Vegapunk/Shaka

Shaka, also designated as Punk-01, is one of the six satellites of Dr. Vegapunk, embodying his aspect of "good".

Appearance
Shaka is an average-sized man, standing at about the same height as Sanji. His head is covered by a futuristic metal helmet bearing the number 01 over the face. He wears a very long dark coat with light-colored patterns; the jacket has the words "Vegapunk 01" written at the bottom and "Caution" written on the left sleeve. He also wears a pair of very large boots that run all the way up to where his jacket ends, leaving little to no skin exposed.

Personality
Being designated the "good" satellite of Vegapunk, Shaka is extremely thoughtful. During Lilith’s confrontation with the Straw Hat Pirates, Shaka was shown to be extremely observant of the crew’s mannerisms and abilities, and quickly conveyed to Lilith that she had blundered. Shaka does not approve of Lilith looting and pillaging from others, saying such actions are detrimental to a scientist’s pride.

Although not as antagonistic as Lilith, Shaka is very cautious and careful when facing potential dangers. Even when asking the Straw Hat Pirates for assistance in helping Vegapunk escape he still immobilized them with Dom shoes until he grew confident enough to trust them.

Monkey D. Dragon
Shaka is in contact with the Revolutionary Army leader Monkey D. Dragon for unknown reasons. When Shaka predicted that their death was imminent, they called Dragon to inform him of this fact.

Abilities and Powers
Being a satellite of Vegapunk, Shaka has likely been a contributor to the genius scientist’s numerous technological developments. Shaka appears to be able to share senses with other satellites, allowing them to know what was going on with Lilith while she was out at sea.

Shaka’s analytical skills are a boon in combat situations, as they were able to prevent Lilith from foolishly attacking the Straw Hats by quickly pointing out the crew’s capabilities and strategic mindset.

Egghead Arc
When Lilith went out to the nearby sea to attack and pillage the Straw Hat Pirates, Shaka called her to question her actions. Shaka stated that Lilith had blundered when confronting the Emperor's crew, as the pirates were capable of instantly attacking her and thus had the advantage despite Lilith surrounding them with weaponized Sea Beasts. Shaka then told Lilith to bring the Straw Hats to them, expressing an interest in the crew.

Shaka then contacted Monkey D. Dragon, informing him of his imminent death and wanting Dragon to hear him out. Afterwards, Shaka found Nami, Usopp, Nico Robin, Franky and Sanji in the laboratory battling the S-Shark Seraphim and told S-Shark to stand down. He asked the Straw Hats what they thought of the island's technology and revealed that it was actually not futuristic, as a similarly advanced society once existed 900 years ago. Shaka then took the entire group inside the laboratory and began talking about the Void Century and its history as well as the Ohara Incident and its aftermath. He then found himself in lengthy conversations with Robin about Ohara's value and danger towards the World Government, theorizing with her why Ohara was destroyed and how it was related to the Void Century, mentioning that everyone holding this knowledge is given a metaphorical death sentence by the World Government, much to the shock of the group. He then continued by explaining Professor Clover's background as well as his relationship with both Clover and Dragon and the immediate aftermath of what happened after Ohara was destroyed. When he explained that he visited Ohara shortly after the incident happened, he mentioned giants recovering all the books and bringing them to Elbaf. He then mentioned a giant covered in bandages who led the group and, on Robin's question, confirmed that it was Jaguar D. Saul. He concluded by confirming that he had read every book retrieved from Ohara, therefore had all the world's mysteries stored inside his brain and continued on researching the world's mysteries on Egghead. He then wanted to show the group something else.

In another room, he showed the group the interactions and conversations Luffy's group had with the real Vegapunk. When Shaka was informed about CP0's arrival at Egghead, he ordered to let them deliver the Seraphim and leave Egghead immediately, but told the other Satellites to prepare for fighting CP0.

Trivia

 * "Shaka" is the Japanese name for Gautama Buddha, the historical Buddha.
 * The helmet that Shaka wears is similar to that of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one half of the French techno pop musician duo Daft Punk.

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