Hina

"Black Cage" Hina is a Marine officer and a former classmate of Vice Admiral Smoker. She currently leads the Black Cage Corps, a unit (containing Jango and Fullbody among others) tasked with patrolling the seas around Arabasta Kingdom.

Originally introduced as a captain, she was promoted to the rank of rear admiral some time after the Summit War of Marineford.

Appearance
Hina is a tall, slim woman with dark brown eyes and straight, waist-length pink hair worn in a middle part. She is sometimes seen smoking a cigarette.

During her first appearance, she wore a burgundy-purple two-piece suit over a white blouse, as well as dark brown shoes and a pair of dark gloves.

Her second outfit consists of a purple shirt with a deep neckline and golden motifs on the front, matching long pants, and high-heeled shoes. She also sports a bead necklace around her neck and a pair of purple sunglasses either covering her eyes or on her forehead.

As with most Marines, Hina often accompanies her outfit with a long white Marine jacket draped over her shoulders like a cape. The only difference is that she retains her signature color on the epaulettes, which was light blue, while Marines officers normally have red and blue epaulettes.

As a child, she had the same haircut but with shorter hair. She wore a plain striped dress and shoes. She was depicted as keeping several pet birds in cages, in reference to her Devil Fruit.

Personality
Hina has a tendency to speak in the third person. It is normal for young children in Japan to refer to themselves by using their own names as a first-person pronoun (e.g., "Hina fail"). This is seen as cute. Aside from this habit, however, she does not make any effort to act cutely and usually appears very stoic. She has been shown to be a respectful and rational person, calmly admitting her loss after trying to capture Luffy.

Hina seems to be quite knowledgeable on historical facts as she mentioned the legendary Rocks Pirates, whose existence is only more commonly known among older marines, such as Garp and Sengoku, rather than most marines of her generation.

Smoker


Hina is a long-time friend of Vice Admiral Smoker, having joined the Marines at the same time he did. She has helped him escape from situations that could have gotten him fired. Because they have known each other for a long time, Hina calls him Smoker-kun (a Japanese honorific used usually for younger peers) while Smoker addresses Hina by her name alone (which, in Japanese, shows either a sign of disrespect or closeness).

Jango and Fullbody


Jango and Fullbody tend to follow Hina around. She does not respond to their words of adoration, but she also seems to be rather forgiving of them when they goof off and dance, as they usually do. She took them in as subordinates in recognition of their (moderate) strength.

Abilities and Powers
Hina has proven to be quite perceptive, as she was able to see through Miss Goldenweek's, Mr. 5's, and Miss Valentine's disguises by looking at their wanted posters.

She is a skilled unarmed combatant and was able, with the aid of her Devil Fruit, to defeat Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, an extremely powerful hand-to-hand fighter, in a one-on-one battle on two separate occasions.

Devil Fruit


Hina ate the Ori Ori no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows her to create iron bars and create iron bindings on her opponents. This power earned her the nickname "Hina the Black Cage".

She can place restraints on people by swiping her limbs through them, as the victims passes through her body, the body part they pass through turns into an iron restraint, leaving them trapped in a ring of iron. The body part she uses regenerates immediately.

She can also extend long iron cage bars from her body which she can use to strike at her opponents. These bars are able to wrap around and trap anyone who interacts with them, friend and foe alike. This allows Hina to bind multiple people at once.

Weapons
Although she has not been shown wielding any weapons, Hina has at her disposal the Black Cage Corps (黒檻部隊). So far only the "Black Cage Corps: Black Spear Squadron" (黒檻部隊 黒ヤリの陣) has been seen.

Past
In her youth, Hina trained as a Marine cadet alongside Smoker. While she was a model of obedience and professionalism, she remained friends with the defiant, disorderly Smoker, and on several occasions helped protect him from higher-ups. Eventually, both reached the rank of Captain.

Jango's Dance Paradise
By pure coincidence, Hina passed by "Ironfist" Fullbody's unit shortly after Fullbody had sacrificed his Lieutenant rank to help exonerate the Black Cat Pirates' ex-captain Jango. Though the two men had planned to part ways forever, they immediately became smitten with Hina after one glimpse, and instead applied to her unit as lowest-class seamen. Still having a soft spot for unconventional personnel, Hina accepted.

Arabasta Arc
Hina arrived in Arabasta after Crocodile and Baroque Works had been defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates. She and Smoker found the ship that contained the Dance Powder. She asked Smoker if he used the dance powder to make it rain, to which he replied that he knew the difference between right and wrong and that he would not use something that is prohibited by the country. She was then asked by Smoker to bring both the ship and the apprehended members of Baroque Works to his ship.

The next day, she was present when Smoker received a call from Marine Headquarters, congratulating him and Tashigi for defeating Crocodile and that they were to be given medals and would be promoted. Smoker angrily denied it, stating that it was Monkey D. Luffy and his crew who took down Crocodile, not him. While this is going on, Hina told Smoker to accept the medals and the promotion, telling him that it was obvious that the World Government planned to cover up the entire incident and that if he disobeyed the top brass, he could risk getting court-martialed. However, Smoker told her that it would be better than living a lie and, before hanging up, told the person on the other end to tell the "old geezers" at Marine Headquarters to go to hell.

