Issho

Issho, better known by his alias Fujitora, is an admiral in the Marines. He was conscripted through a World Military Draft during the two-year timeskip, and was appointed to his rank (next to Ryokugyu) to fill the two admiral vacancies caused by Aokiji's resignation and Akainu's promotion.

Fujitora is an exponent of Moral Justice, like his predecessor Aokiji, and extremely vocal in his opposition of the Absolute Justice dogma. His disgust with the world's corruption and evil is such that he intentionally blinded himself many years ago so as to avoid ever seeing it again. He particularly held strong disdain for the system of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which he longed to disestablish, and after learning first-hand about the atrocities committed by the Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo in Dressrosa, Fujitora not only formally apologized to King Riku and his citizenry on behalf of the Marines, but did so for the world to see, thus infuriating Sakazuki and risking his admiral position. Nonetheless, Fujitora saw his wish fulfilled for the Seven Warlord system's dissolution following the latest Levely.

Fujitora was first mentioned by Akainu when the latter was first discussing plans to deal with Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law. His following mission and actions on Dressrosa made him the first admiral to physically appear post-timeskip and the secondary antagonist of the Dressrosa Arc.

Appearance
Fujitora is a blind man with only the whites of his eyes showing, though he usually keeps both eyes closed. He has an X-shaped scar centered on the left side of his forehead that stretches over both eyes, which was actually self-inflicted due to his decision to blind himself. He has short dark hair, a mustache, and a beard. He seems to be very tall, a trait shared with other admirals.

Like other admirals, Fujitora sports the standard marine coat with his personal clothes underneath, wearing the coat on his shoulders like a cape with his arms not in the sleeves. His sleeves cuffs are purple. While previous admirals and other high-ranked marines wear the conventional suit and tie underneath their marine coats, Fujitora opts for a light-purple yukata held up with a dark purple belt, all underneath a purple cloak, matching the color in his alias. Fujitora wields a Shimizu (a Japanese swordstick) that doubles as a cane for his blindness and also wears geta sandals. He has white bandages wrapped around both of his forearms, with handguards on both hands.

Personality
In this world... There are many horrible things that you do not want to see.Fujitora appears to be a reasonable man that is very trusting of people, even in situation where it seems obvious to outsiders that he's being swindled. The moment he was told that he was being cheated and that the swindlers tried to kill Luffy for revealing their trickery, he retaliated mercilessly and stated that being blind spared him from seeing the corruption in the world. In fact, it was he himself that cut his own eyes to avoid seeing such evil. As per his own standards of virtuousness, Issho has taken on the motto of "Moral Justice" (道徳的正義) in the Marines.

He also takes responsibility for the collateral damage he inflicts, compensating whoever owns the property he happens to destroy with his abilities. However, he still follows the law, as he chose to spare Caesar Clown simply because he was a subordinate working under Donquixote Doflamingo, although he did understand that Doflamingo could be up to something and desired to investigate further into the problem if it were not for the law and lack of solid evidence.

He is rather modest, as he barely commented on the remarks Doflamingo and Law made on his formidable reputation and display of power. Nevertheless, Fujitora has a sense of pride that prevents him from going back on his word and standing by his decisions, refusing to apologize to Akainu after their heated argument for letting Luffy and Law escape.

During the first time he was seen in battle, Fujitora was shown to be willing to use excessive force, as he summoned down a meteor to attack both Law and Doflamingo. Doflamingo even commented that he does not hold back.

Fujitora is also an extremely compassionate man, gentle and soft-spoken towards his subordinates. Fujitora exhibits immense concern for innocent civilians, prioritizing their safety over his duty to arrest and punish criminals, unlike his superior Akainu and several other high-ranking marines, such as Vice-Admirals who are ruthless to the point of sacrificing their own subordinates for the sake of killing criminals.

If you don't want Justice to be dishonored, keep it close to you at all times! If we lose credibility just by admitting fault, we didn't have any in the first place!

He deeply recognizes the value of trust people place in him and his subordinates and considers it a duty to ensure that the Marines, and by extension the World Government, own up to their responsibilities. To the ire of Sakazuki, this includes having enough humility to admit failure. Fujitora is deeply insulted by the idea of justice being considered fragile, and states that if justice is damaged by admitting fault, it is not a credible form of justice in the first place. He is fearless in defending his viewpoints, and is willing to put his position and reputation as Admiral on the line to do what he believes to be right.

Despite his responsible personality, he seems to enjoy gambling and is not entirely serious with his duties, as he was playing roulette even when he was supposed to be apprehending Luffy and Law. Gambling seems to be a big theme in his personality, as he often makes gambling references and analogies as part of his conversations. On top of this, he makes many very big gambles during combat, even sometimes gambling the safety of others. When he brought a meteor down on Green Bit, he was not completely sure that Trafalgar Law and Doflamingo were powerful enough to prevent the island from being obliterated. He launched both his battleship and a meteor at the Straw Hats, not accounting for Law and his abilities. He brought down yet another meteor on Dressrosa itself while the Birdcage was active, not understanding that the cage would actually split the meteor into pieces, thus widening the impact of the blast and endangering more people.

