Tightrope Walking Funan Bros

The Tightrope Walking Funan Bros is a trio of pirates within the Buggy Pirates.

The leader of the three wears a beanie hat with their crew's jolly roger on it, while the other two are a dark-skinned pirate and an orange-haired pirate.

Appearance
The first member of the trio is a pale-skinned man that has strongly defined cheekbones and jawline. He wears a black beanie hat with a light green pompom and the Buggy Pirates' jolly roger, a deep-V orange shirt with purple around the openings, a green sash around his waist, and maroon shorts.

The second member of the trio is a chubby, dark-skinned man with a round face with shaved, brown hair. He wears an open black vest, an army green sash, and white baggy pants. He also has a crescent-shaped unibrow and beard that curve upwards. Around his neck, he wears a necklace with a pendant in the shape of an anchor.

The third member of the trio is a man with lightly tanned skin that has orange sideburns and orange, puffy hair hair that creates an oblong shape. He wears a yellow and purple-striped sleeveless shirt, a turquoise sash, and dark gray shorts. He also has thick lips and a set of baggy eyes.

Personality
All three members of the trio are greedy as they only wanted to help Nami for her supposed treasure chest. Furthermore, they are also an ungrateful bunch because they tried to attack Zoro even though he had just saved them after they were shipwrecked. However, they are also very cowardly in the face of powerful individuals in that they immediately apologized to Zoro after learning who he was and were worried about what Buggy would do to them if they returned empty-handed.

Buggy
The Tightrope Funan Bros are somewhat scared of their captain, as shown when they were afraid to tell him that Nami stole their treasure. Furthermore, they also think that he is a very powerful and dangerous man, as shown when they told Zoro.

In the anime, it is shown that the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros have great respect for their captain. They cried when Buggy disappeared following his defeat at the hands of Luffy and rejoiced when he returned. Likewise, they cried tears of joy after Buggy escaped Impel Down and reunited with them. Furthermore, they also have great trust and high hopes in their captain, even when Buggy is doing stuff on a whim.

Abilities and Powers
Overall, the trio is extremely weak, at least, in comparison to Zoro, as he easily beat them up even though the leader of the three was wielding a sword. However, the three of them were more than enough to rob a small ship of civilians.

Orange Town Arc
While returning with a treasure chest filled with loot after robbing a ship, the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros encountered a small boat and sailed up to it. When they got close, they saw Nami keeled over on the side of the boat and went up to check on her. Nami pretended to be nauseous and asked them for water and bread in exchange for a treasure chest. Easily deceived, the three rushed onto her boat to check out the treasure, only for Nami to steal their ship and treasure in the process. Before they could properly respond, the storm that Nami had predicted arrived and sank the boat they were on.

After some time, the stranded trio encountered Zoro while he was rowing towards them. They screamed out for help and Zoro told them to jump on while the boat was still in motion. When they got on, the leader of the three took out a sword and demanded that Zoro hand the boat over to them. However, Zoro easily beat them up causing them to end up with a swollen face. They then apologized to Zoro and started to row the boat for him after learning that he was the "Pirate Hunter". Zoro then asked why they were stranded in the middle of the ocean, to which they told him about their encounter with Nami. Afterwards, the dark-skinned Funan Bro asked the other two what they should tell Buggy, leading to Zoro asking who Buggy was. The trio them told him about their captain with a Devil Fruit ability and took him to the town they were occupying. They then saw Zoro off while they pondered how to break the bad news to Buggy.

After Buggy is defeated, Luffy, Nami, and Zoro walked back to the ship docked at the harbor that Nami had stolen from the Funan Bros. From on board the ship, the Funan Bros leapt out and told Nami that they had been waiting for her. The leader of the three than noticed that Nami was accompanied by two others and decided that they all needed to be taught a lesson. He than walked up to the exhausted green-haired man who had his head down and patted him on the head multiple times and demanded that he raise his head. To his and his comrades' shock, the man turned out to be Zoro and so, when they saw his face, the three immediately jumped into the water in fear and swam away as fast as they could.

Buggy's Crew Adventure Chronicles
After the crew was chased out of Orange Town by the villagers, they escaped back onto their ship, Cabaji and Mohji called roll to make sure that everyone had made it on board. The dark-skinned Funan Bro and the orange-haired Funan Bro made sure that Mohji knew that they had gotten on. The two then cried when one of their crew members pointed out that their captain was gone.

Afterwards, the crew landed on an island and held a funeral for Buggy. The three Funan Bros wept alongside the entire crew and, while wiping away tears, the leader of the three commented on how he had previously thought that Buggy was cold-hearted and a horrible person, but now realized he was an bold and open-hearted captain. Similarly, the dark-skinned Funan Bro reminisced about how they had only been able to rampage about because of Buggy.

Later, during Mohji and Cabaji's fight for the position of captain, the orange-haired Funan Bro supported Mohji, whereas the other two supported Cabaji. The next day, it was decided that Richie was the winner and the dark-skinned Funan Bro cheered for "Captain Richie". However, the celebration was cut short when the Kumate Tribe appeared and confronted the crew. In fear, the three Funan Bros and the rest of the crew hid behind their new captain.