Some time later, Hina attempted to capture the Straw Hat Pirates as they left the island. She broke her trademark warship formation after being tricked by Mr. 2's Mane Mane no Mi powers. The Baroque Works agents attacked the Marines, distracting them so the Going Merry could escape. While restraining the last of the Baroque Works agents, she called to complain to Smoker about losing Luffy.

Miss Goldenweek's "Operation: Meet Baroque Works"
She was vacationing on Kyuka Island when she spotted Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine. She attacked them but only captured Miss Valentine. She was once again tricked by Mr. 2's Mane Mane no Mi powers when he disguised himself, this time as Mr. 3. As a result, Miss Valentine escaped her custody and several BW agents stole her ship, but she captured Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 in the end.

Amazon Lily Arc
When the execution of Portgas D. Ace was announced, Hina reported to the summoning of the Marines to reinforce Marineford.

Marineford Arc


Three hours before Ace's execution, Hina listened to Sengoku's speech about Ace's past. She later attacked Luffy, but he activated Gear 2 and dodged her attempt to ensnare him, leaving her attacking her own allies. She silently admitted defeat to herself.

At the end of the war, she stood next to her fellow Marines.

One Piece Film: Z


Hina attended a summit after former Z|Admiral Zephyr, now leader of the Neo Marines, attacked a Marine base and stole the Dyna Stones. She was seen standing beside Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, silently listening as the others discussed the matter.

Zou Arc
As the Nefertari Family departed Arabasta for the Levely, Hina and her men escorted them to Mary Geoise.

Levely Arc
Hina was later present at Red Port when the Marines intercepted a communication between Big Mom and Kaidou. Hina spoke with Garp about a powerful pirate group named Rocks that existed before Roger's era.

One Piece: Stampede


She is one of the Marines who arrive at Delta Island to capture the pirates. There she meets Smoker and is surprised to see him dressed as a pirate after he infiltrated the Pirates Festival.

Afterward, she is impressed when Douglas Bullet merges with several ships. During a Buster Call, Smoker asks her and her companions to leave the island. Although she, Tashigi, Koby and Helmeppo refuse to do so, she reluctantly obeys his directions, holding back her companions with her Ori Ori no Mi powers, and forcing them to leave the place.

Egghead Arc
At New Marineford, Sengoku asked Hina if she knew where Garp was. Hina told him that Garp and members of SWORD went together to Hachinosu to rescue Koby. Both Sengoku and Tsuru reacted with shock.

Major Battles

 * Hina vs. Mr. 2 Bon Kurei
 * Hina vs. Mr. 2 Bon Kurei (disguised as Monkey D. Luffy)
 * Marines and Seven Warlords of the Sea vs. Whitebeard Pirates and allies
 * Hina vs. Monkey D. Luffy

Translation and Dub Issues
"Hina" (ひな) is an extant name for Japanese girls that corresponds to several different kanji. The most notable of these is 雛, which may refer to: The 4Kids-dubbed anime, per standard policies, digitally erases her cigarette.
 * A type of ornamental doll used as the focus (and namesake) of the Hinamatsuri "girl's day" festival.
 * This tradition later expanded the term into a general diminutive prefix for "cute" things, reflecting the character's speech pattern (and popularity with male recruits).
 * A newborn or fledgling bird, following the series' trend of giving female characters bird-themed names.

Early Concepts


Hina was originally intended to be called "Marushiano" (マルシアーノ). She also was supposed to have the rank of Ensign, rather than Captain. Although the character went through a name and rank change, the overall appearance remains the same. Furthermore, like how Fullbody is attracted to Hina, he was originally intended to be attracted to "Marushiano".

Playable Appearances

 * One Piece: Grand Battle! 3
 * One Piece: Going Baseball
 * One Py Berry Match
 * One Piece: Dance Battle
 * One Piece Treasure Cruise
 * One Piece Thousand Storm
 * One Piece Bounty Rush

Enemy Appearances

 * Treasure Wars 2 Welcome to Buggyland
 * Dragon Dream!

Support Appearances

 * One Piece: Gear Spirit
 * One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 New World
 * One Piece: Dance Battle
 * One Piece: Burning Blood

Non-Playable Appearances

 * Grand Battle! 2
 * One Piece: Pirates Carnival

Trivia

 * Her birthday is March 3, the modern (Gregorian) date for the Hinamatsuri festival.
 * In the 5th Japanese Popularity Poll, Hina is ranked the 105th most popular character in One Piece.
 * Hina is the first Devil Fruit user to debut in a cover story (notwithstanding Alvida, who was introduced in Chapter 2 but debuted as a Devil Fruit user in Buggy's Crew Adventure Chronicles).
 * Her favorite foods are kebabs and champagne.

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