Another trait Fujitora displayed is his ability to remain calm. Even when one of his own meteorites was sent flying back at his ship, he was calmly slurping a bowl of soba noodles acting as if nothing was happening while his whole crew was in a panic and even commenting on his choice of timing for a meal.



Though Fujitora is normally calm and serious, he has also displayed a sense of humor unlike most admirals and even exaggerated comedic expressions, contrary to the realistic expressions and designs the admirals share. When Luffy took him on in a one-on-one fight, Fujitora was amused by the fact that Luffy started calling out his own attacks in battle, not to patronize him because of his handicap, but because Luffy had taken a liking to Fujitora and wanted an earnestly fair fight with the admiral. After realizing this, he cracked up and started laughing, which Luffy found annoying.

At one point in his life, Fujitora grew so disgusted with seeing all the evil in the world that he decided to take his own eyes. However, he later regrets this decision, as he was unable to see the face of the man whom so many are willing to risk their lives to protect. He also gets very offended when enemies patronize him because of his blindness and hold back against him, or show pity towards him.

Fujitora is also a man of his word and follows his own rules, and sometimes makes his decisions based on a roll of a dice that he always carries wherever he goes. For example, he used dice to determine whether or not to pursue Luffy and his crew following the downfall of Doflamingo.

Marines
As an admiral of the Marines, Fujitora is deeply respected within the organization. He has compassion for his subordinates, and many Marines, including Vice-Admirals Bastille and Maynard, held strong respect for Fujitora. When several Marines fell under the control of Doflamingo's Parasite technique, Fujitora opted to use his gravity powers to restrain them, rather than using lethal force to stop them. Fujitora prostrating before King Riku to apologize for the World Government's irresponsibility prompted his Marines to follow suit, which was a strong contrast to Akainu's concern about the Marines' dignity.

Akainu
He seems to be trusted by Fleet Admiral Akainu, who sent him to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates' and Heart Pirates' alliance, with the two captains of the groups being a notorious pirate and a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea respectively. Akainu even apologized to Fujitora when he informed him about Donquixote Doflamingo's false resignation from the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

However, Akainu became furious when Fujitora admitted that the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Doflamingo and apologized on his knees on behalf of the marines in full view of the world. He demanded that Fujitora did his job to kill Luffy and Law, threatening to make sure no marine base would allow him in until the task was done. Fujitora, who was disgusted at the actions of the Marines until now - including but not limited to the World Government attempting to give credit to the Marines for Crocodile's defeat and turning a blind eye to Doflamingo's actions in Dressrosa - told Sakazuki that he was honored to fulfill his orders. Because of this, Fujitora refuses to apologize to Akainu for their heated argument, despite Sengoku suggesting that it would make Akainu forgive him.

In spite of their tense standing, Sakazuki kept Issho in the loop of recent events such as the dissolution of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system and the alliance between Kaido and Big Mom. Issho even gave assurance that the new SSG will balance things out.

Smoker


Fujitora also seems to be close to Smoker, who also shares his belief that the Seven Warlords of the Sea system should be abolished. Smoker and Tashigi praised Fujitora for not allowing the incident with Doflamingo in Dressrosa to be covered up like it was with Crocodile in Alabasta.

Sengoku
Fujitora and Sengoku seem to be amicable towards each other. Sengoku reveals he knows Fujitora purposely allowed Luffy and Law to escape and defeated the pirates menacing them. He chooses not to report it and notes Sakazuki would forgive him if he apologized. He respects Fujitora's refusal to heed his advice and seems to be amused when the Admiral goes to Mary Geoise despite Sakazuki's outrage.

Ryokugyu
Fujitora and Ryokugyu appear to be on good terms as Ryokugyu disregarded Sakazuki's orders to drive Fujitora out of Mary Geoise and instead had a friendly conversation with his fellow admiral.

World Government
Is the World Government... some kind of god!?Despite technically being a servant of the government, Fujitora utterly despises the World Government and their actions. This was made apparent during Doflamingo's Birdcage game, as Fujitora noted how the government continues to ignore the citizen's cries when they are truly in trouble and that if he, a Marine admiral, arrests Doflamingo, then the government could cover the ordeal as they did in Alabasta. Not wanting them to cover it up like before, Fujitora purposely humiliated the government by bowing before Riku Doldo III and giving a heartfelt apology on behalf of the government. This action utterly infuriated the Five Elders and Fleet Admiral Akainu and put Fujitora's title as admiral on the line.

Seven Warlords of the Sea
Despite the fact that the Seven Warlords of the Sea were on the World Government's side, Fujitora believed that the Seven Warlords of the Sea were nothing more than pirates who could not be trusted and aimed to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea's system, which came into fruition after colluding with kings Riku Doldo III of Dressrosa and Nefertari Cobra of Alabasta.

After the dissolution of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Issho seemed pleased to learn this.

