Lacroix

Vice-Admiral Lacroix (ラクロワ中将) is one of the Vice-Admirals stationed at Marine Headquarters. He has made several small appearances throughout the series, but was never referred to by name until chapter 555. He is a swordsman with a very prominent mustache and a French theme.

Appearance
Lacroix looks similar to Vice-Admiral Momonga: he is mustached, of average height and well built. Like Momonga and Kizaru, he wears a pinstripe suit, though his stripes are much thinner than theirs. However, in the anime he wears a purple suit. The main difference between Lacroix and Momonga's appearances is that Lacroix's mustache is French-looking, and he has a short, flat hairstyle instead of Momonga's samurai-style hair and stache.

History
Lacroix first appeared among the Marine Brass when Lieutenant-Commander Brandnew announced Luffy's first bounty of 30,000,000 Beli

Lacroix later appeared during the meeting to determine Crocodile's successor to the Shichibukai. He was first strangled by a fellow marine under the control of Donquixote Doflamingo until Vice-Admiral Tsuru told Doflamingo to stop. Doflamingo later tried to make Lacroix and the other marine fight to the death, but Sengoku's arrival stopped Doflamingo's tomfoolery.

Lacroix was one of the Vice-Admiral commanders at the Battle of Marineford. He is first seen slicing up cannonballs with fellow Vice-Admirals Momonga and Doberman. When Oars Jr. broke through the marine's defenses, Lacroix ordered the marines to fall back and strengthen the bay defenses so Whitebeard's forces could not enter the plaza.

Trivia

 * Lacroix's name comes from la croix, which means the cross in French.