However, Richie and the entire crew were easily beaten and were captured by the Kumate Tribe for their meal. But before they could be boiled alive, Buggy returned alongside Alvida, Mohji and Cabaji and the Kumate Tribe were defeated. The Funan Bros cried in joy when they saw that their captain was still alive and fell to their knees saying that their hardships during Buggy's absence were nothing. The Funan Bros' leader than asked Buggy who the beautiful woman standing next to him was, to which Buggy reveals that she was the one that saved him.

Loguetown Arc
The Buggy Pirates later arrived at Loguetown in search of the Straw Hat Pirates so that Buggy could exact revenge on Luffy.



After Buggy recovers after failing to execute Luffy due to being hit by lightning, the Buggy Pirates had already been engulfed in a battle with the Marines. Buggy then stated that he did not care if the Marines were to stick their nose into their business. However, upon hearing something similar to a "nose was sticking out", Buggy immediately questioned whose nose was being talked about and punched the Funan Bros' leader in the face, even though Buggy was the one that had said it. Before passing out, the Funan Bro exclaimed that he hadn't said anything. Later, when Buggy and Alvida prepared to chase after Luffy, the orange-haired Funan Bro cheered on Buggy as he transformed into his Bara Bara Car, while the dark-skinned Funan Bro helped Alvida set up her ramp for her Sube Sube Spur. However, they are all easily captured by Smoker, but eventually escape.

Jaya Arc
When Buggy, Mohji, and Cabaji returned without Captain John's treasure, the orange-haired Funan Bro and dark-skinned Funan Bro booed their captain for getting the location wrong. The two then cheered alongside some other crewmates when Buggy revealed that the Straw Hats' bounty going up would be good because his own would go even higher once he defeated them.

After Portgas D. Ace crashed their "celebration" party, the Funan Bros watched on as Ace seemed to disregard the fact that he appeared out of nowhere. When Cabaji revealed that the man before them was the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, the whole crew fell into a state of shock, especially when he suddenly fell asleep. Right after Buggy finished talking about not not harming any of Whitebeard's men, Ace suddenly awoke, which scared the orange-haired Funan Bro who had been standing behind him. However, the crew then went back to partying alongside Ace.

Impel Down Arc
When Mohji and Cabaji were begging Alvida to let them rescue Buggy from Impel Down, the orange-haired Funan Bro was part of the group of pirates that were crying and that wanted to go rescue Buggy. When Richie began crying for food, the Funan Bro and the rest of the group misinterpreted him and then hugged him, thinking that he was thinking about Buggy as well. However, Alvida made it clear to them that the ones that wanted to go to Impel Down would have to fit into a small boat, while she took the Big Top. After being told that they would probably die before getting there, the group called off their plans to save Buggy.

Post-War Arc
After the crew is reunited with Buggy, the Funan Bros and the rest of the Buggy Pirates cried tears of joy now that their captain was back.

Major Battles

 * Tightrope Walking Funan Bros vs. Roronoa Zoro
 * Buggy Pirates vs. Kumate Tribe
 * Buggy Pirates vs. Roronoa Zoro and Sanji
 * Buggy Pirates vs. Smoker and Marines

Orange Town Arc
In Episode 4, when Nami tricks the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros onto her ship, the treasure chest she had on it was a panda jack-in-the-box, which scared the Funan Bros when it sprung out. In Chapter 8, however, the treasure chest is simply empty and the Funan Bros were only mad.

In Episode 5, when the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros and Zoro arrive in Orange Town they witness an explosion caused by a firing of the Buggy Ball, rather than what happens in Chapter 9, in which the Funan Bros simply told Zoro that they occupied the town.

In Episode 8, the Funan Bros are not seen swimming away in fear after seeing Zoro again, but instead, are only heard screaming. In Chapter 21, they are shown to have jumped into the sea.

Subsequent Appearances
In the manga, the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros' have only appeared in the Orange Town Arc, whereas, in the anime, they have appeared alongside the Buggy Pirates when the crew is shown. Although, it can be assumed that they would be alongside the crew during the events they experience in the manga, their visible presence during those events is only seen in the anime. As such, the only thing canon in subsequent "implied" appearances is their general participation in the events that occurred, as they are not actually seen in the manga. Anything done or said in the anime that was specific to them, would be non-canon.

Early One Piece
It is shown in Color Walk 1, that one of the original designs for Buggy's crew included a pirate that eventually served as the basis for the orange-haired Funan Bro. In his early design, he looked nearly identical to his final appearance, with the same hairstyle, thick lips, and shirt pattern. However, what is clearly different is the face, in which the eyes and nose are drawn differently. Furthermore, he was originally intended to have the name of Top (トップ Toppu) and was partnered with a pirate named Big (ビッグ Biggu). In addition, it appears that the orange-haired Funan Bro's initial character was supposed to have something to do with pantomime.

Video Games

 * Birth of Luffy's Dream Pirate Crew!

Trivia

 * The Tightrope Walking Funan Bros formed their group on February 25th.
 * In the flashback from Episode 19, there is a child seen sitting next to Kuina in Koushirou's dojo that resembles a younger version of the orange-haired Funan Bro.
 * The orange-haired Funan Bro's character design is also used for a member of the Banzai Pirates in the video game, Ocean's Dream! - Oceans of Dreams.

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