Pirates
As a marine, he views pirates as enemies, although he is more flexible than most marines and is able to look past them and see their good qualities. He was willing to acknowledge Luffy's character for his help with the swindlers, and felt obligated to fight him because he considered it "biting the hand that feeds him". However, he puts the civilians' safety above the pirates' arrest. When he realized that he was being cheated by some of Doflamingo's underlings, he quickly took care of them.

Monkey D. Luffy


Despite being enemies, Luffy helped Fujitora when Doflamingo's thugs were cheating due to his blindness and thanked Luffy for his kindness. However, during Doflamingo's Birdcage game, Fujitora was going to hinder Luffy and his allies from reaching Doflamingo, but he was stopped by Sabo. He then allowed Luffy to defeat Doflamingo. During the Straw Hat Pirates and allies' escape, Fujitora fought against Luffy until they escaped, to which he was taken aback by the latter admitting that he likes him. When Fujitora attempted to drop the rubble on Luffy, he was stopped by the cheering citizens of Dressrosa and decided to let Luffy go. Seeing how the citizens tried to help Luffy, Fujitora smiled and admitted that he should not have blinded himself because he wanted to see what Luffy's face looks like. When Doflamingo's business associates attempted to kill Luffy, Fujitora dropped the rubble on the enemy fleet as a farewell gift for Luffy and thanked him for cleaning up the World Government's mess.

Donquixote Doflamingo
Despite having been sent to help him, Fujitora was very mistrustful of Doflamingo, having heard rumors of Doflamingo's illegal activities which contributed to his desire to end the Seven Warlords of the Sea system. He made it clear to Doflamingo that he was helping him in order to protect Dressrosa, namely its citizens, from Luffy and Law rather than out of a desire to help the Warlord of the Sea himself. When he and Doflamingo confronted Law, Fujitora showed little regard for Doflamingo when he called down a meteor onto the scene, and he openly talked about Doflamingo's suspicious activities and his own desire to end the Seven Warlords of the Sea system, which annoyed the Warlord of the Sea and even caused him to attack the admiral once. Although Fujitora is an admiral, Doflamingo was cocky around him, expecting Fujitora to help him against Luffy and Law no matter the situation and even believing that he could dispose of the admiral once he trapped everyone in the Birdcage. When Doflamingo's illegal activities were eventually put on full display, Fujitora did not go after the Warlord of the Sea, as he did not want the World Government to fix a problem that they themselves had created. He went after Doflamingo's enemies for a brief period of time during this, but later stopped going after Luffy and Law and bet on them to stop Doflamingo. Once Doflamingo was defeated, Fujitora had the Warlord of the Sea arrested immediately.

Revolutionaries
Due to being an officer in the Marines, he is an enemy of the Revolutionary Army. As such, he and his battalion engaged Sabo when he impeded their capture of Luffy. He personally clashed with Dragon's second-in-command. Despite this opposition, he confesses to Sabo it is not possible for the Marines to stop Doflamingo, and leaves the Heavenly Demon's defeat to the pirates. However, they later have another confrontation at the Levely when Sabo and his comrades attempted to rescue Bartholomew Kuma from his enslavement by the World Nobles.

Riku Doldo III
Fujitora has great respect for King Riku and made the same bet as him. After Doflamingo's defeat, Fujitora told him not to take responsibility and bowed down towards him to apologized for the World Government allowing a vicious pirate to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and take over Dressrosa. Riku asked Fujitora to raise his head until he found out the reason Fujitora couldn't attack Doflamingo at the palace. Fujitora claimed this is not the Marines' victory. They apparently have maintained cordial relations as Issho requested to have a private conversation with him before the Levely commences.

Overview
As an admiral, Fujitora has command over the thousands upon thousands of Marines ranked beneath him, his status being just below the fleet admiral's. Among other things, he holds the authority call out battleships however he sees fit and to initiate a Buster Call on any island he deems to be a threat, as well as pass on to lower-ranking government agents the same privilege. Fujitora being deemed fit to hold his rank bespeaks a great deal of military leadership/coordination skills on his part.

In terms of combat strength, Fujitora is considered, alongside his fellow admirals, to constitute the World Government's "Greatest Military Force", making him one of the world's most powerful people. As noted by Doflamingo, both Fujitora and Ryokugyu have come to be known as "powerful monsters" in the Marines.

Fleet admiral Sakazuki had confidence in Fujitora's ability to deal with (potentially capture or kill) Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law, both members of the Worst Generation and the latter (at the time) a Warlord of the Sea. From just a brief display of his powers, Fujitora earned the prompt admiration of Luffy, who could easily tell his strength. Yet another such display sufficed to intimidate Law and even Doflamingo.

