likes parties, since Denjiro thought his presence outside the Golden Kagura was uncharacteristic of him.

Abilities and Powers
As one of the Tobiroppo, Sasaki holds great authority in the Beasts Pirates, only Kaido himself and the All-Stars ranked above him. As a ex-pirate captain, Sasaki used to have full command over his own crew at some point.

Combat-wise, Sasaki can be assumed to be very formidable as one of the strongest six Headliners, potentially worth challenging the All-Stars for their post (something Sasaki seems to be confident in his ability to do).

Weapons
Sasaki carries what appears to be a katana-style (albeit more broad-bladed) sword with a double set of tassels decorating its handle, on his left hip. It is unknown how proficient he is in its use.

Past
Sasaki captained his own pirate crew before he joined the Beasts Pirates. After joining them, he developed the goal of becoming one of the All-Stars by replacing a current one.

Wano Country Arc
Sasaki and the other Tobiroppo members arrived at Onigashima during the Fire Festival. Kaido had them brought into his fortress, and as they waited, they started discussing about which of them would be promoted to All-Star if Queen died. X Drake denied any interest in promotion, and Sasaki gladly accepted his noncompetitive attitude, suggesting that Page One do the same. Sasaki then looked forward to meeting with Kaido after their wait, and reacted with shock along with the other Tobiroppo when Ulti insulted their captain.



When Kaido arrived, he gave them the mission of finding his "son" Yamato, saying he would let them battle one of the All-Stars for their position if they succeeded. Later, letting his men search for Yamato at the southern side of Onigashima, Sasaki ran into Denjiro, whom he still thought to be Kyoshiro, an ally of Orochi's. Thus, with Sasaki's guard down, Denjiro managed to have him chained up.

Trivia

 * Sasaki is possibly named after the card game "44A", also known as Sasaki (ササキ), fitting with the card game-themed names of the Headliners.
 * In Chapter 982, Sasaki is shown with a bottle of sake whose label says 鬼守 ("demon protect"). This may be a reference to the well-known Japanese Onikoroshi (鬼ころし) brand of sake, but the meaning is reversed due to Sasaki's allegiance to Onigashima.

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