Greatly attesting to his power, Fujitora was able to fight Sabo, the Revolutionary Army's chief of staff and "No. 2" in strength (who had not long beforehand acquired a powerful Logia ability), to more or less a standstill, emerging from such battle without a scratch. By Sabo's own reckoning, Fujitora had not gone all out but merely stalled for time, due to not seeing his then-foe as a true enemy. Another indication of his power was Fujitora, alongside Sengoku, Tsuru and others, managing to soundly defeat Jack, an Emperor's third strongest commander worth a 1 billion bounty. Additionally, during the latest Levely alongside Ryokugyu, Fujitora once again did battle with Sabo, plus three Revolutionary commanders, to an as-of-yet unknown result, though days after Fujitora appeared in fine condition, apart from being slightly bandaged up.

Despite being blind, due to his other acute senses and Kenbunshoku Haki, Fujitora can handle himself perfectly well in combat, even against extremely strong adversaries, with Law noting that his blindness seems to not hinder him much at all.

Physical Abilities
Fujitora's physical strength and fortitude are immense, as befitting an admiral. He was able to defend against and repel powerful attacks from the likes of Roronoa Zoro, Sabo, and Luffy as well as clash with them (including the latter when using Gear Second and Third) with little to no visible effort. Incredibly resilient, the admiral could guard against a Haki-imbued Gear Third punch from Luffy without use of his own Haki while remaining unhurt by the blow.

Furthermore, Fujitora has great reflexes and, coupled with his skill in Kenbunshoku Haki, can casually and precisely counter very swift and/or unsuspecting physical threats. For example, he perfectly timed his defense against an extremely fast-falling meteorite he had summoned on his very location, deflecting a piece of it with casual ease, and calmly warded off an unexpected "flying slash" from Zoro. When Doflamingo surprise-attacked him with a kick, the admiral showed no concern whilst easily blocking it.

Senses


Fujitora, despite his blindness, has great skills of perception, not least because of his Kenbunshoku Haki, but also because his natural senses other than sight seem extremely acute. His excellent hearing, for example, allowed him to hear Nami's lightning from kilometers away when neither Doflamingo nor Law next to him did. He also stated that he is able to sense the movement of clouds. In the anime, Fujitora was able to detect and stop one of Doflamingo's extremely fast-moving, hard-to-perceive Parasite strings before it could attach to his neck, by grabbing hold of it while casually sitting down, a feat never seen replicated by anyone else targeted by the technique.

Further in the anime, Fujitora is shown to be very good at gambling, having won many roulette games in a Dressrosa casino before being cheated out of his money. In roulette specifically the man seems to rely on his sharp hearing and possibly his sense of gravity to predict the outcome. The only reason he was at one point seen "losing" was because he was being cheated by thugs taking advantage of his blindness.

Swordsmanship


Fujitora wields a shikomizue (a sword blade in a cane-like mounting) in tandem with his Devil Fruit ability, channeling his gravity power through the sword (see below). Usually, Fujitora wields his weapon in a reverse-grip style, the blade pointing in the direction opposite to his thumb. Despite his blindness, the admiral has shown to be rather potent and skillful in his bladework, able to deflect or block incoming attacks, even extremely strong ones or surprise attacks, with little issue using simple parrying maneuvers, demonstrating lightning-fast dexterity all the while. His swordsmanship, combined with his Devil Fruit powers, allowed Fujitora to repeatedly, evenly clash with Sabo wielding his flame-shrouded staff and exhibit no trouble in so doing.

Devil Fruit


Issho ate the Zushi Zushi no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit whose power allows him manipulate gravitational forces. His ability to manipulate gravity spans a very wide area, shown to work on an island-wide scale.

He can drastically increase the gravity around his opponents to slam them into the ground with immense pressure, and even create large craters. He can also control the direction of the gravity, allowing him to generate horizontal gravity. Additionally, Issho is able to use his power defensively by making attack-repelling fields of reverse gravity.

Issho can also negate gravity entirely to enact the controlled levitation of things around him. He has been shown levitating a battleship to move himself and his men more quickly over the sea as well as a small rock to use as a mobile platform to fly on individually.

He can even summon large, flaming meteorites from the skies with which to cause massive devastation.

Haki
Being of admiral rank, Fujitora possesses proficiency in Haki, specifically in both Busoshoku and Kenbunshoku Haki.

Busoshoku Haki


Fujitora has demonstrated high skill in Busoshoku Haki, being able to physically clash head-on with Sabo, a Logia user and himself proficient in Busoshoku. Fujitora can focus a strong concentration of Haki into his sword, rendering it obsidian-black and strong enough to defend against the razor-sharp string bars of the Birdcage, which can slice up cannonballs and stone-made buildings with great ease.

Kenbunshoku Haki


Fujitora is masterful in Kenbunshoku Haki, which he uses to compensate for his blindness in battle, his incredible skill giving him a strong sense of danger. He can accurately predict fast attacks and surprise ones from enemies, like an unexpected kick from Doflamingo, and generally handle combat against extremely strong and fast/agile enemies without seeming difficulty. Most notably, Fujitora is capable of "seeing" living beings around him as images in his "mind's eye", represented as collections of colored auras on a dark background, in a way unimpaired by his blindness. Additionally, Fujitora has demonstrated the ability to read and hear the true thoughts and emotions of other people, making him aware, for example, that the Dressrosa citizenry bore no ill will towards Luffy while it was "chasing" him out of its country.

Past
Issho is from the Grand Line. Aside from that, not much is known about his past, but at some point in his life, Issho intentionally blinded himself when he became disgusted with all the evil and corruption he had seen in the world. At some point in his life, Issho ate the Zushi Zushi no Mi.

Sometime during the two years when the Straw Hat Pirates were separated, he was promoted to the rank of Admiral in the World Military Draft. He joined the Marines because he wanted many things to come to fruition, one of which is to end the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.

At some point, he spoke to Smoker, who revealed to him what had happened at Alabasta. He also listened to Smoker's frustration over how the World Government covered up the incident.

Dressrosa Arc
Fujitora was dispatched to Dressrosa by Fleet Admiral Sakazuki in order to deal with Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law.



In a restaurant in Acacia, Fujitora was gambling with some of Doflamingo's men that were cheating. Luffy called the thugs' bluff and helped Fujitora. After giving his thanks to Luffy, he unsheathed a sword from his cane. As the thugs were crushed and collapsed into a hole in the ground, he said that being unable to see the world's filth could be considered an advantage of being blind. Everyone stood in awe after his display of power, the crew speculated that he must definitely have some Devil Fruit ability and Luffy immediately asked outright who exactly he was. Fujitora laughed and stated that for both their sakes it would be unwise to reveal who he is. As he walked off, he gave the bartender a piece of paper and told him to forward all the damage claims to the address on it.

Later at the Corrida Colosseum, he was scouting out all of the big names competing in the monthly tournament, and told his subordinates that they should leave. He requested three battleships and a large number of medical officers and said that he would go to Green Bit first. Then, he asked his subordinate about the number of spectators as well as the populations of the town and country. When his subordinate asked why that was needed he replied that before counting the number of enemies, they should count the number of people needing protection.



At Green Bit, Fujitora lead his men to the southern beach where Law and Caesar Clown were present. On the way, he was contacted by Sakazuki, who informed him that Doflamingo's resignation was a false report. Fujitora and his subordinates arrived at the exchange site at the same time as Doflamingo. While Law and Doflamingo were exchanging words, such as how their negotiations were off, Fujitora noted Caesar's presence. Upon seeing Fujitora, Doflamingo commented on how he and Ryokugyu are beasts in terms of power. Fujitora explained that he is aware that Doflamingo was not following the rules as a Warlord of the Sea and that he noticed that Caesar referred to Doflamingo as Joker. Doflamingo simply replied that if the admiral wants to investigate him, he had better be prepared to back up his claims. Fujitora then turned his attention to Law and stated that Law would be forgiven if the Straw Hats were his subordinates. After Law declared that he and Luffy are indeed in an alliance, Fujitora took away Law's Warlord of the Sea title and used his gravity ability to bring down a meteor. Before the meteor impacted, Fujitora, Doflamingo, and Law used their abilities to reduce the meteor to pieces. After emerging unscathed, Fujitora, Doflamingo, and Law faced each other in a three-way confrontation.



As the fight went on, Fujitora continued unleashing devastating attacks. Once Law was overwhelmed, Fujitora sat next to Law's injured body, holding him down with his gravity ability, as Doflamingo explained the history of the Donquixote Family. Fujitora later commented that he heard lightning in the distance, much to Doflamingo's confusion since the weather seemed fine. Law realized that Nami's group was approaching Green Bit and told Doflamingo that he never said that the heart he was holding belonged to Caesar. Doflamingo squeezed the heart to confirm, and a nearby Marine started to scream in pain. Law quickly used this opportunity to escape by using his Devil Fruit. Fujitora calmly sat still as Law grabbed Caesar and fled, with Doflamingo in hot pursuit of him.

He later sent a Marine ship flying towards the Thousand Sunny while attacking the Straw Hats' ship with meteors. Law redirected one of the meteors to the Marine ship, dealing significant damage to it. As a Marine reported the damage, Fujitora casually commented on his own miscalculation while slurping a bowl of noodles. To his men's surprise, Fujitora ordered them to head back to Dressrosa, musing on how the tides have turned.



When a Marine told Fujitora that a fight just broke out in the middle of town, he, with a concerned look on his face, told his men to hurry. Fujitora arrived at the scene just in time to block Zoro's swing at Doflamingo. He then used his ability to push Zoro underground, but the swordsman sent a flying slash towards the admiral, which he repelled with little effort. With an unconscious Law in tow, Fujitora and Doflamingo head for the palace, where the admiral and the Warlord of the Sea would have a chance to finish their conversation.



While Franky attempted to breach the Toy House, Fujitora heard the commotion through a Den Den Mushi. Doflamingo then asked the admiral if the Marines should do something about the Straw Hats. When the Marines made a move to arrest Franky at the Toy House, Doflamingo thanked Fujitora. Doflamingo told him that he made a wise choice, but the admiral replied that he should not be mistaken as an ally. Fujitora stated that if Luffy decided to fight him, there would be a lot of destruction and protecting the citizens from that destruction was his "Justice" and that was what he had utilized the Marines for. As for Doflamingo, he would deal with him later. Fujitora said that he accepted the position of admiral because there had been certain things that he wanted to accomplish, and one of those things was the total discarding of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system. He also mentioned about a country where pirates threatened to hijack the royal throne and commented that if the attempt succeeded, it would become as vile as Dressrosa. Doflamingo then tried to kick him. Fujitora blocked his attack with ease and continued saying that the balance of the Three Great Powers would be shattered and if Doflamingo kept on committing crimes, the bounty on his head would increase after the Seven Warlords of the Sea system was abolished. After finding out his true intentions, Doflamingo assumed that Fujitora was going to kill him, but the admiral said that they should continue being allies for the time being. From that point onwards, he would protect Dressrosa and ignore all of its malpractices.

Fujitora was with Bastille as all the toys transformed back into their original forms, causing a widespread panic. He later watched as Doflamingo trapped Dressrosa in his "Birdcage" and forced random people to attack each other. While listening to Doflamingo's explanation of the survival game he created, Fujitora used his Devil Fruit power to immobilize Marines who were under Doflamingo's control, preventing them from attacking civilians. Later, he ordered Bastille to tell all squads to focus on stopping the civilians from hurting each other. He clarified that the Straw Hats and Law are their main targets.

Later, Vice Admiral Maynard left the Corrida Colosseum and reported to Fujitora about Doflamingo's connection with the underworld. Maynard explained that it would be the best time to arrest Doflamingo, but Fujitora responded that it is not the World Government's role to play God in the wake of the anger-filled screams of the citizens and instructed the Vice Admiral to continue following his orders. Fujitora later confronted Luffy, Zoro, and Law. While Fujitora clashed with Zoro again, Pica joined the fray as a massive stone giant. When Luffy made Pica angry by laughing at his voice, a Marine told Fujitora to flee before Pica launched his attack.



Fujitora and the Marines were later stationed at the base of the new King's Plateau apparently to hinder the Straw Hats from reaching Doflamingo. However, while Luffy and his allies were charging up the new King's Plateau, Sabo was seen preventing the Marines from going after them. Fujitora asked Sabo if that was his duty as a revolutionary. Sabo replied that he was doing his duty as a brother. Once Sabo defeated several Marines including Bastille, Fujitora brought down some meteors. However, the meteors were sliced into smaller pieces by the Birdcage and they fell onto the city. Fujitora worried about the damage he caused and he regretted his mistake. After learning about Sabo's relation to Luffy and Ace, he clashed against the revolutionary. As the battle raged on, Sabo asked Fujitora why he was acting oblivious. Fujitora admitted his bluff and jokingly asked Sabo to show mercy towards him due to his blindness. Sabo then told the admiral that he does not discriminate against anyone. Fujitora noted that Sabo was not all talk after all, but asserted that he also had a title and reputation to maintain and used Ferocious Tiger to make gravity go horizontally with enormous pressure, destroying several buildings in the process as the sheer force made Sabo burst into flames as he charged forward, clashing with Fujitora once more, causing Sabo to ponder just what the admiral was plotting. Fujitora then told the young revolutionary that he was willing to bet his life on their fight.

Fujitora ultimately decided to end their battle after revealing his views on how it was impossible for even the Marines to become heroes. When Sabo asked him about what would happen if someone discovered how he feels, Fujitora called it a gamble and wished Sabo good luck. The admiral then went to the old King's Plateau where Riku Doldo III, Viola, Usopp, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro were present. He spoke with Riku, saying that he decided to make the same bet as him by placing his faith in Luffy.

He later left the old King's Plateau and ordered his troops to gather the citizens in one place where they could protect them. When Zoro defeated Pica and destroyed Pica's statue, Fujitora protected the citizens in the city by keeping the rubble afloat long enough for the people to evacuate.

During the final phase of Doflamingo's game, Fujitora noticed the falling Chiyupopo while the citizens fled from the shrinking Birdcage. He later helped Zoro, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro slow down the Birdcage. Once Luffy finally defeated Doflamingo, Fujitora silently stood as the Birdcage collapsed and the people celebrated Doflamingo's downfall.



During the aftermath, the Marines arrested the Donquixote Pirates. Fujitora approached Riku and kneeled down on the ground while bowing his head before him, giving him a heartfelt apology for all the damage a Warlord of the Sea has caused and the World Government's irresponsibility. Riku asked Fujitora to raise his head, but the admiral did not mind if the whole world saw him kneeling, saying that it is more important for the world to know the truth. Fujitora further stated that after allowing Doflamingo to do as he pleased, he had no right to preach justice.

Sakazuki later contacted Fujitora and scolded him for allowing the true news of Dressrosa to spread throughout the world without consent from his superiors. He angrily told Fujitora that he should have known what it meant for him to admit fault, and that he should have reported it before taking action. Fujitora replied if he had done so, the incident might have been covered up as it always has been in the past. Fujitora stated that he does not want to be made into a hero for something he did not do, and that the World Government needed to take responsibility for their actions. Sakazuki shouted that it was a matter of credibility and trust, while Fujitora responded that if their credibility was so easily damaged, then they never had any in the first place. Sakazuki then ordered Fujitora to make amends before returning to headquarters by bringing back the heads of Luffy and Law, and promised him that until he carried out this order, the doors to all Marine bases would remained closed to him. Fujitora appeared to take his superior's decision in stride.

Later that night, Fujitora rolled a dice and it showed a one. He then decided not to capture Luffy and Law for the time being. Maynard objected to this decision, but Fujitora only told him not to complain. Three days after Doflamingo's downfall, Fujitora met up with Tsuru and Sengoku. Tsuru asked Fujitora why he did not capture Luffy and Law. Fujitora explained that he based his decision on the roll of a dice and that Luffy and Law have been lucky for two days in a row. He then gave his dice to Tsuru and declared that if the dice rolled on any number other than one, he will go after the pirates. The dice rolled on a six and Fujitora mobilized the Marines to pursue Luffy and his allies. Fujitora stated that he will test Luffy's luck himself. Fujitora then headed for the eastern port, the location of the Straw Hats' escape point.



As Luffy's allies prepared to stand their ground against the admiral, Fujitora used his gravity ability and prepared to strike them all by raising up all the rubble from Dressrosa into the sky and clearing the way for a battlefield. Luffy arrived and struck him with a Haki-imbued Gear Third attack. Although he knew he could not defeat him like a normal enemy, Luffy declared that he grew tired of running from the admiral after having run from the other admirals in the past, and decided he would defeat anyone regardless of their notoriety, even the Four Emperors, for the sake of becoming the Pirate King.

As they clashed, Luffy announced every single one of his attacks and where he was aiming before striking. Fujitora wondered if Luffy was taking pity on him due to his blindness. Luffy declared that he would not attack without saying anything, given that his opponent was blind. Annoyed and slightly angered, Fujitora blew Luffy away with his gravity ability. Luffy's allies caught him and fled across a bridge leading to a gigantic ship in the distance. Fujitora continued to levitate all the rubble and prepared to sink all the pirate ships in the vicinity by dropping the rubble, while simultaneously revealing that his blindness was his own doing after seeing too many terrible things in the world and refusing to witness any more. However, the Dressrosa citizens arrived to "chase" Luffy. Even though he was aware of their true intentions, Fujitora would not risk harming the citizens. It surprised him that none of the citizens had any anger in their voices and were acting in a genuinely compassionate manner. For the first time in his life, he started to regret his decision to blind himself, because he was not able to see Luffy's face with his own eyes, though he remarked that he felt that it was a kind face.

When pirates who allied with Doflamingo arrived and started attacking Luffy and his allies, Fujitora dropped the rubble on the enemy as a farewell gift. He then thanked Luffy for all he had done. Sengoku appeared behind him, saying that he heard him, much to the admiral's embarrassment.

After leaving Dressrosa, Fujitora took part in escorting Doflamingo. Sengoku asked Fujitora to apologize to Sakazuki, but he refused, saying that he still has his pride and stated that after they drop Doflamingo off, he is going on a trip. Sometime later, a subordinate of Kaido, Jack, attacked the Marine convoy in an attempt to retrieve Doflamingo. Though he sank two of the Marine ships, Jack was ultimately defeated.

Levely Arc
After completing the journey to Impel Down, Fujitora went on a long journey and saw Vegapunk's new invention, which Fujitora believed could render the Seven Warlords of the Sea system obsolete.



As royals gathered for the Levely, Fujitora went to Mary Geoise and had a friendly conversation with Ryokugyu. While eating food, Fujitora mentioned seeing Vegapunk's new invention. Just prior to the Levely, Fujitora sent a letter to Nefertari Cobra and had a meeting with him and Riku Doldo III.

One Piece: Stampede
Fujitora was part of a Buster Call fleet sent by Marine Headquarters on Delta Island, where the Pirates Festival was being hosted. Upon arriving, Fujitora went to the shore of the island, where he clashed with Zoro. He fought Zoro for some time until the pirate Douglas Bullet came to confront the Buster Call fleet. When this happened, Fujitora departed from the island and summoned a meteorite to leave Zoro and the pirates with.

Wano Country Arc
On the fourth day of the Levely, Fujitora and Ryokugyu fought Sabo and his group.

After the Seven Warlords of the Sea system was abolished, a wounded Fujitora talked with Sakazuki in the midst of a battle, and voiced his hope that the power balance of the world would tilt to the Marines' favor. However, Sakazuki said the timing was bad due to the Pirate Alliance of the Big Mom and Beasts Pirates.

Anime and Manga Differences

 * In the anime, before he went to the restaurant, he had a brief conversation with Zoro. Zoro seemed intimidated by him and was about to unsheathe his sword, but then calmed down after Fujitora walked past him.
 * In the anime, Fujitora wins 15 times in the game of roulette before he eventually "loses" to Doflamingo's thugs, with others betting on his calls to also make money. In the manga, it only shows him "losing" to the thugs.
 * In the anime, Fujitora slashed Doflamingo's thugs with his sword before creating the hole. He slashed all of them, though it appeared to have no effect, but after he sheathed his sword, the gravity started to take effect. In the manga, Fujitora did not slash them with his sword, but merely sheathed his sword to make the hole.
 * In the anime, after leaving Corrida Colosseum, Fujitora uses his Devil Fruit ability to retrieve a lost balloon for a young girl.
 * When confronting Luffy and Zoro during Doflamingo's Birdcage game, the manga only showed him clashing swords with Zoro. In the anime, Luffy tries to attack Fujitora first.

Major Battles

 * Issho vs. Doflamingo's thugs
 * Issho and Donquixote Doflamingo vs. Trafalgar D. Water Law
 * Issho vs. Roronoa Zoro
 * Issho vs. Sabo
 * Issho vs. Monkey D. Luffy (Dressrosa Eastern Port)
 * Doflamingo's Marine escort vs. Jack (not shown)
 * Issho and Ryokugyu vs. Sabo, Morley, Lindbergh, and Karasu

Filler Battles

 * Issho vs. Monkey D. Luffy (Birdcage)
 * Issho vs. Roronoa Zoro

Playable Appearances

 * One Piece: Unlimited World Red
 * One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
 * One Piece: Burning Blood
 * One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum
 * One Piece Thousand Storm
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
 * One Piece: Burning Will
 * One Piece Bounty Rush

Other Media

 * In One Piece Premier Show 2014, Issho traveled to Madatascar Island to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates. He crossed paths and clashed with Smash but agreed to let the former Marine continue enforcing justice as long as the island's people were not hurt in the process. In One Piece Premier Show 2016, Issho assisted Wilder in capturing the Straw Hat Pirates, but he failed to keep them imprisoned after a group of Newkama came to Sanji's rescue.
 * Issho appeared in The Great Treasure of Tongari Island and clashed with Zoro.
 * An image of Issho appears in the first One Piece Water Spectacle show.
 * Issho appears in the Nami and Vivi versions of Hungry Days.

Trivia

 * In the 6th fan poll, Fujitora ranked 53rd, making him the most popular current admiral of the Marines after his predecessor Kuzan.
 * On the frontal flag of what appears to be Fujitora's personal battleship is lettering reading "Isshō" (一生), which is Japanese for "whole life/lifetime" or "age/era." This matches the exact pronunciation of Fujitora's real name, which is always written in katakana.
 * In the anime, a common animation error is for the scars over one or both of Fujitora's eyelids to be drawn too long or too short from time to time.
 * In the video game One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Fujitora is one of the few characters that Boa Hancock cannot turn into stone with her Devil Fruit abilities (both when controlled by the player or encountered as an enemy), which is a reference to his blindness and not knowing what she looks like. However, this immunity has yet to be confirmed or denied in the manga, as the two of them have not met or interacted in the series thus far.
 * Fujitora is the only known admiral, former or current, to have eaten a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.
 * He is also the only known current or former admiral to use a weapon unrelated to his Devil Fruit.
 * Fujitora's favorite foods are udon and soba.

SBS-Based Trivia

 * Fujitora's birthday, August 10, comes from his epithet since 8-10 can be derived from Fuji-tora.
 * Fujitora's appearance is based on the late actor Shintaro Katsu, more specifically his role as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman. The similarities are as follows:
 * They carry a shikomizue (cane-sword) for both walking and battle.
 * Both have a love for gambling (although Zatoichi is able to recognize whether or not he is being taken advantage of). Interestingly, they were also targets of gambling cheats right in their maiden appearances, Fujitora in the restaurant and Zatoichi in The Tale of Zatoichi. While Fujitora was successfully duped, Zatoichi saw through the deception.
 * They wield their swords in identical styles, and both utilize iaijutsu (quick draw techniques).
 * Both seem to put the best interests of the people first. In fact, they help out citizens when they are in crisis.
 * Both are quite humble.
 * They are able to strike fear in their opponents during combat, and have succesfully dealt justice to leaders of antagonist groups.
 * Both are also interested in going on trips. In the movies, Zatoichi is depicted as a wanderer and Fujitora has decided that he would be going on a trip after Sakazuki barred him from entering any Marine base.
 * Many of his named techniques originate from his movies. Jigoku Tabi originates from Zatoichi and the Chess Expert, and Abare Himatsuri is derived from Zatoichi at the Fire Festival.
 * Fujitora and Ryokugyu's animal aliases (Tiger and Bull, respectively) are the representation of the northeastern quarter where the ogre that Momotarō must kill lives.
 * A fan asked Oda why Fujitora (Wisteria Tiger) was not just named "Purple Tiger" (紫虎), with a simple color like the other admirals, and Oda responded that he did not like the feel or pronunciation of Murasakitora or Shitora (both meaning purple), and decided on Fujitora because it sounded cooler.

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